Imagineers Set to Celebrate 50 Years of Space Mountain & 30 Years of Magic Kingdom’s New Tomorrowland

Night view of a futuristic building with spires, labeled "Promising Tomorrows," evoking the magic of Disney Imagineers, featuring colorful silhouettes of people and a roller coaster graphic in the sky.

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

ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter Resurrected as a Gory Play

A person in a white shirt and cartoon ears stands with a surprised expression, soaked in red liquid, reminiscent of a scene from a gory play, against the dark backdrop. It's as if they've just walked out of Disney World's ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.

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

PHOTOS: Stitch Now Roaming Around Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom

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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

WDWNT Daily Recap (7/27/21): CDC Recommends Indoor Masking for Fully Vaccinated, More Disney World Dining Locations to Reopen, “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” Removed From Magic Kingdom Welcome Show, and More

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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

EDITORIAL: Why Tomorrowland 1994 at Magic Kingdom is One of the Most Visually Compelling Places in Any Disney Park

[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

PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom 1/17/18 (Seasonal Refurbishments, Hundreds of New Souvenirs, So Many Mugs and Hats, ETC.)

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

Back to the Future LIVE! – The History of Flight to the Moon, Mission to Mars, Alien Encounter, and Stitch’s Great Escape Airs Tonight at 9PM ET

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

PHOTOS: Stitch’s Alien Encounter Character Greeting Opens Replacing Great Escape at Magic Kingdom

PHOTOS: Stitch’s Alien Encounter Character Greeting Opens Replacing Great Escape at Magic Kingdom

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

BREAKING: Stitch’s Great Escape at Magic Kingdom is Now “Alien Encounter” Character Greeting

“Alien Encounter” Character Greeting

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

PHOTO REPORT: The Magic Kingdom 1/2/17 (“it’s a small world” Merchandise, Tomorrowland Improvements, ETC.)

  Our first photo report of 2017 brings us to the Magic Kingdom to see the latest adjustments and merchandise additions around the park. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Welcome to the Magic Kingdom Good morning Magic Kingdom! They have slowly been repaving the area outside of Mickey’s Philharmagic over the last few weeks. … Read more

Journey Into Imagination, Alien Encounter, and More Vintage T-Shirts Coming in NEW YesterEars Line

Disney today announced “YesterEars” coming to the Disney Parks Online Store on August 18. This collection was inspired by a shop with the same name once found at the former Downtown Disney Pleasure Island area when it first opened. During the next three months, you’ll find limited release apparel inspired by classic Walt Disney World Resort … Read more