WDWNT’s own Jose Castillo is back from the Walt Disney World Resort and has plenty of photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Jose arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Wednesday evening to enjoy Fantasmic!
Park hours were expanded and a Fantasmic! was added at 10:00 PM
The “new” Toluca Legs Turkey Company that has replaced Fairfax Fries
Still brings in a crowd
The “new” Fairfax Fare has replaced Toluca Legs old location
Looking popular thus far
A look at the menu
What’s this at the Darkroom?
The long-running Pal Mickey display has peen replaced with something more fitting of a camera
Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream presented by D23
A packed Pixar Studios
70 minute wait for Toy Story Midway Mania!
Across the street is the home of Luxo Jr., who will soon begin bursting from those black doors
A billboard for Up behind the Great Movie Ride
Waiting for Fantasmic!
The Goodyear blimp must have thought people were gathering for a sporting event…
Regardless of what you think of it, the Sorcerer’s Hat is beautiful at night
The next morning, Jose stopped by the new Kidani Village addition to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Just a day before opening, some work still had to be done
One of the tapestries holding the names of the founding members
Some last minute painting
At look out the windows into the savanna
The store is called Johari Treasures
Moving over to the Magic Kingdom…
Construction has begun on The Pirates League at the exit of Pirates of the Caribbean
As we reported a few months ago, the toy guns have been produced in brighter colors
Tomorrowland was packed…
Despite this
The stage for Stitch’s Supersonic Celebration is complete
The large screen features a highly-entertaining video loop when the show is not running
It has now invaded as of May 3rd
A look at the control tower
An ad for Merchant of Venus
The Tomorrowland News Network wishes you a happy Galaxy Day
The members of the Tomorrowland Chamber of Commerce
Happy Galaxy Day from the shuttered TTA
Here is our group photo from the WDWNT Fan Meet on April 30, a special thank you to all who showed up for a fun afternoon!
Leaving the Magic Kingdom, some walls up at the TTC
“Here Comes the Sun…”
Oh wait, that’s the Characters in Flight balloon at Downtown Disney
The balloon has not seen a lot of time in the air since it opened
We have now renamed this “Characters on Ground”
Time for a group dinner at T-Rex
An excited bunch
It appears Jerry was at both tables…
Ladies and gentlemen, the backside of ice!!!
Then came the dessert
Behold the Chocolate Extinction
As the fog settled, we dug in
Work continues on Paradiso 37
We went back to the balloon to see if it was running
It wasn’t, but we managed to get a V.I.P. tour
Here are somethings not to do while on-board
Here’s what holds on to the balloon
The control booth aboard the balloon
It was a bright and early start at the Studios on May 1st for the 20th anniversary
These banners are now up at the turnstiles
The WDWCelebrations’ group was there bright and early
A beautiful morning
Here come the cool kids…
Someone suggested we add music from “Reservoir Dogs” to video of the Toy Story Midway Mania! cast walking down Hollywood Blvd.
The special lanyard worn by opening day Studios cast members
Paige Turner drives in with the “In The Can Pictures” truck
The director prepares us for our role in “20 Years of Magic where we Celebrate You!”
Paige gives us the cue
Here come the Vice President of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Rilous Carter
After a few words…
Hollywood here we come!!!
Figment was ready for the occasion
Mickey was excited and ready as well
The 20th anniversary cupcake was truly something to behold
It was huge and quite delicious
The one and only Jason Zucker was signing his DHS and happy graduation pins to mark the day
Now that’s talent
Time for a “Block Party Bash”
The entire WDWCelebrations team signed a shirt. Tom Corless’ autograph is the one you can’t read…
A group ride on the Great Movie Ride
The new Club Penguin character meet and greet is up next to the Backlot Tour entrance
Their appearance times are listed on top of a barrel of Cream Soda for some reason…
The adjacent giant Coca-Cola bottles have vanished behind a wall
A new Villians t-shirt featuring Scar, Prince John, Hades, Gaston, and Captain Hook.
Moving over to Epcot for the evening…
The Kim Possible station on the Odyssey bridge allows guests to play a touch screen game after it closes
We choose to go!
and we all went orange team
I don’t even know what to say about this
Over at the Mexico pavilion, Casa Mexicana has opened as a retail location
Again, not sure what to say…
Adam driving? I don’t think so…
Moving on to May 2nd, the Club Penguin characters had arrived
I think the stranger characters are in this picture
Time to experience American Idol
The ending of the Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream exhibit space now features Disney’s Hollywood Studios displays for the anniversary
These will be up for at least a few months
A select few from the group were chosen for the Pearl Harbor scene on the Backlot Tour
Our own Kyle Duffield ready to get drenched
Now you see him…
Now you don’t
Look out!!!
Another fantastic event put on by WDWCelebrations and another fantastic photo report by Jose Castillo
