Welcome back to WDWNT’s Hostess with the Mostess! The best place for your weekly Disney fix! It has been unbelievable hot where I live! While swimming in my pool I was inspired to talk about the cool, refreshing, and exciting water rides of Walt Disney World. If you are behind and missed last week’s post … Read more
When Fantasmic returns to Disneyland in the Summer of 2017, the Pirates of the Caribbean will be joining the crew in what should be an entirely re-imagined version of the show internally being referred to as “Fantasmic 2.0”. When Fantasmic returns to Disneyland Park in 2017, guests will find a number of upgrades to the … Read more
It’s been a couple of months since Pirates of the Caribbean has gotten underway after being in dry dock for an extended period, but now that we’re hitting some of the busiest days of the year the “refitted” Pirates of the Caribbean is again accepting crew members for current and future explorations. “Refurbishment” is probably … Read more
Last night I visited the Magic Kingdom and I took some newsworthy photos of what’s going on at the park while I was there, so let’s see what’s new and exciting: Work continues on the northern hub area A lot of the old Adventureland Veranda and the backstage area inside has been gutted for the … Read more
Even though the line has not formally been launced yet, the new Pirates of the Caribbean merchandise has already started to arrive at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Here’s what is out so far: New pirate ear hat Sweatshirt The back of the hoodie The front featuring Pegleg Pete Skull cap Long sleeve t-shirt Tin … Read more
We kind of knew this was coming, but it seems Pirates of the Caribbean at the Magic Kingdom will be closed May 11th through September 25th, 2015. A two day refurbishment of the attraction this week allowed Disney to assess issues with the new boats & the ride track and create a game plan to … Read more
It’s February. Even though we’re within a few weeks of Daylight Savings — the unofficial gateway to spring — most of the nation still finds itself in the throes of winter for at least a few more weeks. Of course this also means, for most of us, that although we’re getting closer to our next … Read more
from DestinationVinylmation.com This is part of a series of articles spotlighting the Vinylmation that were previewed at this year’s annual Walt Disney World Pin and Vinylmation trading and merchandise event, “The Imagination Gala.” The event was held at Epcot’s World Showplace from September 5-9, 2014. Today we look at the upcoming Mickey and Friends Pirates of … Read more
By now you’ve heard that Disney Television Animation is developing an animated special based on the enormously popular and pseudo-mythological Haunted Mansion attraction. At this point details are sketchy, but what we do know is that the special will be animated by horror artist, New York Times best-seller, and children’s book illustrator Gris Grimly. Gris’ … Read more
Would ye like to be th’ greatest scurvy pirate in th’ Caribbean? What be ye waitin’ fer? Start playin’ th’ game “Pirates of the Caribbean: Isles of War” on Facebook this day! In this all-new online interactive multiplayer game, you can join up with Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, and Davy Jones, trading or plundering your … Read more
Casey Jones is back at it again. What better way to follow up a brilliant and popular series based on the beloved Pirates of the Caribbean attraction… then with a series two! We should see it in 2014, but only have this image to go on so far. Apparently we will be heading to Davy … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen recently visited three of the Walt Disney World theme parks and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip. With all the D23 Expo coverage we’ve been dealing with, it has taken a while to get to this report, but better late than never, so let’s … Read more
For the ultimate pirate fan in your family, the Disneyland Resort has announced that the popular Pirates League will be returning for a limited time during the Halloween season. From the Disney Parks blog: Yes, you read the subject line right! For those of you who made The Pirates League part of your Halloween Time experience at … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Downtown Disney over the last three days and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: More touch-point entrances are being installed at Epcot The exit has been moved to accommodate this work Work continues … Read more
Vinylmation Exchange posted a photo of the yet to be officially announced Park Starz 2 Variant Set that is scheduled for a July release. It looks like the Pirates of the Caribbean Red Head will be teamed up with the series one POTC Pirate Skeleton for a sepia toned combo pack. As someone who is … Read more
Earlier today, the Magic Kingdom opened “A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas” for a few hours to guests as part of a very early play-test. The attraction does not currently have an opening date, but we were informed today that what we would see during the course of this test is a very … Read more
