Seems Walt Disney World is about to hold a rather unusual special event later this month: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla – On August 29, the Walt Disney World Resort will quake as the first annual Disney Step Classic kicks off at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. High School and College Step teams will compete … Read more
There was an event held today in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle for the 2008 series of Disney US postage stamps. Just my luck that I missed the event by a day, but David “Darkbeer” Michael did however attend, so here are a few of his pictures: So this is what the tent I saw … Read more
Mr. Al Lutz of MiceAge.com has put up another of his fabulous Disneyland Updates. Here’s a run-down of the juiciest things he talked about: As previously reported here on DLNT, McDonalds will be leaving the Disneyland Resort on September 2nd. The refurbishments of Harbor Galley & the Conostoga Wagon will entail the entire replacing of … Read more
Here is some video captured by our own John Corigliano of the new living-character head that Timon in Festival of The Lion King at Animal Kingdom is now sporting:
All of my 400 plus pictures from my latest trip to the Disneyland Resort are now up in our lovely Image Galleries. Some highlights are (as usual) plenty of pictures from Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams, some blurry ones from Fantasmic, the cover band Tomasina at the Tomorrowland Terrace, my usual character photos, & much … Read more
I’m back from a lovely 2 day trip to the Disneyland Resort for my birthday & guess what that means… A photo report! There’s lots of images today, so let’s get to it: The theme park information sign is back out by all bag search booths When DCA opens, there’s 2 paths to go, Midway … Read more
In a minor update, the refurbishment of Sounds Dangerous Starring Drew Carrey and Golden Age Souvenirs at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been extended to include today. The attraction and the small shop are scheduled to re-open tomorrow with little to no major changes. Stay tuned to WDW News Today as more becomes available on this story.
It appears that Pete Docter and the people at Pixar are keeping busy working on some Monsters Inc. projects, according to IGN: The collective clever clogs over at Pixar are hinting that one of their most successful flicks —Monsters Inc. — could soon receive the sequel treatment. Speaking to MTV, Pete Docter, the director of the original, … Read more
With the news a few months ago that Disney did not plan on making anymore big figurines in the original size for the Walt Disney World Resort, you can expect the upcoming Star Wars/Disney Character big figures being released this fall to be the last hope for the collectibles. If you interested in purchasing any … Read more
Here are the details on the new quick service dining plan Walt Disney World will be rolling out in 2009, provided by our good friends at Magical Travel: New! Magic Your Way Package Plus Quick Service Dining The Magic Your Way Package Plus Quick Service Dining includes Disney Resort accommodations, a Magic Your Way Ticket and a Disney Quick Service … Read more
Screamscape have posted a few interesting rumors from through-out the Resort, some of which we have already reported, but they give extra backing to what we have already said: Some improvements are slated to be made to the Electrical Parade for Summer 2009. First off it seems that the California parade will import a couple … Read more
It appears that one way or the other, some big changes are coming to the Hall of Presidents Attraction at the Magic Kingdom. It was just made official that the attraction will be closed for some major show changes from November 2008 until July of 2009. Despite that this refurbishment is now public information, what … Read more
We have a couple more updates to the attractions refurbishments list. First up, it looks like the Harbor Galley, Conostoga Wagon, & Burger Invasion refurbishments wont last as long as we originally thought. The refurbishments will start on September 2nd & end on September 26th. It looks like they’ll all just get new menus, & … Read more
Let’s take a look at some of the various things going on through-out the Disneyland Resort from this week’s Monday in the Parks column on MiceAge: The new ticket prices went into effect yesterday In addition to the water playground in the Bountiful Valley Farm that we reported was closed last Friday (and it still … Read more
UPDATED @ 11:32PM EST WDWNT is back from another of his lovely weekend trips to the Walt Disney World Resort. Let’s take a look through some of his most newsworthy pictures: The Laugh floor seems to be loosing power :) The brand new top for City Hall has been lowered into place after 7 months … Read more
Walt Disney World have put out a casting call for hosts, judges, and audience warm up personalities for the upcoming American Idol Experience at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here are the details: Walt Disney Entertainment is seeking Hosts, Judges, and comedic audience warm up hosts, for the opening cast of its newest attraction, The American Idol … Read more
