John Corigliano’s WDW Photo Update 8/31-9/1/08

Tom Corless

John Corigliano’s WDW Photo Update 8/31-9/1/08

WDWNT is back from the not-so-crowded Walt Disney World theme parks with another fantastic photo report. Let’s take a look at all the newsworthy happenings from around the world:

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Starting at Disney’s hollywood Studios, this special stage has been set up for the Night of Joy events

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Construction on the American Idol Experience

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They are painting the entire building in a new blue color-scheme

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This is where the old poster that featured a few ABC shows such as Good Morning America used to be.

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A few color changes on the tower.

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Not sure what this is, signage perhaps?

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A few more of the statues have been removed.

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We expect this exhibit to make a move to somewhere else in the studios soon…

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A Bolt billboard up in Animation Courtyard.

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As previously reported, Single Rider has been removed from Toy Story Midway Mania.

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The current Cars character meet-and-greet by Pixar Place…

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The new meet-and-greet being constructed where Al’s Toy Barn was. Looks like it will have some pretty cool, recognizable, movie inspired theming. 

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A nice looking Tapestry Woven Throw.

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And here’s a new Disney’s Hollywood Studios Tapestry Woven Throw.

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You can’t see it all that well in this picture, but the Osbourne lights are starting to be put up.

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You can get a better look at the lights in this picture.

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The Muppet Vision 3-D balloon is still down on the Streets of America.

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More painting on the opposite side of the American Idol Experience building.

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The limo is back up on the Rock ‘n Roller Coaster sign.

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The attraction was closed for 4 hours due to technical difficulties… A rare sight indeed!

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Moving over to Epcot… Innoventions might as well be called Construction Land, as there have been so many new projects going on there lately.

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This is where the IBM exhibit used to be.

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The IBM logo is still there.

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We’re less than a month away from this year’s Epcot International Food & Wine Festival!

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Another rare sight, the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood outside the American Adventure!

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This sign at Soarin’ could use some fixing up.

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Halloween Decorations are now up at the Magic Kingdom

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New statues around the hub on Main Street U.S.A.

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They even light up in certain places at night

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Banners up at the majestic train station.

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Banners on the side of the Exposition Hall.

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The Exposition Hall.

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City Hall.

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Work is still being done on these columns outside the Emporium.

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Halloween decorations inside the Emporium.

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Very, very short wait times for the Magic Kingdom

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The off-season is here

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The Liberty Square bridge is one again open to guest flow & parades. It looks pretty good.

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However work is still going on in the water beneath the bridge.

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New concrete in Liberty Square

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The Liberty Bell is behind walls.

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They’re working on wiring by & beneath the McDonalds Fry Cart in Frontierland. It’s been going on for 7 months now.

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They have repainted the castle stone wall above Snow White’s Scary Adventures (the light tone wall). It looks much better in my opinion.

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Same work being done on the Mickey’s PhilharMagic facade.

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A funky new Mickey Mouse shirt.

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A cool new shirt for the 15th anniversary of Nightmare Before Christmas.

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Construction on the new north wing of the Contemporary Resort.

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And to cap off this photo report, a billboard advertising T-Rex (and new employees) on the way to Walt Disney World.

Author

  • Tom Corless

    Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.