As the Disney Skyliner nears to its Fall opening season, we’ve noticed many advances to the new and upcoming transportation system, from walls down at the turn station near Disney’s BoardWalk Resort, to the near-completion of the station over at the International Gateway in Epcot. Well today over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we caught Cast … Read more
Spending time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will never get old for me, and if I can say that now while it’s going through the transition phase it’s in right now, I think it’s a pretty safe statement. That said, I am very excited to see this park continue to evolve, so let’s get our park … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from May 13-19! Walt Disney World Two new interactive games have been added to the … Read more
Now that the Disney Skyliner gondolas are all finally unwrapped, they’re finally getting a breather in the heat. Rising temperatures in Orlando means it’s time to test just how well this passive ventilation technology really works. Today on the Disney’s Hollywood Studios line, all gondolas had their vents fully opened during testing: You can see … Read more
With all 55 character gondola designs on the Disney’s Hollywood Studios line revealed and Skyliner testing taking place on the Epcot line earlier last week, it seems the Skyliner project is moving full steam ahead! The walls surrounding the International Gateway Skyliner Station have now officially come down, offering guests a full view of the station’s … Read more
We’re back with another Skyliner update from Hourglass Lake in between Disney’s Art of Animation and Pop Century resorts. With the opening of the Skyliner still set for Fall, this once-quiet lake is sure to become a hub of activity once gondola operation goes full swing. Let’s take a walk around the lake and see … Read more
Welcome to another day at the Walt Disney World Resort! Today, I took a park walk around Epcot to see what’s new. One of my first stops was to The Seas to check in on the manatees. I happened to walk in at breakfast time for them, and got to watch them eat a bit … Read more
Testing has been underway on the new Disney Skyliner for some time now. However, all the testing had been limited to the Hollywood Studios – Caribbean Beach line. Well, I recently noticed that the Hollywood Studios line was suspiciously empty. I decided to take a trip over to one of the resorts serviced by the … Read more
We’re steadily moving closer to the projected opening date of Fall 2019 for the Disney Skyliner. With that comes more construction updates, today from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. This is the current entrance to the pathway to head into Disney’s Pop Century Resort and the Skyliner station, located right behind the Finding Nemo wing … Read more
The Disney Skyliner line from Hollywood Studios to Caribbean Beach Resort has been in testing mode for the last few weeks. Recently, we finally got to see them running at full speed, and then at full capacity. Today, they were testing the line at short intervals, but we got a chance to see how the … Read more
Now that reservations are open for the European-inspired Disney’s Riviera Resort, the 15th Disney Vacation Club resort, Disney has shed some light on the amenities that will be available at the resort. The S’il Vous Play kid’s area is the perfect place to splash and have fun in a whimsical fountain featuring several beloved characters … Read more
Just yesterday, we witnessed Disney Skyliner gondolas zooming across the parking lot at full speed over at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We also got a closer look at their designs through the existing tarps. Today, we have an up-close look at the gondolas jetting out of the main station at Hollywood Studios, as well as door opening … Read more
General construction at Caribbean Beach Resort is basically finished, with the main amenities having reopened late last year. However, this doesn’t mean the area is free from construction noise yet! The new Riviera Resort, which is being built adjacent to the existing Caribbean Beach Resort, is well on its way to its goal of completion this … Read more
Let’s take a quick look at what’s new at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in this latest photo report. Construction projects abound and you never know what you’ll see. Construction Not much outward change over at the Skyliner station. They’ve been in testing mode for the last few days, so they may have taken a small hiatus … Read more
Today, we spotted some Skyliner gondolas on their first voyage across Walt Disney World. That’s right, the Skyliner is currently in its testing phase and sending actual passenger gondolas (not the tester bucket gondolas) across the lines installed throughout the resort. The ones we spotted were mainly stationary as it appeared workers were still fine-tuning … Read more
Construction work continues on Disney’s Riviera Resort and Caribbean Beach Skyliner station. With Riviera Resort set to open in December and with the official opening of the Disney Skyliner just under a year away, we will be following the construction updates closely. Here’s a closer look at the latest construction taking place at Disney’s Riviera … Read more