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Bob Chapek Confirms Disney Will Overhaul Epcot

November 19, 2016

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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.

SPACESHIP EARTH MURAL 2

While no details were provided as of yet, Bob Chapek alluded to an overhaul of Epcot at Walt Disney World today at the Destination D event. Chapek stated that he was telling Imagineers to “dream big” in fixing the park. Bob also stated that changes and additions will be “Disney, timeless, relevant, and family friendly”. … Read more

New Concept Art for Star Wars Land Released; Star Tours Changes

November 19, 2016November 19, 2016

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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.

New Concept Art for Star Wars Land Released; Star Tours Changes

Today, Disney released new concept art for the Star Wars themed land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Disney also today announced that the next additions to the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attractions on both coasts will come for Episode VIII.

New Concept Art, Stores and Dining for Pandora: The World of AVATAR at Animal Kingdom

March 4, 2019November 19, 2016

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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.

It was announced today that Pandora – The World of Avatar is set to open at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in summer 2017. Now, Disney is sharing a first look at what you can expect to see in the land. Satu’li Canteen will be the main restaurant in Pandora – The World of Avatar and will … Read more

UPDATE: Launch Date & More Info on the MagicBand 2

November 18, 2016

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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.

UPDATE: Launch Date & More Info on the MagicBand 2

We are beginning to get more details on the MagicBand 2, just announced and released this morning at D23’s Destination D event. The MagicBand 2 will be mailed to Walt Disney World annual pass holders starting in December 2016. In January 2017, resort guests will start to receive the new MagicBands as well. Around the … Read more

BREAKING: MagicBand Is Now A Puck, New Style Debuts at Destination D

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016

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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.

BREAKING: MagicBand Is Now A Puck, New Style Debuts at Destination D

Guests at D23’s Destination D event are going to be the very first to sport the new style of MagicBand for Walt Disney World. The new MagicBand is indeed the puck style that was rumored a few months back. As you can see, it can be worn in bands, keychains, and possibly other holders. No … Read more

PHOTOS: PizzeRizzo, Muppets Eatery Soft Opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

November 18, 2016

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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.

PHOTOS: PizzeRizzo, Muppets Eatery Soft Opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios

The highly anticipated PizzeRizzo soft opened today ahead of it’s official opening on Friday, November 18th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Located in the Muppets Courtyard area, the quick service pizza restaurant takes over the space formerly occupied by Pizza Planet by MuppetVision 3-D. I didn’t take many pictures of the exterior as we have been … Read more

Moana Meet and Greet Coming to Disney World, Disneyland

November 17, 2016

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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.

Moana Meet and Greet Coming to Disney World, Disneyland

Disney Parks announced today that a Moana character meet and greet is coming to the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts sometime in late November. No exact location that was given for the meet and greet experiences at either Resort as of yet. The Moana character already meetsat Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawaii and will … Read more

REVIEW: Empanadas & Fajitas Replace Barbecue Options at Fairfax Fare, Disney’s Hollywood Studios

July 16, 2018November 17, 2016

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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.

REVIEW: Empanadas & Fajitas Replace Barbecue Options at Fairfax Fare, Disney's Hollywood Studios

For quite a while now, Fairfax Fare at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been home to barbecue dishes (and more recently sharing that menu with loaded baked potatoes). Well, just this week, the main barbecue dish from this establishment picked up and moved over to the ABC Commissary, but was replaced with a number of “tex-mex” … Read more

Fuelrod Service Extending to Select Disney World Resort Hotels

November 16, 2016

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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.

Fuelrod

Walt Disney World is officially adding FuelRod kiosks to a few of its resort hotels. FuelRod kiosks will now also be located inside the arcades at all 3 All-Star Resorts and inside of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The portable chargers debuted several months ago at Walt Disney World. You can check out our review for … Read more

The Odyssey at Epcot Now Serving Craft Beers

November 16, 2016

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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.

The Odyssey at Epcot Now Serving Craft Beers

While it was open during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, The Odyssey at Epcot will now be open during the holiday season selling a variety of craft beers from around the world. The location will be open select days between now and December 30, 2016. The Odyssey will not be open on November … Read more

VIDEO: Take a Walkthrough of Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion with the Lights-On!

November 16, 2016

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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.

VIDEO: Take a Walkthrough of Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion with the Lights-On!

We all dream about it: walking through the Haunted Mansion with the lights-on. Some cast members get to do it as a special offering every few months, and no doubt you always hear from them about how amazing their lights-on tour of the Mansion was. Well, the general public does have an opportunity to see … Read more

PHOTO: Disney Redesigns MagicBand Packaging to Answer Environmental Concerns

November 15, 2016

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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.

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As it turns out, those big cardboard boxes you get in the mail carrying your Walt Disney World MagicBands were bad for environment… Who would have guessed? Anyway, it seems enough people complained to the point where Disney has completely redesigned the boxes and made them out of recyclable materials. The new boxes also probably … Read more

REVIEW: Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM Fireworks Dessert Party at Hollywood Studios is Naughty and Nice

November 15, 2016

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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.

REVIEW: Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM Fireworks Dessert Party at Hollywood Studios is Naughty and Nice

If you have been following us long enough, you have probably read one of my reviews of the two different Star Wars fireworks dessert parties that have been offered at Disney’s Hollywood Studios over the last few years. With the debut of the new “Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM!” show last night, Disney has rolled out … Read more

PHOTOS: First Look Inside PizzeRizzo Muppets Eatery

November 14, 2016

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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.

PHOTOS: First Look Inside PizzeRizzo Muppets Eatery

Walls around the soon to open PizzeRizzo Muppets-themed eatery at Disney’s Hollywood Studios came down today, allowing us a better view of the fantastic-looking new counter service restaurant. Pretty neat garbage can, huh? The menu is posted on the window. I took another trip past the windows, but there still wasn’t much to see. PizzeRizzo … Read more

LIVE STREAM – Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! Nighttime Spectacular World Premiere

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

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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.

VIDEO: Walt Disney World Rolls Out Holiday 2016 Ad Featuring New Offerings

Join us this evening at 6:45pm for a live video stream of the premiere performance of the Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM nighttime Spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

PHOTOS: Walt Disney World Replaces Payphones with Courtesy Phones

November 14, 2016

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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.

PHOTOS: Walt Disney World Replaces Payphones with Courtesy Phones

In a true sign of the times, Walt Disney World is removing payphones from all around their property and replacing them with courtesy phones. If you don’t what a payphone is, look it up kids. The phone can be used to call local numbers, otherwise you will need a calling card. Again kids, look it … Read more

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