We have yet another pair of videos for you from the D23 Expo recorded and edited by our own Matt Paul. The first video is “The Making of World of Color” presentation with Imagineer Steven Davison (walking us through the entire new nighttime spectacular for Disney’s California Adventure) and the accompanying video is of the … Read more
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 23, 2009) – Disneyland Resort today unveiled a stunning new addition to its Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, including 203 new guest rooms and 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation Club villas, the first Disney Vacation Club property on the West Coast. Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa immerses guests in the … Read more
Continuing our D23 Expo coverage, we have two more fantastic videos for you to enjoy. The first video is of the “Making of the U.S. Presidents” panel, featuring the creation of the new Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World and the progress on the upcoming Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln show for Disneyland. The … Read more
Continuing our D23 Expo coverage, we have two more fantastic videos for you to enjoy. The first video is of the “Making of the U.S. Presidents” panel, featuring the creation of the new Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World and the progress on the upcoming Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln show for Disneyland. The … Read more
The Buzz Lightyear toy that took off into outer space in May 2008 to open Toy Story Midway Mania at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has come back to earth and will be featured in a celebratory “Celebrate a Dream Come True” ticker-tape pre-parade on October 2nd at the Magic Kingdom. At 2:45 PM on 10/2, Buzz will … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made a quick trip to the Magic Kingdom on Sunday and has a few photos of the continuing demolition of the Tomorrowland Skyway building to share: The pavement has been completely demolished all the way up to Space Mountain’s entrance The wreckage has already been moved away The entire top floor … Read more
Continuing in our plethora of photo reports, Shawn Hutchison reports in with a quick look at Halloween decorations starting to pop up at Disneyland: This display is up on the Mickey and Friends Tram route once again this year The Halloween bunting on Main Street is up for the most part A Halloween window display … Read more
While the rest of the WDWNT gang was at the D23 Expo, Conner Purzycki went to check out the amazingly low crowds at Disneyland, and he reports back to us with these photos:
You can see here just how empty the park was
Repaving at the entrance to Tomorrowland
Since there were so many photos taken by WDWNT Network staff members of the inaugural D23 Expo from 9/10-9/13, we decided to combine all of them into one GIANT report featuring photos from Tom Corless, Luke Manning, Scott Smith, Matt Paul, and Myrna Litt:
This photo wasn’t taken at night, we arrived at the Anaheim Convention Center at around 5:30 AM each day
We saw the sunrise from the D23 Expo entrance line everyday
We’re In!!!
Welcome to the D23 Expo
This was the line for the Storyteller’s Theater on 9/10 for the Afternoon with Imagineering Legends
Our very own Myrna Litt was one of the lucky few who got into The Haunted Mansion 40th anniversary event last week, and she shares with us her photos of the event, along with other happenings around the Disneyland Resort:
We’ll start off with the day before the event, at the merchandise viewing and pick-up area at the Disneyland Hotel
There was a photo opportunity
Into the store we go…
Various pieces of Haunted Mansion merchandise, from pins to sketches to models
I, along with Tom Corless, Kenny Siegel, Scott Smith, and Matt Paul spent plenty of time at Disneyland during the D23 Expo, and we got some pictures of new happenings around the Resort. Here is our shared photo report:
During the D23 Expo, Disney set up a special tram service running from across the street from the Anaheim Convention Center, to the old Lion King Tram loading area near Harbor Blvd.
WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made a quick stop at Epcot last night and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us:
An old railing still in place around the Fountain of Nations
Our newest WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee has provided us with his second update, taking us to both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios to see what’s new:
Starting at Animal Kingdom, Flights of Wonder is closed through October 23rd for refurbishment
WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul has put together a fantastic video looking around the Disney Parks and Resorts pavilion at the D23 Expo. Included in the video is Lucky the Dinosaur, a look at Cars-Land for Disney’s California Adventure, the Storyteller’s Sandbox attraction, and a look at the massive expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland: More D23 … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul has put together a fantastic video looking around the Disney Parks and Resorts pavilion at the D23 Expo. Included in the video is Lucky the Dinosaur, a look at Cars-Land for Disney’s California Adventure, the Storyteller’s Sandbox, and a look at the massive expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland: More D23 Expo … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul was able to record video of both the “Imagineering the Future of the Disney Parks” presentation and the follow-up press conference at the D23 Expo, and now has both videos available for your enjoyment. Both videos are embedded below courtesy of the WDWNTube: Hopefully these videos have answered some lingering questions … Read more