WDW News Today’s first Cast Member, Justin Heyman, is back from his latest trip to the Walt Disney World Resort and has provided us with a few photographs that will make up his first-ever WDWNT photo report:
The entire Hall of Presidents facade is now under tarps, making this lengthy refurbishment n upgrade both inside and outside
In Tomorrowland, some mystery structures have appeared on the north edge of the construction area for Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration
It was a dark, rainy day yesterday, but fun still ensues at the Disneyland Resort! Let’s get to my latest photo report:
It was quite an empty day yesterday, probably due to the rain.
New Celebrate Today! decorations on the security tents.
This side of the Emporium has been re-painted and looks as great as ever.
The re-paving of Main Street looks to be pretty much complete.
WDWNT’s very own Chris Lastrapes was at the Disneyland Resort celebrating his birthday this past Thursday, and shares with us a few photos of the latest happenings around the Resort: Workers were working outside the gates of The Haunted Mansion up to it’s soft re-opening Thursday afternoon. The attraction was closed early in the day. … Read more
Disney has released some interesting publicity photographs & a video from yesterday’s American Idol Experience “grand opening” media event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, as well as this new press release: With the largest-ever gathering of “American Idol” winners joining in the celebration, Walt Disney World Resort Thursday night raised the curtain on “The American Idol … Read more
Short video clips have begun to surface of the new Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party that debuts tomorrow at the Magic Kingdom with the first performance at 11:00am. Here are the three only videos that have surfaced so far showing the first two floats in the parade as well as a couple … Read more
Our very own Chris Lastrapes is currently on location at the Disneyland Resort and reports to us with the news that The Haunted Mansion has re-opened early from its refurbishment. According to Chris, nothing much is new, except for some fresh coats of paint. Stay tuned to Disneyland News Today as I will be visiting … Read more
Walt Disney World re-launched the official American Idol Experience attraction website this morning, just as a huge media blitz descends upon Disney’s Hollywood Studios for a weekend of publicity festivities. The website now features a 3-D model of the stage, some video clips, and a number of other features. The most vital feature has to be the … Read more
Walt Disney World will actually be providing live blue carpet coverage from the American Idol Experience media event tomorrow afternoon at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The events will be broadcast between 4:30 PM and 6:45 PM and can be viewed at that time at the link provided HERE. The attraction officially opens to guests on Saturday, February … Read more
Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and three-time Daytona 500 winner Jeff Gordon (left) takes a spin with his wife Ingrid (right) and two-year-old daughter Ella (front right) February 9, 2009 on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin attraction at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Gordon visited the Walt Disney World theme parks the … Read more
According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: Downtown Disney is quickly losing tenants. Club Libby Lu – a store for girls to dress up, shop and have a makeover – has closed. Owned by Saks Inc., all 78 of the Club Libby Lu stores around the nation are closing. Department 56 and Starabillas have closed as well. The Register’s … Read more
It seems that a new math themed exhibit is coming to the “new” Innoventions at Epcot in the Fall of 2009: Raytheon Company plans to unveil an interactive, math-based experience called “The Sum of All Thrills” at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The exhibit, set to … Read more
Disney has confirmed that it will be opening a second “Doorway to Dreams” Disney Vacation Club sales location (in my backyard) on Long Island, New York in the summer of 2009: Scheduled to open later this summer, Disney’s Doorway to Dreams will offer Roosevelt Field visitors and Long Island, N.Y.-area residents a convenient and exciting … Read more
There are a ton of entertainment changes that will be taking place at the Walt Disney World theme parks this week, so I thought it would be useful to provide a list for those of you visiting in the next few days: The “Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party” at the Magic Kingdom … Read more
WDWNT Videographer Matt Paul has provided us with a fantastic video update (opposed to a photo update) from his latest trip to the Magic Kingdom on Sunday. This update includes a look at: Continuing construction inside the Grand Canyon Concourse and of the new Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort Construction of the stage … Read more
In case you haven’t heard the news over the weekend, Dreamworks pictures appears to have ended its four-month-old deal with Universal Studios and should be announcing a distribution deal with the Walt Disney Company later today. Here is a report from the New York Times on Friday breaking the news: LOS ANGELES – Steven Spielberg may be moving to … Read more
Well, we made it… Today is the 1 year anniversary of Disneyland News Today! It certainly has been an achievement for everyone involved, with quite a lot of turmoil on the path to a year, but as I said, we made it. It has been a great year for me personally with this website. It’s given … Read more
