PHOTOS: Land Clearing Has Begun for Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy Ride

PHOTOS: Land Clearing Has Begun for Epcot's Guardians of the Galaxy Ride

Being the first Sunday of the park’s Food and Wine Festival, I had to park really far away from the entrance of Epcot this afternoon. On the bright side, it did afford the opportunity to see that work had begun on the future site of the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction. Construction vehicles are present … Read more

PHOTOS: New Haunted Mansion Furnishings Available at Disney Springs, Including Chairs and Mirrors

PHOTOS: New Haunted Mansion Furnishings Available at Disney Springs, Including Chairs and Mirrors

Hey’ who’s got a few thousand dollars to burn and loves The Haunted Mansion? Marketplace Co-Op at Disney Springs sure hopes the somebody does… If there’s “room for one more” chair at your dinner table, the Disney Springs shop has Haunted Mansion chairs with or without armrests for sale. The version without armrests will cost … Read more

REVIEW: 35 Years of Epcot Legacy Showplace & Craft Beers, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

REVIEW: 35 Years of Epcot Legacy Showplace & Craft Beers, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

Welcome to a marketplace review for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017, taking place in the park from August 31st through November 13th, 2017. This review will cover the “Epcot Legacy Showplace & Craft Beers”, which is located inside The Odyssey, near Test Track in Future World. Epcot Legacy Showplace & Craft Beers … Read more

REVIEW: Light Lab in Future World, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

REVIEW: Light Lab in Future World, Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

Welcome to a marketplace review for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017, taking place in the park from August 31st through November 13th, 2017. This review will cover the brand new “Light Lab”, which is located in Future World West behind Club Cool and Epcot Character Spot. Strangely, this marketplace is split into … Read more

UPDATE: The Muppets Fountain Will Return This Fall at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

UPDATE: The Muppets Fountain Will Return This Fall at Disney's Hollywood Studios

In a park that has lost so much, it is nice to know that the Muppets Fountain will be returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios this Fall. Disney has stated that the fountain will return to what is now Grand Park, a sub-area of the new Grand Avenue. Work commenced on August 30th with the fountain … Read more

UPDATE: Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land Models Debut September 8th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

UPDATE: Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land Models Debut September 8th at Disney's Hollywood Studios

The models of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Toy Story Land will be on display at Disney’s Hollywood Studios starting September 8th, inside of Walt Disney Presents. The One Man’s Dream attraction is currently being reimagined into Walt Disney Presents, which like its predecessor, will continue showcasing historic items from Walt Disney’s history, such as … Read more

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Introducing $265 Tour That Skips Lines at Pandora Attractions and More

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Today, Disney announced “The Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour” for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a new way to experience the park in the evening. Bookings are now available now for dates beginning October 1st, 2017. Offered Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, the tour will last up to 4.5 hours and has a maximum of 25 guests … Read more

REVIEW: Flavors From Fire Marketplace in Future World (Including That Mustard Pork Drink), Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

REVIEW: Flavors From Fire Marketplace in Future World (Including That Mustard Pork Drink), Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017

Welcome to a marketplace review for the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2017, taking place in the park from August 31st through November 13th, 2017. This review will cover the brand-new “Flavors From Fire” kiosk, which is located behind Epcot Character Spot in Future World. Flavors From Fire Food: Piggy Wings: Roasted Pork Wings … Read more

Epcot 35th Anniversary “I Was There” T-Shirts Unveiled, Available Now Online

Epcot 35th Anniversary "I Was There" T-Shirts Unveiled, Available Now Online

For whatever reason, Disney has released the “I Was There” t-shirts for Epcot’s 35th Anniversary on October 1st a month early, making them readily available now through the Shop Disney Parks app on mobile devices. The Ringer Tee costs $34.99, available in sizes small through XXXL. The gray tee is apparently a Passholder Exclusive, as … Read more

PHOTOS: Every New Disney Parks Item Released for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at Force Friday II

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WDWNT’s Nick Lociciero attended the Force Friday II product release last night at Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World, being among the first to shop through the extensive collection of items that Disney Parks guests will find for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, in theaters this December. Below we have pictures and pricing for … Read more

Food and Wine Festival 2017 Tasting Sampler Tabs Return, But Lesser Value

Food and Wine Festival 2017 Tasting Sampler Tabs Return, But Lesser Value

The much-loved Tasting Sampler tabs are back at the 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, but it may not be as great of a value as it once was. The price for 8 tabs is $69.23 including tax. This makes the tabs worth about $8.66 each, down almost a dollar from last year if … Read more

PHOTOS: 2017 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Pandora Charms Set

PHOTOS: 2017 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Pandora Charms Set

Released today at Epcot for the start of the 2017 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, there is a special collection of Pandora charms for sale: The set retails for $185.00 and is available currently at the jewelry counter at MouseGear. Stay tuned for much more from the festival all weekend long!

Commemorate 35 Years of Epcot With WDWCelebrations, Including a Spectacular IllumiNations Dessert Party, at “Celebration 35”

In just a few weeks, WDWCelebrations will gather like-minded fans at the Walt Disney World® Resort to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the opening of EPCOT Center®, the theme park that broke the mold upon its debut in 1982. Exactly ten years after the historic Celebration 25 event that gathered over twelve hundred guests to commemorate … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Slinky Dog Dash Roller Coaster Trains Unveiled for Toy Story Land, Hollywood Studios

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Slinky Dog Dash Roller Coaster Trains Unveiled for Toy Story Land, Hollywood Studios

The Slinky Dog Dash attraction’s coaster train was officially unveiled by Disney today – National Slinky Day. Slinky Dog Dash is one of two major attractions coming to Toy Story Land, a 12-acre expansion that’s set to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Summer 2018. In Toy Story Land, guests will shrink to the size … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (8/30/17) – The Dating Game Returns, More Weird Epcot Food, Tom’s California Adventure, & More!

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (8/30/17) – The Dating Game Returns, More Weird Epcot Food, Tom's California Adventure, & More!

Tonight on WDW News Tonight, the Dating Game returns, we eat another weird Epcot food item from World Showcase, and then we probably make fun of Nick some more… If you are in the Orlando area, you can tune in to 105.5 FM or AM 1520 WBZW at showtime. For those outside of the Orlando … Read more

Star Wars – A Galaxy Far, Far Away Show at Hollywood Studios Closing for 2 Weeks in September

Star Wars - A Galaxy Far, Far Away Show at Hollywood Studios Closing for 2 Weeks in September

The show “Star Wars: A Galaxy Far, Far Away” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be dark for two weeks in September. The show will not perform September 13th-September 26th, 2017, but will return on the 27th. This is not the first extended downtime the show has had this year.