News & Rumor Round-up

I have been informed of some very interesting news & rumors of what could be happening (or is going to happen) at the Disneyland Resort in the very near future: Construction should be beginning on World of Color sometime during the upcoming week, weather permitting of course. The first signs of work will be near the … Read more

Chris Lastrapes 12/19/08 WDW Update

Chris Lastrapes from Disneyland News Today is now visiting the Walt Disney World Resort and has provided us with some photos from his trip, so let’s take a look:

Tickets were available for the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party on that evening, but are sold out for tonight’s final party.

The Magic Kingdom in it’s Holiday finest

The Magic Kingdom tree, which has actually only been in place for a few days now

The mystery food vendor that is replacing the old Frontierland Fry Cart continues to rise over the walls

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Myrna Litt’s 12/18 El Capitan Photo Report

Myrna Litt visited the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood yesterday, & reports back to us with the following pictures:

Set-up for the world premiere of Bedtime Stories, which comes out December 25th, 2008.

A message outside the theatre from Ariel to keep the ocean clean.

The box office.

Now for a look around the adjoining Soda Fountain & Studio Store.

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Backstage Pass – Winter 2008

Yesterday, I got the Winter edition of the Backstage Pass Annual Passholder newsletter, & I took the time to scan the newsletter in for you guys today. For bigger versions of the images bellow, just click on them:

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25 Years of Parades on the 25th

Walt Disney World is celebrating 25 years of the Christmas Day Parade this year and has released a small article about the milestone and this year’s edition: In a way, you could say that it really all started back in 1950, when Walt Disney was welcomed into homes around the country on Christmas Day, appearing … Read more

Back to the Future with Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

Even though I typically save the “Back to the Future” name for our segment on the WDW News Today Podcast, I thought it was a fitting title for a post relating to an interesting item I found yesterday. While cleaning through some papers, I found some pamphlets from the 1993 edition of the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas … Read more

DLNT News Roundup

I have a few things I wanted to let everyone know about that I’m wrapping up into this one post. Firstly, Disneyland is now offering a monthly payment plan for annual passports: ANAHEIM, CALIF, December 15,  2008 – As Disneyland Resort celebrates the holiday gift-giving season, a newly launched Monthly Payment Program for Annual Passholders … Read more

Matt Paul’s 12/14 Magic Kingdom Report

Matt Paul was at the Magic Kingdom on Sunday to attend the Very Merry Christmas Party, and shares with us some very interesting photos:

A huge vending location of some kind is rising up behind the construction walls in the location of the former fry wagon

You can see fixtures for signage and an awning in this picture

construction materials behind the building on the hill

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DLR Photo Report – 12/14/08

I had a lovely, yet cold day at the Disneyland Resort yesterday, & I have tons of photos for you, in a much higher quality I might add! Let’s hop to it:

The new snowflake structures at the entrance to Disneyland.

Main Street USA in its holiday finest.

The beautiful Main Street Christmas tree.

Advertisement on Main Street for the special edition DVD release of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.

The majestic Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle.

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The Magic of Disney Vinylmation

After a few months of delayed products and an already cancelled pin collection that was available for a very short period of time back in the summer, Disney Vinylmation pieces are ready to invade the Walt Disney World Resort with a kick-off event: Event: Vinylmation Pre-Release Party  Guest Artists: Disney Design Group Artists: Randy Noble, Dan … Read more

WDWNT Weekend Update

A few interesting developments from the last few days to note in this mixed-bag report: -Matt Paul is reporting that the Mickey Mouse float in the Disney Dreams Come True Parade at the Magic Kingdom has been removed from the parade to be converted to the opening float for the latest version of the parade that will … Read more

Jose Eber’s 12/13 American Idol Update

WDWNT Videographer Jose Eber has provided us with a picture of what we may be seeing the cast members wearing at the upcoming American Idol Experience attraction in Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Jose has also provided us with a short video of the exterior of the Superstar Television Theater he took a few days ago in both normal … Read more

Myrna Litt’s 12/11 Photo Report

It’s once again time for a photo report from our very own Myrna Litt. Let’s get in to this rather large batch of photos:

Various holiday treats available at the Resort.

Wait times haven’t got that bad yet.

The fountain & bubbling effects at Pixie Hollow weren’t working, revealing the tubing beneath.

Now for a few pictures of the all new Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough. I don’t remember seeing pictures of that sign before.

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Playing Catch Up

I just wanted to take the time to go through a few interesting posts that have been put up on the OC Register’s Around Disney blog in the past few days, as it really is a slow time for news. The first article deals with the interactive Muppet scavenger hunt at Disney’s California Adventure: Disney recently launched an … Read more

Plan on Celebrating Without Space

I just received the 2009 Disney Parks Vacation Planning DVD in the mail yesterday and here are some notes on what I found inside: -The package and DVD is littered with balloons, it looks like a seasonal overlay of the 2008 DVD, very similar: -The WDW brochure inside has also been updated for the celebration: -More interestingly, this brochure features … Read more

Shaking Up the Celebration

Even though we are just about three weeks away from the beginning of the “What Will You Celebrate?” campaign at the Walt Disney World Resort, we have already had a major change in plans. Now don’t panic just yet, it’s actually quite a positive one. Instead of taking the same exact concept that Disneyland park … Read more

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