WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited The Magic Kingdom and Epcot yesterday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look:
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Adam Roth’s 4/21/11 WDW Photo Report
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Is Brazil Coming to World Showcase at Epcot?
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by Is Brazil going to fill one of the long empty pavilion spaces in Epcot’s World Showcase? This short article from Brazil’s largest daily newspaper, Folha, claims that it is: TRANSLATION: Brazil got a great seat at an International forum with Disney. Representatives of the largest complex of theme parks in the world sought the federal … Read more
PIXAR Celebrates 25th Anniversary with a Weekend at Epcot
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by From the Disney Parks Blog: Heads up Pixar fans – we’re breaking an exciting announcement this morning on the Disney Parks Blog. The 18th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will celebrate all-things Pixar, including the upcoming release of “Cars 2,” during Pixar’s 25th Anniversary Weekend May 13-15 at Epcot. Mater from “Cars” and “Cars 2” leads the … Read more
New Details on “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue” Revealed in Press Release
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by Disney has issued an updated press release with new details on “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”, opening May 20th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The power of the Force and the magic of Disney have combined to create “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue,” a new 3-D attraction set to open … Read more
Animal Kingdom Tests “Truckosaurous” Dance Party
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by With the success of the Club 626 Dance Party in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney Imagineering has decided to test a similar concept at Animal Kingdom. The Truckosaurous dance party with DJ Dino-mite began its test run on Sunday and will continue daily through Thursday from 4-8PM in the Dinoland/Dino-Rama area accross from … Read more
DisneyNature’s African Cats Preview & Contest
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by DisneyNature’s 3rd film, African Cats, is poised to ponce into theaters on Earth Day 2011 (April 22nd for those unaware). To get you ready for the film, we have assembled a video offering a 10 minute glimpse into the film a little early. While we are not allowed to post a review of the film … Read more
A Look at the Star Tours “Mall Tours” First Stop
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by Our good friend Jose Castillo caught the first stop of the “Star Tours” Florida mall tour at the Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida earlier today and has a number of photos of the special experience to share with us:
The set-up is fairly small, but packed in a pretty big crowd
“Star Tours II/The Adventures Continue/3-D” Debuts a Facebook Fan Page
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by Disney has started an official Facebook group for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park. The group promotes what may be another name change for the attraction, now referring to it as “Star Tours 3-D”. Many of you may remember that the attraction was titled “Star Tours II” when … Read more
WDW Passholders Getting Exclusive Line of Star Tours Merchandise
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by While it appeared that Annual Passholder exclusive merchandise for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue was only going to Disneyland, Walt Disney World has confirmed that they will be getting in on the action: In the coming months be on the lookout for new items in the Passholder Commemorative Collection as we prepare for the re-launch … Read more
Robert Ashburn’s 4/13/11 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
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by WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom on Wednesday and took a number of newsworthy photos to share with us. There is a ton of change happening at Disney’s flagship park as of late, so let’s take a look:
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Behind the Scenes Look at Fantasyland’s Second Castle
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by From the Disney Parks Blog: Today, we’re happy to present a backstage look at the creation of Beast castle at Magic Kingdom Park, a huge milestone in the Fantasyland expansion. In response to Monday’s post, many of you asked how tall the new castle is, or if it would even distract from the view of Cinderella Castle (this … Read more
Zach Larson’s 4/10/11 WDW Photo Report
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by WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom on Sunday and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:
Almost all of the scaffolding is down from the Tower of Terror
New Fantasyland: Musical Scores and Beast’s Castle Soars
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by The Disney Parks Blog had two interesting articles featured today connecting to “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” realms of the Fantasyland expansion. First, a video with a behind the scenes look at the creation of the musical score for “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid”: Keep in mind that this … Read more
Robert Ashburn’s 4/6/11 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
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by WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the MAgic Kingdom on Wednesday and has a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Winnie-the-Pooh movie poster at the TTC
Shanghai Disneyland Announcement and Concept Art
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by SHANGHAI (April 8, 2011) – The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group, its joint venture partner in China, have broken ground on the Shanghai Disney Resort following approval from the Chinese central government in Beijing. Both companies marked the start of construction on the first Disney resort in mainland China at a groundbreaking ceremony … Read more
Cast Suits-Up for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
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by While this isn’t huge news, the orange suits that have been a staple of Star Tours cast members for many years are history. Instead, Disney has developed some new costumes to better fit “Star Tours: The Adventures Continue”: Blue and gold is most certainly the new colors of the Star Tours company, but not terribly … Read more
