The Pixar Alphabet According to Mike Boon

It’s not Vinylmation, but artist Mike Boon has caught my eye with his latest work. Mike, who previously brought us the Muppets speculation articles complete with concept art, has put together an alphabet using Pixar characters. Take a look. Find out more about this and other Mike Boon creations here.

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

Steve Jobs will be missed in the world of technology, but he also held a unique position in the history of the Disney company: In 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) from Lucasfilm’s computer graphics division for the price of $10 million. After years of unprofitability selling the Pixar Image Computer, it … Read more

Cars Land Ready to Become a “Radiator Springs Reality”

Time to hit the road for the D23 Expo and an exciting, high-octane look at one of the largest projects ever created for the Disney Parks! In this presentation, John Lasseter and Roger Gould from Pixar and Kathy Mangum, Kevin Rafferty, & Jennifer Mok from Walt Disney Imagineering take us on a in-depth exploration of … Read more

D23 Expo: Pixar Events Highlight Video

Today, Disney released a short video showing just a few of the highlights of the various Pixar events going on at the D23 Expo.  Scenes include the US Postal Service unveiling of the Pixar stamps, an extremely quick look at the Prep 4 Landing panel and merchandise, and a look at Cars 2 merchandise with … Read more

Walt Disney Studios Gets In On the Action at the 2011 D23 Expo

THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS TAKES FANS BEHIND THE SCENES AT DISNEY’S D23 EXPO, AUGUST 19-21 BURBANK, Calif. – August 9, 2011 – Exclusively at Disney’s D23 Expo August 19-21 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Disney film fans will go behind the scenes to explore the exciting roster of projects on the horizon at The Walt … Read more

Tom Corless’ 1/15-1/18/11 WDW Photo Report

I was visiting Walt Disney World for the premiere of PIXAR Pals: Countdown to Fun and “Let the Memories Begin” last week and managed to find some time to take some newsworthy photos, so let’s take a look at what’s new around the parks:

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We begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Gnomio & Juliet was going to be a Disney movie, now it’s just a Disney promoted movie…

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Bye-Bye Block Party, Hello PIXAR Pals!

The Block Party Bash came to an end on January 1st at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The parade/show was just approaching it’s 3rd anniversary at the park, debuting in March 2008 after a run at Disney California Adventure from May 2005 through January 2008. Luckily, Banks Lee was there for the final performance and captured it … Read more

Banks Lee’s 11/17/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee visited three Walt Disney World theme parks on Wednesday (take a WILD guess which one he did not go to) and took plenty of photos to share with us in a lengthy photo report:

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The gingerbread house is up and open at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

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The Art of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

The page on DisneyWorld.com for the upcoming Art of Animation Resort has been created and features a new piece of concept art and some more concrete details on Walt Disney World’s newest resort hotel: Coming soon: a new Walt Disney World Resort! Disney’s Art of Animation Resort hotel, a Disney Value Resort hotel, will draw … Read more

The Block Party Is Over, So What’s “UP”?

From the Disney Parks Blog: Disney/Pixar fans, we’ve got some great news to share today. The entertainment team at Walt Disney World Resort is in the midst of developing a new parade for Disney’s Hollywood Studios featuring some favorite Pixar pals. While details are still being worked out, we do know that four Pixar characters not currently … Read more

Josh Siegel’s 5/25/10 WDW Photo Report

We are proud to welcome the newest addition to the WDWNT staff, Josh Siegel, with his first photo report from the Walt Disney World Resort:

Work continues on Pollo Campero at Downtown Disney

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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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Studio Backlot Bulldozed???

A few days ago, we reported on an interesting refurbishment that was announced for both the Studio Backlot Tour and the Studio Catering Co. at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, scheduled to take place between February 15, 2010 and March 28, 2010. A few days later, it was announced that the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie … Read more