With The Walt Disney Company celebrating its 100th anniversary next year with “100 Years of Wonder,” Cast Member nametags will feature an extra bit of magic at the Disneyland Resort! An announcement sent to Cast Members and Imagineers announced that they’ll be able to choose a character’s name to be put on a new nametag. … Read more
After The Walt Disney Company delayed moving Imagineers and other employees to Lake Nona from 2023 to 2026, many of those employees have now backed out of buying homes in Central Florida. Fox 35 spoke to some Central Florida realtors about the postponement, including Ken Pozek of Real Broker. “I was like, this is gonna … Read more
Essence has published a new profile piece about Charita Carter, the Imagineer leading the transformation of Splash Mountain into a “The Princess and the Frog” attraction. Carter spoke about her years at Walt Disney Imagineering and the pressure of designing new attractions. Carter grew up 120 miles away from Disneyland, but visited with her family … Read more
The Walt Disney Company has delayed their plan to move Walt Disney Imagineering, consumer products, and other departments to Lake Nona until mid-2026. The move was previously planned to be completed next year, 2023. This announcement came at an all-hands-on-deck meeting today. Some employees were already searching for homes and are understandably upset about the … Read more
California-based Walt Disney Imagineers who did not submit a decision about relocating to Lake Nona, Florida are receiving automated messages from Disney Human Resources regarding their employment status. John Wiseman, a California-based Walt Disney Imagineer, tweeted about the message that he received earlier today. Wiseman tweeted, “Looks like I’m going to need a new job.” … Read more
At this afternoon’s Destination D23 “Musical Attractions of Walt Disney World” panel discussion, Imagineer John Dennis mentioned that the EPCOT expansion will be complete in 2023. That deadline coincides with the completion of the EPCOT theme song that is being composed by Pinar Toprak. The new theme song was previewed at the last D23 Expo.
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, October 4, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
The Tenaya Stone Spa opened recently at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort & Spa, and we were fortunate enough to take a look around the lobby to see some of the new furnishings and merchandise that is available. Among the chandelier made of old tree roots, the agate-laden doors, and the floor made of cut log … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, August 1, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Imagineer Zach Riddley has taken to Instagram once again to share a behind the scenes look at the ongoing construction in the new World Celebration neighborhood, including the Creations Shop. A photo behind the construction walls offers a close-up look at the ongoing construction that we’ve been following. In another photo, Riddley shows off the … Read more
Shared today, we have our first look at an animated figure of a character for the upcoming Zootopia themed land at Shanghai Disneyland. Take a look below: In the image, Imagineers are working on a large sculpture of what appears to be the polar bear Kevin starring at his phone from behind a podium. Back … Read more
A new biography about Imagineer Claude Coats is coming out on November 16, 2021. Claude Coats: Walt Disney’s Imagineer: The Making of Disneyland From Toad Hall to the Haunted Mansion and Beyond is by Dave Bossert, the author of 3D Disneyland: Like You’ve Never Seen it Before. Here is the official description of the book: … Read more
Just this morning, we got a closer look at the upcoming Cars Road Trip attraction, which will open alongside Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris next week. Now, Walt Disney Imagineer Kevin Lively has shared a snapshot of the attraction on Twitter. The picture shows two billboards visible from the attraction feature in-universe advertisements, including … Read more