Earlier this week, we saw the first Character Gondola (Goofy & Pals) make its big debut thanks to a torrential storm that passed through Orlando. Now, Disney has offered us a more deliberate view at the rest of the character gondolas on the Hollywood Studios line. All of the tarps are finally off, and the … Read more
As Disney Skyliner stations across the resort move full steam ahead with construction, we noticed a couple new updates at the Disney’s Hollywood Studios station, which seems to be nearing completion. Just last week, we brought you a look at the first revealed Skyliner gondola with a character decal on it on the Hollywood Studios … Read more
Let’s take a lap around Disney’s Hollywood Studios and see what’s going on. It really wasn’t too busy today, by recent standards. At about 10 AM (an hour after open), the line for Slinky Dog Dash wasn’t even using the entire queue. I don’t think that 85 minutes wait was accurate either, seems too long … Read more
Spotted! We managed to catch a glimpse of Goofy, Clarabelle, Horace Horsecollar, and Pete swingin’ on a Skyliner gondola after the massive storm that recently swept through the area… The storm blew off the wrap. We drove by right after. pic.twitter.com/LCw6EtAvGU — Alan Bower (@kracker) May 6, 2019 (That’s what we meant by massive.) Check out … Read more
It’s been a while since we last checked in on the construction site for Disney’s Riviera, the new DVC Resort opening at Walt Disney World later this year. Let’s see how they’re progressing! Quite a bit of scaffolding has been taken down from the center of the building. That means the upper floors here are … Read more
We’ve watched the Skyliner gondolas zooming over parking lots and even over Hourglass Lake just this morning, but the Orlando Sentinel got to take a special inside look at the gondola interiors and has since shared a number of details about the new transportation method coming to Walt Disney World. Thomas Mazloum, a Disney senior … Read more
We’re back with another Skyliner update from Hourglass Lake in between Disney’s Art of Animation and Pop Century resorts. With the opening of the Skyliner still set for Fall, this once-quiet lake is sure to become a hub of activity once gondola operation goes full swing. Let’s take a walk around the lake and see … Read more
Welcome to another day at the Walt Disney World Resort! Today, I took a park walk around Epcot to see what’s new. One of my first stops was to The Seas to check in on the manatees. I happened to walk in at breakfast time for them, and got to watch them eat a bit … Read more
Testing has been underway on the new Disney Skyliner for some time now. However, all the testing had been limited to the Hollywood Studios – Caribbean Beach line. Well, I recently noticed that the Hollywood Studios line was suspiciously empty. I decided to take a trip over to one of the resorts serviced by the … Read more
We’re steadily moving closer to the projected opening date of Fall 2019 for the Disney Skyliner. With that comes more construction updates, today from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. This is the current entrance to the pathway to head into Disney’s Pop Century Resort and the Skyliner station, located right behind the Finding Nemo wing … Read more
The Disney Skyliner line from Hollywood Studios to Caribbean Beach Resort has been in testing mode for the last few weeks. Recently, we finally got to see them running at full speed, and then at full capacity. Today, they were testing the line at short intervals, but we got a chance to see how the … 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 this week’s Disney news from February 25 – March 3! WDWNT News Register for this year’s WDWNT March Madness tournament, … Read more
With Disney’s Skyliner system testing at a high fleet and full speed, work at each station is coming along well also. I stopped by Disney’s Art of Animation Resort to check out the latest updates on the station that will be shared with Disney’s Pop Century Resort. Construction workers left the entrance door wide open … Read more
We’ve been watching the Disney Skyliner gondolas like hawks. Not only because they’re a fascinating new transportation offering, but because now we can actually see some of the designs through the tarps. Last time we saw the gondolas, we saw a few of them testing at full speed, launching out and up from the main … Read more
Now that reservations are open for the European-inspired Disney’s Riviera Resort, the 15th Disney Vacation Club resort, Disney has shed some light on the amenities that will be available at the resort. The S’il Vous Play kid’s area is the perfect place to splash and have fun in a whimsical fountain featuring several beloved characters … Read more
Just yesterday, we witnessed Disney Skyliner gondolas zooming across the parking lot at full speed over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We also got a closer look at their designs through the existing tarps. Today, we have an up-close look at the gondolas jetting out of the main station at Hollywood Studios, as well as door opening … Read more
