Tom Corless, Author at WDW News Today

PHOTOS: First Look at Food (& New Concept Art) for Pym Test Kitchen, Pym Tasting Lab, Shawarma Palace, and Terran Treats for MARVEL Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Disney has just revealed new details, photos and concept art for the eateries of MARVEL Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure, opening July 18th, 2020. When it’s time to take a break from the heroics, three new dining spots at Avengers Campus will offer dishes that are rich in both flavor and storytelling. Pym Test Kitchen … Read more

MARVEL Avengers Campus Spidey Ride Titled “WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure”, More New Details Revealed

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Direct from Disney, we are getting new details of the Spider-Man ride coming to Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure (and eventually to Walt Disney Studios Paris), including its name: “WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure”. The young inventors of WEB have opened the address up for an open house, where many of their new creations … Read more

Walt Disney Archives Founder and Disney Legend Dave Smith to Receive Window on Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Bob Iger has just announced that Disney Legend and Walt Disney Archives Founder Dave Smith will be getting a Main Street window dedicated to him at Disneyland Park on June 22nd, 2020. Smith passed away at age 78 in February 2019. His biography, from The Walt Disney Company: Dave was hired in 1970 by Walt’s brother—and … Read more

Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” Documentary on Final Album and Performance of The Beatles Coming to Theaters This September

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

UPDATE: During the initial shareholders meeting, it was stated this would be a Disney+ release. We have since updated this post to reflect that it will be in fact a worldwide theater release. Bob Iger just announced to Disney shareholders that a new documentary feature is coming to theaters later this year. Directed by famed … Read more

BREAKING: MARVEL Avengers Campus Opens July 18th at Disney California Adventure

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Disney CEO Bob Chapek has just officially announced that guests will be able to team up with some of their favorite Avengers at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure beginning July 18th, 2020! As we’ve previously shared, this campus is set up by the Avengers to recruit the next generation of Super Heroes. Do note that this … Read more

PHOTOS: New Peoplemover 3-D Phone Case Released Through D-Tech on Demand at the Magic Kingdom

March 11, 2020

In celebration of the upcoming 45th anniversary of the beloved Peoplemover (sadly closed at the moment), Disney has rolled out a new, #-D D-Tech on Demand phone case celebrating tomorrow’s transportation… today! Peoplemover 3-D D-Tech On Demand Phone Case – $34.99 It is the Disneyland Peoplemover on the case, but it is pretty cool nonetheless. The … Read more

PHOTOS: New “Rose Pink” Paint Applied to Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom

March 11, 2020

With the repainting of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom underway, we now have the new pink coloring being applied to the body of the structure. It’s quite different from the rest of the pink and beige hues, but this will change over the coming days. More turret roofs are changing color throughout the morning … Read more

PHOTOS: Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Temporarily Closed for Third Consecutive Day at the Magic Kingdom

March 11, 2020

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the Magic Kingdom, what with Jungle Cruise boats sinking and even ghosts failing to materialize at The Haunted Mansion for days on end. In another seeming addition to the problems plaguing the Most Magical Place on Earth, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover remains temporarily closed. Cast Members … Read more

PHOTOS: First Pair of Repainted Turrets Complete on Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

With the repainting of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom underway, we have our first painted turrets already visible to guests. “One of these things is not like the others…” You can see the difference in color of the upper left turret from down Main Street U.S.A. It’s a much darker, royal blue than all … Read more

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part Three

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

WDWNT’s March Madness tournament for 2020 is about to begin (you can read all about it and how to play along for prizes here), so we’re giving you a refresher course on Disney theme park attractions that never made it off of the drawing board. This next piece will cover the “Disney’s America” bracket below. … Read more

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part Two

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part One

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

WDWNT’s March Madness tournament for 2020 is about to begin (you can read all about it and how to play along for prizes here), so we’re giving you a refresher course on Disney theme park attractions that never made it off of the drawing board. We’ll begin with the WESTCOT bracket below. Here are 16 … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (3/5/20): Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway Review, Mickey & Minnie Mouse Trivia, Liquid Magic, and More!

March 5, 2020

Tonight! It’s a super-sized edition of WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, a review of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, WDWNT: The Dream Sequence, and more! The show can be watched … Read more

REVIEW: Reliance on Screens and Odd Audio-Animatronics Makes Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway “Just OK” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

March 4, 2020

I know this will be met with a chorus of “they never like anything”, but Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is honestly just OK. Even if it didn’t replace The Great Movie Ride, Runaway Railway is a series of projection rooms with oddly shaped “animatronics” and an incoherent storyline. If this is the best Mickey … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (2/27/20): WDWNT Unveils New Invention, New “Train of Thought” and “Liquid Magic” Segments, Disney’s Best Parades, and Lots of Complaining About the CEO

February 27, 2020

Tonight! It’s a super-sized edition of WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, the unveiling of the latest technology from WDWNT, a discussion of the greatest Disney parades of all-time, and more! … Read more

Back to the Future LIVE! – Space Mountain 45th Anniversary Airs Tonight at 9PM

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

It’s time to go back! Board your rocket at 9pm ET on February 23rd February 26th at WDWNTunes.com or on YouTube, as WDWNT presents the complete history of Disney’s most famous thrill ride of all-time! This multimedia experience will include rare imagery, thoughtful insights, and more as we celebrate 45 years of intergalactic space travel … Read more