What a difference a day makes! Since our most recent update on the new canopy addition at City Works Eatery & Pour House at Disney Springs, work has continued to progress and new details are becoming apparent about the project. What initially started out as a bit of a mystery project, with rolling planters surrounding … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from June 8-14, 2020. Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Reopening Announcement Updates & Guest Information … Read more
Welcome to the weekend at Disney Springs! We’ve got lovely weather, tons of new merchandise, and a handful of construction updates to share today. Let’s take a look at what’s new. Starting with World of Disney early in the morning, the virtual queue signup was, well… not happening. Despite virtual queues being in use regularly … Read more
It doesn’t take a highly-evolved, cleverly engineered raptor to realize the massive development going on at the very heart of Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Despite no announcement from Universal Orlando Resort, guests and coaster enthusiasts alike are flocking to some of the park’s best hidden vantage points to catch a closer look at the rumored … Read more
Work is progressing quickly at Islands of Adventure on the unannounced Jurassic Park “Velocicoaster.” Since our last visit, new additions have been made around the area of this yet-to-be-announced attraction. Looking across as the Jurassic Park Discovery Center, new track has been laid closest to the building, suggesting that riders will pass by it twice … Read more
While Hong Kong Disneyland remains closed to the general public, work is progressing on the park’s new additions, including the creation of the Castle of Magical Dreams. Thanks to our friends over at HK Main Street Gazette, we have a new aerial look at the progress on the newly re-imagined castle, which appears to be … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from June 1 – 7, 2020 . Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Reopening Announcement Updates … Read more
The Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure has been both thrilling and terrifying guests for over two decades. Now, just as the movie franchise has received a spin-off, the lone-thrill attraction of Isla Nublar is being joined by an all-new, roller coaster attraction just next door. That being said, you wouldn’t know this … Read more
Yoo hoo! Construction for the new Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs attraction seems to be progressing nicely over in Hong Kong Disneyland, as Twitter user HKDL of Fantasy spotted this week. Back in April, we showed you aerial drone footage of how construction has been coming along for the new Arendelle: World of Frozen land in … Read more
Greetings from an overcast Disney Springs! While the weather is a bit dreary, the rain held out long enough for us to check out some exciting happenings. Let’s take a look at what the day held. Bright and early at 8:00am, entrance into Disney Springs from the Orange Garage was slightly delayed and guests were … Read more
It will always be the case that the area surrounding Walt Disney World will be a prime location for business developers, and we have just heard news of plans for a new property development, just west of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. According to Growth Spotter, a development company named Walter Joseph Group, lead by the real … Read more
While March 16th, 2020 was certainly one of the most notable dates in Walt Disney World history – the day it closed due to COVID-19 conerns – the following day was also one of significance. That was the day that it was reported that most or all construction projects at Walt Disney World would be … Read more
It was back in February that Walt Disney World announced that the icon of Magic Kingdom – Cinderella Castle – would be receiving a stunning new makeover. In March, work began on painting those blue and gray turrets to a dreamy rose pink hue with gold and deep blue accents, and we were loving monitoring … Read more
A new aerial photo shows that Universal Studios Japan is getting close to being able to “press start” on Super Nintendo World. A new aerial photo from Instagram user @imaiko02 shows the new land rapidly nearing completion. If you look towards the top of the land, you can see the ride vehicles for the Yoshi-themed … Read more
Despite having its status recently updated to “Closed for Refurbishment” on the Walt Disney World website and on My Disney Experience, it seems Spaceship Earth may make its ascent once again upon the reopening of EPCOT on July 15th. Thank the Phoenicians! According to the UNITE HERE Local 362 union, which represents attraction workers throughout … Read more
When Disney Springs re-opened on May 20th, we had a fairly good idea of what to expect. One surprise, however, came in the form of rolling planters surrounding City Works Eatery & Pour House’s outdoor seating area. Since then, we’ve gotten a better idea of the nature of the construction, and we’re now seeing it … Read more