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Robert Ashburn’s 3/9/12 Epcot Photo Report

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited Epcot a few days ago and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

I LOVE this topiary

This needs Xpass…

Whatever queue modifications were done in the middle are complete

PEACOCK

See ya’ later Kim…

Still closed…

They are still testing with some guests though…

The VISION House is coming in April to replace the former House of Innoventions

The Festival Center is open once again

I don’t think you can call most of those anymore…

Another Disney Vacation Club booth sporting new signage

Some awesome new shirts available at Mouse Gear

They are still finishing up this sculpture

The remodeling of Tutto Italia continues

A temporary booth open while Tutto Italia is closed

A Haiti exhibit open for Flower and Garden… doesn’t fit the festival very well

It’s more of a Food and Wine booth that a Flower and Garden exhibit

The Toy Story characters are at the American Adventure

When was this menu changed? Southwest Blackbean Flatbread?

Flowers being projected on to the monorail station

Climb to the Heights of Imagination with Figment

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

Every year, Disney World holds a special release of a Figment statue from the Walt Disney Classics Collection, and this year will be no different. In addition this year, there is a matching piece of artwork:

Walt Disney Classics Collection Sculpture Premiere and Artist signing for
Figment: Heights of Imagination

Event: Walt Disney Classics Collection Product Release & Artist Signing for Figment: Heights of Imagination
Special Guest: Sculptor, Bruce Lau
Event Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Event Times: 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. & 3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.
Event Location: Art of Disney, Epcot®

Join Figment on an expedition into breathtaking wonder and towering imagination! Creativity is a never-ending adventure, and this intrepid, little dragon is the personification of that all-too-human quest to push the boundaries of the possible and discover uncharted territories of magic and dreams. Recreating the memorable moment in “Heights of Imagination” in which Figment scales the summit of a snow-capped peak, this new numbered, limited edition of 500 Walt Disney Classics Collection sculpture captures the daring mountaineer at the apex of his creative powers.

Based on original attraction reference, Figment is hand-crafted of fine porcelain, hand-painted, kiln-fired and provisioned with real rope, metal flag pole and flag, and metallic paint on the pick axe. Sculpted by Bruce Lau with creative direction from Disney Master Artist David Pacheco, Figment stands approximately 8″ high and retails for $150.00, plus tax.

A limited number of Figment: Heights of Imagination sculptures will be available for pre-order. To pre-order Figment: Heights of Imaginationplease contact
Walt Disney Event Services at 407-827-7600.
Walt Disney Event Services is open Monday – Friday from 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. EST.

All pre-orders for Figment: Heights of Imagination must be placed with Walt Disney Event Services no later than 12:00p.m. EST Thursday, April 19, 2012.

Conquer the heights of imagination with Figment as your guide!

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Figment Original Art Showcase with
Disney Design Group Artist, Darren Wilson!

Event: Disney Design Group Artist Showcase

Special Guest: Disney Design Group Artist, Darren Wilson

Event Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Event Times: 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Event Location: Art of Disney, Epcot®

Join us as we welcome celebrated Disney Design Group Artist, Darren Wilson to the Art of Disney at Epcot® for a special appearance and signing of his newest Figment inspired masterpiece, Figment on Mountain Top.

Figment on Mountain Top

Original – One of a Kind – Framed

Artist: Darren Wilson
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Unframed Dimensions: 24″W x 30″H

Retail: $3250.00

Limited Edition Canvas Giclee
Edition Size: 95
Unframed Dimensions: 18″W x 22″H

Retail: $375.00

Figment on Mountain Top is also available as a matted deluxe print for $35.00.

NOAH’s Trip to Florida

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

According to his blog, artist NOAH will be at several events in Florida in the upcoming weeks.

On September 23rd he will be boarding the Disney Cruise Line to sign his painting “Life with You is a Dream” as well as painting other pieces. Among the artwork will be six special 9″ Vinylmation figures (no pictures yet).

Then on September 28th – 30th Noah will be inside the The Food and Wine Festival Center (former Wonders of Life Pavillion) signing his EPCOT 30th anniversary piece “The 21st Century Begins”. This special event will have its own Vinylmation. There will be ten 9″ and ten 3″ figures (artwork not seen yet).

Have you ever purchased a NOAH custom?

Agent P World Showcase Photoshoot

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

The Agent P World Showcase Adventure recently opened up at Epcot. It is an interactive game for Phineas and Ferb fans of all ages to play. So of course, the Vinylmation version of the secret agent platypus wanted to check it out as well. While there, he took a tour around the world.

Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure

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Canada

United Kingdom

France

Morocco

Japan

America

Italy

Epcot World Showcase

Germany

The Outpost

China

Norway

Mexico

Epcot World Showcase

Adam Roth’s 3/23/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and the Magic Kingdom on Friday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Flower and Garden Festival in bloom at Epcot

IF ONLY WE HAD XPASS!!!!

Queue modifications are done… it’s a completely different queue experience now…

Peacock

Cool graphics on the Epcot tip board

Enjoy Kim Possible while it lasts

Habit Heroes and the VISION House now on the list inside Innoventions East

Habit Heroes is still closed

I’m offended…

Work continues on the VISION House

Habit Heroes now has a sign on the entry wall

Goodbye

VISION House will be added soon as it opens in April

Phineas and Ferb now have an entire section at MouseGear

AGENT P!

The light-up Vinylmation lamps and Baseball figures now available

Let’s Go Yankees! (Personal bias)

These are buy 1, get 1 50% off

Shouldn’t the Knicks be on the bottom? (I actually am a fan… but I’m realistic)

Let’s go Dolphins! (Please pity me)

2012 dated Vinylmation

Zodiac series

Flower and Garden merchandise

Cool magnets

This is too cool…

If your imagination features Captain EO, seek help

Bambi’s Butterfly House is back

The play area for this year’s festival is called “Let’s Get Moving”

Chimpanzee is coming… before Earth Day?

Can’t imagine why they are changing this…

Exterior work continues at the Seas with Nemo and Friends

A new entrance being worked on, possibly for Turtle Talk

There’s a new path in the queue…

It leads to Seabase

The mural is surviving the work

A new company has taken over the chromakey photo area at Imageworks

It’s pretty empty right now

Amazing Pictures (who you may have seen at Universal Studios) is now here

Hey, why don’t we just start the demolition…

On to the Festival Center

The Flower and Garden, Food and Wine Festival?

A touch-screen map of the Festival available

Body Wars is back there somewhere

The Odyssey has been painted blue

Well, at least the roof

This exhibit is weird…

Tarps are now up for the Tutto Italia refurbishment

FREE SAMPLES!

Another play area

Let’s take a boat over to Studios

We can’t get enough of these

The outline of Roger Rabbit has seen better days

The entrance at Tower of Terror had some pavement replaced

The Star Tours name is on some of the merchandise tags now

On to the Magic Kingdom, Skyway demolition continues in Fantasyland

The Tigger Bounce area being removed from the Pooh queue

Yes, more Dumbo photos…

Storybook Circus sure is something at night

HA!

I love restrooms… there, I said it…

I’ll tell you what I don’t love… the Club 626 Dance Party

A sad not to end on…

John Corigliano’s 3/23-25/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

WDWNT Reporter John Corigliano visited the Walt Disney World Resort this weekend and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

MORE CIRCUS PHOTOS!

Can’t get enough of these shirts

New character shirts

The back

On to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, here’s another look at the Brave exhibit at Magic of Disney Animation

Monsters University billboard

Wreck-It Ralph poster

The remodeled Storyroom

Still no Narnia replacement… and I’m fine with that…

Only 90 minutes…

Splash fountain is being refurbished

Cars meet and greet has had short lines recently

Phineas and Ferb has long lines all the time

The Art of Animation sign is in place along the road

Both hands on the wheel John…

Habit Heroes is still closed

Someone is up in that window…

The Honeymooners? WHY?

Awwww…

Tick… tock…

This is one nerdy reptile… we named him fanboy

“Horizons was the greatest thing EVER!”

Land accross from the site of the new Grand Floridian DVC wing is being cleared, probably for parking

Jeff Lukas’ 3/25/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT on September 8, 2012

We welcome Jeff Lukas to the WDWNT team with his first photo report, taking us to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot:

Work continues on the Bakery facade

Dapper Dans

Fantasyland Woodwind Society

The roof on Prince Eric’s Castle is almost complete

More scaffolding came down at Be Our Guest Restaurant

The Fantasyland Skyway station is completely gone

The queue building at Big Thunder Mountain has been rebuilt for the most part

Work continues on the track

Site looks completely cleared for the Grand Floridian DVC

On to Epcot

Story Time is still occupying the former Velcro exhibit in Innoventions

Still closed…

Work continues on the VISION House

Welcome to the Wonders of Flower and Garden Festival Stages and Shopping

Kind of cute…

Still cool

Welcome aboard Jeff!

Melissa Weber’s 2/27/12 Walt Disney World Photo Report

WDWNT on August 30, 2012

It’s time to start playing catch up with all the news from the last week, and we start with a photo report from one of the newest members of our team, Melissa Weber:

Art of animation sign near the road being installed

The Spaceship Earth queue layout has been modified for future changes to FASTPASS

Some queue modifications being made at the Seas with Nemo and Friends as well

Even though it is closed, cast members are still being staffed at Habit Heroes

New Animal Kingdom shirts available

Park specific plates and mugs have been released, a neat idea!

First Look at the 2012 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

WDWNT on August 30, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Melissa Weber stopped by Epcot earlier today to find that the park is just about ready for the Flower and Garden Festival which officially begins tomorrow:

Everything hasn’t completely grown in yet, but the Fantasia display already looks spectacular