It seems like we may be days (even hours) from the first guests riding the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, so it seems like a good time to recap what we already know about this attraction coming to the Magic Kingdom sometime in May 2014. Here are some recent … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s animal Kingdom yesterday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: The lobby lives on… Still no visible progress at the old Wyland Gallery The temporary Captain Cook’s is what is usually where Cast Members eat at … Read more
While visiting the Magic Kingdom yesterday, WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty couldn’t help but notice that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was being tested with trains full of weights. With more of the construction walls coming down yesterday, we can get a clear look at the trains running through most of the outdoor portion of the … Read more
Disney finally released a video giving us our very first look at some of the audio-animatronic characters we will see when the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opens in New Fantasyland next month. They are fairly amazing… Similar to the Cars characters that appear in Radiator Springs Racers, the characters have fully audio-animatronic bodies, but the … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Tom Corless visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday afternoon and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: It was a really beautiful day in Central Florida yesterday With the monorail out of service in the afternoons for maintenance, the old Discovery River Boats … Read more
Prepare yourself for on-ride footage and some new details about the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coming to New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom: Disney released video of most of an early run-through of the attraction side-by-side with video of the “pre-vis” of the ride which they use to guide construction of the attraction: We learned … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom last night and found that the walls surrounding the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction along the bridge to Belle’s Village had come down… A look at the track A beautiful waterfall near the bridge that trains will run across As you can see, trains were running as … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty visited the Magic Kingdom on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip to the park: A section of the Confectionary is behind tarps The crane can still be found behind Cinderella Castle Legacy FastPass machines being ripped out at Mickey’s Philharmagic But a FastPass+ kiosk … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom on Monday and took a few newsworthy photos to share with us while he was there: City Hall remains open while some work is done to the pavement outside While Casey’s is closed, the seating area is undergoing major changes as well This outdoor patio on Cosmic … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering released a video today showcasing the work that has gone into all of the vehicles for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opening this Spring in New Fantasyland. The video also offers us our very first glimpse inside the attraction and a look at the trains in action! Take a look:
I managed to spend the last three busy days citing Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World and I have some photos to share with you all from my journey, so let’s tai a look at what’s new and exciting: New 2014 iPhone 4/4S and 5 cases have hit … Read more
Walt Disney Imagineering recently reached another milestone in the construction of the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train attraction with the overnight addition of a few scenic elements guests will encounter at the top of the mine train’s first lift. When mine cars pull out of the load area, they’ll travel up the track to the top … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: The final turnstiles at the Magic Kingdom are being converted to touch-point entrances Some pavement outside of the Confectionery being worked on The entirety of Main Street will be repaved in January … Read more
Hearing walls had come down around Princess Fairytale Hall in New Fantasyland, WDWNT reporter Joe Hogarty decided to visit the Magic Kingdom on Tuesday this week and he has a number fo newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip: A beautiful day work on the curb by the emporium is finished, so work … Read more
WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty visited the Magic Kingdom on August 29th and has some great photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: It’s Halloween at the Magic Kingdom September 18th, Princess Fairytale Hall will finally open Each of the 11 princesses has an icon on the facade Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train construction … 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
