“Closed for Your Future Enjoyment” by Chuck Mirarchi

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For regular guests and frequent visitors alike, there is nothing worse than heading down to the Walt Disney WorldResort only to find your favorite attraction or restaurant is closed for refurbishment. For those unfamiliar with the term, a refurbishment is when something is closed for an extended period of time for extensive repairs or remodeling. As always, everything at the resort is subject to a “refurb”, including the water parks, hotels, transportation system, etc.

Probably the two most widely known refurbishments taking place or about to take place are that of Space Mountain in Tomorrowland and the expansion of Fantasyland. There are many more “refurbs” about to begin than just these major projects, so we’re going to try and break it down for you that will not only make your next visit to Walt Disney World pleasant and surprise-free. To make it simple to find what is and isn’t open, we’re going to break this down by months: November, December, and January.

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Conner Purzycki’s 10/28-10/29/09 Photo Report

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Our own Conner Purzycki was the Disneyland Resort the last two days, and he shares his photos with us in this photo report:

You can just about make out the new windows installed on the Dreams tower of the Disneyland Hotel

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WDWNT Live! Tonight at 9PM Eastern

Join us once again for a live interactive program from the WDWNT Network on Friday, October 30, 2009. On this live show, we will be presenting some very special segments and interacting with you in the live chat. Be sure to join us from 9-11 PM EST , October 30, 2009, for another special edition … Read more

The Disney Dream is Just a Dream Away

While we don’t usually cover the Disney Cruise Line on WDW News Today, it was hard to ignore all of the huge announcements concerning the Disney Dream that took place on Thursday afternoon. Here is a video Disney released earlier today highlighting many of the new features for the Disney Dream:

Taking You All The Way Down The Bayou

ANAHEIM, Calif. (October 2009) – Starting Friday, Nov. 6, Disneyland guests will be treated to appearances by Princess Tiana, star of the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film “The Princess and the Frog.” Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen and other characters from the motion picture will star in “Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee!,” a rousing, colorful procession … Read more

Remember… Dreams Do Come True!

Some truly exciting news, Disneyland’s fireworks spectacular Remember Dreams Come True will be returning to Disneyland for a brief three day performance from Friday, November 6th to Sunday, November 8th. Remember Dreams Come True has been scheduled here to fill the one weekend gap between Halloween Screams (which ends Sunday, November 1st) and Believe in … Read more

Going to the Disney Parks? There’s an App for That

The Disney Parks Blog has unveiled the first official information on the long awaited phone applications that Verizon customers will soon be able to purchase, making it easy to conquer lines for attractions, meet and greets, and much more: Earlier this year, we announced our first official Disney Parks mobile application – Mobile Magic. Now, … Read more

“Fantasmic” Halloween Screams!

According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: For the last week of the Disneyland Halloween fireworks, guests can see the spooky projections that go along with the show on mist screens in the Rivers of America. Previously, visitors could only see projected images and animated characters, including host Jack Skellington, on a 20-foot orb … Read more

Going to the Disney Parks? There’s an App for That

The Disney Parks Blog has unveiled the first official information on the long awaited phone applications that Verizon customers will soon be able to purchase, making it easy to conquer lines for attractions, meet and greets, and much more: Earlier this year, we announced our first official Disney Parks mobile application – Mobile Magic. Now, we’re … Read more

Brandon Struve’s 10/26/09 “Showboat Jubilee Debut” Report

Brandon Struve made a trip to the Magic Kingdom this morning to catch the “coronation” of Princess Tiana (Disney’s newest princess from the upcoming animated film “The Princess and The Frog”) and the official debut of Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee. The Showboat Jubilee will be performing 4 to 5 times daily from now until January 3, … Read more

First Look at Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee

The upcoming Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee, which debuts at Disneyland on November 6th, debuted at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom today. As the show will be the same on both coasts, I thought I’d share some press photos from today’s inaugural performance of the show: Princess Tiana took part in a special “coronation” this morning at … Read more

“A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas!” Confirmed

A recent Disney press release concerning Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party confirms that “A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas!” show is coming to the Magic Kingdom, at least on party nights: Walt Disney World Resort unwraps a sleighful of entertainment offerings during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom on 19 select evenings beginning Nov. 10 … Read more

Pixie Hollow’s Newest Resident

Terence, a new dust-keeper fairy, is now greeting Guests at Pixie Hollow at Disneyland Park. Visitors will also discover that Autumn has arrived and has magically transformed the world around them with the deep greens, crimsons, oranges, golds, and browns of harvest time

Walt Disney World: Then and Now

A few weeks ago, we showed you the concept art for a 2010 monthly Walt Disney World pin series called “Then and Now”. The “What’s HapPINing Blog” was updated today with a look at two of the actual pins in the series. From the “What’s HapPINing Blog“: As a follow up to a preview we presented … Read more

Monorail Teal – Now Testing

WDWNT Reporter Jose Eber spotted the re-branded Monorail Teal backstage, behind the Magic Kingdom and has photos and a video to share with us:

Mickey and Goofy Help Fill Paradise Bay Lagoon

As we reported, the refilling Paradise Bay lagoon started yesterday, and the water level has risen up quite high in just one day. However earlier this week, a “refilling test” was held, so Disney could film this cute little video: