There are still a lot of unanswered questions about exactly what guests can do and what they will see when they enter Pandora: The World of AVATAR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2017. Today, an inside source has provided us our first look at some of the pins being developed for the attraction, revealing some … Read more
With Disney Springs opening in limited capacity at 5pm, I decided it might be kind of cool to drive on down to Disney World and see exactly what was going on during the final gusts and rain drops of Hurricane Matthew here in Orlando. We began our evening at Disney Springs, where despite inclement weather, … Read more
A limited number of locations at Disney Springs will be opening to guests at 5pm tonight. There is no list of what locations at Disney Springs will be open as of yet. Disney will begin bus service for hotel guests to and from Disney Springs at 6:30PM. Disney Springs was supposed to be shuttered all … Read more
Walt Disney World has just announced that their 4 theme parks will open earlier than originally scheduled at 8am on Saturday, October 8th. Animal Kingdom will open to resort guests at 7am for Extra Magic Hours. The Walt Disney World theme parks all closed at 5pm on Thursday in preparation for Hurricane Matthew and remained … Read more
Walt Disney World’s theme parks have only closed unscheduled on 4 occaisions in history, so the announcement today that the parks would be closing early and would remain closed through Friday is still surreal to many of us. With today being such a historic event, I decided to travel to the Magic Kingdom just to … Read more
Walt Disney Workd has now announced that all four of its theme parks and other resort areas will close to guests at 5pm tonight. In addition, the Walt Disney World Resort will be closed on Friday, October 7th. This is only the 4th time in history the parks have been closed for an entire day. … Read more
The news is rolling in fast, so here is the very latest on how Hurricane Matthew will be affecting Walt Disney World: Blizzard Beach will be closed on both 10/6 and 10/7, Typhoon Lagoon is closed on just the 7th The Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show and Hoop De Doo Musical Revue are cancelled on … Read more
With Hurricane Matthew looming, Walt Disney World is in many cases waiving cancellation fees for vacations booked by guests at Disney resort hotels. Disney is reportedly willing to work out arrangements with any guests staying at the resort Wednesday, October 5th through Sunday, October 9th, 2016. It is not guaranteed than fees will be wavered, … Read more
On Saturday, the Magic Kingdom celebrated 45 years of operation at the Walt Disney World Resort. In honor of this milestone, a few special events and offerings took place at the park, and of course, WDWNT was on the scene to check them out. 45th Anniversary Welcome Show Guests were greeted just beyond the Magic … Read more
Disney theme park experiences are all about immersion and bringing guests into a another world, but I’m not sure they have ever gone this far before… An internal casting call for “proprietors” (basically the leaders of each land in Disney theme parks) has gone out at Walt Disney World for Pandora: The World of AVATAR … Read more
When we broke the news of the addition of FuelRod service to the Walt Disney World Resort a few months ago, the overwhelming response to the post was a pretty good indicator that guests were receptive to the idea. Well, due to what sources inside the company are saying is an “overwhelming response to the … Read more
A rather interesting casting call was put out recently on the Disney Auditions website: Disney Parks Talent Casting is seeking male actors to portray Doctor Strange for a limited engagement appearance this fall at the Walt Disney World® Resort, near Orlando, FL. As you probably know, no MARVEL characters appear at the Walt Disney World … Read more
According to a recent survey, “about half” of the people surveyed who are planning trips to the Orlando area said they have canceled or decided not to visit Walt Disney World due to the threat of the Zika virus. Bloomberg reports: Zika cases in Florida may be causing vacationers to reconsider plans to visit resorts including … Read more
On Saturday, we told you about the introduction of complimentary bug repellent at the Disney World theme parks and Disney Springs to help combat the Zika Virus presence in central Florida. On Sunday, Disney rolled out the program resort wide. Here’s how it works… These kiosks are located all around the parks and Disney Springs. … Read more
A new style of MagicBand is in development according to MagicBandCollector.com. A new post on the FCC shows some pictures of a prototype MagicBand puck that would, in theory, fit into an interchangeable strap or other items. This would allow guests to simply keep this puck and interchange different straps and accessories to their pleasing. … Read more
After many months of waiting, the Jungle Cruise-themed Skipper Canteen restaurant soft-opened today at the Magic Kingdom in Adventureland. Despite early rumbling that it may be a counter service location or a hybrid like Be Our Guest Restaurant, it is table service-only offering lunch and dinner currently. The restaurant accepts the Disney Dining Plan and … Read more
