From Art of Disney Parks:
 DAY ONE DISNEYLAND Original Inspirations for “The Happiest Place on Earth” Art Exhibit Opens – May 22, 2010 Join us as we unveil the new 55th Anniversary themed exhibit at The Disney Gallery which will showcase original inspirations for The Happiest Place on Earth. This new exhibit will capture your imagination while it takes you on a visual journey back in time.
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If you’re like me, you’ll be glued to the television for a few weeks once the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June. Walt Disney World is offereing a pretty unique way to enjoy the games while you’re visiting:
Soccer fans in Central Florida can get swept up in the fever of 2010 FIFA World Cup through unique viewing opportunities at Walt Disney World Resort.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill at Disney has been designated as an official viewing location for the month-long global soccer tournament. Soccer fans can watch live World Cup matches televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 from South Africa involving their favorite soccer national teams on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill’s many large high-definition screens.
In addition, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill will offer special viewing parties running for the Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and third-place match (June 26-July 10), which will include guaranteed seating to view the matches and an all-you-care-to-eat buffet featuring Buffalo wings, hot dogs, seasonal fruit, build-your-own salads, a nacho bar, desserts and non-alcoholic drinks – all for $19.99/per person, per game (plus tax).
The beautiful game kicks off on the world stage June 11, with open seating for breakfast and lunch available at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill for the group stage of play running through June 25. A special viewing area will be available for the championship match July 11.
Reservations can be made starting May 27 by calling 407/WDW-DINE or by visiting espnwwos.com.
It’s hard to believe we are just under 4 months until the WDWNT Network holds its first-ever event at the Walt Disney World Resort, WDWNT: The Weekend. As we stated when we announced the tentative schedule for the event a few months ago, things were subject to change. Some things have changed. In an effort to make the events more affordable, we have changed the venue for our Live Podcast and Breakfast event and reduced the ticket price. The event will still be held on Saturday, August 28th, but will now be held in the Cape Cod Room at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Convention Center. Tickets for the Live Podcast and Breakfast are available now, you can get all the details on what’s included at this link (Tickets are also still available for our Liberty Tree Tavern and Boma group meals on the same page).
Many have asked us about being able to participate in the event from home. We are proud to announce that there will be a few different opportunities to do so. Of course, we will be broadcasting the Live Podcast event on WDWNTunes, but we are also proud to announce a new event that will allow those at home to play along with those in attendance. We’re calling it “WDWNT’s Future World Adventure”. While we can’t give you all the details just yet, it will be an event where teams of WDWNT: The Weekend attendees compete for prizes and our followers sitting at home can play-along simultaneously. Stay tuned for more details on this fun competition as we get closer to WDWNT: The Weekend.
We were asked on multiple occasions “Why is the event in late August?”. To answer the question, we wanted to pick a time of year that was both affordable and gave our guests the opportunity to take part in other special events at Disney World. When we selected dates for the event, we had a feeling that the annual “free dining” offer would be available for bookings during WDWNT: The Weekend, and we were right. You can book “free dining” or one of several other special offers for the Walt Disney World Resort during WDWNT: The Weekend at our special booking page, courtesy of Magical Travel.
We will be providing more frequent updates concerning WDWNT: The Weekend now that we are getting closer to the event. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!!!
We were quite excited to tell you that Jedi Mickey Mouse would get his own astromech droid companion in the form of toys, pins, and more a few weeks ago, but R2-MK may be doing a bit more at Star Wars Weekends 2010. He may actually be appearing. Rumors indicate that a “walk-around” living character of R2-MK will be making appearances with Jedi Mickey at Star Wars Weekends this year. While this is just a rumor at this point, we have been hearing rumblings that the character is backstage at Walt Disney World and should appear when Star Wars Weekends begin at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 21st. Star Wars Weekends events then run every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Studios until June 13th.
Our good friend Robert Ashburn of FloridaThrills.net sent us some newsworthy photos from his latest trip to Walt Disney World:
Let’s head on over to the Magic Kingdom
Read More about Robert Ashburn’s 4/30-5/1/10 WDW Photo Report
Thanks to the amazing talent and generosity of photographer Tim Goodchild of timgoodchild.com, we are able to provide these downloadable wallpapers for your computer monitor. Simply click the link corresponding to your monitor’s resolution, then save the resulting image file to your computer. We will have select wallpapers available for dual-monitor and triple-monitor setups as well.
We will try to present a new wallpaper image once a week. This week, we present the Hollywood Tower Hotel on Sunset Blvd. at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
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1280×800
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Dual Monitor 1024×768 = 2048×768
Dual Monitor 1280×1024 = 2560×1024
Dual Monitor 1680×1050 = 3360×1050
Triple Monitor 1024×768 = 3072×768
Triple Monitor 1280×1024 = 3840×1024
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee visited Downtown Disney on Thursday and took plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us:
we’ll start on the West Side
Read More about Banks Lee’s 4/29/10 Downtown Disney Photo Report
From the Disney Parks Blog:
It’s very exciting around Disney’s California Adventure park these days. In this video we take you inside the control booth as Walt Disney Imagineers work overnight testing lights, fire and nearly 1,200 fountains for the new nighttime spectacular “World of Color.” You’ll also see some exclusive footage from our time lapse camera and more glimpses of the show. “World of Color” is set to debut on June 11. Enjoy!
DLNT Reporter Chris Lastrapes brings Disneyland News Today into a new era with the first of what we are calling a “2nd generation photo report”. You can click the photos to see larger images and captions, you can also use your arrow keys to go forward and back through photos in the report. We hope you enjoy this new way to enjoy our photo reports from the parks and resorts!
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