DCA Expansion Update

WDWNT on February 27, 2008

The plans for the DCA renovations always keep changing, & here are a few of the latest changes:

  • The Orange Stinger, instead of being moved north, is now planned to be removed.
  • Instead of changing MuppetVision 3D to Mickey’s PhilharMagic or to a “flexible digital theater facility”, it will be kept.
  • In Phase II, the MuppetVision 3D & Who Wants to Be a Millionaire buildings may be made into another big E-Ticket.
  • The DCA Preview Center is now planned to replace Seasons of the Vine.

Information from the MiceAge column “Monorail Blew”.

PIXAR Play Parade Soft Opening

WDWNT on February 27, 2008

One of my sources has told me that a Soft Opening for PIXAR Play Parade will be held on March 10th, 2008. There is also one on March 13th, with the parade opening on March 14th.

PIXAR Play Parade: The Magic Revealed!

WDWNT on February 26, 2008

A Parade Support friend of mine told me some information regarding the new PIXAR Play Parade, debuting March 14th at 5:15pm.

The parade has 9 main units and smaller themed parade elements. With the units and parade elements, there is a total of about 18 elements in the parade. These are listed as follows (not in any specific order):

Main Units:

  • Bugs Life
  • Toy Story (2 units, Buzz and a main unit)
  • Finding Nemo
  • Incredibles (Gyromonster from the movie)
  • Cars (Lightning McQueen and Mater)
  • Ratatoullie (large sink with dishes)
  • Monsters Inc (Opening Drum Unit)

Smaller Elements:

  • 5 Hover craft things for Toy Story
  • An Alien push cart for Toy Story (2 AA aliens and a costumed Alien)
  • Roz (pushed like the Cones from Block Party Bash)
  • Blow Fish Bike
  • Toy looking puppet for Toy Story

Wall-E in Animation Academy

WDWNT on February 22, 2008

A new pre-show of sorts has been added to the Animation Academy in Disney’s California Adventure. It’s a preview look at the new Disney-PIXAR movie Wall-E, hosted by Andrew Stanton of PIXAR.

Also, Dopey has been added to the characters that you could draw in the Animation Academy, as a tie in to the Snow White 70th Anniversary event going on elsewhere in Disney Animation.

Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage Annual Passholder only preview

WDWNT on February 20, 2008

In addition to a Annual Passholder only preview for the PIXAR Play Parade, there will also be a few AP only previews for Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage on March 13th, 2008. There will be 3 showings, at 10:30am, 12:30pm, & 3:15pm. To get in, you just need to show a valid Annual Pass.

2008 California Food & Wine Weekends

WDWNT on February 20, 2008

Disney have released details on this year’s California Food & Wine Weekends. The signature event tickets are now on sale. And a new addition this year is that some parts of the event will not be restricted to weekends. The Taste of California Marketplace, as well as the festival wine and gift shops, will be open every day from April 11 to May 5, 2008.

Bellow is some more specific information on the event from the press release:

Taste
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Stage 17, Hollywood Pictures Backlot, Disney’s California Adventure Park
Price: $125 per person (tax and gratuity included, no discounts apply)

Celebrity Chef Dinner with Guy Fieri
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Napa Rose Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa
Price: $185 per person (tax and gratuity included, no discounts apply)

Winemaker Dinners
Dates:
April 11 – Chappellet Winery – Phillip Titus, Winemaker
April 18 – Twomey Cellars – Daniel Baron, Winemaker
April 25 – Nickel & Nickel Single Vineyard Wines – Darice Spinelli, Winemaker
May 2 – Pride Mountain Vineyards – Steve Pride, Proprietor
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel
Price: $125 per person (including tax and gratuity, no discounts apply)

Napa Rose Cooking School
Dates: Saturdays, April 12, April 19, April 26 and May 3
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Napa Rose Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa
Price: $400 per person (including tax and gratuity, no discounts apply)

Festival Wine Receptions
Dates: Friday and Saturday, April 11, April 12, April 18, April 19, April 25 and April 26
Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Lower Patio of the Golden Vine Winery
Price: $55 per person (including tax and gratuity, no discounts apply)

Taste Wine Like An Expert with Michael Jordan, M.S.
Dates: Sunday April 13, April 20, April 27 and May 4
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Napa Rose Restaurant at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa
Price: $45 per person (including tax and gratuity, no discounts apply)

PIXAR Play Parade Annual Passholder only preview on March 13th

WDWNT on February 17, 2008

We’ve received word from one of our correspondents, that the PIXAR Play Parade will have an Annual Passholder only preview on March 13th at 5:15PM. Also, on cold days, instead of squirting water at guests, bubbles will fill the air through-out the WHOLE PARK! The bubbles will also be there on the warmer days too!

We will have more info on this & other developments surrounding the PIXAR Play Parade as it becomes available.