Pixar Greeting Place

WDWNT on April 2, 2008

Yet another Pixar characters meet and greet as been set up at the north end of what will be Disney’s Hollywood Studio’snewest street, Pixar Place. While Mater and Lightning McQueen from Pixar’s Cars have been appearing at their current location for a few weeks, they now have a backdrop depicting the famous Radiator Springs sign. The new backdrop leads us to believe that this will either be a permanent location for the pair, however, it is quite possible the backdrop will move into the Pixar Place area once the street opens sometime during the next two weeks.

Toy Story Mania Website Updates

WDWNT on April 2, 2008

The official Toy Story Mania attraction website was updated today with the official opening timeframes for both the Disney’s Hollywood Studios & Disney’s California Adventure attractions, as well as a download-able screen-saver. As previously reported, the attraction will open officially in late May at the Walt Disney World Resort & in late May at the Disneyland Resort. To see the updated site & to download the cool new screen-saver, go here.

Toy Story Mania Website Updates

WDWNT on April 2, 2008

The official Toy Story Mania attraction website was updated today with the official opening timeframes for both the Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventure attractions, as well as a download-able screen-saver. As previously reported, the attraction will open officially in late May at the Walt Disney World Resort and late May at the Disneyland Resort. To see the updated site and to download the cool new screensaver, go HERE.

Podcast Episode 36 Now Available for Download

WDWNT on April 2, 2008

To subscribe to the WDW News Today podcast on Itunes, go to this link. If you do not have Itunes, visit our Podcast Download Directory to download or listen to all of our shows

Join Tom Corless, John Corigliano, and a cast including Jason Diffendal, Justin Heyman, Nick McLamb, Jose Castillo, Sparky LD, Rick Astley and Luke Manning for a show that Bridges the Gaps Between you and the World. Sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the Walt Disney World information and fun we have to offer on this April Fools episode of WDWNT.

To kick off episode 36, Jason Diffendal, Adam Roth, Luke Manning and Carmine Torchetti join us in discussing the Walt Disney World news and rumors. This week, we discuss the “partners” statue, more details on Toy Story Mania, and the possibility of a revamped Beastly Kingdom at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Adam Roth finally returns this week to present Expedition Everoth, a look into the hottest happening around the Orlando theme parks. This week, Adam tells us about some character changes and the 2008 Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot.

We then have a WDWCelebrations (www.wdwcelebrations.com) update, as Jason Diffendal and Adam Roth fill us in on the group’s next two events, “A Wild Decade” and “World Wide Weekend”.

Next, it’s the return of Disney Don’t Forget the Lyrics, as staff member Adam Roth takes on reigning champion Luke Manning . This is another entertaining edition of our game to date and should have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

To end this week’s show, we have the latest discussion in our dining series, as we discuss table service dining locations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. You may be surprised at just how many offerings the smallest gate at WDW has to offer for a full-meal.

As a special added segment, we have Rick Astley joining us for an April Fool’s spectacular as we present some of our favorite WDW News Today podcast bloopers.

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Toy Story Mania Construction Update

WDWNT on April 1, 2008

Here is a youtube video from staff photographer Jose Eber featuring construction pictures of Pixar Place and the upcoming Toy Story Mania attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

 

MousePlanet DLR Update

WDWNT on April 1, 2008

Here’s a few interesting topics brought up in this week’s MousePlanet Disneyland Resort Update:

  • A few new things have been added to the line-up for this year’s California Food & Wine Weekends. Junior Chef sessions with an (at the moment) unnamed celebrity chef will be held through-out the Festival. Chefs from Cafe Orleans will show guests how to prepare a Monte Cristo. Many Downtown Disney restaurants will have culinary demonstrations. And finally, “signature” dishes will be added to DCA’s counter service restaurants, such as a chili cheese corn dog at Corn Dog Castle.
  • 2008’s Mothers Day Brunch will be held on May 11th in the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom. The price will be $83 for adults, & $23 dollars for children (3-11).
  • The Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs 70th Anniversary exhibit inside Disney Animation may possibly be leaving at the end of April, to be replaced by a similar Sleeping Beauty themed exhibit in the Fall.
  • The Mark Twain Riverboat will have a very short refurbishment from April 21st to the 23rd.
  • Finally, Bill Stevens on MousePlanet caught a glimpse of the Mark VII Monorails actually running on the track by the Matterhorn. But to see the picture, we’re gonna have to make you check out the DLR Update on MousePlanet!

More Disney Characters Unveiled in Hong Kong

WDWNT on April 1, 2008

A few more pictures of the Disney characters in the new Hong Kong Disneyland It’s a Small World attraction have surfaced, so let’s take a look at them:


The western scene with Woody & Jessie


The Oriental scene with Aladdin & Jasmine


The Polynesian mermaids, featuring the Little Mermaid


Marie from the Aristocats in the France section


Is that Pocahontas in towards the back of the Canadian section

More pictures of the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It’s a Small World are available on Disney & More!