Jason Diffendal’s 3/26/11 – 3/30/11 DLR Photo Report

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WDWNT’s own Jason Diffendal has been at Disneyland for the past few days and has been nice enough to upload some photos of the resort. Photos include Pirates Sneak Peek, Splash Mountain, Star Tours, and much more…

Starting off the report with the new Pirates 4 Sneak Peek

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Michael Wada’s 3/27/11 DLR Photo Report

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DLNT Reporter Michael Wada was at the Disneyland Resort last Sunday and has a small report to share with photos from all around the Disneyland Resort.

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Work on the new DCA turnstile complex moving along at a very fast pace

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Lap Bars, Miners, and SHAG! Oh My! A Magic Kingdom Video Update for 1/31/11

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was on the scene at the Magic Kingdom today, where it seems all the excitement was. Not only was artist SHAG previewing his work for Walt Disney World’s 40th anniversary and Splash Mountain testing logs with lap bars before it re-opens tomorrow; the rescued Chilean coal miners were paraded in grand … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 10/9/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

What difference does a day make? Let’s find out! WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom a day after his last report and you may be quite surprised how much has changed:

The indoor seating area for Casey’s is still behind tarps

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Josh Siegel’s 10/8/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Friday where a number of projects around the park are really starting to take shape. Let’s take a look at all the newsworthiness from October 8th:

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Work continues on the Rapunzel and Flynn Rider (from Tangled) meet and greet experience

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Matt Paul’s 5/19/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul visited the Walt Disney World Resort yesterday and has a plethora of newsworthy photos to share with us:

Getting ready for Star Wars Weekends at the Studios

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Video of Updated Frontierland Hoedown

Although it is not listed on any Magic Kingdom times guides yet, Disney is testing a new version of the long-running Frontierland Hoedown daily at 9:40, 10:40, & 11:40AM daily. Here is a video of the updated show taken by WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee:

Banks Lee’s 2/26-2/28/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee spent a few days at the Walt Disney World theme parks recently and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us:

Over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Fantasmic! window display at Villains in Vogue has been replaced after ten years with “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland”

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Banks Lee’s 2/15/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee spent his President’s Day at a very busy Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios on Monday and he has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us:

Work continues on the queue for the new Mickey and pals meet and greet  in the Exposition Hall

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Nick Corjay’s 1/5/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Nick Corjay made another visit to the Walt Disney World Resort on January 5th, and has plenty of newsworthy pictures to share:

The Crystal Palace at the Magic Kingdom is closed for refurbishment

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Matt Paul’s 11/19 – 11/23/09 WDW Photo Report

Matt Paul also spent a few days at the Walt Disney World Resort recently and is sharing some newsworthy photos he collected over the weekend:

We’ll start Thursday Night at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

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Brandon Struve’s 10/26/09 “Showboat Jubilee Debut” Report

Brandon Struve made a trip to the Magic Kingdom this morning to catch the “coronation” of Princess Tiana (Disney’s newest princess from the upcoming animated film “The Princess and The Frog”) and the official debut of Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee. The Showboat Jubilee will be performing 4 to 5 times daily from now until January 3, … Read more

“The Princess and The Frontierland” by Chuck Mirarchi

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This winter, The Walt Disney Company is going back to their animation roots with the debut of “The Princess and the Frog”, opening at the Ziegfield Theater in New York and the Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles on November 25 and in theaters nationwide on December 11. Those familiar with Frontierland at Walt Disney World and Disneyland will see something familiar in the film… something looking vaguely familiar… the riverboat.

This holiday season at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park, on the Liberty Belle beginning October 26 and on the Mark Twain beginning November 6 respectively, guests will be treated to a special experience, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee.

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Matt Paul’s 8/29/09 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Matt Paul spent a long Saturday at the Walt Disney World Resort and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Matt started off at the Transportation and Ticket Center, on his way to the Magic Kingdom

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Princess Tiana Will Be Rolling On The River

From the LA Times Travel Blog: Disneyland and Walt Disney World plan to add a Mardi Gras-style musical cavalcade called Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee for the 2009 holiday season, according to theme park officials. The jazz-infused “riverboat extravaganza” will debut at Disney World on Oct. 26 and Disneyland on Nov. 6. Both shows will run through … Read more