WDWNT: The Magazine Issue 15 Released

 

We’re happy to announce the release of issue 15 of WDWNT: The Magazine.  Summer is almost upon us, and we are now in what feels like a holding pattern waiting for all the great additions to the Parks to come to fruition.  While we anxiously wait, this issue takes the opportunity to look back at some of our memories from the Parks.

This issue features articles looking back on Big Thunder Mountain, Life as a Cast Member, and Flight to the Moon / Mission to Mars.  Of course, we also can’t help but look forward to what will eventually replace Snow White’s Scary Adventures and the future of FASTpass.  And if children are our future, then how can we keep them entertained in Epcot’s vision of the future?  That topic is discussed in the article Epcot with Kids.   We also consider the topic of Thrill Rides and the Teenage Guest.  Finally, no discussion about the Disney company would be complete without mention the unmitigated success that is The Avengers, so we offer our unique view of the movie for which blockbuster is simply too small of a word.  And of course, this issue follows the continued adventures of Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom with chapters 3 and 4 of the continuing series.

We hope that you will find the articles both entertaining and educational.  If you have any suggestions or feedback, we are always happy to hear from our readers.  Just send an email to WDWNTthemagazine@wdwnt.com and share your thoughts.

As a reminder, the magazine is available in digital form from our website (http://www.wdwntthemagazine.com) or in printed form from MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com).  If you like what you read here, please share it with your friends.

WDWNT: The Magazine Issue 12 Released

Issue 12.  That’s now 760 pages of content going back to issue 1.  Back when we first started discussing this crazy idea of a free monthly magazine for Disney fans, we were not sure we would have enough content for issue 1, let alone 12 issues.  Now that issue 12 is here, our writers are still churning out great stories and the backlog of ideas just seems to be getting longer every month.

As I look back at the last year of WDWNT: The Magazine, I am incredibly proud of what this team has accomplished.  No other group of in the Disney community is creating a monthly magazine containing top-notch writing combined with eye-catching graphics and photos and then giving it away for free.  It’s a tribute to the passion and dedication of the writing, editing, photography, and layout teams that WDWNT: The Magazine continues to grow in both popularity and quality.  More importantly, this team is not content with what has been accomplished so far.  We are moving ever forward and are focused on continuing to bring the best Disney-based long-form content in the community to our readers.

This month has a great collection of articles covering topics as diverse as the physics of Mission: Space, the Disney Dining Plan, soups in Walt Disney World, the relevance of Disney theme parks in 2012, the D23 experience for international members, a look back at The Timekeeper attraction, vinylmation, and Mondo art.  In a first for WDWNT: The Magazine, this issue also features the debut of a fictional work being presented serially.

We hope that you will find the articles within both entertaining and educational.  If you have any suggestions or feedback, we are always happy to hear from our readers.  Just send an email to WDWNTthemagazine@wdwnt.com and share your thoughts.

As a reminder, the magazine is available in digital form from our website (http://www.wdwntthemagazine.com) or in printed form from MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com).  If you like what you read here, please share it with your friends.

WDWNT: The Magazine Issue 11 Released

Issue 11 Cover

We are happy to announce the release of issue 11 of WDWNT: The Magazine.  A new year is upon us, and as usual when the calendar turns over, it’s a good time to look back at 2011 and look forward to 2012.  Certainly 2012 looks to be a big year for Disney parks, and WDWNT: The Magazine is looking forward to sharing those moments with you.  To get us started, this issue features a look back at the top 11 stories of 2011. (At WDWNT, we just can’t stop making lists.)  In addition, this issue of WDWNT: The Magazine contains the continuation of our article on the fascinating panel at IAAPA featuring Marty Sklar and Jack Lindquist.   We also have articles on runDisney’s Goofy challenge, Disney trip planning 101, and a look into the world of Disney video games.

We also have a few of our reoccurring columns in this issue as Eating WDW gets a sweet tooth to examine the cupcakes of the vacation kingdom, an appreciative look at Vinylmation, and Magical Memorium looks back at the Fife and Drum in Liberty Square.  This issue also has the return of The Time I, which provides a record of spending New Year’s Eve in the Disneyland Resort.  All this, along with monthly news highlights, a new Where in the World photo hunt, and much more await you in this issue of WDWNT: The Magazine.

We hope that you will find the articles within both entertaining and educational.  If you have any suggestions or feedback, we are always happy to hear from our readers.  Just send an email to WDWNTthemagazine@wdwnt.com and share your thoughts.

As a reminder, the magazine is available in digital form from our website (http://www.wdwntthemagazine.com) or in printed form from MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com).

WDWNT: The Magazine Issue 13 Released

There has never been a better time to be a Disney fan than right now.  In just the next few months, we are going to see major expansions open in both California and Florida.  A major new resort is opening in Walt Disney World.  Disney California Adventure is becoming a whole theme park, perhaps for the first time in its history.  A spectacular new nighttime show has just debuted in Paris.  An incredible new cruise ship has joined the Disney Cruise Line fleet.  And, oh yeah, there’s a completely new theme park being designed for Asia.  If you are a Disney fan, you can’t help but to be excited about the near future.

At WDWNT: The Magazine, we try to share our excitement with our readers.  This month we have a wide-range of articles covering subjects as diverse as the history of Dumbo, FastPASS changes, the Disney College Program, a review of John Carter, and One More Disney Day.

This issue also introduces a number of new writers for WDWNT: The Magazine, and I’m thrilled to be able to share these new viewpoints and new voices with you.

We hope that you will find the articles within both entertaining and educational.  If you have any suggestions or feedback, we are always happy to hear from our readers.  Just send an email to WDWNTthemagazine@wdwnt.com and share your thoughts.

As a reminder, the magazine is available in digital form from our website (http://www.wdwntthemagazine.com) or in printed form from MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com).  If you like what you read here, please share it with your friends.

WDWNT: The Magazine Issue 8 Released

Walt Disney World is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney … and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney’s dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place … a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn together.

– Roy O. Disney, October 25, 1971

With those words, Roy O. Disney dedicated the park that would become the center-piece of the world’s most popular, and most unique, vacation resort.  After 40 years of joy, inspiration, and new knowledge, Walt Disney World continues to bring us together and is truly, our “happy place.”

In honor of Walt Disney World’s 40th anniversary, we are proud to release issue 8 of WDWNT: The Magazine.  In this issue, we look back at the 40 biggest moments in Walt Disney World History, as well as launch a new series of articles looking back at the attractions of the past in the Magic Kingdom.  In a special feature, we also have the reflections of some of our staff about what Walt Disney World has meant to them individually.  We also have a report on the Project Florida Vinylmation offerings, while our Eating WDW column provides a photo essay looking back at 40 years of Disney dining.

As usual, we also have a few of our reoccurring columns in this issue.  Armchair Imagineering takes a slightly different tack to look at the work of legendary Imagineer Yale Gracey.  The Time I looks at the runDisney event in Disneyland.  Ask Dave Smith answers a few more of your questions in this issue.

We hope that you will find the 72 pages of content within both entertaining and educational.  If you have any suggestions or feedback, we are always happy to hear from our readers.  Just send an email to WDWNTthemagazine@wdwnt.com and share your thoughts.

As a reminder, the magazine is available in digital form from our website (http://www.wdwntthemagazine.com) or in printed form from MagCloud (http://www.magcloud.com).