Last week, Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated it’s 15th anniversary with a special ceremony and some added characters in the Jammin’ Jungle Parade. We have video of both of these offerings to share with you today. First up, the morning anniversary ceremony:
Here is Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade with the added characters:
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Downtown Disney, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom last week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
The Rainforest Cafe volcano is done
Tons of Marvel stuff in Once Upon a Toy
They also now have the Star Wars Droid Factory
Over at Epcot, work continues on turing Fountain View into a Starbucks location
The old Character Spot is still closed… at this point I’m starting to think it will become Starbucks seating…
Tarps are down at Mission: Space and the facade looks great
Tarps are up where Spice Road Table will be going in Morocco
A temporary stage up for Mo’ Rockin’
The waterfall at Maelstrom is being worked on again for some reason
Moving to Animal Kingdom, the Anandapur Ice Cream truck is gone
Work continues on the new home for Festival of the Lion King in Africa
WDWNT Reporter Joe Hogarty visited the Magic Kingdom last Wednesday and took a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
The Monsterail!!!
Work continues on the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train in Fantasyland
Triton’s Treasures looks nearly completed
A lot of work still to be done over here
We can start to see what the skyline will look like
A close look at the track
HOW DARE YOU?!?!
Mickey thinks it is funny…
WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen visited Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios last week and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
The Kodak sign is still up, too bad the waterfall isn’t…
Just imagine it is there
This seating area in Innoventions is now being used as office space as far as we can tell
Segway Central hasn’t changed since closing
Probably should take this down
Monsters University merchandise in Mouse Gear
MU iPhone cases
Scare Pig plush
Art plush
Open edition pin
Kids shirt
Ummmmm….
Graduation Duffy!
AHHHHHH!
Moving to Studios, there is a Monsters University billboard in the parking lot
Kodak letters gone from the Darkroom facade, but are still on the sign
FastPass test for Fantasmic! ongoing
We are in the final days of the old Monsters Inc. meet and greet in the backlot
Soon we will be going back to college…
Monsters University billboard near PIXAR Place
A Lone Ranger billboard up as well
MU banners in the Animation Courtyard
Inside the Magic of Disney Animation, Monsters University artwork has been added
The Gallery exhibit was updated as well
I recently visited the Walt Disney World Resort (just last week) and I have a ton of newsworthy photos to share with you, so let’s take a look at all of the changes happening around the resort right now:
They got a new banner, too bad they only have a few months left…
They added some “blood” red carpet in the queue at the Haunted Mansion… sorry, it’s dark in there
The backside of the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train appears to closely resemble the rock-work on Under the Sea
After a month, it appears the construction of the third bus loop at the Magic Kingdom is still in the early stages
I see you Grand Floridian Villas…
Over at Animal Kingdom, banners are still up for the 15th anniversary
We can already see posts for a marquee going up where the new Festival of the Lion King entrance will be in Africa
The Anandapur Ice Cream Truck is gone, so you can only get soft-serve at Camp Minnie-Mickey right now
With Planes coming out this August, there are some character planes clothes for kids coming out
I particularly like the Dumbo jumbo jet…
Taking a look at the Villas at the Grand Floridian from the Polynesian Beach
The trademark red roof is starting to appear
Monsters University merchandise can be found everywhere
More Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train construction
A few weeks ago, the Gaston’s mug was updated with new artwork featuring Gaston and LeFou
Sorry for the blurry pic, but you get the idea
More MU stuff in Mouse Gear
Some new Villains watches have come out
Scar and Chernabog
Queen of Hearts and Maleficent
Scar
The Monsters University display recently added some gargoyles despite the fact that the event is ending soon
Some banners describing the film were also put up
Touch-point entry was finally installed at International Gateway
There are now Mickey and Minnie handset phones for mobile phones for sale
Mickey and Minnie mini-speakers for sale
I tired the chili cone queso at Downtown Disney… it’s the same as Cars Land…
The Droid Factory has now opened inside Once Upon a Toy
The four stations really help out with lines
Some new magnets for sale
The Boardwalk Bakery re-opened on Friday at Disney’s Boardwalk
It looks a lot different
You should probably wear a shirt to the bakery…
The expanded kitchen added some pre-made sandwiches to the menu
They also have soup
Mmmmmm
MMMMMMMMMM
FastPass testing for Fantasmic! going on now
The American Idol Experience store now sells Star Wars stuff… Yes…
They added a seafood platter to the menu at the ABC Commissary…. Yum?
The oscars are back at the Magic of Disney Animation from filming for Saving Mr. Banks the last several months
Cool new baseball cap
This week, Disney released two new pieces of concept art for Princess Fairytale Hall, opening this Fall in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom:
New concept art shows off the interior queue space, a portrait gallery
This new artwork shows the actual meeting locations for the princesses
A video Disney released last week shows the construction in progress on the location:
So, what do you think of Princess Fairytale Hall at the Magic Kingdom so far?
Disney was kind enough to provide us with some great photos and video from inside the construction site at the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train in New Fantasyland:
There is also a video that Disney released last week:
Yesterday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Limited Time Magic brought a Star Wars Day to Walt Disney World in honor of May 4th’s recognition as “May the 4th Be With You”. We have a ton of photos from thge festivities yesterday to share with you in a slideshow (photos taken by Joe Hogarty & Tom Corless):
We also have video of the complete Symphony in the Stars fireworks show from last night for you to enjoy:
For this week’s Limited Time Magic, a number of special entertainment offerings are being offered at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot in celebration of Cinco De Mayo.
They are giving out these awesome autograph cards for the Three Caballeros
Here’s video of the Three Caballeros having fun with guests at their meet and greet:
While visiting Epcot on Monday to see the Three Caballeros, I managed to take pictures of a few other newsworthy items around the park, so lets take a look:
The “toothpick holder” set was updated with a retro Figment shot glass now included
Some new shirts out in Mouse Gear
Work continues on turning FountainView into a Starbucks location
Work is just getting started on Spice Road Table in the Morocco pavilion
The latest Good Luck/Bad Luck pin has Yoda, which is interesting because the set until now has consisted of classic Disney characters
A new retro Journey Into Imagination keychain came out recently
