Good morning from Hollywood! Let’s see what’s happening in the land of movie magic. Outside the Park The Disney Skyliner looks about ready to open. It’s scheduled to be up and running by the end of September. I noticed today that they have neon lighting on the spires of the station, which is a great … Read more
For guests wishing to live out Star Wars adventures and access Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge beginning August 29th, Disney’s Hollywood Studios may be utilizing a virtual queuing system, as needed, to help everyone have a great experience. This should, in practice, be the same system that was put into use at Disneyland, but rarely used after … 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 August 19-25! Walt Disney World We learned that there’s big plans underway for the … Read more
As part of Disney Parks’ presentation at the 2019 D23 Expo, we’ve learned more about Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the new themed hotel coming to Walt Disney World. From Disney Parks Blog: A Star Wars vacation experience unlike anything Disney has ever created before will fully immerse guests in a galaxy far, far away when Star Wars: Galactic … Read more
Welcome to WDWNT’s coverage of D23 Expo 2019! We are on the show floor and here to show you all of the details, concept art, and more that’s on display. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the Halcyon starship, a part of the Chandrila Star Line fleet that guests will board on their journey … Read more
Good morning from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We’re t-minus one week from the Grand Opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: East Coast Edition. Let’s see what’s going on in the rest of the park while we wait patiently for our tickets to Batuu. Welcome to Hollywood Chip and Dale have been meeting outside Sid Cahuenga’s at … Read more
Since being announced right here on WDWNT.com (and Disney confirming it a few months later), there has been a lot of discussion among Disney fans regarding the Star Wars Hotel coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and so far we’ve released expected pricing, as well as an early look at the transportation system to be used … Read more
During the chaos surrounding pre-D23 announcements like Marvel Land’s name and the Cast costumes for TRON Lightcycle Run being revealed, something else quietly happened: A new “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” album quietly dropped on major streaming services worldwide this morning! “Oga’s Cantina: R3X’s Playlist #1” features a selection of six songs heard in and around … Read more
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products has shared exciting news from Anaheim tonight as a preview of what’s to come this weekend at D23! The all-inclusive, all-new Star Wars starship vacation experience has been confirmed as coming to Walt Disney World Resort! Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will be a new, first-of-its-kind vacation experience where guests will … Read more
Staying in a Star Wars hotel connected to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is the ultimate “Take my money, Disney!” concept. And that’s without even knowing much about it. According to Disney, “This groundbreaking experience is unlike any resort experience you’ve ever seen. From the moment you board your launch pod, it’s a fully-immersive, multi-day Star Wars adventure … Read more
Disney has announced that young baseball players (ages 6-18) can come to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex next year to compete in high-level youth baseball tournaments with the all-new Ripken Experience youth baseball academy, hosted by baseball champion Cal Ripken, Jr. In addition to being on their field of dreams at Disney, these young … Read more
Sure, Disneyland had a lot of cool merch when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened over on the West Coast, but since then, we’ve gotten our own collection of “Landing 2019” merchandise, and we have something they’ll never have: MagicBands. We got a look at one of the Limited Edition ones earlier, but here’s the Passholder … Read more
Star Wars will make its prescence felt at this years D23 Expo in a big way! There will be various panels and pavillions that will provide content for all of the current and upcoming Star Wars movies, TV shows, Galaxy’s Edge information and merchandise coming to a galaxy near you and not to far away! … Read more
Since being announced right here on WDWNT.com (and Disney confirming it a few months later), there has been a lot of discussion among Disney fans trying to figure out just how Disney will transport guests from the upcoming Star Wars Hotel to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge inside Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The immersive hotel experience (with … 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 August 12-18! Walt Disney World Overnight closures have been scheduled for the Osceola Parkway … Read more
Rising moons, Travelers! Today was the first Annual Passholder preview for the Walt Disney World’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge! And there’s several new types of merchandise available for sale at Stage One Company Store and Once Upon a Time to commemorate the passholder preview and the landing of Batuu! Millennium Falcon Light-up Lanyard – $15.96 … Read more