Here’s an interesting article from Forbes.com: With the Walt Disney Co.’s dependence on consumers’ travel and entertainment budgets, many on Wall Street expected the company to fall victim to weak consumer spending. Disney has proved skeptics wrong over the last six months, beating consensus profit estimates by more than 13% in the December and March … Read more
A whole load of new refurbishments during September & October have been announced. There’s so many, that I’m just gonna bullet them bellow: French Market – 9/2/08-9/19/08 Sailing Ship Columbia – 9/2/08-10/25/08 Conostoga Wagon – 9/2/08-???? Fantasmic – 9/2/08-???? Harbour Galley – 9/2/08-???? Big Thunder Ranch – 9/15/08-9/27/08 Pirates of the Caribbean – 10/13/08-???? Jungle … Read more
According to Screamscape: Park News – (7/22/08) According to Screamscape sources the Disneyland Parade of Dreams will go on hiatus sometime this fall to allow for the Main Street USA area to be resurfaced. The plan right now is to make up for this by holding Fantasmic offered nightly, with one performance on Mondays – … Read more
Here are a few juicy rumors concerning the Little Mermaid attraction & World of Color: The Paradise Pier lagoon will be drained at the end of the year in preparation for World of Color. Some of the fountains that will be used for World of Color reportedly will be able to shoot higher than the … Read more
In case you didn’t hear our last report on Magical Celebrations a few weeks ago, It is set to be the event that replaces the Year of a Million Dreams Celebration at the Walt Disney World Resort in January 2009. However, don’t expect free giveaways and new entertainment to be the focus of the next year-long marketing campaign. … Read more
We have been hearing various reports that during Christmas this year, Disney will use a fake Christmas Tree on Main Street, as opposed to a real one, which they have used all years past. The decision for this is unknown, but I’m going to guess it’s either to save money, or for safety. Again, this … Read more
In another sign that things are about to get ugly in the attendance department for the Walt Disney World Resort, the October 3 scheduled Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom has been cancelled. The stranger part of this equation is that the park closing time will remain at 7pm, perhaps another cost-cutting measure to … Read more
According to the OC Register, Disney is looking for new performers in the Aladdin stage show at DCA. This Wednesday there will be an auditon at 2pm, as listed on the Disney Auditions website. Similar auditions will be held in New York City on July 29th. Again, as previously reported, the Hyperion Theater will be … Read more
Construction is about to begin at Disney’s California Adventure, according to Blue Sky Disney. Come this August, construction walls will be up all through-out Paradise Pier & other area of the park will follow. Also while construction is underway in Paradise Pier, the parade route will be shortened & will only run from Sunshine Plaza … Read more
According to various reports, the Goat is once again missing from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I’m guessing again it’s just for regular maintenance, & he should return soon.
Just as we briefly mentioned at the end of last week, rumors are swirling that an inverted roller coaster themed to Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc. will be the next major new attraction for the Walt Disney World Resort after the opening of the American Idol Experience this January. Our good friend Jim Hill over at Jim Hill … Read more
A press release about entertainment at Walt Disney World was just released. Part of it shows that during the slower times of year, Fantasmic will only be performed 2 nights a week: We regularly evaluate and refine our operations. At the same time we unveil The American Idol Experience in January 2009, we will make … Read more
What is already starting to be a very interesting weekend has begun here at WDW News Today, and here are some news and notes to bring you up to speed: -Rumors are swirling about a video that appeared on the Walt Disney World cast member website that provided full details on the next attraction coming … Read more
Laughing Place attended the media event in the Disneyland Opera House announcing the return of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough. Be sure to check out their latest LP Lotion for interviews with Tony Baxter & his fellow Imagineers, as well as pictures of models & concept art from the new & old version of this … Read more
There is now a new ODV cart selling Boudin Bakery bread (obviously from the Bakery Tour in Pacific Wharf) under the Golden Gate Bridge in DCA. This is something I noticed on my last visit, but I forgot to take a picture of it. MouseTimes however did: Be sure to check out the latest DLR … Read more
Let’s take a look at some of the various things going on through-out the Disneyland Resort from this week’s Dateline Disneyland on MiceAge: This sign for Disneyland’s 53rd Anniversary was up just before the tunnels yesterday Signs were also up at the Main Street Train Station At 4:45pm, there was a small ceremony with the … Read more