The Festival of the Masters is wrapping up at Downtown Disney today, but don’t feel too bad if you missed it! WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was on the scene and has a video of the annual weekend event to share with us:
The Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland has re-opened from a lenthy reurbishment with a brand new roof and an entirely new pastel color scheme. WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was on the scene and has some video to share of the recently refreshed attraction (embedded via the WDWNTube):
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights is back at Disney’s Hollywood Studios this year with a few new additions and some changes:
-In between some of the dance sequences, a staged radio interview with the creator of the spectacle, Jennings Osborne, takes place
-One building has a falling snow effect in the windows, you’ll see this in our video during one of the dance sequences
-Two new sequences starring characters from the Disney Channel original series “Phineas and Ferb” have been added. In the first, Phineas and Ferb fix some technical problems with the lights and then have them dance to “Christmas is Starting Now” from the Phineas and Ferb Christmas Special. The second skit has Dr. Doofenshmirtz attempting to take over the display before being foiled by Perry the Platapus.
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us a video of the Spectacle with all of these new additions, courtesy of the WDWNTube:
From the Disney Parks Blog:
Disney California Adventure park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida will celebrate the premiere of Disney Channel’s new multiplatform brand, Disney Junior, with “Disney Junior – Live on Stage!” next year. The lively show in the Parks will debut with new characters, some new adventures and a new marquee.
Children and parents who now enjoy the popular “Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage!” at both Parks can look forward to sharing this new production, which brings back three audience favorites (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse,Handy Manny and Little Einsteins) and also introduces a brand new segment based on Disney Junior’s newest series that will debut in February 2011, “Jake and the Never Land Pirates.”
“Jake and the Never Land Pirates” will air on Disney Junior in February 2011 and will share the magical and adventurous world of Never Land with preschoolers. Children will be drawn to the main character Jake, an enthusiastic young boy who leads a team of kid pirates (Cubby and Izzy, along with their faithful pirate parrot, Skully) in fun adventures that encourage interactive responses from young viewers. The clever premise provides kids and families with a fun way to learn teamwork.
Stories from the show will come to life in the Parks with colorful, puppet versions of some of the most popular Disney Junior characters, bright visuals, whimsical scenery that fills the stage, catchy songs and interactive moments.
“Disney Junior – Live on Stage” is scheduled to debut at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney California Adventure park in March 2011.
An interesting document has leaked onto the internet confirming Disney Vacation Club will be building another resort at Walt Disney World in the next few years. Earlier this year, rumors of a California-themed resort to be located between Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort began circulating. Well, it seems those rumors are true:
DISNEY VACATION CLUB CALIFORNIA COAST HOTEL – ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Disney Vacation Club decided to extend its hotel experience with their new California Coast Resort at H1, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida. George Coon was invited by the DVC Design Team to work under the direct supervision of GSB Architects, and Mr. Wing Chao, providing design direction for this next and possibly best of the DVC properties in Orlando. California’s remarkable coast offers an experience of recognizable icons which were chosen to be represented in separate hotel experiences including; Venice Beach, Casa del Mar, Montage, the Balboa Pavilion, Laguna Hills, Newport Beach, and Santa Barbara. The project is presently in the Schematic Design Phase.
COMPLETION DATE: Estimated 2012
SIZE: Estimated 1,208 units
PROJECT COST: To Be Determined
No more details are available at this time, but stay tuned to WDW News Today as more information becomes available on this breaking story.
While it was delayed for a few hours, Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream re-opened from it’s refurbishment that began in August with a few new exhibits and a general refreshing. Here’s what’s new:
-1964-65 World’s Fair display featuring Mr. Lincoln animatronic and the “it’s a small world” facade
-The exhibits featuring work from after Walt’s life are called “The Legacy Continues”, the walls are now lined with pictures from all different arms of the Walt Disney Company in a running timeline
-A new display featuring EPCOT Center animatronics such as the Horizons butler robot, Figment, and some of the characters from Kitchen Kabaret
-Movie props from “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid”, “TRON”, “The Rocketeer” and more are now on display
-The Re-Imagined Paradise Pier model that once appeared at the Blue Sky Cellar in Disney California Adventure is now on display
-Small models of some of the fountain statues from Hong Kong Disneyland are on display
-More “Legacy Continues” exhibits are listed as coming Fall 2010, it is possible that a lot of what you see may still change at that time
In the meantime, here is what the exhibit looked like today when it re-opened and WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee was on the scene to capture it on video:
After a brief (well OK, three month) hiatus, we have more wallpapers for your enjoyment!
Thanks to the amazing talent and generosity of photographer Tim Goodchild of timgoodchild.com, we are able to provide these downloadable wallpapers for your computer monitor. Simply click the link corresponding to your monitor’s resolution, then save the resulting image file to your computer. We will have select wallpapers available for dual-monitor and triple-monitor setups as well.
For this edition of WDWNT: The Wallpapers, welcome to The Land at Epcot:
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Dual Monitor 1024×768 = 2048×768
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Triple Monitor 1024×768 = 3072×768
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I was at the Disneyland Resort last Wednesday and Thursday to attend Mickey’s Halloween Party. I captured quite a bit of newsworthy photos.
Starting off at the hotels, The Disneyland Hotel continues it’s refurbishment
Read More about Conner Purzycki’s 10/26/10 – 10/27/10 DLR Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us his second Fantasyland video update he recorded at the Magic Kingdom on October 26th. The video includes progress at the Mad Tea Party, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid, “Be Our Guest” Restaurant, and a first look at what the new facade and queue for the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh will look like when the attraction re-opens in November:
WDWNT Reporter Zach Larson visited the Magic Kingdom on Monday and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us:
Read More about Zach Larson’s 10/25/10 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
