Way back when, Disney’s Hollywood Studios was called Disney-MGM Studios. The year was 1989, but stepping into the park meant being transported back to the 1930’s. Hollywood was bustling with glitz and glam. Disney had recreated Hollywood Boulevard, and later added Sunset Boulevard, complete with trolleys and actors honing their craft. Grauman’s Chinese Theater was … Read more
Welcome back to another WDWNT Photo Report from the Disneyland Resort. This week we bring you the ‘Opening Day Edition,’ with all our coverage from the Pixar Pier Premiere Party paid event, and the official opening day of the new land as well. We have a long photo report for you this week, so grab … Read more
A recent patent published by Disney shows that they have figured out how to mimic a Star Wars style blaster firing in the daylight. This patent would be useful for the characters in Galaxy’s Edge to have for added immersion in the Star Wars-themed land. We know that Galaxy’s Edge will have walk around characters, … Read more
Welcome back to another WDWNT Photo Report from the Disneyland Resort. We do our best to keep you up-to-date with all the happenings each week, so you can have a bit of magic with you wherever you are joining us from. This week, since we are only over a week away from the opening of … Read more
On Friday, Disney is offering guests a chance to experience Pixar Pier a day before it opens to the public. The catch? Admission is $299 to spend six hours in the land. The Pixar Pier special event allows guests to experience the attractions, sample food from the land, and shop in the many stores, all … Read more
Welcome to another Photo Report from the Disneyland Resort. We have lots of new updates from Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure Park, including new character gondolas on the Pixar Pal-A-Round, and new progress on the Incredicoaster. Over in Disneyland Park, we have visible work happening at the Tropical Hideaway in Adventureland, and details beginning … Read more
Last week, Disney announced the name of the outpost on Batuu that we’ll be visiting when Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opens in 2019. Today, we have press photos of the Disneyland Ambassadors inside of the massive ‘battle escape’ attraction showing the gigantic AT-AT figures. They’re HUGE. Excited yet?
When Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in 2019 at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, it will likely be the first location to use what Disney is calling “Magic Power”, a wireless charging system that will be able to recharge devices such as interactive Star Wars gadgets and even the autonomous droid characters that … Read more
Welcome everyone to another Disneyland Resort photo report, as of May 28, 2018. This week we bring you construction updates from Pixar Pier, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. We also have more temporary World of Disney locations popping up outside the store during the remodel, new pineapple-themed food to … Read more
Tonight at Star Wars: Galactic Nights, additional information was revealed about more of the creatures coming to life from the Star Wars franchise. One of the highlighted creatures is the (adorable!) Tooka Loth-Cat! The Tooka Loth-Cat first made its appearance in the Clone Wars series and most recently in Star Wars Rebels. How cute, right? … Read more
Tonight at Star Wars: Galactic Nights, more information was revealed about one of the major E-Ticket attractions in the land coming in 2019. We’ve dubbed it ‘Battle Escape’, and this attraction will put you in the middle of a battle between the First Order and The Resistance. We learned at the D23 Expo in 2017 … Read more
A recent patent filed by Disney points to the development of a “Procedural System for Emergent Narrative Construction”. Simply put, this technology allows for the creation of a narrative by inputting data and letting the system construct the narrative. The patent claims: A user interface may be presented to a creator to facilitate the … Read more
We knew that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge would be opening during 2019, but the announcement for when during the year was still unclear. We now have confirmation that it will be opening at Disneyland Resort in the summer of 2019 and in the late fall of 2019 at the Walt Disney World Resort. While no … Read more
A recent patent application filed by Disney Enterprises, Inc. indicates that a lightsaber-based Augmented Reality experience might be in the works. Based on the success of the Star Wars – Secrets of the Empire VR attraction at Disney Springs, there is reason to believe Disney wants to add more virtual Star Wars experiences. The patent … Read more
Hello and welcome to another Disneyland Resort photo report, as of May 18, 2018. This week’s highlights include a restaurant surprise in the Downtown Disney District, new and restocked merchandise, the return of the Alien Annual Passholder popcorn buckets, and an additional wrinkle in last week’s mysterious disappearing river in Critter Country. Naples Unveils Their … Read more
“The world you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood—not a place on a map, but a state of mind that exists wherever people dream and wonder and imagine, a place where illusion and reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never … Read more
