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Tom Corless’ 2/12-2/17/13 WDW Photo Report

Tom Corless’ 2/12-2/17/13 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Tom Corless visited the Walt Disney World Resort last week and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: There is now an official Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom card book, $34.95 Work continues on the Tangled restrooms Lanterns now hang over the area A poster featuring Vladamir from the movie is hanging on the wall There is now a wait time sign for the Express Monorail Tarps are up on the guitar at Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster Angry Birds: Star Wars stuff now available in Tatooine Traders Moving to Downtown Disney, you can now see the pinsetters working through the windows at Splitsville Taco truck is back on West Side [...]

Feb 19, 2013     2 Comments
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Adam Roth’s 12/17/12 WDW Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 12/17/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip, so let’s take a look: RFID turnstiles are installed and being used at the Magic Kingdom Looks permanent this time More track has been installed for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Looks like WDW Resort Hotel carpet on the roof so workers don’t slip A lift hill now installed A lot of dirt… More rockwork is about to appear Something interesting happened to all the new screen-based wait times signs Yep, that’s there… Instead of being a generic font with a black background, all of them are themed and match in color now The Pete [...]

Dec 22, 2012     6 Comments
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VIDEO: Splitsville Now Open at Downtown Disney West Side!

VIDEO: Splitsville Now Open at Downtown Disney West Side!

Splitsville at Downtown Disney is now open to the public after what feels like years of waiting, and we have some video to share with you. The following video was taken at the Disney Parks Blog Meet-Up on Monday, showing mostly the upstairs of the new Downtown Disney West Side establishment. Enjoy:

Dec 20, 2012     1 Comment
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Adam Roth’s 12/10/12 WDW Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 12/10/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney yesterday and took plenty of newsworthy photos, so let’s take a look at what’s new: It appears some of the elements for the Adventureland interactive game have been installed This icon should help guests locate the game area Not sure what this will do A different icon near this cannon You can see the cannon aiming at something behind this tarp Another game area Looks like there is a skeleton under the water where the Junior Jungle Boats used to be Another game area being set-up The Crow’s Nest is still behind walls We expect this is where the game will begin for guests Golden Oak Outpost is closed [...]

Dec 11, 2012     2 Comments
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Adam Roth’s 10/19/12 Downtown Disney Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 10/19/12 Downtown Disney Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Downtown Disney on Friday and has a few newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip. Let’s take a look: FOOD TRUCK! The new Characters in Flight balloon California Adventure attraction posters are now available through “art on demand” at Art of Disney locations Wreck-It Ralph merchandise available at World of Disney A lot of this is stuff you can find at your local Disney Store The shirt is unique to the parks… wonder if 1982 is an Epcot or Tron reference… OCTOBERFEST! Specialty drinks available It’s “Fall at Downtown Disney” Irish step-dancers are out by Raglan Road It’s Fall! More musicians entertain pretzel-filled guests Recycled Not-So-Scary decorations all around Adam sees seafood Adam [...]

Oct 22, 2012     3 Comments
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Adam Roth’s 9/24/12 WDW Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 9/24/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Downtown Disney, Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us from this trip, so let’s take a look: Work continues on Splitsville at Downtown Disney Spotted construction workers Still looks nothing like the concept art… The Phineas and Ferb topiary from Epcot is now near the Phines and Ferb & You attraction Guests were waiting for it to open Blink has been open for a while now, don’t think we have shown it yet… John Carter Vinylmation is now at D Street Adam is probably the only person who has bought them They had better hurry up… Moving over to Epcot Some work going on at [...]

Sep 25, 2012     2 Comments
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Dirk Wallen’s 9/14/12 Downtown Disney Photo Report

Dirk Wallen’s 9/14/12 Downtown Disney Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen went to check out the progress on several projects happening at Downtown Disney right now, so let’s see what’s going on: Characters in Flight is still down Phineas and Ferb and You is running currently at the West Side Guests get super-imposed in the cartoon A nearby merchandise cart Work continues on Splitsville… does it seem like they are a bit behind to anyone else? They are supposed to open sometime in the Fall. Not sure if these are new but these carts are located between Marketplace and Pleasure Island Work moving slowly on the new exterior and bar at Rainforest Cafe as well Some work is also being done on the exterior of T-Rex Ads [...]

Sep 16, 2012     1 Comment
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Dirk Wallen’s 8/16-19/12 WDW Photo Report

Dirk Wallen’s 8/16-19/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen was all over the Walt Disney World Resort this weekend, visiting Downtown Disney, the Magic Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. He took some great photos on his trip and has them to share with us in this photo report: Looks like the Earful Tower is being painted or repaired At the Magic Kingdom the Bakery has been out from behind tarps for a while now The old Swan Boat dock is getting refurbished at the moment Work continues on Princess Fairytale Hall The Castle Walls are approaching completion We still can’t go on the second level of Village Haus to take photos… More grass being placed on the facade of Under the Sea: Journey of the [...]

Aug 19, 2012     4 Comments
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Adam Roth’s 8/7/12 WDW Photo Report

Adam Roth’s 8/7/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney on Tuesday and has a ton of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: Work continues on Princess Fairytale Hall Castle Wall construction rolls on Plenty of turrets installed now The Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train is being enclosed It may look like snow on top of Under the Sea, but they are actually installing real grass as they weren’t happy with how the green paint looked You can actually see the entrance to Big Top Souvenirs now The rock-work over the backstage entrance looks good Let’s see how the Dumbo interactive queue is doing Pretty cool system the Cast Members sue to track the capacity [...]

Aug 9, 2012     4 Comments
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Dirk Wallen’s 7/29/12 WDW Photo Report

Dirk Wallen’s 7/29/12 WDW Photo Report

WDWNT Reporter Dirk Wallen took a trip around some of the resort hotels and Downtown Disney yesterday and he was nice enough to share some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip: Wow, that looks like it would kill me… Yep Halloween merchandise is out They now have color changing lanyards which turn colors in the sunlight The Casitas building at Coronado Springs is getting a refurbishment The pictures on the large wall at All-Star Music are gone, probably to be replaced after fading in the sunlight Moving to Downtown Disney, Characters in Flight is still down for replacement The balloon is being re-engineered after an accident overseas a few weeks ago Work continues on Splitsville, but it [...]

Jul 30, 2012     6 Comments
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