In 2017, Walt Disney World started phasing out the old Mickey design on the MagicBand readers for merchandise, food and beverage, and front desk areas in favor of generic black RFID readers. Then in 2018, credit card chip readers were installed at resort front desks. However, for being the premier place for spending money, they’ve … Read more
This is ParksCenter. We cover the top news stories from this week in Disney Parks news in 30 minutes. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about: Bombardier reports a big monorail order by an undisclosed buyer in North America – could this be for Disney? A new model of gondola cab was announced at IAAPA … Read more
Tonight, November 20th at 9pm Eastern, will be the next edition of WDWNT’s ParksCenter! We’re going to cover the top news stories from this week in Disney Parks news in 30 minutes. Want to watch us record the show live? Tune in tonight at 9pm Eastern on WDWNTunes! This week, we’ll be talking about: Bombardier … Read more
Driving around Walt Disney World today, we noticed something unusual in the parking lot of Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park. A bunch of slide pieces were staged for what seems like a large scale refurbishment of a slide in the park, possibly related to the ProSlide project we announced yesterday. From these long distance shots, … Read more
New “sleepy” Eeyore and Winnie the Pooh Dream Friends plush have made their way into Disney Parks and they are simply adorable. The Eeyore plush is super soft and features the beloved donkey dozing away placidly. He also features a fuzzy crest of hair at the top and embroidered facial features and stitches. These plush … Read more
Disney’s Animal Kingdom has seen its park hours extended in anticipation of larger crowds at Walt Disney World for the holiday season. So far, we’ve seen changes in both December 2019 and January 2020, increasing the amount of time guests can spend exploring the park. Let’s take a look at the changes! November 2019 November … Read more
The first Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance commercial has debuted for Disneyland, showcasing looks inside the groundbreaking attraction. This commercial reuses existing footage of the attraction, so there isn’t anything particularly new, but it does show the highlights that Disney expects will wow guests the most. Take a look! As you can see from … Read more
Disney’s Hollywood Studios has seen its park hours extended in anticipation of larger crowds at Walt Disney World for the holiday season. So far, we’ve seen changes in January 2020, and we’ve already noted December park hour extensions, increasing the amount of time guests can spend exploring the park. Let’s take a look at the … Read more
Just in time for the holiday season, a new pair of Walt Disney World themed texting gloves have arrived at the parks. They feature a stylized Cinderella Castle on the back of one hand and the retro Walt Disney World logo on the other hand. Let’s take a closer look! Each pair of gloves features the … Read more
Park hours at Magic Kingdom have been extended on certain dates in December and January. Guests planning on visiting the park on the affected dates should make note of the earlier opening times and later closing times for the Magic Kingdom. December: December 7, 14, 21-24, 26-31: Park Opening At 8 A.M. December 25: Park … Read more
The Republican Party’s Statesman’s Dinner originally scheduled to take place on December 7th at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort in Walt Disney World has been relocated to an undisclosed venue in Miami. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had quickly announced that President Donald Trump would be headlining the state’s major annual Republican Party fundraiser after it was … Read more
Last year, we reported that the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel would undergo a $3 million refurbishment of their lobby. (Now that’s a lot of big bucks). Today, we popped over to see the completion of all their hard work and more importantly, money. Let’s take a look… Right before you enter the lobby, you … Read more
IAAPA Expo 2019 is underway in Orlando, and our intrepid reporters noticed that ProSlide, makers of Summit Plummet and Teamboat Springs, casually announced a new attraction could be coming to Disney’s Blizzard Beach. Information about the new attraction is scarce at this time, as questions about the type of attraction and opening date were deflected … 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 November 11-17! Walt Disney World A new update to the My Disney Experience app … Read more
Move over Mickey-shaped pencils, there’s a new design in town. While walking through The Emporium today, we came across some adorable additions to the Disney stationery family: Mickey Mouse Fidget Pencils. These new pencils each feature a different item from Mickey Mouse’s closet adorning decorative grips. Fidget pencils, much like fidget spinners or other gadgets, … Read more
Disney has launched a large update for the My Disney Experience app, bringing guests a way to opt into the “Service Your Way” program through the app itself. As part of this service, guests can decline room service in exchange for a Disney Gift Card, with amounts varying depending on length of stay. This gift … Read more