The Road to No-Where!

WDWNT on May 23, 2008

Our first article dealing with the New Tomorrowland of 1998 is going to be about the Rocket Rods. This article is going to be a pictorial article, as Yesterland already has a wonderful article up dealing with the attraction.

Now, let’s get to it:


The entrance to the Rocket Rods


The other side of the entrance didn’t receive the logo due to budget issues… Big surprise!


The queue featured a re-painted, neon version of the Mark III Monorail…


… As well as a neon PeopleMover vehicle


The loading & blast off area, as well as the Observatron


The attraction vehicle… Very weird in my opinion!


The only vehicle that had neon features added to it


The Rocket Rods closed in April 2001


Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters replaced at the Rocket Rods queue building in 2005… The track is empty

Tomorrow, a look at the American Space Experience!

The Future Has Arrived

WDWNT on May 22, 2008

Exactly 10 years ago today, the New Tomorrowland of 1998 officially opened to the public. While it’s not one of the best times in Disneyland’s history, it is a moment I’d like to look at. So we will be celebrating it in various ways for the next week.

Each day, a special article of sorts will be put up taking a look at each of the various attractions part of this re-do (the first one will be up tomorrow). And on this week’s edition of the Disneyland News Today Podcast, we’ll have a special audio tribute segment, featuring music from Rocket Rods, Space Mountain, Honey I Shrunk the Audience, & more!

So stay tuned, & remember… “BEYOND THE GREATEST STAR OF ALL LIES OUR FUTURE!”

Dream Home Is More Dream Than Reality

WDWNT on May 20, 2008

The dates for the Innoventions Dream Home AP previews have changed, un-surprisingly. Here are the new dates:

June 17, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
June 18, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
June 19, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
June 20, 2008 – 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
June 21, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
June 22, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

More information on the previews & the Innoventions Dream Home itself is available here.

Monorail Red Problems Continuing

WDWNT on May 20, 2008

From the OC Register:

Disney’s first new monorail car in two decades — called the Monorail Red or Mark VII — is still being tested by Disney and no opening date has been announced.

Disney Spokesman John McClintock said today that the new train is still undergoing tests and adjustments. That includes the doors and air conditioning. He said both are working, but just not yet to Disney’s satisfaction.

McClintock said there is no date yet planned for the monorail’s public opening. When asked if the monorail might make it out for this Memorial Day weekend, he said that is “not at all likely.”

The Monorail Red’s biggest change is in looks: The first electric cars have blue glass and red stripes that change color in the sunlight. The next two cars will be blue with purple glass and orange with blue glass.

Bench seats will face the windows, allowing visitors a full view of the parks, Downtown Disney and the Disneyland Hotel. The capacity and speed will remain the same.

MiceAge Picture Update

WDWNT on May 17, 2008

Let’s take a look at some various things going on through-out the Disneyland Resort from this week’s Dateline Disneyland, plus a special Friday edition of Monday in Parks on MiceAge:


The new railings for the Sunshine Plaza Fountain have been installed


A new sign has been installed at the Tomorrowland Monorail Station


A look at the drivers seat for the Mark VII Monorail


The exit waterfall rock work at the Subs is almost finished


Also, the green water hoses feeding the entry waterfall have been half-camouflaged with a covering that is similar to the cavern rock work

Waaaalllll Eeeeee!

WDWNT on May 15, 2008

The latest character in the Living Character Initiative is going to be Wall-E. He should start appearing in Tomorrowland later this year, but a little video from an event in LA has surfaced, & one word sums up this walk-around animatronic… AMAZING!


Wall-E Spotted in LA! from Blink on Vimeo.

More on the Future Choice Stations

WDWNT on May 14, 2008

In the new Future Choice Stations in Innovention’s Project Tomorrow, your picture is taken, you answer some questions about your lifestyle, & then you’re future life is made, with you embedded into it… Literally!

You can then send your picture to your email. This is mine:

Refurb Time!

WDWNT on May 13, 2008

We have 3 new additions to the attractions refurbishments list. First up, Mickey’s House will be closed from May 12th through May 15th. Donald’s Boat will be closed for a rather long refurbishment from May 19th through June 20th. Finally, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be closed just on May 20th.

As always, be sure to keep an eye out on our Attractions Refurbishment page for the latest attraction refurbs!

DLR Picture Update

WDWNT on May 12, 2008

Post edited with the rest of the pictures

I’m back from another lovely day at the Disneyland Resort, & I of course have a picture update for y’all. So let’s get straight to it:


Today was Mothers Day, & complimentary flowers were given out to mothers


The latest Disneyland Park map


The banners that were added to Sleeping Beauty’s Castle a couple of weeks ago have been removed for some reason


Random people got given a free Year of a Million Dreams pin… I got one obviously!


Space Mountain desperately needs a clean or paint job


A copy of the Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters mural behind the Segway Experience in Innoventions

The new Future Choice Stations inside Project Tomorrow in Innoventions, which are basically the new ending to Epcot’s Spaceship Earth


My Future Choice!


A treehouse (maybe) for the new Innoventions Dream Home


I tried out the relatively new game Power City for the first time


The new Air Scooter II display


A look at construction for It’s a Small World


The facade is now completely under tarps


The It’s a Small World Toy Shop is also closed


Work is still being done to the Sunshine Plaza Fountain


Let’s take a look at the newly opened Midway Mercantile!


Could this be the TSMM attraction poster?


The exit to Toy Story Midway Mania (it’s roped off, obviously)


Some well needed shade for DCA


The new food stand, Don Tomas, is open…


… This is its very limited menu


Let’s take a look around the mini Disney Gallery at the exit to Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years


Not a lot of water dropping, is there?


And now a look at the new Prince Caspian Pre-Parade to Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams


We’ll have more photos of Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams up in the Disneyland Park Gallery later tonight


Ever since the Bug’s Life float in the Pixar Play Parade came back, the floats have been in a different order: The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story


This is pretty much all of the main Bug’s Life float at the moment


To cap this DLR Picture Update off, me & Ariel at Ariel’s Grotto, which will be closing soon to make way for the new Disney Fairies meet ‘n greet

That’s it for this DLR Picture Update. We will of course have bigger versions of all of today’s pictures, plus many additional ones up later tonight in the Image Galleries. We will of course let you know when they’re up!

Summer of Hidden Midways

WDWNT on May 11, 2008

The picture bellow, taken by the website Original D, of the latest Disneyland Resort maps, shows off 2 interesting things:

First off, more confirmation of the Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries, which will begin on May 22nd. And secondly, this is the first time that the new Toy Story Midway Mania attraction has had the Midway part of the name including in anything promotional. That makes me happy!