Today, this small, small world has gotten just a little bit smaller as we say goodbye and fondly remember Robert Sherman. Few things make such an impression on us as music. It fills our heads and refuses to leave our hearts. Weeks after we come back from a Disney vacation, we find ourselves still whistling and humming “It’s a Small World”.  Along with his brother, Richard, Robert Sherman helped to create a gift of music that we will never be able to repay. Our debt includes classic attraction theme songs such as “The Enchanted Tiki Room”, “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow”, and “One Little Spark”. Through Robert’s poetry and music, we find a man with a passion for his [...]

It isn’t very often I post a photo report of my own, but here are some newsworthy photos I took on Thursday at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: The exit exhibit at Magic of Disney Animation has been updated to feature PIXAR’s Brave Artwork on display “I got a rock…” The posters in the exit hallway have been updated The storyboard room was remodeled Temporary queue set up for Animation Academy for some reason The gallery portion was closed for a few days to replace the Snow White exhibit Lady and the Tramp banners in the courtyard The new Vacation Club logo is just about everywhere now

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’s time to start playing catch up with all the news from the last week, and we start with a photo report from one of the newest members of our team, Melissa Weber: Art of animation sign near the road being installed The Spaceship Earth queue layout has been modified for future changes to FASTPASS Some queue modifications being made at the Seas with Nemo and Friends as well Even though it is closed, cast members are still being staffed at Habit Heroes New Animal Kingdom shirts available Park specific plates and mugs have been released, a neat idea!

WDWNT reader AJ P. was nice enough to offer us some newsworthy photos they took on their recent trip to Walt Disney World, so let’s take a look around all 4 parks and Downtown Disney: Land clearing continues for the Grand Floridian DVC wing the rain left some large puddles Welcome to the Magic Kingdom Chamber of Commerce behind tarps The Bakery as well On to New Fantasyland Work being done on the facade of Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid Large walls popping up on the site of the Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train Supports and such for the Mine Train in the foreground, Storybook Circus tents in the background A green and red wall will separate the [...]

WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom yesterday and has some newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look: The Bakery is still behind tarps A tarp came down in the bad weather Some lighted effects added to another Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom window A line building for some of the windows A new poster inside the Fire Station A decent amount of guests waiting The Chapeau is still behind tarps Some new, smaller trees planted in Town Square Chamber of commerce (package pick-up) is also still behind tarps A temporary wheelchair ramp installed while work is being done Another look at the new trees everyone seems to hate I don’t see what all of [...]

We are happy to continue our series of videos walking you through all of the adventures you can experience at Walt Disney World’s latest attraction, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. We go on down the bayou to Liberty Square and Frontierland to battle Dr. Facilier and his friends on the other side this time:

From Jennifer Fickley-Baker on the Disney Parks Blog: I’m happy to start off the week by sharing a fun update on Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. Last week, Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) put the finishing touches on the new resort’s marquee. Measuring in at 46 feet, six inches, the resort’s sign now holds the record as the largest freestanding marquee at Walt Disney World Resort. (Incidentally, it’s 18 inches taller than the famous “HOLLYWOOD” sign in Los Angeles, Calif.). The photo, supplied by WDI, shows three layers of development the marquee went through in its creation – from digital design, to model, to full-scale installation. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, which will feature four wings dedicated to popular films Finding Nemo, Cars, The [...]