Habit Heroes – still closed

The exterior of Test Track is making quick progress as we race towards soft openings

Signage about to go up

They finally painted the exit

A look over the walls

Epcot Christmas tree

Food and Wine is now over, but at least we have the memories…

The temporary Epcot Character Spot is in the old Epcot 25th Anniversary exhibit space

The backdrop is retro-tastic…

Some remnants of the exhibit remain

The actual Character Spot in down for a lengthy refurbishment

Looks like it is going to be a while

Still using the same entrance

Walls still up near Electric Umbrella

The Epcot 30th window display is still up at Art of Disney

FastPass Plus at Spaceship Earth

The podium was uncovered

BYE!

It’s Christmas at the Magic Kingdom

Some tarps up on the Adventureland Veranda

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin refurbishment is done

The old steel drum bandstand is behind tarps, probably related to the upcoming Pirates interactive game being installed in Adventureland

Work continues on the new Fantasyland restrooms

Let’s check-in on New Fantasyland

The Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train

New tarps are up on Princess Fairytale Hall

Looks like these 5 princesses will be greeting guests when it opens in late-2013

Mesh for the rock-work going up on Mine Train

Cinderella Castle Dreamlights are back

The exit test is back in use

Goodnight Magic Kingdom!

WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth visited Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Downtown Disney on Friday and has a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:

Some of the turnstiles at Epcot are behind walls

The Epcot Christmas tree is up!

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy closing out Eat to the Beat 2011

Christmas all around Epcot

Tree at the American Adventure

The small Christmas village is already being set up

Christmas merchandise is everywhere

Everyone is scrambling for the last taste of the Food & Wine Festival

Holiday merchandise in abundance at MouseGear

The store is decorated

The gift of Vinylmation

New gift with purchase bags and watches available

A strange looking castle hybrid on some merchandise

The latest in the 40th anniversary pin of the month series

The Christmas Party sold out

Ummm, they’re sold out…

Disney Universe ad at the TTC

We start our trip to the Magic Kingdom with a look at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

The Toontown tents are still bare

The Dumbo building in Storybook Circus is coming along nicely

The train station and Casey Jr. Roundhouse have really taken shape

More Mermaid construction

The Enchanted Grove is out from behind tarps and is now the Cheshire Cafe

Nice sign

Menu is the same

It now fits the Mad Tea Party theme

Mermaid

Dumbo

A wide shot of construction

Looks like a large tree has arrived on-site

The Beauty and the Beast mountain range is almost done

Another look at the tree

We’re starting to see the finished detail on Be Our Guest restaurant

A wide shot

A wide shot of Mermaid

The cottage for Enchanted Tales with Belle now has some details

The chimneys are decorated!

Still no progress on the Castle Wall

Planters still being eliminated

The Skyway station still being eliminated

Another Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window in Liberty Square

Hidden speaker

Another game window

Another new game station

The Shootin’ Arcade is back and looks great!

Work continues on the Pecos Bill’s facade

That Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment couldn’t come sooner, the train tracks have looked like plain coaster tracks for too long

Golden Oak is back, but now only has hot dogs, drinks and desserts….

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The endless refurbishment continues on the Adventureland/Frontierland passage

The covering is no longer on the Sorcerers window near Pirates of the Caribbean

Exterior refurbishment on Sunshine Tree Terrace continues

Another finished Sorcerers window

Work continues on the Swiss Family Treehouse

Apparently this window is finished

Space Mountain gets into the spirit of the Christmas Party

Rocketower Plaza Stage decorated

The sign now has the stage name

Beautiful

Muppetvision 3-D decorated as we move over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Posters for The Muppets are now up

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights is back!

They have completely replaced this canopy with new lights that can be individually programmed to dance with the music

A billboard for Once Upon a Time

The windows tested last year are back with some cool functions

Prep and Landing characters now appear

More Once Upon a Time posters

New cameras were installed on Tower of Terror and the border on the photos was also updated, the pictures look a lot clearer!

Sunset Boulevard decorated

Hollywood Boulevard as well

On to Downtown Disney…

This garland used to be outside of Muppetvision, now it’s here

Work continues on Splitsville

A long way to go

The remodeled Sunglass Icon is open

Blink by Wet Seal is also open

Pleasure Island was full of activity

The renamed Adventurers Hut

KUNGALOOSH!

Festival of the Masters cupcakes available

Getting ready for the festival

Nope…

Nope…

Nope…

Nope… sorry, I mean a tree outside of Fulton’s and Portobello…

Kids being entertained at the marketplace stage

Christmas at World of Disney

We start at Epcot and the Festival Center

It’s Wonders-Ful! ZING!

She was there that day

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Disney wine boxes…

Still love this shirt

How about some Test Track?

NEW CAR! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Another “repainted” car hit the road about a month ago

New Test Track shirt

Let’s go again!

JUST LIKE THE SHIRT SAID! WOW!

“Bill, the next group’s ready”

New car again

With this next part, you can print out the pictures and make a flip book! Thanks Adam!

“And at last I see the light!”

“Wait, I need to use the phone!”

“Damn!”

IT’S WORKING!

Mandatory cranberry bog pictures

Food and Wine Festival rolls on

SOUP!

The former Yakitori House should return soon in Japan

LOBSTER!

Tarps still up on the Canada pavilion

What booth could possibly need automated ordering?

CHEESE!

It looks like the main sign was replaced

40th anniversary merchandise still around

“it’s a small world” merchandise

Moving over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Osborne Lights look ready to go!

Is that an Aulani ad or something?

Not-so-hidden Mickey

Someone really likes Pirates…

Billboard up for the Muppets

One set of signs still up for Narnia

Mulch, Sweat, and Shears are ready for the holidays

More 40th merchandise

Any pins featuring theme park items are moving over to a new backer card

This process began over a year ago

Still some are missing it…

The Christmas tree is up outside of Hollywood Studios

Weren’t you cancelled?

Moving back to Epcot, Raytheon is celebrating Math and Science inside Innoventions

Work continues on Habit Heroes

MORE FOOD!

Night Ranger performing at Eat to the Beat

Time for dessert!

On the way out, Adam noticed some people in the Spaceship Earth Base 21 lounge

Moving to Downtown Disney, the billboards on the west side have been changed

Splitsville is coming

Magic Masters is gone and Something Silver has moved in

Work continues to remodel the Sunglass Icon by Sunglass Hut

Blink by Wet Seal on the way to West Side

]]> http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8188/feed 0 http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8180 http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8180#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:11:41 +0000 wdwntadmin http://wdwnewstoday.com/?p=8180 Disneyland already has put out a press release about the changes to “The Magic, The Memories, and You!” projection show:

Those holiday memories might even appear in the nightly “The Magic, The Memories, and You!” show on the façade of “it’s a small world” in Disneyland park. A new segment of the show, specially added for the season, features a musical score filled with favorite holiday tunes and images of resort guests celebrating their holiday visits. As the presentation unfolds, the façade of “it’s a small world” Holiday is frozen in ice, decorated with wreaths and candy canes, wrapped in Christmas paper, and even turned into a giant snow globe. This new segment appears in “The Magic, The Memories and You!” beginning Friday, Nov. 18.

While the release is for the Disneyland Resort version, it finally gives us more information on the show. It is not an entirely new show, but rather just a segment, probably somewhere in the middle of the existing show. We expect the current opening and finale segments will remain, but that is still unclear. The effects described in this release should be the same for the Cinderella Castle version as the existing show is almost identical at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom.

The Walt Disney World version of the show debuts at the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party on November 8th.

11/2/11 UPDATE: Walt Disney World has released information on their version of the show today:

The Magic, The Memories and You! – The nightly light show on Cinderella Castle gets in “the spirit” throughout the holidays with a special segment that wraps the Magic Kingdom landmark in colorful bows and boughs, gift paper and ribbons, ornaments, candy stripes and multi-colored strands of lights … and gingerbread.

“The Magic, The Memories, and You!” is already getting a makeover after just 11 months, a holiday makeover. Available both during regular park evenings and those where Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is offered, the new show will be holiday themed. Disney currently has the show scheduled to begin performances on November 8th. No other details are available at this time. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

The giant Mickey wreath is back on Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Welcome to the Magic Kingdom

Tarps are down on the right side of Exposition Hall

Some new tarps are up on the left side now

The tarps are finally down on the Disney Clothiers facade, the bottom is still walled off

That’s a big crane!

Work continues on the Fantasyland expansion at a blistering speed

A wall of trees now help to somewhat theme the area

Not much visible change at “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid”

It appears that the building for “Enchanted Tales with Belle” is also rising along with the “Be Our Guest” restaurant

We’re going to continue to post photos of the new Mad Tea Party roof until it looks normal…

Not yet…

Work continues on the facade of El Pirata Y El Perico

Welcome to Animal Kingdom!

The Jingle Jungle parade started a bit early this year

Let’s take a safari!

Does that hippo wink?

A lot of work going on in the savanna

Something being constructed…

Any idea what this could be? We’re thinking it has to do with the Wild Africa Trek.

Work visible from quite a distance

Cats are so lazy…

“Hakuna Matata!”

Over to the Studios fro some Osborne Lights

“The Legacy Continues” at One Man’s Dream…

This fall….

The year’s haven’t been good to Figment

Plush!

I’m not sure if anything in this case opened after 1983, not 1986…

A look at the future of Hong Kong Disneyland

Tokyo has been taking a lot from the U.S. parks as of late, Fantasmic! will be the next step, although their show will be very different

Are we counting chickens before they hatch November 30th?

If you ever wondered how often plans change at WDI, count the differences in this model and the real thing

What is the “much more”? WE NEED TO KNOW!!!

The gingerbread house is up and open at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

The tree in the Grand Floridian lobby

Welcome to the Magic Kingdom

Exposition Hall still behind tarps

The Dapper Dans in their holiday finest

The Tomorrowland stage decorated for the season

Coca-Cola Cool Ship and Scanner still being refurbished

New paint scheme on the Mad Tea Party

Not sure how well it fits

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger are once again greeting guests across from their attraction

New signage at the attraction

The interactive queue was still closed on the 17th

“Pooh=Sticks now line the interior queue

New loading gates

The “Hundred Acre Goods” shop only changed the facade during the latest refurbishment, the size of the shop was cut down months ago

How is “it’s a small world” fairing with its re-routed queue?

Let’s find out!

Good so far…

looks great… (I don’t think we’ll ever get used to this)

Let’s take a ride on the Liberty Belle

Of course Banks did it only so he can take photos of the work on the Haunted Mansion queue

Happy 30th birthday Big Thunder Mountain!

Over at the Mansion, walls are being ripped out

It’s hard to see what is actually going on

Just a lot of moved dirt at this point

Welcome to Hollywood!

The Studios’ Christmas tree

Hollywood and Sunset Blvd. decorated for the season

Scaffolding up on Tower of Terror

The new stars around the Sorcerer’s Hat actually create a nice effect at night

I can’t wait for Star Tours to open, so this can close…

It’s Christmas at Muppet Studios

It’s time to flip the switch on the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights

Prep and Landing playing on a TV

Found the black cat!

Snow falls on screens placed in the windows of one of the buildings, something new for this year

Over by Pixar Place, topiaries celebrating the release of Toy Story 3 on Blu-ray and DVD are up. If you’re reading this, you probably own it already…

Moving over to Epcot, the holidays are in full-force as well

Duffy greets guests into the evening

The Mickey and Minnie topiaries are behind the Fountain of Nations this year

A new Coffee, Pastry, and Espresso shop has opened at the entrance of the park next to the monorail station, now matching the one already at the TTC

We hope you enjoyed the report!

-In between some of the dance sequences, a staged radio interview with the creator of the spectacle, Jennings Osborne, takes place
-One building has a falling snow effect in the windows, you’ll see this in our video during one of the dance sequences
-Two new sequences starring characters from the Disney Channel original series “Phineas and Ferb” have been added. In the first, Phineas and Ferb fix some technical problems with the lights and then have them dance to “Christmas is Starting Now” from the Phineas and Ferb Christmas Special. The second skit has Dr. Doofenshmirtz attempting to take over the display before being foiled by Perry the Platapus.

WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee brings us a video of the Spectacle with all of these new additions, courtesy of the WDWNTube:

Half of the monorail platform walkway at the Grand Floridian Resort is being worked on

Over to the Magic Kingdom, where the exterior of the Exposition Hall is still being worked on

Disney Clothiers is still behind tarps, but construction workers were out in the open during the day as well

Walls up outside Casey’s Corner again, workers visible here as well

Views from Cinderella’s Royal Table will be blocked soon

I guess Disney only wants guests to see construction from everywhere else….

The Beauty and the Beast realm buildings are coming along quickly

More work behind the Village Haus

Beams being lifted into place

A view from above the site

The dirt is still being moved around in front of the “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid” building

Temporary signage at the Thoughtful spot until it closes with the attraction on October 25th

Tarps down on the tree

The tree looks show ready

Piglet is gone!

Expect to see the finished facade and interactive queue in November

“it’s a small world” is back two days early

The exit is now located at the old entrance from pre-2005, using the queue ramp to now send guests out

The entrance hasn’t moved

But guests are now sent to the left and down the old exit ramp

Guests are invited to use both sides

Nothing has changed in the attraction, but some characters are missing for repair

Walls still up in the Haunted Mansion queue

The tombstones are gone for now….

El Pirata Y El Perico behind tarps in Adventureland

A small merchandise cart has popped up near the Princess and the Frog meet and greet in Liberty Square

They are selling Christmas and Princess and the Frog merchandise

New ornament

The Coca-Cola Cool Ship and Cool Scanner are being repaired

The new roof is up on the Mad Tea Party

They look like they may indeed be glass, but are covered for protection at the moment

A lot of work going on at the ride level as well

The Tangled “play and greet” for Rapunzel and Flynn Rider is racing towards a 10/24 debut

Rapunzel’s tower

A number of small lanterns installed

Time to put up the canopy…

Another look at the lanterns

Wow, that was quick!

This was actually taken a little later in the day, they don’t work THAT fast

Let’s take a ride on Dumbo for fun! Ok, Josh went to get pictures…

The top level of the Little Mermaid show building is closed in

Beauty and the Beast buildings

We believe the new cast member tunnel is under this paved area

Another shot of Mermaid

Back to Beauty and the Beast (we’re going in circles on Dumbo remember)

Mermaid…

Beauty and the Beast

I’m dizzy…. but we’ll be seeing a lot more of this

The D’Vine Voices are now performing in Future World central behind the Fountain of Nations stage

Lights of Winter are gone

The tree is still in the area though

Port of Entry has holiday signage replacing the country specific banners

The Tin Toys exhibit is gone from Japan

A new exhibit has opened in its place

The new exhibit is about Japanese landmarks and photography of them

Christmas Tree at the American Adventure

Santa’s Village at American Adventure

Voices of Liberty perform for a full house

Annual gingerbread display inside the Liberty Inn

The area is very crowded due to the candlelight processional, so some additional restrooms have been set-up for guests backstage

Are we in Universal Studios now?

Temporary holiday shops around World Showcase

Three Kings in Mexico

Brandon also stopped at Disney’s Beach Club Resort

The annual carousel display

Even the description is made out of sweets

Chip and Dale’s Treehouse display

Snow White and her castle

The Carousel display turns ten years old this year, hard to believe it has been that long