Christmas tree trucks dominate Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party merch and the Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion standby queue gets extended — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Disney’s Hollywood Studios Disney Springs Walt Disney World Resort Hotels New Merchandise Disneyland Resort Disneyland Park … Read more
If you’re a long-time Disney fan, you’ve undoubtedly heard the story of the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter at the Magic Kingdom, an attraction (supposedly) so scary that it had to be altered almost immediately and only operated at the world’s most popular theme park for a few years. ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Urban Legends You’ve also probably … Read more
The Public is Invited in January 2025 to Learn From & Meet the Minds Behind Disney’s Most Iconic Thrill Ride and The Future That Never Was. “Promising Tomorrows” celebrates a legacy of reinventing Tomorrowland all around the Disney World, from a high-speed rocket-ride through the dark of space, to an encounter with a terrifying alien … Read more
The now-defunct Walt Disney World attraction ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter is being parodied as a gore-filled play in Hollywood, California. (via Variety) ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Returns as a Play After its soft opening on December 16, 1994, ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter terrified Magic Kingdom guests every day it was operational until its permanent closure on October 12, … Read more
After making occasional appearances on the stage in Tomorrowland, Stitch can now be spotted roaming around Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom. Let’s visit and see what Experiment 626 is up to now that he’s made his “great escape.” We were pleasantly surprised to find Stitch roaming around and interacting with guests of all ages this morning. … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Theme park concept art has always excited people, even though much of what is drawn never actually comes to pass. For artist Rob Yeo, that would not be the end of the story for some of his favorite discarded designs. Through the 3D modeling software Blender, Yeo has created “Tomorrowland 2055″—a landscape based on Art … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! It’s time to remember the magic as we look back nearly a quarter-century at this Walt Disney World 25th Anniversary Guide! Note: This article will detail the guide … Read more
With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Today, we’re taking a look back at “the future that never was” at the Magic Kingdom with a 1995 New Tomorrowland press kit! Note: This article will … Read more
Remember when we told you that Stitch’s Great Escape was closing forever on January 6th, 2018? You may also recall that Disney reached out to other media sources on January 9th to claim that the Magic Kingdom attraction would return and that our report was incorrect. Well, according to MULTIPLE sources within the Walt Disney … Read more
A week ago, my dad was in Walt Disney World and sent me a text with the following picture: He followed with, “Where’s Whity?” My backstory with this particular curb is a short one, and probably not of much interest to the average person. When I was seven (7?!) years old, and nighttime parades still … Read more
[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Max Krieger. Max is a Cleveland-based game developer and self-proclaimed “design dork with a thing for artificial spaces.” His current project is a new puzzle game called CROSSNIQ which he describes as “like a cross between Bejeweled and a Rubik’s cube.” Check it out at crossniq.com!] So it … Read more
Our latest photo report brings us to the Magic Kingdom for a look at what’s new (mostly merchandise) around the park… Welcome to the Merchant Kingdom! The 2018 limited release MagicBand for sale. The seven Dwarfs brown MagicBand is also now available. Some cute new comic strip style mugs were just released. They retail at … Read more
It’s time to go back! Prepare yourselves for an unforgettable encounter tonight at WDWNTunes.com or on YouTube, as WDWNT presents the complete history of a seemingly cursed space in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. This multimedia experience will include rare imagery, thoughtful insights, and more on some of the most controversial theme park attractions of … Read more
When a sign mysteriously popped up at the former Stitch’s Great Escape at the Magic Kingdom, we speculated that the new Alien Encounter Character Greeting would temporarily replace the often-panned Tomorrowland attraction. Well, today, that new experience opened to guests. Stitch’s Alien Encounter Character Greeting uses the queue from Great Escape, eventually leading to a … Read more
Apprently Stitch’s Great Escape at the Magic Kingdom is no more, replaced with the yet-to-open Stitch’s Alien Encounter Character Greeting in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. No further details are available as of yet, but it seems likely that guests will be able to meet Stitch here starting soon (purely speculation on our part). Stitch’s … Read more