Diwali Celebration Coming to UP! A Great Bird Adventure at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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New this holiday season at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park will be the addition of Diwali, the holiday Festival of Lights in India, to the new live show UP! A Great Bird Adventure. This will begin on November 8. No further details are available on this new offering.

PHOTOS: Walt Disney World 2018 Annual Passholder Exclusive Backpack Now Available

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Now available at MouseGear at Epcot, annual passholders can purchase an exclusive backpack featuring the Passport Collection artwork for $75.00 (before discount): The bag is in the same style as the Figment Epcot 35th backpack that has been around since October. These are basically Lougefly backpacks without the branding, almost identical to their product. We … Read more

BREAKING: Expedition Everest Refurbishment Imminent to Fix the Broken Yeti at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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For over 10 years now, the Yeti animatronic in Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been immobile. The figure broke roughly around 2008 and Disney has been unable to fix the highly advanced audio-animatronic without doing any major structural work to the man-made Asian mountain. With Everest as the park’s headliner attraction for most … Read more

WDWNT Celebrates 11 Years Online Today; Join Us for the Return of WDW News Tonight, 11 Hour Live Show Starting at 12PM!

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Every year as this website grows older, we reflect upon the accomplishments, impact, and incredible growth of WDWNT. It has now been 11 years since WDW News Today launched on July 8th, 2007. What was founded on the website you see before you and built on the back of daily news and information about Walt … Read more

BREAKING: Walt Disney World Offering Special Add-On for Blocked Out Passholders This Summer

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Starting today, Silver, Theme Park Select and Weekday Select Annual Passholders will be able to buy a new Summer Add-On Pass. With this Add-on, Passholders will be able to have unlimited visit to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom during their regular block-out days from July 9th through August 9th, 2018. Disney’s Hollywood Studios will … Read more

WDWNT Podcast Episode 399 (07/06/18)

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Join Tom Corless for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. On this week’s show, Tom and company share their first impressions on Pixar Pier at Disney California Adventure and Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. All this and more Disney Parks information and fun await you this … Read more

Don’t Miss The 11-Hour Celebration of WDWNT’s 11th Anniversary, Featuring The Return of WDW News Tonight, Back to the Future LIVE, and More

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Beginning back in 2008, it has been an annual tradition of ours to present a special WDW News Today anniversary program live here on WDWNT.com on July 8th, the day the site was founded. With Sunday marking the incredible 11th anniversary of this website, we have decided to kick it up a notch… On July … Read more

REVIEW: New Peter Pan Key Lime Float and Twinkie Sundae at Storybook Treats, Magic Kingdom

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Storybook Treats, the popular ice cream location in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, is now serving up two imaginative new offerings. New to the menu is the Peter Pan Float and the Twinkie Sundae. These both seemed pretty interesting, so we decided to try them both. Peter Pan Float ($5.49) Comprised of Key Lime soft … Read more

PHOTOS: New Trader Sam’s Drink Mug Hawaiian Shirt at Disney’s Polynesian Resort

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Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort sells a ton of great Hawaiian shirts, but the latest features the famous mugs from Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto! This new button-down Hawaiian shirt available at Bou-Tiki features the Nautilus, Krakatoa Punch, Shrunken Zombie Head, the Shipwreck on the Rocks (a Disneyland-only drink), as well as some of the mugs sold … Read more

PHOTO: Disney Magical Express is Getting New Motor-Coaches with a Modernized Look

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The Walt Disney World Resort just announced that they will replace the existing Disney Magical Express motor-coaches with brand-new vehicles that will feature a different design. To match the look of the Disney Cruise Line motorcoach fleet, the new Disney Magical Express coaches will display the iconic “Disney” script and will read Disney Magical Express. … Read more

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs Introducing “Ant-Sized” Food Menu for “Ant Man and the Wasp” Event

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As a push to get guests to see Ant Man and the Wasp at Disney Springs, a number of special offerings are coming to the shopping and entertainment district for a limited time. Perhaps the most interesting is a “tiny and extra-large” food menu at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar… The new, limited time menu includes: … Read more

REVIEW: Toy Story Land Grand Opening Cupcake Unboxed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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In celebration of the grand opening of Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a new cupcake is being served at the park. Toy Story Land Opening Cupcake ($4.99) Available at the ABC Commissary and Trolley Car Cafe, it’s s it’s a fairly basic cupcake with tasty buttercream on top, the chocolate isn’t overwhelming and … Read more

VIDEO: Take A Nighttime Walking Tour of Toy Story Land, Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Disney has released some footage of Toy Story Land at night, showing the various attractions glowing in the evening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Toy Story Land opens June 30th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

PHOTOS: Alien Swirling Saucers in Toy Story Land, Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 28, 2018) – Three-eyed Toy Story Aliens take guests on a whirling flying saucer ride in toy rocket ships as part of Alien Swirling Saucers, one of the new attractions inside Toy Story Land, opening June 30 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. As guests become “honorary toys” in the new land, … Read more

PHOTOS: Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Rundown of All The New Offerings

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 28, 2018) – It’s a joy-filled, toy-filled world as only Disney can create, and it opens June 30, 2018. The new Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World Resort, inspired by Pixar Animation Studios’ Toy Story films, turns guests of all ages into “honorary toys” and allows them to PLAY … Read more

PHOTOS: Slinky Dog Dash Roller Coaster in Toy Story Land, Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 28, 2018) – Jumping on the coolest canine toy ever, guests are in for a rollicking good time as Disney’s Hollywood Studios unleashes Slinky Dog Dash in the new Toy Story Land at the Walt Disney World Resort. This multi-launch, family-friendly roller coaster careens around bends and “catches air” over … Read more