Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at [email protected].

10/13/10 Fantasyland Expansion Video Update

As buisness picks up in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, WDWNT is looking to provide you with the most complete coverage of the largest expansion in the history of the park. In addition to the constant picture updates in our photo reports and the Fantasyland Forest Project Tracker (which we are working on … Read more

C-3PO Strikes Back in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald has posted another Star Tours update on the Disney Parks Blog: Things are very busy in the world of Star Tours, both here in California and in Florida as well! A few weeks ago I shared a first look at two new characters joining Star Tours, and today, I want to take you behind the … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 10/9/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

What difference does a day make? Let’s find out! WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom a day after his last report and you may be quite surprised how much has changed:

The indoor seating area for Casey’s is still behind tarps

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WDWNT Network’s “As The Globe Turns” 9/26-10/9/10

It’s time for the WDWNT Network’s weekly review of interest topics and new programming, just in case you missed something. Since we missed it last week, here are two weeks worth of “As The Globe Turns” for September 26th-October 9th, 2010: News from Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida (Provided by WDW News Today) … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 10/8/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Friday where a number of projects around the park are really starting to take shape. Let’s take a look at all the newsworthiness from October 8th:

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Work continues on the Rapunzel and Flynn Rider (from Tangled) meet and greet experience

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Zach Larson’s 10/3-10/5/10 WDW Photo Report

We’re happy to welcome WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson to the team with his first photo report. While it’s a bit late with how busy we’ve been at WDWNT, there are still plenty of newsworthy photos to share:

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I love this shot….

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One Last Look at Disney’s Honorary VoluntEARS Cavalcade

In case you weren’t able to catch the Magic Kingdom pre-parade during it’s short run from January through October 2010, we’re providing a video of Disney’s Honorary VoluntEARS Cavalcade from Banks Lee. This video is embedded via the WDWNTube video site:

The “Old West” is New Again

From the Disney Parks Blog: When you walk into one of the newly renovated villas at Disney’s Old Key West Resort, you really notice a difference. I liked them before, but wow, they are really nice. The hardwood floors and whimsical window treatments caught my eye. And I personally think they nailed it with the bedding. The … Read more

Tom Corless’ 10/2-10/5/10 WDW Photo Report

I spent a few days at Walt Disney World recently to experience the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival and Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. I took plenty of newsworthy photos to share, so let’s take a look:

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It’s the 15th edition of the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot

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WDWNT Podcast Episode 163 Now Available for Download

Have you heard this week’s WDW News Today Podcast? If you haven’t, here’s what you can expect: Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Anthony Yacullo, Jason Diffendal, Jay Catalano, and Justin Heyman for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information … Read more

“There Go The Muppets!” – Volunteer Cavalcade Leaves 10/2/10

An inside source has informed WDWNT that “Disney’s Honorary VoluntEARS Cavalcade” will have its final performance on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010, at the Magic Kingdom. If you are a Muppets fan, this will most likely be your last chance to see Kermit and Miss Piggy in the parks for a while. The pre-parade was created … Read more

WDWNT Network’s “As The Globe Turns” 9/19-9/25/10

It’s time for the WDWNT Network’s weekly review of interest topics and new programming, just in case you missed something. Without any further ado, here is this week’s edition of “As The Globe Turns” for September 19th-September 25th, 2010: News from Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida (Provided by WDW News Today) –Pollo Campero … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 9/22/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel scoured the entire Walt Disney World Resort on Wednesday to cover just about every construction project in progress and he has hundreds of newsworthy photos to share with us in this photo report:

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Work continues on Pollo Campero at Downtown Disney Marketplace

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Two New Droids Announced for “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”

From the Disney Parks Blog: Since everything we do at Imagineering starts with the story, it probably comes as no surprise that one of the first things we set out to do with the new Star Tours show was to figure out when our story should take place within the Star Wars timeline. The existing … Read more

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