“it’s a refurbishment after all”

5/15/10 UPDATE – WDI and WDW have stated that they are not adding characters to the attraction at this time. The classic Magic Kingdom attraction “it’s a small world” is now listed on the Walt Disney World website as closed for refurbishment from August 1st through October 22nd, 2010. While we have no idea what … Read more

Robert Ashburn’s 5/10/10 WDW Photo Report

Our friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.Net has provided us with photos from his latest trip to the Walt Disney World Resort, and there is a lot going on, so let’s get started:

Starting at Downtown Disney, the braille map at Pleasure Island has finally been updated

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Brandon Struve’s 4/20/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

Big things are happening at the Magic Kingdom right now and WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve visited the Magic Kingdom last night to see exactly what’s going on at the world’s leading theme park:

‘Tis a stormy night on the Seven Seas…. lagoon….

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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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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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Brandon Struve’s 1/23/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made another journey (not really a journey when you live so close) to the Walt Disney World Resort on Saturday and has a plethora of newsworthy photos to share with us:

ESPN Wide World of Sports coming February 25th

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Tom Corless’ 1/11-1/15/10 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Network owner Tom Corless took a short trip to the Walt Disney World Resort last week and has a number of newsworthy photos to share:

The crane is up behind Cinderella Castle to remove the holiday dream lights

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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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Brandon Struve’s 11/12-13/09 Magic Kingdom Update

WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve has been spending a lot of time at the Magic Kingdom awaiting soft-openings for Space Mountain to begin and has a few photos from his last two attempts to share:

Monorail Teal was running on the resort loop, now taking guests

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Space Mountain is Cleared for Launch

The Disney Parks Blog posted more information on Space Mountain’s on-going refurbishment this morning: We have more details to share about the Space Mountain attraction at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park as renovation work wraps up. As you know, the classic Space Mountain experience still exists — it’s just being updated with new technology and 21st century gadgetry. … Read more

On-Ride Photos Confirmed for Space Mountain

This small blurb about the Space Mountain attraction on the official Walt Disney World website just showed up today: Launch past the flashing lights of your space station into the soaring darkness of space! This classic Dark Ride dips and swerves as it rockets through the blackest reaches of the galaxy. Check the monitors as … Read more