We finally have our first look at Lumiere, played by Ewan McGregor, and Cogsworth, played by Ian McKellen, in the upcoming live action version of the Disney animated classic, “Beauty And The Beast”! Definitely looking much better than I expected!
“Gaston’s Tavern” with Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as Le Fou looks like the classic scene right out of the original:
Tom and Nick debated the idea of a Guardians of the Galaxy themed roller coaster taking over the space currently held by the Universe of Energy in Epcot.
If you are in the Orlando area, you can tune in to AM 1520 WBZW at show time. For those outside the Orlando area, the show can be heard (and now watched via video stream) at Listen.WDWNT.com on your computer or mobile device. The show also utilizes new interactive avenues for our audience, including a live chat, the ability to call-in to the show, and live polling. You can also listen on demand on iTunes or watch on YouTube. WDW News Tonight is hosted by Tom Corless and Nick LoCicero, but also features appearances by a number of other WDWNT correspondents.
It looks like our first look at Lumiere and Cogsworth was just the start of things to come as we are now seeing our first look at Dan Stevens as the Prince after the Beast transforms back to human form. Again, they are remaining very faithful to the Disney animated classic.
Here is a first look at some concept art of Belle, Gaston and Mrs Potts from the live action version of Disney’s animated classic, “Beauty And The Beast”. A special thank you has to go out to Mac (@maconodom) who has really been on a role with such amazing images from “Beauty And The Beast”.
This appears to be additional concept art in the background of Mrs. Potts and Chip, The Wardrobe and The Footstool:
Walt Disney World will start giving out free insect repellent throughout its resort Sunday, as the threat of Zika comes increasingly close to Orlando.
Disney confirmed it will have various types of insect repellent at its theme parks, at Disney Springs and the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. There will also be aerosol cans in hotel rooms.
Signs will be posted letting people know the repellent is available.
“In an abundance of caution, we are accelerating preventative efforts throughout our property, including providing complimentary insect repellent to our Guests along with helpful guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention,” Disney said in an emailed statement. ”We have an extensive mosquito-prevention and monitoring program in place, and we continue to work closely with local, state and federal experts on this topic.”
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On Saturday, we told you about the introduction of complimentary bug repellent at the Disney World theme parks and Disney Springs to help combat the Zika Virus presence in central Florida. On Sunday, Disney rolled out the program resort wide. Here’s how it works…
Mosquito Prevention Kiosk in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom
These kiosks are located all around the parks and Disney Springs. Cast members are handing pamphlets out to guests about mosquito prevention and then invite them to apply repellent to themselves. On Sunday, cast were tallying the number of guests using the program. By mid-afternoon, one kiosk at Disney Springs informed us that they already had over 50 guests who had taken advantage of the program.
Repellent Basket at a kiosk in Disney Springs
Guests do not actually receive anything to keep with them, but they can stop at these kiosks and apply the repellent to themselves. All resort rooms at Walt Disney World have similar bottles of repellent placed in them by housekeeping. Guests do in fact get to keep these bottles distributed to their guest room.
It is unknown for how long Walt Disney World will offer the repellent, but it will likely be until the threat of Zika is gone from the Central Florida area.
Children under the age of 10 have never been required to scan a finger when entering a Walt Disney World theme park, something required of all ticket holders over that age for many years at the Vacation Kingdom of the World. Starting just last week, children under age 10 now are required to have their fingerprint scanned to enter the Walt Disney World theme parks, water parks, and DisneyQuest.
A guest relations cast member we spoke to over the weekend confirmed the changes after 3 separate reports were sent to us by WDWNT readers.
The change is reportedly part of the continuing effort to fight ticket fraud and Walt Disney World Resort ticket resales. Child tickets in the past would have no fingerprint associated with them, nor would they require photo ID, so it would have been very easy to transfer tickets between guests under the age of 10.
Disney has made no official statement on the new policy beyond the instructions given to front gate cast members at their theme parks.
A new prop has appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at the Magic Kingdom, one that should be familiar to fans of the popular film series based on the classic ride…
A glass case, reminiscent of the one used to carry the mermaid in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, has appeared on the beach
The glass case at the very back of the beach scene looks just like the one used to transport the captured mermaid in the 4th film in the Pirates series, On Stranger Tides.
A mermaid is captured and transported in this case in the 4th Pirates of the Caribbean film
We also have a video to share of the new prop:
It is unknown if the prop is the actual one from the movie, but it is at least a rather convincing replica of the glass cage featured in the film.
In October 2012, a mermaid scene was added to Pirates of the Caribbean at the Magic Kingdom, projecting images of mermaids onto the surface of the water. The mermaid skeleton on the beach was also added at this time. The projection was turned off quite a while ago, but a similar or updated effect is expected to debut at the attraction soon, especially with the addition of the case which also calls back to these characters from the last film.
Other small changes have been made to the attraction lately, including the removal of the “Dead Men Tell No Tales” banner outside of the ride. Further changes are expected leading into 2017 when a larger enhancement of the attraction is expected to take place.
