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Photos of Disney Springs Construction From Above on October 16th

October 18, 2013

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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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Thanks to a loyal WDWNT reader, Daniel Gunter, we have some cool photos of Disney Springs construction to share with you today! The photos were taken from the Characters in Flight balloon: The parking lot in front of the AMC has been completely leveled in preparation of the first parking structure A new pedestrian bridge … Read more

REVIEW, VIDEO & PHOTOS: “Glow with the Show” Mouse Ears Debut at Fantasmic! at WDW

October 16, 2013

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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.

Last night, Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios celebrated its 15th anniversary with the debut of “glow with the Show” Mouse Ears, an item that illuminates in different ways to interact with and become part of the show. These mouse ears first premiered at Disneyland Resort over a year ago and have been a mediocre success, … Read more

VIDEO: New Concept Art & a Pre-Vis Virtual Ride on Banshee Attraction for AVATAR

March 4, 2019October 14, 2013

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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.

If the AVATAR news for Disney’s Animal Kingdom from over the weekend wasn’t enough, Disney released a video from the D23 Expo in Japan featuring James Cameron and Joe Rhode talking about the project that shows some new concept art and a first look at some of the scenes from the Banshee attraction: If you … Read more

BREAKING: Details of AVATAR Land Announced, New Nighttime Show & Attraction Revealed!

March 4, 2019October 12, 2013

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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.

Very late this evening, Disney decided to reveal to the world the details of the AVATAR project for Animal Kingdom, including the announcement of a new nighttime spectacular and a nighttime version of Kilimanjaro Safaris for Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park! Scheduled to open in 2017, guests will enter the world of Pandora and experience … Read more

RUMOR: Disney and Warner Brothers to Bring “The Lord of the Rings” to Disney Parks

October 18, 2013October 11, 2013

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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.

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Yes, that’s right. It sounds like Disney and Warner Brothers have either signed or are very close to signing an agreement that will bring “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movie-inspired areas to the Disney Parks. This comes on the heels of rumors that it would be Universal that would acquire the theme … Read more

Dirk Wallen’s 10/9/13 WDW Photo Report

October 10, 2013

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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.

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WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: The final turnstiles at the Magic Kingdom are being converted to touch-point entrances Some pavement outside of the Confectionery being worked on The entirety of Main Street will be repaved in January … Read more

“Frozen” Characters Anna & Elsa Meet-And-Greet & New Art Exhibit Coming to Norway at Epcot in November

October 7, 2013

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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.

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Anna and Elsa from the upcoming Disney Animated film “Frozen” will be appearing at Walt Disney World, in the Norway pavilion at Epcot. Disney also announced today that the long-standing cultural exhibit in the stave church at the pavilion will be receiving a face-lift. The new exhibit opening in November will explore how the culture … Read more

Resort Roll-Out Dates Revealed for MagicBand & MyMagic+, Date Given for Full Launch

October 3, 2013October 3, 2013

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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.

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For several weeks now, MagicBands have been distributed to guests at select Disney resort hotels so they could test out all of the exciting facets of the MyMagic+ system. Well, the final roll-out dates have been announced for the remaining resort hotels and we now know when Disney plans to take the system out of … Read more

Disney Finally Replacing Guest Assistance Cards With New Accessibility Program Beginning 10/9/13

October 2, 2013

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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.

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Beginning October 9, 2013, Walt Disney World and Disneyland will implement a new program for guests with accessibility concerns in the parks. There have been rumors of a new system coming for the last year or so, and Disney has cited abuse of the program one of the major reasons for the change, especially with … Read more

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Artwork of Disney “Frozen” Now on Display at Hollywood Studios

September 30, 2013

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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.

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The Animation Gallery in the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was recently updated with artwork from Walt Disney Feature Animation’s next film, Frozen. Here’s a look around the exhibit for the film hitting theaters November 27th, 2013: Artwork with Olaf the Snowman Trolls Landscapes There are no models in the middle of … Read more

PHOTOS & VIDEO: New Minnie Mouse Meet & Greet at Studios Offers Fun References for Disney Fans

September 26, 2013

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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.

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Very quietly over the last few weeks, a new meet and greet was constructed inside the Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Eventually planned to be a FastPass+ only meet and greet experience, there is a new place to meet Minnie Mouse between the Mickey Mouse and Wreck-It Ralph meet and greets already … Read more

Two More Floats Previewed for “Festival of Fantasy” Parade, “Celebrate a Dream Come True” Ends in January 2014

September 26, 2013

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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.

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Walt Disney World announced a new daytime parade for the Magic Kingdom several months ago, but today they are previewing two more floats from the parade: Ariel will sit on a large music box float to the tunes of Under the Sea Merida from Brave and her bear-brothers will travel with a troupe of Scottish … Read more

Joe Hogarty’s 9/18/13 WDW (Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot) Photo Report

September 23, 2013

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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.

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WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty Visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios last week and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Castle Dreamlights are already being installed Princesses are gone from Town Square Theater, now it is just Mickey Pluto has an umbrella! As always, … Read more

PHOTOS & VIDEO: Princess Fairytale Hall Opens in New Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom

September 19, 2013

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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.

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Princess Fairytale Hall finally opened to all guests in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom yesterday. The meet-and-greet is the second-to-last piece of the New Fantasyland expansion to open, leaving just the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train at this point. The meet and greet always hosts Cinderella and Rapunzel through two separate queues offering FastPass and … Read more

REVIEW: Crowds Swarm “Unleash The Villains” on Friday the 13th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

September 18, 2013

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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.

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By now, you’ve probably heard from several other sites how “Unleash the Villains” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was a disaster. Well, in my opinion, Friday the 13th at Walt Disney World turned out to be a huge success. Let’s look at the evening piece by piece… First of all, Disney clearly spent money. A lot … Read more

PHOTOS: A Pre-Opening Look at New Fantasyland’s Princess Fairytale Hall

September 18, 2013September 17, 2013

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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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While Princess Fairytale Hall may open tomorrow at the Magic Kingdom, we have some photos from a limited preview of the new meet and greet to share with you right now courtesy of WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen: The sign underneath the marquee The stained glass windows feature icons and characters from Cinderella The elegant queue … Read more

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