Expanded Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor, Penny Arcade, and Candy Palace Re-Opens On May 2nd

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

From Erin Glover on the Disney Parks Blog:

Has your sweet tooth been aching during the refurbishment of Candy Palace and Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor on Main Street, U.S.A.? If so, you’ll be glad to know that both of these Disneyland park favorites will re-open on May 2!

At the new, expanded candy kitchen inside Candy Palace, you will be able to watch our talented team of Candy Makers create some of your favorite sweet treats right before your eyes. Gourmet and caramel apples, toffee, fudge and other candy classics will line the shelves of this opulent turn-of-the-century location. Take a look at some of the new, special details guests will find at Candy Palace:

Next door, Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor has undergone a transformation to make your ice cream experience easier and more convenient. With more registers and scooping space, you will be able to get your ice cream fix quicker than ever before!

You can get ice cream by the scoop or one of the specialty sundaes, but what I’m most excited about are the new floats added to the menu – in addition to the traditional root beer float, Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor will offer Coca-Cola floats and Fanta Orange floats.

And you Penny Arcade fans will be pleased to know that the arcade will also re-open on May 2 alongside Candy Palace and Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor.

Tim Alcoser’s 4/24/2012 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

DLNT Photographer Tim Alcoser was at the Disneyland Resort last Tuesday and captured some newsworthy photos around Downtown Disney, The Matterhorn, and Buena Vista Street…

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The Lego Store is looking bright

The center piece inside the lego store is going to be Genie from Disney's Aladdin!

Giant Genie in the middle of the store

Maleficent

The Uva Bar is under refurbishment. The vines that have grown in for the past 10 years are being torn down. I think they look awesome grown in. Shame.

La Brea Bakery

In Disneyland, Matterhorn is looking fantastic

Ropes have been added along the small bridge facing subs.

Tarps are down on the Penny Arcade

Looks bright and fresh

Over in DCA, Trolley Wires!!

Buena Vista Street Fountain

No more elephants.

In 3D Dec 2010 😉

More facade refurbishment in Hollywoodland

Mad T Party

The Mad T Stage covered the fountain so the Mickey Statue will not be returning this summer

House of Cards

Cars Land entrance

The Bugs Land entrance is getting a facelift

Quick look down Route 66

This is a World of Color Maintenance Dive Boat. The flag on the top left corner is a Dive Flag. It let's others know (usually other ships) to be careful or keep a distance because divers are in the water.

WOC Maintenance

The new California Screamin’ queue covers are a huge improvement over the old yellow and beige covers

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Park Starz Preview DROPS Into D-Street

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

Zoe was walking by the Vinylmation display at D-Street Anaheim today when she spotted this little guy…

It is a Tower of Terror Bellhop in what appears to be the form of a Park Starz. Presumable a design for the Park Starz series 2 (no release date yet). He has a bellhop hat and is holding a suit case. I love him! How exciting is it to get a glimpse into a Future Park Starz series! The idea to go with a ghostly figure over that of a human is a great choice. I’d expect to see Series 2 this fall or winter, in the mean time take a look back at Park Starz Series 1: Explained page and Photoshoot at WDW.

More Park Photos of Cars Land

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

From Paul Hiffmeyer of the Disney Parks Blog:

When night falls in Cars Land, all I can say is “get your camera ready!” For years, I’ve had the pleasure of discovering all the different photographs to be had at the Disneyland Resort once the sun goes down, so having the opportunity to explore all the new photo possibilities in Cars Land at night has been a real treat.

When you enter Cars Land at night, you’re going to want to walk down Route 66 and take in the spectacular lights and neon signs of Radiator Springs.

This photo was taken just outside Radiator Springs Racers. You can really see the shape of the front of a car come into view in the rockwork with the way it is lit at night (the grill to the left, hood ornament on top, and even a wheel well on the right). Be on the look out for more surprises in the rockwork, some things are easy to find and some are a little harder.

This photo is one of my favorites so far. The cars are close and you have great view of the mountain range. It was taken just after sunset and I used a slow shutter speed to show motion.

Check back soon as I will be sharing more photos from inside Cars Land. I’m thinking of sharing some pictures highlighting some of the amazing (and fun) detail you’ll see throughout Radiator Springs.

Park 9 LE Explained

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

Park 9 LE Explained


(Park 9 Mystery Set Explained)


 9″ The Land
Epcot
Caley Hicks

Release Date: July 20, 2012
Price: $44.95
LE: 1000

Find out about the history of The Land here.

9″ Feature Animation Building
Burback, CA
Billy Davis

Release Date: July 13, 2012
Price: $44.95
LE: 750

Find out about the history of the Feature Animation Building here.

9″ Art of Animation Poster
Tomorrowland, Disneyland
Monty Maldovan

Release Date: July 13, 2012
Price: $44.95
LE: 550

Find out about the history of the Art of Animation here.

9/3 Toy Story Midway Mania
Hollywood Studios
Lin Shih

Release Date: July 20, 2012
Price: $74.95
LE: 1000

The sides feature Woody and Bullseye logos.

Spaceman and Spacewoman
Disneyland
Thomas Scott

Release Date: August 17, 2010
Price: $26.95
LE: 1750

This set represents the Disneyland Space Man and Women that walked around Tomorrowland meeting with guests. Space was a fascination in the US during the 1950′s and 60′s and these costumed characters entertained guests until about 1967.

9″/3″ Boardwalk
and Swimmer
WDW Resort

Release Date: August 17, 2012
Price: $74.95
LE: 1000

9″ Indiana Jones Adventure
Disneyland

Release Date: August 10, 2012
Price: $44.95
LE: 1000

Hayley Nance DLR Photo Report 4/28/12

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

A look at the Matterhorn progress, the Lego Store’s statues are unveiled, Red Car Trolley’s wires, and a glimpse of Minnie’s Fly Girls! Enjoy!

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Max out and about at Disneyland

Geppetto out on Main Street

Graduation Duffy

Freshening everything up

Glimpse at the new ride vehicles

Still hard at work

More stunning than ever thanks to the new paint job.

Sneak of Buena Vista Street through the Monorail

FINALLY!

Lego Prince Phillip battles Malificent

To Infinity & Beyond

These lights will look phenomenal

A sneak at all the detail for Mater’s Junk Yard Jamboree

Looking just about ready for the opening in June

Bug’s Land getting a new paint job

Cables for the Red Car Trolley

Work being done on the Hyperion

Glad to see Pixar Play Parade back in action.

The “Mad T Party’s” House of Cards set up

Minnie’s Fly Girls!

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Ghosts Appear at D-Street

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

This is just a taste, we have seen more in pins and concept art, but some images of the Casey Jones designed Haunted Mansion Vinylmation series has popped up at D-Street Anaheim. (no reports of them following anyone home) For more images of 10 of the 12 figures, check out Haunted Mansion Explained.

Phineas
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Gus
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Hatbox Ghost
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Hopefully this points to a release date that is close around the corner… then again, we are just foolish mortals.

Magic Officially Around the World (not a sports post)

WDWNT on July 7, 2012

Last week we featured a picture of a new vinylmation that someone found in a UK Disney Store. It was labeled as “Magic Around the World” and mentioned future releases in that series. Today the Vinylmation Blog explained it, a bit.

According to the blog, the Disney Store will be celebrating “Magic Around the World” by releasing one new Vinylmation for the next 6 weeks. The first one was this black one, officially released on July 2nd. It is $9.95 or 10 Euros. Right now, it can be found on the France Disney Store Online, but not the US site. It was however found in at least one physical US Disney Store, The Times Square location. The Disney blog points out that the second figure in this series will come out on July 6th. (Which technically means there was two this week.) No word yet on what the second one (or any others) look like. But our friend The Playwright talked to a Cast Member at the Times Square Disney Store and they said:

“there are others in the series that represent cities from around the world like Tokyo and London that will be released soon.”

We talked a little about the black design on the first post. It’s reminiscent of the Holidays Around the World vinyl, only this time the flags are in little mickey head symbols instead of circles. Take a look at the back of the vinyl courtesy of The Playwright.

Also, here is a look at the back of the box with an explanation of sorts for the series.

The Disney blog post didn’t quite clarify the release location of these. Disney Stores? Yes. All or just certain locations? Who knows. They could technically release one of each week in a different country!

What do you think? What do you think will be the other vinyl figures? Just a background change or something else?