WDWNT Weekly Recap: New Year’s Eve Celebrations, 2020 Free Dining and Resort Offers, Sam Eagle’s Smokehouse, and Smoke on the PeopleMover

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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 December 30–January 5! Walt Disney World Earlier this week we noticed that multiple gondolas … Read more

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Remains Top At The Box Office; “Frozen 2” Becomes The Highest Grossing Animated Film Of All Time

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“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” was #1 at the box office for a third weekend in a row. This weekend, “The Rise Of Skywalker” made $33.7 million domestically and $51 million internationally. So far, “The Rise Of Skywalker” has made $450 million domestically and $469 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total at the box … Read more

Disney Had A Stellar Year At The Box Office Making $11.1 Billion Worldwide

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2019 was a great year for Disney at the box office. Disney made a record breaking $11.11 billion at the worldwide box office, which consisted of $3.76 billion from North America and $7.35 billion internationally. If you take into consideration the revenue made from 20th Century Fox films, that would add an additional $2.04 billion … Read more

VIDEO: Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular Debuts New Rise of Skywalker Scenes at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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First came the new scenes aboard Star Tours, and now another offering at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has received the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker treatment. With the release of the new movie and the end of holiday offerings at the park, the refreshed nighttime spectacular now features scenes from the movie. While there were … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Disney Land Purchase, More Riviera Murphy Bed Issues, Avengers Campus Announcement, The Return of Beaches & Cream, and In-Queue Urinating Incident at Avatar Flight of Passage

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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 December 23-29! Walt Disney World Take a look at the full Walt Disney World … Read more

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Rules The Weekend Box Office

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“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” retained its top spot at the box office for a second weekend in a row. The last chapter in the Star Wars Saga made $72 million, with an additional $93 million overseas, bringing its worldwide weekend total to $165 million. So far, “The Rise Of Skywalker” has made $362 … Read more

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Sees A Huge Surge At The Box Office On Christmas Day

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“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” may not have met box office expectations during its opening weekend, but Christmas Day was another story. “The Rise Of Skywalker” made an impressive $32 million on Christmas Day in North America. This is the second highest single day gross for a Christmas Day showing. “The Force Awakens” holds … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Disney’s Riviera Resort Grand Opening (and Defective Murphy Beds), “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Divides Fans, New Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Procedures, and Return of “The Muppets Present…”

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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 December 16–22! Walt Disney World It was confirmed that Disney and Virgin Trains USA … Read more

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Conquers The Box Office With An Opening Weekend Debut Of $176 Million

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“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” easily took the #1 spot at the domestic box office bringing in $176 million. “The Rise Of Skywalker” also brought in $198 million globally, bringing its worldwide total at the box office to $374 million. This debut for “The Rise Of Skywalker” makes it the worst performing of the … Read more

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Makes $40 Million Through Thursday Night Early Screenings

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“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” is off to a good start at the box office, bringing in $40 million through Thursday night screenings of the film. “The Rise Of Skywalker” is also doing well overseas, where it has brought in $59 million in 46 international markets. So far, “The Rise Of Skywalker” is just … Read more

REVIEW: “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”; Overcorrecting Episode 8 Makes for a Disappointing Conclusion to the Skywalker Saga

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“Let the past die. Kill it if you have to.” – Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Last Jedi And for me, that is my biggest problem with “The Rise Of Skywalker”… Whoever was in charge of the decisions made for this movie had a complete lack of respect for George Lucas, the fans of the … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: New “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Exhibit Added to Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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With the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in theaters today, a new exhibit showing off props, costumes, artwork, and more from this final installment in the last Star Wars trilogy has been added to Star Wars Launch Bay in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Let’s take a quick photo and video tour through all … Read more

PHOTOS: New “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Limited Edition MagicBand Lands at Walt Disney World

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With the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkers” now officially in theaters, a brand new, limited-edition MagicBand has been released at Walt Disney World. The grey band is a limited edition size of 3,500 and comes in a collector’s box featuring Kylo Ren and Rey’s lightsabers, as well as the film logo. Kylo … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Star Wars Episode IX Rise of Skywalker Scenes Debut on Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Star Tours 1401, you are cleared for departure. It’s been two years since Star Tours received new sequences, with Crait and Batuu added back in 2017 and Jakku added before then in 2015. With the debut of the final installment in the saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, a brand new set of scenes … Read more

VIDEO: “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” DLC Now Available For “Star Wars Battlefront II”

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Star Wars Battlefront II has launched new “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” DLC! Immerse yourself in the finale of the Skywalker saga in Star Wars Battlefront II. Inspired by “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, set foot on an exotic new jungle planet where a fateful war between the Resistance and First Order thunders. … Read more

Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic Scores For “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” Point To A Potential Problem

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The embargo for critics to release their review of “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” was lifted today, and it looks like it might not be smooth sailing for the last film in the Star Wars saga. Currently, “Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” has a 57% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average review score … Read more