Robert Ashburn’s 2/6/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

While taken a few days ago, WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us: Oops… The Cosmic Ray’s menu boards weren’t working Prince Eric’s Castle is coming along nicely at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid The path to Storybook Circus Work … Read more

Kids Eat Like Kings at the Magic Kingdom Starting February 15th

From Pam Brandon on the Disney Parks Blog: While some little ones are content with mac ‘n cheese or a burger, other young guests have a, well, more sophisticated approach to dining. Four Magic Kingdom Park table-service restaurants are adding some delicious new dishes just for kids for ages 3 to 9. At Tony’s Town Square, look for … Read more

Pesty Vinylmation

Today the vinylmation Facebook presented these two figures without any other explanation. The obvious guess is that these are part of the Urban 9 set that we already saw two figures of, the Sheep and Toaster. But then, maybe these are from a different creepier set. Snake A really detailed snake on a red background. … Read more

Robert Ashburn’s 2/9/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip: Work continues on the Grand Floridian DVC wing A banner has been hung for Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom It fits Main Street pretty well yet still sets the scene This area in Fantasyland … Read more

Imagineering Prepares to “Poach” Kilimanjaro Safaris Elephant Story To Add More Animals

From Jennifer-Fickley Baker on the Disney Parks Blog: Today I’m happy to give you an update on one of my favorite attractions – Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I’ve always loved Kilimanjaro Safaris because you see so many amazing animals, but even more so, I love hearing the reactions of the first-timers around me; guests who can’t … Read more

AP Preview of Cars Land Merchandise, Entertainment, and Much More

From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog: Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders: from March 27–29, take advantage of a special sneak peek of the amazing merchandise, food, entertainment, new costumes and guided tours the Disneyland Resort will bring to life this summer. As part of this preview in Stage 17 at Disney California Adventure park, … Read more

First Look at the Ink and Paint Shop in Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

From Steven Miller on the Disney Parks Blog: When Disney’s Art of Animation Resort opens this coming May, guests will find a colorful new merchandise location called the Ink & Paint Shop. For the past several months, Lyndsey Vincent, a recent intern on the Walt Disney World Professional Internship Program, has been diligently working on one important thing … Read more

25th Anniversary Series Light Up Disney Stores on 3/28

Picture from Disney Our friend @DVCwinner tweeted today that the Disney Store 25th Anniversary Series will finally be released on March 28th, which just so happens to be the exact day of their 25th anniversary. On that day in 1987 the first Disney Store opened in Glendale, California. (We’ve also heard this date from other … Read more

It’s a Wrap: Annemarie’s Wuzzles

Even though this is Annemarie’s column we decided to interview her about her latest creation, Wuzzles custom vinylmation. DV: The Wuzzles only had a 13 episode run, but apparently had a big impact on you. Tell us why you choose these characters as the subject of your latest customs. Annemarie: I barely remember the actual … Read more

Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist John Ward

John wrote this message he wanted to share with our readers: The piece is called, “26.2 with Donna.”  That is a runners weekend that has been held here in Jacksonville for the past 4 years. There is a marathon, half marathon, 5K and a marathon relay.  All in an effort to put a stop to … Read more

Earl Of Sandwhich Coming To Downtown Disney

From Janet Knox on the Disney Park Blog: If you read my posts last week about the changes coming to La Brea Bakery Café and the LEGO Store, you know that there are new and exciting things coming to Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort, and today I am excited to announce that Earl … Read more

Hayley Nance’s 2/3/12 DLR Photo report

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the resort a few days ago and took a lot of newsworthy photos to share of the Matterhorn, Cars land, Buena Vista Street and much more… The Matterhorn under refurb is quite a sight The Hub coffe stand is behind walls Over in DCA, Carthay Circle progress Trees have … Read more

A Goofy Find Online

The story of the Disney Afternoon sets gets more weird all the time. This morning fans woke up to some Goof Troop Disney Afternoon sets sitting available at DisneyStore.com. As of this post, they are marked as Sold Out. How a warehouse worker stumbled upon a few more of these wildly popular LE 1000 sets … Read more

Episode 58 Toon Trolley

Ep. 058 Toon Trolley In this week’s episode Nick and MC discuss the latest news: MLB, NCAA, and NBA releases; Popcorns tease; and more. We review upcoming release dates. Then Annemarie joins us for a discussion on the new Popcorns vinyl (along with several other things). Then we finish off the podcast with our Mystery … Read more