Alice in Wonderland – WDWNT Archive

FROZEN, Beauty & The Beast, & Alice in Wonderland Areas Announced for Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea

WDWNT on May 5, 2015

Oriental Land Co.,Ltd. released more information regarding the new expansions at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea! Fantasyland in Tokyo Disneyland will be receiving areas themed to Beauty and the Beast and Alice in Wonderland. Tokyo DisneySea will get a new port themed after Scandinavia with a portion of it specific to Frozen. The projects are scheduled for after fiscal year 2017.

The Full English press release is on the OLC website. More information regarding the expansion available over at TDR Explorer.

Frozen Scandinavia Tokyo DisneySea Expansion

Beauty and the Beast

Alice in Wonderland

"Alice in Wonderland" Sequel Begins Production

WDWNT on August 7, 2014

Disney’s Alice In Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass begins principal photography this week, featuring an award-winning production team and all-star ensemble cast, including Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.

The all-star ensemble cast includes:

Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the Mad Hatter—Hatter Tarrant Hightopp.
Anne Hathaway portrays the White Queen—Mirana.
Mia Wasikowska once again appears as Alice Kingsleigh, who’s on a quest to help the Mad Hatter.
Helena Bonham Carter returns as the Red Queen—Iracebeth.
Rhys Ifans fills the shoes of Zanik Hightopp, the Mad Hatter’s father.
Matt Lucas returns to the revelry in a dual role as Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
Ed Speleers portrays James Harcourt in the film.
And Sacha Baron Cohen was called on to bring Time to the big screen.

Alice In Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass also boasts an extraordinary voice cast.

Stephen Fry is back as the voice of the Cheshire Cat.
Toby Jones provides the voice of Wilkins.
Alan Rickman returns as the voice of the Blue Caterpillar.
Michael Sheen once again serves as the voice of the White Rabbit.
Timothy Spall returns to voice Bayard.
Paul Whitehouse is back as the March Hare.
Barbara Windsor provides the voice of Dormouse again.

James Bobin will direct the film, which revisits Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories with an all-new new tale that travels back to Underland—and back in Time. Shooting on location and at Shepperton Studios in England, the film is slated for release on May 27, 2016.

VIDEO: Alice in Wonderland Recieves High-Tech Upgrades, Other Fantasyland Dark Rides Next?

WDWNT on August 7, 2014

Thanks to OSHA, we were forced to stare at some temporary tarps and railings at the Alice in Wonderland attraction at Disneyland for a few years. Finally, earlier this year, the attraction closed for a refurbishment that would repair the outdoor portion of the ride to meet legal requirements and make it look visually appealing to guests. During this time, several high-tech projection-based additions were made to the attraction to give it some new life. The ride recently re-opened to guests, allowing them to take in the Disneyland classic with a whole new sparkle:

This isn’t the first time this has happened to one of Disneyland’s classic dark rides, some similar projection-based modifications were made to Snow White’s Scary Adventures a few years ago. Rumor has it that Peter Pan’s Flight, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, and Pinocchio’s Daring Journey will also be getting similar updates for Disneyland’s 60th anniversary next year. These changes could be announced on Thursday, Disneyland’s 59th birthday, where the park is set to announce all of the festivities planned for the 60th anniversary celebration.

Stay tuned for more information.

Defend Wonderland in the All New Mobile Game “Alice in Wonderland: A New Champion”

WDWNT on October 29, 2013

Disney Interactive has launched the all-new mobile game “Alice in Wonderland: A New Champion”, and not a moment too soon as Wonderland needs your help. In this free-to-play game inspired by the 2010 live-action film, players explore the unbelieveable world of Wonderland while crafting tools and solving riddles, with the ultimate goal of taking on the role of the White Queen’s Champion in order to help Alice save Wonderland from the Red Queen and her minions.

Key Features Include:

Playing with familiar friends, like Alice, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the White Rabbit.
Experiencing visually mesmerizing scenes such as Bayard’s Village, the Mad Tea Party, and the grand White Queen’s Castle.
Using resources and crafting tools to help defend Wonderland.
Solving whimsical riddles to help make sense of the twisty logic that makes Wonderland so zany.

Here are some scenes from this enchanting game:

“Alice in Wonderland: A New Champion” is available on iOS in the iTunes App Store and will be soon on Android devices. Download your free copy today before you become Mad as a Hatter!

Images courtesy of the Walt Disney Company.

Miss Mindy Gives a Peek at her Wonderland D23 Set

WDWNT on April 24, 2013

Here is a look at the previously released concept art and details:

Wonderland Chess Set

Miss Mindy

Retail: $12,500

With its mix of 32 customized 3″and Jr. Vinylmation figures, all hand-embellished, sculpted & painted, it’s an insane detail feast for your eyes! The Chess Board is laden with solid, extreme-attention-to-detail craftsmanship….. and surprise! There’s a tiny little sculpted Alice watching the game on the side lines, among the various flora, fauna, and crafted elements framing the playing field of these mini marvels… enjoy your trip to Wonderland!

“Alice in Wonderland” Water-Play Area Opens at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort

WDWNT on October 29, 2012

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth took a short trip over to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa to see the progress on many construction projects, including the completion of the new children’s water-play area themed to Alice in Wonderland. Let’s take a look:

Work continues on the main pool

The beach is sealed off now

The new kid’s water play area themed to Alice in Wonderland opened earlier this week

Looks cute

Very well done

I have to admit I wasn’t crazy about the idea at first, but it’s hard not to like this

The Mad Hatter’s hat fills with water and then… well, you’ll see…

A small water slide attached

The new DVC wing lurks in the background

Water pours down all of the tea cups

March Hare and Door Mouse

I guess they had help from an outside company…

The character portraits are cool

There goes the hat

Impromptu Signing

WDWNT on July 10, 2012

Disney artists Thomas Scott and Casey Jones stopped by D-Street Orlando to pick up some Abe Lincoln Park Starz Variants (their latest creations) and left behind some treats for fans.

Casey Jones signed boxes of his 9″/3″/Jr Nightmare set

And his 9″/3″ Malficent and Prince Phillip

Thomas Scott signed his Alice collection including 9″ Crying Alice…

…9″/3″ Walrus and Carpenter…

…and Alice Flowers set.

Also at D-Street:

Coming June 22 to a D-Street near you!

Alice Flowers at WDW

WDWNT on July 10, 2012

Oh, it’s a rainy day here in Orlando. Let’s brighten things up with some photos of the beautiful Alice in Wonderland Flowers growing wild in the rose garden at the Magic Kingdom.

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Cry Me an Alice

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

Today we finally get a sneak peak at the Thomas Scott designed Alice LE set that includes a 9″ Crying Alice and 3 Jr figures that will be released on April 13.

It is limited to 2500 figures and will retail for $74.95. I think the proportions for Alice are perfect on the 9″ figure. Everything seems to fit much better here than on the Animation 1 3″ design. Even though that 3″ was one of my favorites, this one just knocks it out of the park. Here, we also get another very detailed Jr human figure. Alice, as with Snow, the Dwarfs and Aurora, looks wonderful on the small canvas.

I like the price too. 75 bucks keeps this one relatively priced with previous releases. We were all a bit worried after some other price increases. Does this LE set make it into your collection? What are your thoughts on the design? For more on Alice LE sets, check out our explained page.

Updated Calendar Info

WDWNT on June 22, 2012

Disney has updated a ton of their information on releases and some contradict previous posts from last week. We collected all the updates in this one post and also made the updates to our calendar.

April 13th
On this day, at both DLR and WDW, the Robots 2, 9″ Crying Alice LE (LE 2500, $74.95) and Haunted Mansion Pocket Watch (LE 750, $175) will all still come out. The update is a wristband distribution at Disneyland only. From the Disney website: “Wristbands for the limited edition Vinylmation will be distributed at D-Street in the Downtown Disney District at 7:00 a.m. Wristbands will be available at the location until 1:00 p.m. or while supplies last. We kindly ask that Guests do not line up for wristband distribution prior to 6:00 a.m. The queue for wristbands will begin behind the Rainforest Cafe in the Downtown Disney. Also of note, is Snow White Jr will NOT release this week as previously planned.

April 20th
The Alice Flowers LE set will now NOT be released this week. However, Thomas Scott will still be at an artist signing at D-Street Orlando from 5p-7p. According to the blog, he signing is for “LE Alice figures.” At this point however, only the 12 figure set, Cheshire Cat combo, and the previous week’s Crying Alice 9/Jr will be available.

Also on the 20th, at both DLR and WDW, the Snow White Jr Series 6 ($9.95 each) will be released and the Disneyland Paris 20th anniversary four figures will finally be available stateside. This French set includes the 3″ Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy all sold separately for $14.95.

April 27th
This week will then see the release of both the Alice LE Flowers 4 figure set (LE 2000, $44.95) and Alice LE Walrus and Carpenter 9″/3″combo (LE 1500, $74.95)

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