Big Top Souvenirs has finally opened in Storybook Circus along with the remaining walkways and tent area in the back of the land. We took a quick video walkthrough of the area for you to enjoy:
Pete’s Silly Sideshow has since opened and we will have coverage of that for you as well in the coming days. Stay tuned!
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!
Some of the rock work in the queue of the Magic Carpets is getting some work done
The Rainy Day Cavalcade was out due to some rain earlier in the day
Drizella and Anastasia aren’t thrilled about the rain either
A Trio of Cranes now looms over the Magic Kingdom
As you enter the area behind the walls you see a expertly themed entrance to Maurice’s Cottage
Cottage Light posts
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
More of the Cottage
Be Our Guest!
Signage for the Restaurant
A close up of the entrance to be our guest
Maurice’s water wheel not turned on yet
Picture inside the cottage of Belle and her Mother inside the first room of the cottage
This room is loaded with tiny details
Thanks to my wife for playing photographer but she forgot to hide in this picture!
More details in the first room
A book Belle has left out
Clearly a favorite of Belle’s
Moving into the workshop we see different items including this curious gift from the Beast to Maurice
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!
Is that a guard or our own Mayor?
Belle and the FANTASTIC Lumiere who plays host to us in the Castle
Belle finding her “father” locked in the dungeon
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.
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 is closed
Though the signs say that this is only temporary we know that this is making way for a new Meet and Greet location
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
Area’s that haven’t been covered by the netting are walled off
Wilderness Explorers Meet and Greet near the old bug fastpass machines
Rockwork near the entrance to Dinoland is getting a refresh
Thanks for reading!
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!
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:
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
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:
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!
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:
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
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.
Before we get to the free stuff, Cesar wanted to share this custom with everyone.
It is Mr. Incredible and his car! People sure are doing amazing things with that Vinylmation 95 platform. OK, Giveaway time! This week Cesar is giving away a custom 3D pin of Stitch disguised as Mickey.
To win this little guy you have to do the following…
1. You must like his Facebook page to be eligible for the giveaway
2. You must leave a comment under the picture that says….
“I would like to win a Stitch 3D pin” (one comment per person please)
Giveaway starts now and will end next Saturday Jan 5th at 10am PST. Cesar will then use a random generator to pick one winner. Good luck everyone!
Here are photos of the first Holiday series taken around Walt Disney World. Can you tell where they were each taken?
For all of those who thought Disney wasn’t going to mark the 30th anniversary of Epcot on October 1st, well, you’re in for a surprise…
The Disney Parks Blog announced today that there will be informative presentations, a “special moment” at the American Garden Theater, and even a special anniversary tag at the end of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth on October 1st, 2012.
The panels are expected to be the same as some panels being offered at the D23 event the day before, but these will be open to all Epcot guests with limited availability:
An anniversary moment will be held at the American Garden Theater at 3PM EST featuring the Voices of Liberty, Mariachi Cobre, and special Disney dignitaries as well.
At this time, we are not sure if the special tag at the end of the 9PM Illuminations: Reflections of earth will be the same as the one presented at Epcot’s 25th anniversary or something completely new.
There will also be special event commemorative merchandise available, but we will preview that in a later post.
If you’re going to be attending Epcot’s 30th anniversary, why not do it with some friends and fellow Disney fans? Registration is still open for WDWCelebrations’ Celebration 30 event. Just a helpful plug…
Stay tuned for more information on Epcot’s 30th anniversary as it becomes available.
