With the 30th anniversary of Disney’s Hollywood Studios (née Disney-MGM Studios) just around the corner, Disney has several improvements in process for the park. Let’s see how things are coming along. It was a surprisingly slow morning, by April standards. There was plenty of room to walk in Toy Story Land first thing in the … Read more
We last took a look at the location of the newest upcoming DVC addition, Disney’s Riviera Resort, about this time last month. Let’s see how the site is progressing! The crew is hard at work on the outside of the resort. The European inspiration for the resort is really evident so far in the details on the … Read more
The epic saga of the Lemon/Grapefruit Garage at Disney Springs is finally coming to a close with the opening of the garage on April 16th. Disney Springs took to Twitter with the good news: We’re excited to share the Grapefruit Garage, the third parking garage along Buena Vista Drive, will officially open April 16! The … Read more
Late last month, we brought you the news that Mizner’s Lounge and Commander Porter’s would both be closing for a lengthy refurbishment starting this month. Then, rumors of the space being transformed into a Beauty and the Beast themed lounge surfaced. Now, the locations have both closed their doors and work is already underway for … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from April 1-7 2019! WDWNT News Did you get fooled this April 1st? Check out … Read more
Late last month, we brought you news that Mizner’s Lounge would be undergoing a lengthy refurbishment to be transformed into a Beauty and the Beast Library themed bar and lounge. April 5th, 2019 was the official last day of operation for Mizner’s, and today, we found the new, temporary bar in operation at the resort’s … Read more
Here at WDWNT, we have some of the best readers and followers ever. Especially when they alert us to things pertaining to our favorite park, Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We had heard that some of the handprints had been scored outside of the Chinese Theatre. If you follow our photo reports, you’ll know that scoring is usually … Read more
We’re back at Disney’s Hollywood Studios for another morning filled with glitz, glamour, and… broken Fantasmic signs. I’m going to ignore for the moment that the Fantasmic! sign is still turned off, because look at that line! It turned out that Tower of Terror was delayed in opening this morning. This line was at about … Read more
Let’s take a quick look around Magic Kingdom. It was overcast and kind of rainy, but there’s always fun to be had in the park. Tomorrowland Speedway The Tomorrowland Speedway still has a way to go before it reopens this May. Crews have taken to working on the landscaping now. It’s looking like a nice … Read more
“Welcome to Hollywood!” Officer Peabody was on the beat today, keeping order and welcoming guests to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Let’s see what’s going on today. If you’re ever curious about a good time to visit the Trolley Car Cafe (the Starbucks location in this park), the best would be right at rope drop. In the … Read more
The 4th version of Soarin’ to open worldwide, Soaring Fantastic Flight will open at Tokyo DisneySea on July 23rd, 2019. Based on the popular attraction, Soarin’ Around the World, which has been enjoyed by guests visiting the Disney parks outside Japan, the attraction at Tokyo DisneySea will feature original scenes and the newest visual images. The … Read more
On our latest park walk around Epcot, we decided to check in on the progress of the Guardians of the Galaxy coaster construction. Since our last update, it doesn’t look like much has changed with the debris in the courtyard in front of the building. You can also still see clear through to the other side. … Read more
Good morning from my personal favorite park at the Walt Disney World Resort, Disney’s Hollywood Studios! New Minnie Ears! One of my first stops of the day was the Celebrity 5 & 10 on Hollywood Boulevard, where I stumbled across these new lollipop-inspired Minnie Ears! These ears are a little different than the standard ears that … Read more
While visiting Tokyo Disneyland recently, we got a good look at the ongoing construction of the new Beauty and the Beast attraction and the massive Fantasyland/Tomorrowland/Toontown Expansion going on at the park. You can check out our last update on this construction project here. Here we see the Beast’s castle from across the park. This … Read more
Construction is ongoing on TRON Lightcycle Power Run at the Magic Kingdom. There’s been some progress made since our last update. They recently cleared a bunch of the trees to the right of the TRON billboard, so you can get a much better look at the construction site. The giant piles of dirt are slowly … Read more
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is nearing its 30th anniversary this May, and the park has never had as many construction projects going as it has in the last two years. They’re starting to wrap up on many of these, but there’s still a bit of a way to go. Let’s catch up on the latest happenings … Read more