ElecTRONica Premiers Tonight

From the Disney Parks Blog:

ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure Park

Tonight is the first night of ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure park, and to get you ready to “rez in,” we’re sharing some photos and video from last night’s preview for cast members.

ElecTRONica Event at Disney California Adventure Park

We’ve received a lot of questions on Facebook and Twitter about this weekend’s line-up, so hopefully these details help.

  • The fun starts in Sunshine Plaza at 6 p.m. when music, video, projections and a dance party welcome guests (a.k.a. Programs) and prepare them to enter the world of “TRON: Legacy.”
  • The second performance in Sunshine Plaza starts at 6:45 p.m., and following that, the portal will officially open and all aspects of ElecTRONica will be available, including Flynn’s Arcade, TRON: Legacy Exclusive 3-D Sneak Peek, End of Line club, face painting and the TRON: Evolution video game area.
  • There’s a great line-up of DJs this weekend. DJ GiangStar will be spinning tonight; DJ Michael Paul will change things up Saturday night, and DJ Derek Dunbar will be heating things up on Sunday evening.
  • This weekend you can see Laserman at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For future dates, check the show guide for the schedule.

Curious to know what ElecTRONica looks like in action? Take a look at this video shot last night and hear what our cast members had to say.

Still want more details? Robin Trowbridge has been sharing a lot of information here on the Blog. Did you read these posts: First Look, Laserman, TRON: Legacy Exclusive 3-D Sneak Peek and Flynn’s Arcade?

LASERMAN at ElecTRONica

What are you most looking forward to at ElecTRONica? Let us know if you’re entering the Grid tonight!

The “Old West” is New Again

From the Disney Parks Blog:

Newly Renovated Villa at Old Key West

When you walk into one of the newly renovated villas at Disney’s Old Key West Resort, you really notice a difference. I liked them before, but wow, they are really nice. The hardwood floors and whimsical window treatments caught my eye.

And I personally think they nailed it with the bedding. The warm colors are very elegant while still capturing the playful nature of Key West. The villas also have fancy new granite countertops, pretty new light fixtures and of course flat screen TVs. The housekeeping staff sure has fun creating the towel animals placed throughout the villas. Check out the images shot this week.

Newly Renovated Kitchen at Old Key West Villas

New Bedding New Bedding and Fixtures
New Lighting Fixtures for Old Key West Villas Mickey Railings at Old Key West Animal Towels in the Villas

ElecTRONica Opens Tomorrow!!!

ElecTRONica opens tomorrow at 6:00 PM. Guests will be able to dance, drink, relax in a lounge, and play 1980’s video games??

From the Disney Parks Blog:

So, I posted a question last week: what do aliens, gorillas, and bugs all have in common? What if I asked what do Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, and Centipede all have in common? Would that help?

Well, peg those jeans, crimp that hair, and get ready to take a trip back to 1982. Because the answer to the question lies within the doors of Flynn’s Arcade. Yes, before you know it, you’ll be playing TRON and other classic 80s arcade games all night long!

Very soon, guests will have a chance to relive the days when PAC-MAN was king as our incredibly talented Imagineers at Walt Disney Imagineering have recreated Flynn’s Arcade from the upcoming film “TRON: Legacy” — exclusively for ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure park.

Schematic of Flynn's Arcade at ElecTRONica

Schematic of Flynn's Arcade at ElecTRONica

Flynn's Arcade at ElecTRONica at Disney California Adventure park

Flynn’s Arcade, of course, was owned by Jeff Bridges’ character Kevin Flynn and was first seen in the original “TRON” film. Since Kevin Flynn’s disappearance in the late 80s, this fictional arcade has been boarded up and powered down…until now!

Here’s something else for you, since all the games in Flynn’s Arcade will require token use, we thought we would give you a look at how the game token went from concept and design…

Flynn's Arcade Token Concept & Design

to the actual token itself.

Flynn's Arcade Token

Pretty cool, huh? Once you get your token, you can use it or keep it. It’s up to you!

That’s all for now, but don’t forget ElecTRONica opens October 8 and runs Friday through Sunday this fall, and select holiday weeks from 6:00 p.m. to Park close, only at Disney California Adventure park. See you there!

WDWNT Podcast Episode 163 Now Available for Download

Have you heard this week’s WDW News Today Podcast? If you haven’t, here’s what you can expect:

Join me, Tom Corless, and a cast including Anthony Yacullo, Jason Diffendal, Jay Catalano, and Justin Heyman for a variety show dedicated to the Walt Disney World Resort and its many fans. Plenty of Walt Disney World information and fun awaits you on this edition of the WDW News Today Podcast!!!

On this week’s show, we have the sixth edition of what you voted our most popular segment, “The Top 10″. It’s an interactive and fun segment where the WDWNT Podcast Team and our listeners come together to create top ten lists for Walt Disney World in many different categories. We continue this week with the top original attraction characters ever-made for the Walt Disney World Resort.

To download or listen to the show on-site, go to our podcast download directory page. You can also download episodes of the show by subscribing to the Enhanced Episode and Standard Episode feeds on iTunes.