Walt Disney World Resort is set to close after Sunday, March 15th, in response to growing concerns over the Coronavirus. Today is March 13th, so the beat goes on for us here at WDWNT, and we will be providing you continuing updates to the parks over the weekend, as well as any relevant Disney Parks … Read more
Good morning from the Magic Kingdom! We’ve arrived bright and early this morning to find bright blue turrets and patches of rose pink paint around Cinderella Castle. The makeover is well underway and everything is looking fresh and bright. The pink paint can only be seen in a few spots around the castle, but it … Read more
Cinderella Castle is in the middle of a major makeover at Walt Disney World. We have been closely following the progress over the last few weeks, beginning with the moat draining as well as the overall prep of the castle facade. Today, it looks like painting really revved up on the castle facade. We can see … Read more
With the re-painting of Cinderella Castle having begun as part of its transformation, performances of Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire have shifted to evenings at the Magic Kingdom, offering a rare nighttime backdrop for the stage show. With painting work typically ending at 5 PM (and the cranes moving away at that time), the show currently … Read more
With the repainting of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom underway, we now have the new pink coloring being applied to the body of the structure. It’s quite different from the rest of the pink and beige hues, but this will change over the coming days. More turret roofs are changing color throughout the morning … Read more
With the repainting of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom underway, we have our first painted turrets already visible to guests. “One of these things is not like the others…” You can see the difference in color of the upper left turret from down Main Street U.S.A. It’s a much darker, royal blue than all … Read more
As you walk into the Magic Kingdom today, your views (and photos) of Cinderella Castle may be slightly marred by the sight of numerous high-reaches sprawled across its facade, as painting for the castle’s grand makeover has officially begun. Here’s the sight as you walk up on Main Street. Work will be ongoing throughout the … Read more
With Cinderella Castle slated to get a makeover this Summer at the Magic Kingdom, show times for Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire have been reduced to accommodate work on the castle. Normally, show times would be 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, and 4:15 PM. Starting on March 9, Mickey’s Royal Friendship Faire will … Read more
In what for a long time seemed like watching paint dry, we actually have some obvious change present in the Cinderella Castle moat. For much of the last two weeks, we have been tracking the progress of the moat draining. Cinderella Castle is being drained of its moat because of the upcoming makeover of the … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort may be temporarily closed, but we made sure to gather some special stories to share with you during this break! And that includes an update on the Cinderella Castle refurbishment, set to finish in just over a month! There’s a few new developments, so check it out! Honestly, its been so long that … Read more
The moat in front of Cinderella Castle is all but completely drained now. We have been following the progress of the draining over the last week or so in preparation for the upcoming Castle makeover. The water level on the right side of the castle is now less than a few inches. There is probably … Read more
The Cinderella Castle refurbishment project at Tokyo Disneyland has been underway for the past five months. There’s still a good month or so left on the project, but we got a sneak peek at the results this weekend! It seems that scaffolding is on its way down, and we got a look at the tip-top … Read more
Class is in session at Walt Disney World with ABCDisney Letters, a brand new merchandise collection that teaches the alphabet, Disney-style. So far, we’ve seen trinket boxes and mugs in the collection, but with this kind of artwork, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it extend to other items. Now, if the class is settled, … Read more
With Cinderella Castle getting a permanently pink and gold-hued makeover this summer, work is already quietly underway at the Magic Kingdom, as the first steps are being taken to drain the moat for potential work. Closely surrounding the castle, you’ll see these barriers up along many of the moat’s various waterways. The last time we … Read more
The classic Magic Kingdom park icon, Cinderella Castle, is getting a makeover inspired by the animated classic, Cinderella, just in time for the film’s 70th anniversary. Disney has shared the image of the prospective new look for the castle, which will feature golden touches and more royal blue turrets, while still keeping with the regal … Read more
It’s wintertime, which means another day, another pair of socks. We found four new pairs today that will get your feet through more than half the workweek. There are four styles of socks: Sorcerer Mickey, Cinderella Castle, “The Emperor’s New Groove” and “Zootopia”. Let’s start with my favorite pair: gray socks with Emperor Kuzco from “The … Read more
