Pete’s Silly Sideshow Opens Completing Storybook Circus in New Fantasyland

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen checked-out the new Pete’s Silly Sideshow meet and greet in Storybook Circus in the Magic Kingdom on Friday an has plenty of photos to share with us of the experience, so let’s check it out:

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The entrance leads to two queues, one for Minnie and Daisy, another for Goofy and Donald

A giant Pete serves as a gateway, a great nod to the glory days of Coney Island

The graphics help guests understand the backstory

Madame Daisy Fortuna

Great details

Minnie Magnifique!

These dogs have appeared in various Minnie Mouse cartoons over the years

The Astounding Donaldo

The Great Goofini

The queue is well-decorated as well

VIDEO: “Enchanted Tales with Belle” Attraction in New Fantasyland Play-Test

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

Our own Justin Heyman was lucky enough to take part in a play-test of the new Enchanted Tales with Belle attraction in New Fantasyland a few weeks ago. Lucky for us, he has a video of the entire experience to share with us:

It is important to note that what you see in the video is not the finished product and the attraction may change a lot before it officially opens on December 6th.

Jose Castillo’s 10/2/12 Magic Kingdom Photo Report

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Jose Castillo visited the Magic Kingdom and Tuesday and has some great newsworthy photos to share with us of all the fantastic progress in New Fantasyland:

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Big Top Souvenirs is now open in Storybook Circus

Humphrey the Bear got his billing on Big Top Treats inside

The checkout areas are animal cars from the train

A candy dispenser is disguised as a stand for fire-hoses

Plenty of baked goods available

Drinks are in the Penguin car…

Some new Dumbo merchandise was ready for the opening

The cast costume for Storybook Circus merchandise

The side entrance

The third tent features more seating and FastPass distribution for Dumbo and Barnstormer

The tables outside are pretty neat

They look like the Toy Story ball…

Pete’s Silly Sideshow was still closed

New carts in the middle section

Looks like the mesh mountain will start appearing on Mine Train soon

Water was running on the Mermaid facade

Another new cart by the entrance to Storybook Circus

Another look at Mine Train

More work on the Castle Walls happening

The amount of detail on the wall is insane

Work still being done at the very top

The old Snow White facade is long gone

Work continues on the former Skyway site

We’re still expecting this to be restrooms and a Tangled meet and greet


Rockwork went up quick on the side by the Haunted Mansion

The TVs in the queue for Carousel of Progress were replaced… too bad they just covered the brand with black tape…

If you look close enough, you can see water running on the Be Our Guest facade

Justin “The Mayor” Heyman’s 9/19 – 9/26 Photo Report

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

While Tom and the rest of our cast are down at WDW Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Epcot, I have just returned from a trip and bring you a rare Mayor’s Photo Report! Beware this report contains photos from inside Enchanted Tales with Belle! I also have brought you back some video from inside the attraction which we will be posting soon so stay tuned!

Rock work near carpets queue
Some of the rock work in the queue of the Magic Carpets is getting some work done

Rainy Day Cavlacade
The Rainy Day Cavalcade was out due to some rain earlier in the day


Drizella and Anastasia aren’t thrilled about the rain either

Cranes
A Trio of Cranes now looms over the Magic Kingdom

Be Warned Enchanted Tales Spoilers Lay Ahead!

Enterance Area
As you enter the area behind the walls you see a expertly themed entrance to Maurice’s Cottage

Cottage light Posts
Cottage Light posts

Eric's Castle
Looking out from just outside the front door you can see the gargoyle lamp posts that line the entrance to Be Our Guest and in the distance Prince Eric’s Castle

Cottage
More of the Cottage

Be Our Guest
Be Our Guest!

Be Our Guest Sign
Signage for the Restaurant

Be Our Guest
A close up of the entrance to be our guest

Maurices Water Wheel
Maurice’s water wheel not turned on yet

Belle and her Mother
Picture inside the cottage of Belle and her Mother inside the first room of the cottage

Details inside the cottage
This room is loaded with tiny details

Photographer
Thanks to my wife for playing photographer but she forgot to hide in this picture!

more details
More details in the first room

Book
A book Belle has left out

Favorite Book
Clearly a favorite of Belle’s

Mirror
Moving into the workshop we see different items including this curious gift from the Beast to Maurice

workshop
Other Items in the workshop

Soon we will have full video from this experience but here are a few shots from inside the attraction after the pre-show casting room with the wardrobe and I was lucky enough to get a unique view of the show!

Mayor
Is that a guard or our own Mayor?

Lumiere and Belle
Belle and the FANTASTIC Lumiere who plays host to us in the Castle

Belle
Belle finding her “father” locked in the dungeon

Lumiere
Pictures don’t do this justice

Before we move over to Animal Kingdom (Yes there is news in that park too) Let me just say how great this small attraction is.If WDI continues to put this much work and effort into everything they do we are all in for a lot of high quality fantastic attractions! The story is there, the kids (and adults) love it and the special effects are amazing.

Live DJ at DAK
Near the Local Foods Cafe (Yak and Yeti counter service) Anandapur Travel and Tourism was presenting Bhangra Dance Party with a Live DJ

Beastly Bazaar Closed
Beastly Bazaar is closed

Temp Sign
Though the signs say that this is only temporary we know that this is making way for a new Meet and Greet location

Netting
The queue at It’s Tough to Be a Bug is completely covered by the new netting though I don’t think it takes away much

Walls and Netting
Area’s that haven’t been covered by the netting are walled off

Up meet and greet
Wilderness Explorers Meet and Greet near the old bug fastpass machines

Rockwork at dinoland
Rockwork near the entrance to Dinoland is getting a refresh

Thanks for reading!
Thanks for reading!

Don’t Miss Tonight’s “See Ya’ Real Late” Season Finale at 10PM EST

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

With the third season of the highly popular “See Ya’ Real Late” with Tom Corless coming to a close tonight, WDWNT is about to pull out all the stops for a season finale the likes of which you have never seen before! Not only will tonight’s show feature the epic conclusion to last week’s cliffhanger ending, but we have an all-star guest line-up including:

And just so you don’t feel lost tonight, the first 14 episodes of season 3 are now available for download on our site or on iTunes (I’d suggest listening to the last two episodes as they’ll bring up to speed for tonight).

Don’t miss the historic 2-hour season finale of “See Ya’ Real Late” with Tom Corless tonight starting at 10:00PM ET on at www.WDWNTunes.com. We hope to see you there!

Adam Roth’s 9/24/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Downtown Disney, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us from this trip, so let’s take a look:

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Work continues on Splitsville at Downtown Disney

Spotted construction workers

Still looks nothing like the concept art…

The Phineas and Ferb topiary from Epcot is now near the Phines and Ferb & You attraction

Guests were waiting for it to open

Blink has been open for a while now, don’t think we have shown it yet…

John Carter Vinylmation is now at D Street

Adam is probably the only person who has bought them

They had better hurry up…

Moving over to Epcot

Some work going on at both ends of the turnstiles

A great Epcot 30th anniversary display is up in the window at Art of Disney

They are pretty much ready for the Food and Wine festival, starting Friday

You can still buy these

The Cool Wash near Test Track is out from behind walls and now features the new “Sim Car”

The area got fixed up nicely

The dummy sports the new logo

A large hole is now in the front of Test Track

Goodbye old entrance

A new chimney installed at the Norway pavilion… we assume Agent P related…

The work on the Norway waterfall is done

Some other roof work is wrapping up

The new American Adventure cast costumes have debuted… these ones are pretty bad. Did somebody say McDonald’s?

The attraction host costumes are actually very nice

The Festival Shop actually has real doors this year…

Chase seems to be a sponsor ready to burn cash

All of the booths are ready to go

The DVC booth near Canada is just about complete

Told ya’ it was a DVC booth!

Work going on next to the Refreshment Port as well

Display at the front of World Showcase

Framing props…

WATERMELON PATCH

Apparently the cranberry bog is coming back

Moving over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Celebrity 5 & 10 is behind tarps

FastPass+ installed at Indiana Jones

Adam Roth’s 9/20/12 New Fantasyland Photo Report

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth took a stroll through New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom on Thursday and has some newsworthy photos of the construction to share with us:

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Castle Walls are pretty much finished

You can see the track recently installed at Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train

Cute details on the Castle Wall

A closer look at the track

A look back

The Storybook Circus sign is nearing completion

The grass on the top of Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid is looking good

A closer look at the Storybook Circus sign

Lights were on in the third tent, which we now expect to have seating and FastPass distribution for Dumbo and Barnstormer

Signage up on Pete’s Silly Sideshow

WE WILL!

“Alice in Wonderland” Water-Play Area Opens at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth took a short trip over to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa to see the progress on many construction projects, including the completion of the new children’s water-play area themed to Alice in Wonderland. Let’s take a look:

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Work continues on the main pool

The beach is sealed off now

The new kid’s water play area themed to Alice in Wonderland opened earlier this week

Looks cute

Very well done

I have to admit I wasn’t crazy about the idea at first, but it’s hard not to like this

The Mad Hatter’s hat fills with water and then… well, you’ll see…

A small water slide attached

The new DVC wing lurks in the background

Water pours down all of the tea cups

March Hare and Door Mouse

I guess they had help from an outside company…

The character portraits are cool

There goes the hat

Wreck-It Ralph Characters Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in November

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

You know the Winnie-The -Pooh meet and greet at The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? Well, he’s “gonna wreck it!”

Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope Von Schweetz will greet guests in the place Pooh now occupies starting in November. Oh, and based on his arm size, don’t expect Ralph to sign your autograph book…

Wreck-It Ralph is the 52nd feature length Disney animated film and hits theaters November 2nd, 2012.