I thought at first it was just a photo booth sponsored by PhotoPass, but is is more than that

You can scan a PhotoPass card

Not only can you print photos from the booth, but you can now access photos and video from the booth using your PhotoPass card

Pretty neat, huh? What do you think about Disney PhotoPass booths?

While celbrating New Year’s Eve at the Magic Kingdom, I decided to take in the first Limited Time Magic offering: the “Bling in the New Year” Dance Party at the Tomorrowland stage. It really wasn’t much different than the usual Club 626 dance party with the exception of some added dancers, different character costumes, and countdown to the new year which happens once an hour. We have a short video of the party to share with you:

Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train construction

Princess Fairytale Hall

Work continues on the upper-level of Village Haus

Work continues on the new restrooms coming to the former Skyway site

Modifications are taking place at “it’s a small world” related to new guest flow for when stroller parking once again moves next door at the old Skyway site

More metal guardrails are being installed on the Tomorrowland bridges

Magic Carpets of Aladdin is closed for refurbishment

Work continues on the Grand Floridian DVC wing

EVEN THE WALLS HAVE WALLS!

Moving to Epcot, work continues on in Innoventions central

Still nothing up on the canopy at Test Track

Moving over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the facade of Legend of Jack Sparrow is looking much better than when we first checked in

A large mural of the circular map from “At World’s End” covers most of the soundstage

Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope will start greeting guests on October 28th

AWESOME

Guests can color while the meet and greet is being installed

Plenty of Wreck-It Ralph merchandise available at Mickey’s of Hollywood

children’s shirt

Most of this stuff can be picked up at your local Disney Store

Scented plush

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 Little Mermaid

The structure for the new Fantasyland restrooms is coming along nicely

The Yankee Trader is open but behind tarps

The Crow’s Nest is still being worked on

Next-Gen FASTPASS has been installed at Haunted Mansion, but it is still covered

Work is wrapping up on the Tomorrowland bridge and we can now see new futuristic railings have been installed

Another look at the Swan Boat dock

Another look at the work on the new bathrooms

Moving over to Epcot, Habit Heroes is still closed!

Epcot 30th anniversary merchandise is starting to hit shelves, like this awesome lanyard!

Perry the Platypus/Phineas and Ferb snacks are available, but I’m more interested in what’s on those Epcot-only popcorn buckets and cups…

A permanent DVC booth is being built next door to the Canada pavilion

Phineas and Ferb topiary still up

A quick stop at Downtown Disney shows us the progress on the new Rainforest Cafe volcano

Moving to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, there’s a Frankenweenie ad in the parking lot

The first sign of work on The Legend of Jack Sparrow is this blue coat of paint on the building matching the colors now used for the Superstar Television Theater complex

Oz billboard behind the Great Movie Ride

Frankenweenie as well

Wreck-It Ralph and Frankenweenie up in the Animation Courtyard

Finding Nemo banners hanging in the courtyard

At the end of PPIXAR Place, you can find this Finding Nemo billboard

Halloween merchandise is out!

Awesome shirt featuring the Haunted Mansion and the Fab 5

Another shirt has the Hatbox Ghost

Our last stop is a look at Grand Floridian DVC wing construction

It’s coming along…

Welcome

We’re still letting the memories begin…

Work continues on the Main Street Bakery facade

Tangled characters meeting in Town Square until a new home in Fantasyland is ready

Pillow pets everywhere!

Still funny

Something for the ladies

That’s… different…

The Plaza Ice Cream Parlor is looking great following the refurbishment

Everything looks brand new inside

The Tangled meet and greet is being turned into the home for Merida from Brave

More steel rises for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster

What appears to be a large weathervane appeared on the roof of Maurice’s Cottage, Enchanted Tales with Belle

We just keep moving ours…

The second tent is Storybook Circus is slowly being covered

No more steel frames to see at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

The Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak Station is coming along nicely

Just a peek over the walls and we can see Casey in all his glory! This looks fantastic for being just a water play area.

RFID FASTPASS scanner outside the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The crane, the crane!

Most of the framework for the Castle Walls is standing now

“I wonder what they are building…”

Stroller parking now happening outside of Village Haus

It’s been quite a shuffle the last few years

Some facade work happening on “it’s a small world”

Work continues on the former plot of the Fantasyland Skyway Station

Work is wrapping up on the Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment

Everything out in the queue looks good

Bigger changes are expected for the indoor queue, at the very leas most of it has been rebuilt

I know it’s blurry, but you can see that the railroad ties are back

The new track should be a nice adjustment

Oooooooo….

Booooooooo….

The Robo-News man in Tomorrowland returned to service recently

He looks brand new!

Some new shirts at Philharmagic, I LOVE both of them

This shirt has been around, but still cool!

Center Street looks great as does all of Main Street following the 3 years of facade work that has been going on

Let’s grab a times guide

 The parade route is back to normal

Work continues on the bakery and center street facades

The bakery is open

Plaza Ice Cream still closed

Work continues on the supports in Tomorrowland

This side of the Dumbo queue is finally being painted

Scaffolding coming down on the circus tent queue area

The other Dumbo centrifuge is in place

They are working everyday to get the attraction up and running as soon as possible

Beast’s Castle

The Mermaid rock-work is being extended to hide the show building from view in Storybook Circus

Rooftops and patios are appearing on Prince Eric’s castle

A close-up of the castle

It looks great!

The artwork is back on the great wall of Fantasyland

The Castle Wall is finally showing some progress

The Seven Dwarves Mine shop lives out a stay of execution until the wall moves this direction

Walkways are still tight at the moment

This is the first time we’ve actually seen people working on the wall

We can see some detail at the top of the wall

The Fantasyland Skyway station is gones and now we have a giant pile of dirt

You can clearly see The Hauted Mansion, but this will change

Just a lot of dirt…

Work on the Peter Pan’s Flight queue continues

Walls up where the pathway will go next to the Haunted Mansion

Hard to believe this opened almost a year ago

It has grown in nicely

Some things were changed…

Some things were added as less-than-capable guests walked through…

Other things that were added

The pet cemetary is missing some pieces while the new path is worked on

Time for some Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

Pongo looks a little angry…

Love the cards

What’s the best part about Sorcerers? Inclusion of often ignored characters

The old Fife & Drum food service location closed for decades is back in use

This is a second location where you can begin your quest

This card has been changed to remove Slinky Dog from the background. Apprently, Disney doesn’t have the rights to use him…

Frontierland Trading Post still behind tarps

The tower that the Barnstormer will now crash through looks finished

The Big Thunder Mountain refurb rolls on

Lift hill replacemtn and roof repairs being done now

Some paint has also been applied to lower level rock-work

Progress is appearing rapidly

The backside of the Be Our Guest Restaurant

A look at Fantasyland Station

Lighting fixtures installed

Hi there

Still there…

Roof is covered

The Barnstormer is just about finished

A fair amount of landscaping left to complete

The backside of the Dumbo building

While taken a few days ago, WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom on Monday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us:

Oops…

The Cosmic Ray’s menu boards weren’t working

Prince Eric’s Castle is coming along nicely at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

The path to Storybook Circus

Work on the Dumbo queue continues

Beast’s Castle

The lift hill for The Barnstormer looks great, complete with Goofy’s outline

For the first time since work began, the site actually looks pretty clean

Some Imagineer and construction workers under a tent near “Dumbo Ditch”

Paint going on the silver portion of the Dumbo tent

Too far away to see what they are up to…

If you look closely at the Barnstormer building, you can see a banner Goofy has crashed through right above the doorway

We can make out the words “Fly Again”

Dear guests who contribute to other sites, stop standing on stuff. It is stupid, dangerous, and might get you thrown out of the park…

A look toward Storybook Circus

Still can’t see into the tent…

A column remains in “Dumbo Ditch”

Construction being filmed by Disney

The chicken nuggets and sandwich are back at Golden Oak Outpost

Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment continues

Don’t look over here…

The track is being worked on

New roof being installed

Fantasyland Station looks nearly complete

The last remnant of Toontown

The back of the Dumbo queue will be very visible from the Speedway and the Railroad

New railings were installed along the Frontierland bridges during the pavement work

Wow…

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WDWNT Reporter Robert Ashburn visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us from his trip:

Work continues on the Grand Floridian DVC wing

A banner has been hung for Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom

It fits Main Street pretty well yet still sets the scene

This area in Fantasyland finally looks complete

It’s well lit at night

I know we showed this already this week, but here’s the screen menu boards at Cosmic Ray’s

Walls up inside the restaurant

The new Tomorrowland cart at night… we love this thing…

Take a close look for a Walt reference…

“Marty Called Wants Changes”

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CASTLE? CALL 911!

Oh, it’s just Dream Along with Mickey at night…

The romance segment in “The Magic, The Memories, and You!”

Apparently people like these gourmet hot dogs… not us…

Some recently released shirts

I like this new batch of generic logo merchandise not focusing on a year

“I know what we’re gonna do today!” Buy Phineas and Ferb merchandise

Mickey plush available in abundance after the great drought late last year where no Mickeys were available resort wide

]]> http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8738/feed 2 http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8462 http://wdwnewstoday.com/archives/8462#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:49:54 +0000 wdwntadmin http://wdwnewstoday.com/?p=8462 WDWNT Reporter Adam Roth recently visited Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the Magic Kingdom and took a TON of newsworthy photos to share with us, so strap in for a lengthy look around Walt Disney World:

Adam caught the Comedy Warehouse Holiday Special inside the ABC Sound Studio, former home of Sounds Dangerous

In case you don’t know, Comedy Warehouse was a club at Pleasure Island

Just a sticker, but shows effort for a very temporary attraction

Control booth

The show is improv, comedy’s ugly cousin…

OK…

I’ve been running this site for five years, and this is easily the lowest moment…

Adam enjoyed it and so did guests, so we’ll see what the future holds…

Booths from the Food & Wine festival being used to meet dining demands

The Magic of Disney animation added a campus map a while ago… it’s trying to look like a real animation studio

Nothing says Italian like fast food meatballs…

The Premiere Theater is showing holiday cartoons

“Curse you Perry the Platypus!”

The daily schedule

The “italian” restaurant

It looks awful…

The stage is set for New Year’s Eve

Adam is a good colorer…

I’m so proud…

The Monsters University logo now up inside the Magic of Disney Animation

Moving to the Magic Kingdom, we arrive at Sleepy Hollow

What could we be here for?

Of course!

Here is the chicken sandwich without the usual spread

The ham, prosciutto, and swiss sandwich

The Diamond Horseshoe was open

Somewhere, a child cries…

“MICKEY!”

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade is performing daily now

“Yay! We didn’t have to buy a party ticket! But this place is packed…”

Christopher Robin was added to the parade this year, but the Pooh tree float is gone

Duffy joins the fun

The skiers were new for this year

Awwwww…

Bo Creep… I mean, Bo Peep

A personal favorite

Another personal favorite

However long that is, it’s too long…

Too long!

Could we cut out this step thing!

Storybook Circus construction as seen from the TTA

The lower level rock-work taking shape at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

The back of the Dumbo queue building was painted green

Three digits…

A Totally Tomorrowland Christmas is performing daily

Spot the Captain EO reference?

Eye did! Get it? Eye did!

Instead of having him on screen, Stitch appears on stage now

Some new props had to be made for the changes

The new tower at Barnstormer is rising up around the track

There is a lot of color on the Dumbo queue

They are pretty much rebuilding the old tents

Oooooo, I spot a dirty word…

Scaffolding up over the Dumbo queue building

The roof over the two covered queue areas is coming along

You can see the new Dumbo spinner through the queue

The train station is almost done

Another look at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid

The caverns are now visible

Belle’s Village is starting to look good

Another look at the Storybook Circus train station

Back to Under the Sea

Prince Eric’s castle

Notice Mr. Stork at the top of the new Dumbo spinner

Back to Belle’s village

Maurice’s cottage

Be Our Guest restuarant

A panoramic view of construction

Some of the Storybook Circus pavement has been revealed

wagon wheel marks and horse footprints litter the path, a beautiful detail

The mountain range looks great

The sun sets on the old Dumbo…

Some work has been done on the Castle Wall

A stone wall has popped up next to it

The edge of the rock-work

A chimney through the trees

Holy Nana!

You’d have to have a hook for a brain to wait in that

“it’s a long line”

Nice sign

The new path near the Haunted Mansion is being worked on

Non-alcoholic sangria from Tortuga Tavern

YUM!

Time to light the Castle

Purty…

New details were unveiled in the Town Square Theater queue for Mickey

Notes for advertisements made by Mickey sit on a bulletin board

Gotta love these details

Mailboxes

A reference to the first attraction in this space, the Walt Disney Story

The Bill Justice character mural that used to stand in this space lives on with these rolled up pictures of it in one of the mailboxes

A great addition to a pretty bland room of the queue

A new Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window in Fantasyland

Hidden camera

Another window in Fantasyland

This appears to be Merlin’s house as you can see Archimedes’ bird house in the back

Another Fantasyland window

Not so hidden

The last reference to Tinker Bell’s Treasures has been turned into a Sorcerers window

The Main Street Electrical Parade is supposedly leaving before Summer 2012, so get in your last views while you can

The holiday edition of “The Magic, the Memories, and You!” is still performing

Some Holiday Wishes! photos

Yowza…

Quick, let’s take the secret exit out of this photo report!

Monorail Peach!

That’s where we are going

In-between signs for the different seasonal parties, this sign appears

Work on the train station passage way is done

New sign

Old sign

5 minute wait for Mickey at Town Square Theater

Christmas decorations are going up

Just the lampposts thus far

Dapper Dans

The Emporium now has a directory, just like MouseGear at Epcot

Decorations inside Uptown Jewelers

Center Street facades under tarps

The middle section of the Emporium is ready for Christmas

Jingle Smells Vinylmation, they smell like holiday stuff!

No scratch ‘n’ sniff, rather sniff ‘n’ smell…

The entrance of the Swiss Family Treehouse is being ripped apart

This window in Adventureland for Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom hasn’t changed…

This one now has props!

An exterior refurbishment of the Sunshine Tree Terrace is going on with the restaurant open

All the way to the exit of Tiki room is walled-up

Still open…

An eager guest tries to play Sorcerer’s at this station, even though it doesn’t start until 2012…

The Adventureland/Frontierland passage still being worked on

It looks like Golden Oak Outpost is now closed

The menu has been ripped off the wall

Work continues on Pecos Bill’s facade

A Sorcerer’s window on the exterior of the Frontierland Trading Post looks finished

A lot of detail here

If the game displays will be this detailed, I’m all for it

Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade has reopened since this photo was taken

It is now $1 a game…

Work continues on the other side of the building

Back towards what used to be the smoking area in Liberty Square, several Sorcerer’s windows are in place

These crates were uncovered on October 1st, but I guess they don’t want anyone touching them

After decades of closure, the Fife & Drum food stand has been turned into another game element

The Princess Tiana meet and greet has been decorated

Another game window

Work continues on the Fantasyland Skyway station

Another planter in Fantasyland being eliminated

Work outside of Pinocchio’s Village Haus has wrapped up

Tarps up on the tallest part

Winnie the Pooh FASTPASS closed while work on the queue is being done

Walls up outside of Sir Mickey’s

More walls across the way, outside of Castle Couture

Could these be more Sorcerer’s of the Magic Kingdom windows?

Rumors are that the Sword in the Stone show may return in some form soon…

The Toontown tents have been stripped down to the bare structure

A look at the Dumbo entrance with the Barnstormer building in the background

Work continues on Enchanted Tales with Belle

The mountain looks almost complete

Work on Bonjour Village Gifts

Gaston’s Tavern behind the pile of dirt

Only stand-by lines at Winnie the Pooh right now, using the FASTPASS line for the queue

Small walls up at the interactive queue

No visible work on the Tigger Bounce area…

Looks like it won’t be addressed this time around

Those very bare frames from 1988 will soon be turned into the Storybook Circus

Work continues on “Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid”

The entire Beauty and the Beast village

Not sure if this is a door or a window

Back to Mermaid

The Fantasyland Train Station is moving along quickly

The Dumbo building has been covered now

Work continues on the Enchanted Grove

These little walls are still up in Tomorrowland

The stage is set for a Totally Tomorrowland Christmas

The Tomorrowland Newspaper robot is being refurbished

Walls still up near the Peoplemover entrance

The Lunching Pad is back, but the menu didn’t change

What could possible be under there

Dream Along with Mickey at night taking place due to some filming in the park

Main Street Vehicles have been staying out a lot more

The fire station is still closed

Brave poster outside

It’s almost here…

We’re on the monorail heading to Epcot…

Work continues on the upcoming Grand Floridian DVC wing

Nothing much has changed

The “whirly-gigs” are still sitting on the ground next to the Universe of Energy

Ads up for the Very Merry Christmas Party

Welcome to Epcot

Food and Wine Festival still going

The Cranberry Bog continues to be popular

I want this sign…

New, larger signs up at he Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure kiosks

Germany

It’s also the Food & Wine Festival at this small village

Full of zombies…

There’s even a cranberry bog!

Work on the former Yakitori House is wrapping up as it is set to re-open in less than 2 weeks