There was an interesting article in the latest cast member publication regarding the Little Mermaid wing opening soon at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. We thought you might like to see this: Completing the picture ‘The Little Mermaid’ joins Disney’s Art of Animation Resort BY DANIELLE IGLESIAS When “The Little Mermaid” opened in theaters in 1989, … Read more
The wait is over! The 3rd of the 4 wings that makes up Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is now opened allowing guests to step into one of the most successful animated films of all-time, The Lion King!
The Lion King wing at Disney’s Art of animation Resort may not open until August 10th, but guests are being allowed to walk-through the new wing now. WDWNT Reporter Taylor Martina was on the scene yesterday and has some photos to share with us: All of the characters look great building entrance Wall art in … Read more
Disney has released another video in their “From the Drawing Board” series of videos, this time taking a look at the yet-to-open Lion King wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort:
Thanks to WDWNT photographers Jeff Lukas and Adam Roth, we have an in-depth look at the Cars wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort which opened recently. Let’s take a look: Welcome to Radiator Springs Doc Hudson Sheriff Ramone One building enters through Tow Mater’s junkyard Flo The Cadillac Range The Cozy Cone office has … Read more
Opening on June 18th, the Cars wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is already expected to be the most popular wing of the hotel. We took a lot of pictures over the construction fences during our stay, so let’s see how the next phase of the resort is doing (You may also want to … Read more
WDWNT’s own Katey McGregor went on a special tour of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort on Monday and was nice enough to take a number of photos to share with us prior to the resort’s official opening on May 31st: Pulling up to the resort One of the large sketches on the exterior of the … Read more
Disney has provided some fantastic video looking inside the Art of Animation Resort. From the main lobby, to the Finding Nemo wing themed elements, to the interiors of each room, no corner has been left unexplored:
With just a month left to go, Disney has released a video showing off some incredible details you’ll find at the Finding Nemo wing at the Art of Animation Resort when it opens May 31st: So… who’s excited?
Disney has released even more press photos from inside the Finding Nemo wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort: Nemo and Marlin in their home, an anemone TThe giant Mr. Ray Crush and Dory nearby Squirt in the play area Another look at Crush and Dory WDWNT has a room booked to be amongst the first … Read more
Courtesy of Scott Keating and scottkeating.net, we once again have some fantastic aerial photos of the construction of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort: Animation Hall nears completion… looks like the paint stroke is the last thing that needs to be done The Finding Nemo wings look ready to go The Lion King wings coming along nicely … Read more
From Pam Brandon on the Disney Parks Blog: We got a chance to talk with Michelle Clegg, food & beverage operations manager for the soon-to-open Landscape of Flavors food court at the new Disney’s Art of Animation Resort that debuts next month at Walt Disney World Resort. They’re still tweaking the menu, but all sorts … Read more
This seems to be a big news day for Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, with it opening in about 2 months from now. We happened to come across a rather poorly edited video from Disney that we haven’t seen anywhere else yet, giving us our first look around the main building of the hotel. This … Read more
The marquee outside of the resort The playground for the Finding Nemo wing features Squirt and the Righteous Reef Concept art adorns the walls of the lobby, Animation Hall
While we knew that the Finding Nemo wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort was opening May 31st, we really could only guess when the other wings might open. Well, we now have the official dates: Finding Nemo (Grand opening) – Opens May 31 Cars – Opens June 18 Lion King – Opens August 10 … Read more
It’s time to start playing catch up with all the news from the last week, and we start with a photo report from one of the newest members of our team, Melissa Weber: Art of animation sign near the road being installed The Spaceship Earth queue layout has been modified for future changes to FASTPASS … Read more