Myrna Litt’s 10/26 El Capitan Photo Report

Also a tad delayed, but here anyway, is a photo report from Myrna Litt from the Soda Fountain & Studio Store at the El Capitan Theatre from October 26th, 2008: High School Musical 3: Senior Year is the current featured movie at the El Capitan. Too much High School Musical! This month’s special sundae is … Read more

DLR Photo Report – 10/26/08

Although a tad delayed due to my computer crashing, through the magic of an external harddrive, I bring to you my Disneyland Resort photo report from Sunday, October 26th 2008: The 3rd billboard at the Mickey & Friends Tram Station has finally been fixed! Window display for Tinker Bell over at the World of Disney … Read more

Festival of the Masters 2008

Here is a press release featuring details on the upcoming Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The lakeside setting of Downtown Disney becomes the backdrop for more than 150 artisans displaying original creations during the 33rd annual Festival of the Masters at Walt Disney World Resort, Nov. 7-9, 2008. Festival … Read more

Bridging the Gaps Between You and the Globe

Even though it has been performing in the show for a while now, WDWNT Videographer Jose Eber brings us a video of the upgraded LED-covered Earth globe from Illuminations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot:  

Adam Roth’s 10/25/08 Epcot Update

Adam Roth was at Epcot today & has a photo report for us. So let’s get to it: New LED lights have recently been added to the earth globe in IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. The rest of these photos are all related to the upcoming Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, which opens to guests sometime … Read more

Walls, Walls, and More Walls…

We received some very interesting new refurbishment dates, & I want to take the time here to go through some of them. First up, the walls around the Plaza Pavilion are scheduled to come down on November 7th, so we’ll finally see something nice in that corner of Main Street. It’s a Small World will … Read more

Myrna Litt’s 10/23 Soda Fountain & Studio Store Photo Report

Myrna Litt was at the Disney Soda Fountain & Studio Store at the El Capitan Theater yesterday & snapped a few pictures for us. So here is our first ever photo report from the El Capitan: They were having a special event today for the High School Musical 3: Senior Year premiere, so the theater … Read more

Pixie Hollow Opens at the Magic Kingdom

From the Orlando Sentinel: Tinker Bell and four new Disney fairies get a home at the Magic Kingdom this week when Walt Disney World opens up its new Pixie Hollow meet-and-greet attraction. The attraction is set to open Friday in Mickey’s Toontown Fair area, just in time to preview the release, also Friday, of the first … Read more

Old Enemies and New Friends

Brady MacDonald over at the LA Times Travel Blog has posted exclusive sneak peeks at High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now! & Pixie Hollow, which are both scheduled to debut tomorrow: The new “High School Musical 3” parade debuting at Disney’s California Adventure on Friday features six new songs from the movie, including … Read more

Celebrate Along with Mickey?

The very popular Dream Along with Mickey stage show that currently performs in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom will be going under the knife in January for reasons that are still unconfirmed at  this time. As part of a two week long rehab, it is rumored that the show will be receiving a few … Read more

9/21/08 Jose Eber’s Contemporary Resort Update

Work around Disney’s Contemporary Resort is really picking up with some major changes taking place over the last week. WDWNT photographer Jose Eber was there to share with us some of the new additions: The Resort map has been updated to include the upcoming Bay Lake Tower expansion. Officially Opens Fall 2009. However, there is … Read more

Characters in the Choc Walk

Myrna has sent in a few more pictures from yesterday’s Choc Walk, covering the various characters that cheered on the guests from the sidelines: Flora, Fauna, & Merryweather. Flik & Atta. The Incredibles float from the Pixar Play Parade, along with some of the performers. Mr. Incredible. Mrs. Incredible.

Experience A Change of Plans

As we reported a few weeks ago, the original plans for the American Idol Experience attraction coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in 2009 have been drastically changed. The ideas for the elaborate facade that were revealed in concept art earlier this year have now been scrapped, and the official attraction website now features the revised … Read more

Myrna Litt’s 10/19 Choc Walk Photo Report

Myrna Litt was at the Disneyland Resort today to participate in the annual Choc Walk. Now I’m not really an expert on this event, so before we get to the pictures, here is Myrna’s description of what happened: I did the Choc Walk at Disneyland this morning. It was an early morning for me with … Read more

Roll Up, Roll Up! New Games Coming to Paradise Pier!

According to various sources, the Midway Games over at Paradise Pier will in fact close down on October 27th, 2008 for their conversion over to the new Disney character themed games. The buildings housing the games will be re-themed into a similar Victorian style as that seen with Toy Story Midway Mania. The 4 games … Read more

More Information on Goofy’s Sky School

According to the LA Times Travel Blog: Mulholland Madness — a themeless off-the-shelf roller coaster that earned Disney’s California Adventure its on-the-cheap reputation — will get a Goofy’s Sky School “refreshing” as part of a $1.1-billion effort to add a heavy dose of Mickey Mouse and friends to the under-performing theme park. Gone is the … Read more