WDWNT Podcast Episode 94 Now Available for Download

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Scott Smith, Chris Lastrapes, Kyle Duffield, John Rick, and Lee Arenberg for a variety show that celebrates the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. So what are you waiting for? Let’s celebrate another week of Walt Disney World information and fun on the WDW News … Read more

Robert Ashburn’s 5/13/09 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

Our good friend Robert Ashburn of Figmentsmedia.net has provided us with a few photos from his latest trip to the World, so let’s see what’s new and exciting at the Magic Kingdom:

“They’re ripping the top off of Space Mountain!!!” More on that later…

Some Main Street U.S.A. facades are under refurbishment

Read more

D23 Annonces Summer Line-Up of Member-Only Special Events

Whether you’re in Orlando, Anaheim, Burbank, Las Vegas, New York, or Chicago, D23 members have some very special events coming their way this summer. Here is a press release about the events, as well as an upcoming D23 contest: DISNEY’S D23 FAN COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2009 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR Unique Experiences Created Exclusively for Charter … Read more

D23’s Flowers and Fireworks

D23 members visiting Walt Disney World at the end of the month will be happy to hear about a FREE special event at Epcot that’s just for them: 05.14.09 – Join D23 at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort to celebrate its Members in all 50 states and more than 25 countries worldwide! Start … Read more

“Up” and Running Tomorrow

As no surprise to anyone, the characters from Disney-Pixar’s Up (in theaters May 29th) are going to be doing character meet-and-greets at Walt Disney World: Beginning May 15th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you can meet Carl, Russell, and Dug from the new Disney-Pixar animated feature Up.These live characters will be located in the Animation Building … Read more

D23 Annonces Summer Line-Up of Member-Only Special Events

Whether you’re in Orlando, Anaheim, Burbank, Las Vegas, New York, or Chicago, D23 members have some very special events coming their way this summer. Here is a press release about the events, as well as an upcoming D23 contest: DISNEY’S D23 FAN COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES SUMMER 2009 SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR Unique Experiences Created Exclusively for Charter … Read more

Disney Parks Merchandise Comes to the Disney Store Online

As of today, Disneystore.com (formerly Disneyshopping.com before a quick name change took place just a few days ago) is now offering a large assortment of merchandise from the U.S. Disney Parks: Mickey and the gang welcome you to “Bring the Magic Home with You” through the Disney Store website Among the Walt Disney World and … Read more

Disney Parks Merchandise Comes to the Disney Store Online

As of today, Disneystore.com (formerly Disneyshopping.com before a quick name change took place just a few days ago) is now offering a large assortment of merchandise from the U.S. Disney Parks: Mickey and the gang welcome you to “Bring the Magic Home with You” through the Disney Store website Among the Walt Disney World and … Read more

Toy Story Mania! Debuts in Wii Form This Fall

The OC Register’s Around Disney blog has more information on the new Wii version of Toy Story Mania! being released this fall: Disney Interactive Studios has announced plans to release “Toy Story Mania!” this fall for the Nintendo Wii console. Although many aspects of the game are still in the works, a demo version of … Read more

Napa Rose Gains a New Record

ANAHEIM, Calif. – May 7, 2009 – Napa Rose restaurant Manager Joy Cushing, of Huntington Beach, California, has passed the grueling, weeklong Advanced Level Examination of the International Court of Master Sommeliers, bringing the total number of Advanced Level sommeliers working at Napa Rose to five, the most of any restaurant in the world. Cushing’s … Read more

“Celebrate a Stitch Come True”

Courtesy of the fantastic new WDWNTube video site, we have two Magic Kingdom entertainment videos to share. The first video is of the updated Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade that debuted on May 3rd: The second video comes to us by Robert Ashburn of Figmentsmedia.net and is of the new Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration show … Read more

Shine On!

ORLANDO, Fla., May 11, 2009 – Walt Disney World Resort made a clear connection between itself and the recent “shine on” sightings in Central Florida by arriving at the Coalition for the Homeless this morning on a “prize patrol” bus with Mickey Mouse and a check for $60,000 in tow. “Today is a fabulous day,” … Read more

Myrna Litt’s 5/11/09 Photo Report

Our second photo report from Mothers Day comes to us from the lovely Myrna Litt:

A nice Oswald shirt

A long line for the swinging gondolas of Mickey’s Fun Wheel

Some shots from up in the air on the Fun Wheel

Work on the Grand Californian Disney Vacation Club addition is coming along nicely

Spikes on the Mickey face to keep the birds off

Read more

Shawn Hutchison’s 5/11/09 Photo Report

Shawn Hutchison returns today with his first photo report in about a month. Let’s get to it:

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and every mom got a free carnation

Don Edgren’s new window on Main Street USA

And Rolly Crump’s new window

They’ve started to put some of the pieces back up on the Astro Orbitor

These colors don’t appear to have changed that much, but there may be different colored pieces coming

Read more