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There was an interesting article in the latest cast member publication regarding the Little Mermaid wing opening soon at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. We thought you might like to see this: Completing the picture ‘The Little Mermaid’ joins Disney’s Art of Animation Resort BY DANIELLE IGLESIAS When “The Little Mermaid” opened in theaters in 1989, it brought the classic musical fairy tale back to the Walt Disney Animation Studios and ushered in a string of films that marked the “renaissance” of Disney animation. Besides making a splash at the box office, the film chronicling a young mermaid’s dream to become part of the human world also gave young fans a new aquatic heroine to admire. On Sept. 15, “The Little [...]

The Lion King wing at Disney’s Art of animation Resort may not open until August 10th, but guests are being allowed to walk-through the new wing now. WDWNT Reporter Taylor Martina was on the scene yesterday and has some photos to share with us: All of the characters look great building entrance Wall art in the hallways The elevator Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba left tracks on the carpet There they are They all lead to the middle of the hallway We can clearly see The Little Mermaid wing now A look down the path Back to Lion King Zazu Rafiki! We’ll have more photos and video from this new wing coming up soon, so stay tuned!

Thanks to WDWNT photographers Jeff Lukas and Adam Roth, we have an in-depth look at the Cars wing of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort which opened recently. Let’s take a look: Welcome to Radiator Springs Doc Hudson Sheriff Ramone One building enters through Tow Mater’s junkyard Flo The Cadillac Range The Cozy Cone office has restrooms Another building enters through Casa Della Tires Unlike in the movie, the sign spins Luigi Guido The Cozy Cones are first-come first-serve cabanas The back building is the Wheel Well Motel Lightning McQueen Sally Fillmore Sarge’s Surplus Hut Sarge The interior hallways look great Hidden mickey in the carpet A look inside the rooms The sink area looks like a car wash The table [...]

WDWNT’s own Katey McGregor went on a special tour of Disney’s Art of Animation Resort on Monday and was nice enough to take a number of photos to share with us prior to the resort’s official opening on May 31st: Pulling up to the resort One of the large sketches on the exterior of the main building A palette of colors dominate the check-in area, while early character concepts cover the opposite wall An animator at work in the lobby. I hope this is a regular thing and not just something they were doing for the special event… Some of your favorite characters looked a little different at first Storyboard artwork covers a chandelier This one is actually signed by [...]

With just a month left to go, Disney has released a video showing off some incredible details you’ll find at the Finding Nemo wing at the Art of Animation Resort when it opens May 31st: So… who’s excited?