Please check out our attraction closures page to see dates for some new upcoming attraction closures and new attraction openings at the Walt Disney World Resort. You can go directly to the page by clicking HERE.
An interesting rumor that could almost be true, is the additon of an Indiana Jones show to Disneyland. Here’s what is said on the Disney Auditions website:
Indiana Jones® Summer of Hidden Mysteries
Seeking Male and Female Actors for Indiana Jones’ latest live-action adventure which immerses Guests in a series of experiences that include solving mysteries, battling evil villains and uncovering ancient artifacts. For all roles stage combat experience is a plus but not necessary.
Role Descriptions:
Indiana Jones: Male, 40’s; a rugged adventurer, great physical shape; can play drama, toss off comic lines and throw a punch – all with equal ability; must interact well with childrenArchaeologist: Female, late 20’s–early 40’s; English accent; starts out kind and helpful but eventually reveals a villainous side; will interact with children and lead them through a series of activities
The Bad Guy: Male; imposing stature; physical agility and stamina a must; pursues Indiana Jones through the crowded streets of Adventureland, ending in a series of balcony and rooftop confrontations
Requirements:
* Sides will be provided at sign-in
* Be prepared to learn a stage fight combination
* Bring a current headshot and resume
* Performers must be at least 18 years of age to auditionEntertainers for this show are covered under the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement with the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA).
The audition will be held on April 1st, 2008 at 10:00AM (with sign-in beginning at 9:30AM). The audition hall address is at Debbie Reynolds Studios, 6514 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, 91606.
Stay tuned to DL News Today for more information on this story as it becomes available!
New articles always keep popping up about the new PIXAR Play Parade. The latest one is in the latest Disney Insider newsletter issue. Take a looky!
Up until now you’ve only been able to see or hear the news here at DL News Today. Starting this Saturday, a whole new dimension will be added to DL News Today. This will be the first big addition to the site since we launched in February, & we hope you’ll enjoy it!
The following temporary dining changes are being reported by Laughingplace.com:
Some Spring Magic Kingdom dining changes:
- Cosmic Ray’s will serve breakfast from 8:30a to 10:00a daily, March 16 through 29.
- Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station will be open for lunch and dinner March 16 – 29, 11:00a – 10:00p
- The Diamond Horseshoe will be serving quick service lunch March 16 through 29 from 11:00a to 4:00p. In addition, a full service traditional turkey dinner will be offered from March 17 through 27. Dinner will be served between 5:00p and 9:00p on those dates.
- El Pirata y el Perico Restaurante will open daily for lunch March 16 through 29 from 11:30a to 4:00p
- Sleepy Hollow will open for waffles daily at 8:00a, offering another great breakfast option for Guests!
- Plaza Ice Cream Parlor will open at 7:00a daily for “Coffee Express,” offering coffee, hot cocoa and pastries.
In addition, some temporary carts will be set up around the park:
- Tomorrowland: Kiosk will serve burgers, turkey sandwiches and a salad.
- Tomorrowland: Another cart will serve hot wings and nachos.
- Fantasyland: a cart will serve wraps, sandwiches and fruit.
- Main Street: The Center Street Hog Dog cart will return to on March 16.
- Adventureland: Turkey legs
We are proud to announce that we finally have our own community forum!!! This will be a place to discuss all things Disney, from the parks to the movies. This will be a place for the Disney Online community to come together, discuss & have fun. These brand new forums are also the home to our sister sites & podcasts, WDW News Today & The Disney Pincast! We hope you enjoy these forums & come to be a part of our WDW News Today family!
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Here is a video previewing the upcoming Toy Story Mania attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, scheduled to open “summer” 2008:
The video features the ride vehicles in motion and gives you a pretty good idea of how the spring action cannons operate. Rumors suggest soft-openings for the attraction should begin by April 2008, with an expected opening sometime near Memorial Day weekend.
We are proud to announce that we now have our own community forum!!! This will be a place to discuss all things Disney, from the parks to the movies. This will be a place for the Disney Online community to come together and discuss and have fun. These forums will also be home to discussions for our other productions, Disneyland News Today and The Disney Pincast. We hope you enjoy these forums and come to be a part of our WDW News Today family.
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Since we launched WDW News Today, there has been an exciting project that has been under production. We even had this concept in use at one point, however, we were unsatisfied with it’s results. Later this evening, we plan on finally lifting the curtain on our latest production and bringing “Unity to the Community”.
This time we do it without a DNN or free software. Stay tuned this evening for the inception of this new production!!!
Today at 5:15pm there was a soft opening performance for the PIXAR Play Parade. Fishbulb of MiceChat was there, & has posted a bunch of pictures. Take a looky!
We’ll have our own coverage of the parade’s first official performance for you this Saturday!
