Our good friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.net has provided us with a few photos from his trip to Walt Disney World on Thursday:
Brandon Struve’s 5/15/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report
Brandon Struve made an early morning excursion to see Muppetvision 3-D opening from it’s three week refurbishment, so here are some photos from his trip:
Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster is closed for refurbishment 5/15-5/20
Star Wars Weekends 2010 Passholder Merchandise
Here’s a look at two Annual Passholder exclusive items guests can pick up during Star Wars Weekends 2010 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
“it’s a refurbishment after all”
5/15/10 UPDATE – WDI and WDW have stated that they are not adding characters to the attraction at this time. The classic Magic Kingdom attraction “it’s a small world” is now listed on the Walt Disney World website as closed for refurbishment from August 1st through October 22nd, 2010. While we have no idea what … Read more
R2-MK and Star Tours Closing Dates Confirmed
R2-MK is coming to the parks as we reported, but we also have confirmation on the closing dates for Star Tours at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. From the Disney Parks Blog: A first look at a new droid, R2-MK, with Jedi Mickey can only mean that “Star Wars Weekends” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is around … Read more
Star Tours Closing Dates Announced
We have confirmation on the closing dates for Star Tours at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. From the Disney Parks Blog: A first look at a new droid, R2-MK, with Jedi Mickey can only mean that “Star Wars Weekends” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is around the corner. But today, were looking even further ahead in … Read more
Genie’s Stay Being Extended
Genie fans listen up!!! Disney has extended showings of Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular. The show was originally planned to close on August 15th to make way for the Toy Story Musical, which was scheduled to debut in 2011 at the Hyperion Theater at California Adventure, but due to fan feedback, the show’s closure … Read more
Star Wars Weekends 2010 Merchandise
Here’s a look at the Star Wars Weekends exclusive merchandise that will be available at Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning May 21st: As usual, a collection of Star Wars Weekends inspired pins will be released as well. You can view the entire collection here or listen to in-depth coverage of the pin line-up on episode 111 … Read more
Robert Ashburn’s 5/10/10 WDW Photo Report
Our friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.Net has provided us with photos from his latest trip to the Walt Disney World Resort, and there is a lot going on, so let’s get started:
Starting at Downtown Disney, the braille map at Pleasure Island has finally been updated
Matt Paul’s 5/10/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Monday and has a number of photos to share with us:
MuppetVision 3-D Re-opens May 15th from refurbishment
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Announced
From the Orlando Sentinel’s Daily Disney: Walt Disney World is about to begin building its first new hotel in seven years, a 2,000-room resort that will open in 2012. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort will feature 1,120 suites with room for as many as six people each and another 864 traditional hotel rooms, with a … Read more
Chris Lastrapes 5/11/10 DL Photo Report
Chris Lastrapes took a trip down to the parks today and has some pictures of the new additions around the Rivers of America to share with us. [smugmug url=”https://wdwnt.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=12154061_KLgcZ&format=rss200″ imagecount=”36″ start=”1″ num=”36″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”true” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”L”] Thanks for the great report Chris!!
Details on Summer Nightastic! “Tower of Terror” Enhancements & Fireworks
We finally have details on what guests can expect when the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney’s Hollywood Studios debuts a special ride experience for Summer Nightastic!, from the Mickey Monitor passholder publication: As part of Summer Nightastic!, Walt Disney Imagineers came up with even more unexpected thrills in the Hollywood Tower Hotel! If … Read more
“Start Your Engines!!!”
From the Disney Parks Blog: Vroom, Vroom…Vroooooom! If you’re in Disney’s California Adventure park this week, you just may hear the sound of engines revving. It’s very exciting because you’re actually hearing the first early ride system tests for Radiator Springs Racers, the new E-ticket attraction coming to the all-new Cars Land, which opens in … Read more
Brandon Struve’s 5/9/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve took a special trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Mother’s Day to see the debut of Lotso from Toy Story 3 in Block Party Bash and in his own meet and greet experience, so let’s look at “Lots-O'” photos from today:
“Summer Nightastic!” Debuts Early!
According to park schedules released by Disney, “The Main Street Electrical Parade” and the “Summer Nightastic! Fireworks Spectacular” should be debuting early. The parade and fireworks are set to begin one night earlier than expected on Saturday, June 5th, with Electrical Parade at 9PM and the Fireworks Spectacular at 10PM. For those who wish to … Read more