On a warm, moonless fall night in Southern Cal, an older gentleman in a crumpled fedora steps off a bus and shuffles through the darkness toward the bright lights in the distance. He passes through a small security check-point, but the small package under his arm draws no attention. He glances off to the left, and … Read more
The Haunted Mansion store in Liberty Square finally opened this week, titled Memento Mori. The store will carry some existing Haunted Mansion merchandise, but mostly the over 100 new items for the attraction arriving now at Walt Disney World. WDWNT reporter Joe Hogarty visited the store on Friday and took a TON of photos, so … Read more
It was quite the busy weekend at Walt Disney World, so I managed to visit all 4 parks to see what was new and have a ton of newsworthy photos to share with you in today’s report: The Studio Backlot Tour closed forever on Saturday A Big Hero 6 exhibit can now be found at … Read more
Get your iPhone and iPad ready for some ghost hunting at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this year… The official description reads: Be a part of the Halloween mayhem in this augmented reality experience where 3D Disney Characters come to life! The Hitchhiking Ghosts have escaped, and they’ve created Mayhem at the Mansion! To help bring … Read more
As we reported several weeks ago, The Haunted Mansion is finally getting a gift shop in the former Yankee Trader location in Liberty Square. Well, another long-standing rumor is making the rounds again and it seems like an on-ride photo may be available to guests who board a Doombuggy before the end of the year. The … Read more
Remember when we told you over 100 new Haunted Mansion items were on the way, ready to fill the Yankee Trader store at the Magic Kingdom when it re-opens as a Haunted Mansion emporium in the fall? Well, Disney released a preview of many of the new attraction-inspired items coming to the park today: Here … Read more
It’s one of those rumors seemingly as old as the internet, but come October, it seems likely that The Yankee Trader in Liberty Square will become a store selling just merchandise themed to the Haunted Mansion attraction. The store is scheduled to be closed from July 7th until September 30th, 2014, opening just in time … Read more
I spent a majority of last weekend visiting the Magic Kingdom and I took a number of newsworthy photos to share, so let’s take a look at what’s new around the park: The Villas at the Grand Floridian are looking great Moving to the Magic Kingdom, the MyMagic+ service center is sitting dormant in Town … Read more
From Peter Sciretta on SlasherFilms.com: Update: Disney blogger InsideTheMagic informs us that: “That sculpt has been around for years. It has nothing to do with the film. It was inspired by HBG but isn’t related to del Toro. Here’s a commercially-available version of that sculpt. Nothing new. (Still cool though…)” Original post follows. At Comic Con 2010, Guillermo del Toro surprised the … Read more
DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the Disneyland resort this past weekend, and has some newsworthy photos to share… Jolly Holiday Bakery has quite a crowd The Adventureland entrance getting some TLC Main Street refurbishment Haunted Mansion is closed for holiday removal The Matterhorn Bobsleds is currently closed for its refubishment Looks like the loading … Read more
While this isn’t exactly Disneyland related news, I think it is very important that we take a look at what was revealed today over in Orlando. For the past few months, the hitchhiking ghost scene in the Haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom has had temporary projections in place of the mirrors. Today, the “new” … Read more
Its been 40 years since the Grim Grinning Ghosts first opened their doors and invited guests into the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Take a look back to the beginning with Walt and the Imagineers who created the beloved attraction. From stretching rooms to hitch hiking ghosts the 999 Happy Haunts never disappoint and always invite … Read more
According to the OC Register’s Around Disney blog: The Sutton family survived an overnight’s stay in the room with no windows or doors at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. But they didn’t get much sleep. The mansion’s occupants simply wouldn’t let them: They stuffed the family with chocolate and soda. They groaned, screamed and cackled. Hitchhiking ghosts … Read more
I’d like to remind everyone about our upcoming fan meets at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. First up on Saturday: Come enjoy an evening of fun on Saturday, August 1st, with the WDWNT Network and Disneyland News Today staff at Disney’s California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort. Among … Read more
WDWNT’s very own Chris Lastrapes was at the Disneyland Resort celebrating his birthday this past Thursday, and shares with us a few photos of the latest happenings around the Resort: Workers were working outside the gates of The Haunted Mansion up to it’s soft re-opening Thursday afternoon. The attraction was closed early in the day. … Read more
Our very own Chris Lastrapes is currently on location at the Disneyland Resort and reports to us with the news that The Haunted Mansion has re-opened early from its refurbishment. According to Chris, nothing much is new, except for some fresh coats of paint. Stay tuned to Disneyland News Today as I will be visiting … Read more