Free Character Breakfast and Special Hotel Savings

Our lovely sponsors over at Magical Travel have sent us in this new discount available when booking your trip to the Disneyland Resort: Free Character Breakfast and Special Hotel Savings Book now to receive one free Disney Character Breakfast and special hotel savings when you buy a 3-night or longer Disneyland® Resort vacation package with … Read more

10 Years of the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House

Jose Eber has sent us a few great photos of the Gingerbread House inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort which is just about ready for the rush of customers who will be buying treats from inside it this year: Donald Duck is opening a present above this window Hard to believe it has been ten years … Read more

Holiday Economy

It seems that the poor economy in this country is finally starting to hit the Disneyland Resort, as we have received word that a majority of DCA’s regular Christmas decorations will not be put up this year. The regular garlands on the San Francisco buildings will not be put up, & neither will the oversized … Read more

Jose Eber’s 11/15/08 WDW Photo Report

Here is another fantastic photo (and video) report by WDWNT Photographer Jose Eber from his latest trip to the world: Refurbishments on the Fantasyland facades has now moved on to Pinnocchio’s Village Haus Work is now 100% complete on the new Liberty Square Bridge, no more work in the waterways Christmas has now taken over … Read more

Adam Roth’s 11/14 Mini-Photo Report

Our own Adam Roth of WDWCelebrations has provided us with a short photo report looking at the refurbished Fuel for Thought exhibit at the exit of Test Track at Epcot: Not all that much has changed here since the walls went up They cleaned up the exhibit quite a bit, certainly more floor room now … Read more

Celebrate New Adventures at the Disneyland Resort!

Disneyland’s latest official podcast is quite a treat. It features a look at all of the new & upcoming attractions to the Disneyland Resort in this last leg of 2008. Covered are the Blue Sky Cellar, High School Musical 3: Right Here! Right Now!, Pixie Hollow, the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough, & Holidays at the … Read more

Steve Wieczorek’s Very Merry Christmas Party Photo Report

We here at WDW News Today would like to welcome Steve Wieczorek to the staff as another official WDWNT photographer. His first photo report for us comes from the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party of the year: Nutcrackers around Town Square. Disney actually does celebrate Thanksgiving! And now look at Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. … Read more

First Look at Christmas Lighting

The first look at the new Main Street Christmas Tree & lighting of Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle for this year is given by Access Hollywood. They featured a great segment on this tonight, & it’s now available to view on their website for those of you who missed it. You can watch that video HERE.

Passholder Tour Experience

I’ve been hesitant to post the following news since registration for this event has closed once already and could close again at anytime. The event I’m speaking of is a 25 minute Walt Disney World Annual Passholder only tour of the Superstar Television Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, home to the upcoming American Idol Experience … Read more

How Tough Are New Tickets?

Walt Disney World Tickets seem to have switched to a new, more durable texture than the paper tickets that most have used to enter the WDW Theme Parks and Water Parks in the past. Here is a special video from our own Jose Eber showing us just how durable these new ticket media are:  

Bye Bye Jack, Hello LED

I have 2 pieces of news for you that I wanted to bring out in one post. First off, as was expected (we just didn’t know when), the Main Street Christmas tree has been installed in the park. This year is the first year a fake tree is being used, due to the new LED … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Disney Inks Huge Deal with Verizon Wireless

This just in from the Walt Disney World Resort: November 12, 2008 – Marking a first in both the travel and mobile industries, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Verizon are teaming up for a multi-year relationship designed to enhance the guest experience – before, during and after guests arrive at Walt Disney World Resort and … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Disney Makes Huge Deal with Verizon Wireless

Disney has just issued the following statement: November 12, 2008 – Marking a first in both the travel and mobile industries, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Verizon are teaming up for a multi-year relationship designed to enhance the guest experience – before, during and after guests arrive at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort.  … Read more

Jose Eber’s 11/11/08 Photo Report

For our second photo report of the day, here is Jose Eber with a photo update taken earlier this afternoon: Christmas banners at the Magic Kingdom parking entrance This very cool picture is appearing everywhere this year Decorations near the Magic Kingdom entrance The Santa Clause meet and greet area Is it really that soon? Now lets … Read more

Matt Paul’s 11/10/08 WDW Photo Update

Here with his first photo report from the Walt Disney World Resort is our own Matt Paul, who spent yesterday visiting three of the theme parks. Let’s see what he found at the World: Let’s begin at Epcot The new IBM Thinkplace inside Innoventions is still coming soon With the end of the Food and Wine Festival, … Read more