Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds to Fly Over the Magic Kingdom October 27

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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To mark National Veterans and Military Families Month, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will fly over the Magic Kingdom on Thursday, October 27. The flyover is expected to take place around 9:30 AM., when they’ll make two passes over the park that culminates when they break off and accelerate, giving the appearance of fireworks. This … Read more

FIRST LOOK: Annual Passholder Exclusive Popcorn Bucket Coming to Walt Disney World Tomorrow

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can purchase a new exclusive popcorn bucket at the theme parks and Disney Springs beginning tomorrow, October 25. The yellow popcorn bucket has the classic Walt Disney World wordmark on a golden yellow background, which features a pattern of Mickey Mouse as he appears in Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway … Read more

New EPCOT 40 Ornaments Featuring Figment, Spaceship Earth and World Showcase Now Available

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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The EPCOT 40 celebration continues with a new quartet of ornaments now available at Creations Shop! First up are three new acrylic ornaments that show off some of EPCOT’s most defining features: the architecture of World Showcase, and that icon of imagination, Figment. EPCOT 40 World Showcase Acrylic Ornament – $19.99 Stylized art of the … Read more

Reservations Open for Holiday Sleigh Rides at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Holiday sleigh rides are back at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, and guests can book their yuletide journey now. The 25-minutes sleigh rides cost $75.00, and each sleigh can hold up to four adults, or two adults and three small children. They depart from the Tri-Circle-D Ranch, and are available from December 1st through … Read more

Trailer and Poster Released for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne are heading back to the Quantum Realm in the teaser trailer for Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” Of course, they’ll have their work cut out for them, as Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) will prove to be a giant-sized threat. This is the first footage from the … Read more

New Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Monorail, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror & More MagicBand+ Designs Now Available for Resort Guest Pre-Arrival Orders

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Several new MagicBand+ designs are now available for resort pre-arrival featuring some beloved sights around Walt Disney World. Monorail MagicBand+ This gray MagicBand+ shows the Walt Disney World Monorail among the clouds. The center puck features a blue monorail window with a white Mickey Mouse head above a yellow stripe. Disney’s Hollywood Studios MagicBand+ Wear … Read more

Candlelight Processional Dining Package To Be Offered at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall During the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Guests can enjoy a traditional Norwegian meal at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall before taking in the Candlelight Processional during the 2022 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. The restaurant, which is set to reopen at the Norway Pavilion on November 4, has been added to the lineup of locations offering the Candlelight Processional Dining Package. … Read more

Cast Members Chase Guest Around Parade Float at Disneyland Paris

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Cast Members were seen giving chase to a child running around a parade float at Disneyland Paris in a new video proving popular on Twitter. Twitter user Adri Dlp posted video of the incident on Saturday, which shows a child running full speed around a float from Mickey’s Halloween Celebration. The post has garnered nearly … Read more

Disney Releases First Look at Anna & Elsa Figures in Blizzard Beach

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Disney’s Blizzard Beach will have plenty of “Frozen”-inspired fun when it reopens November 13, and we’ve received a first look at the Anna and Elsa figures coming to the water park! The figures, found in the Tike’s Peak kids’ area, depict a young Anna and Elsa playing in a snow castle, surrounded by Snowgies. They … Read more

Universal Creative Announces University of Central Florida Lab

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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University of Central Florida students will get to learn on-site at Universal Orlando Resort with the establishment of the UCF/Universal Creative Lab. Universal Creative announced the lab on their Instagram account, which debuted earlier this year. Universal described the program in the post: We are so excited to announce the UCF/Universal Creative Lab, offering students … Read more

Vault Collection 20th Anniversary Pullover and Sweatpants Debut at Walt Disney World

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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It’s been over a year since the Vault Collection debuted, and it still delivers plenty of nostalgia for Walt Disney World’s history. Two new pieces of apparel inspired by the 20th anniversary celebrations continue the fun! Walt Disney World Vault Collection 20th Anniversary Pullover – $39.99 This light blue pullover features the “20 Magical Years” … Read more

New ‘Toy Story’ Little Green Men Mickey Ears Now Available at Walt Disney World

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Straight from another world (or at least Pizza Planet), a new set of Mickey ears featuring “Toy Story’s” Little Green Men is now available at Walt Disney World! Toy Story Little Green Men Mickey Ears – $24.99 These are a new version of the mostly green ears. Compared with the ones released in 2019, the … Read more

Bret Iwan Creates Artwork to Be Gifted to Guests Staying at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Guests staying at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will receive special art created by none other than Bret Iwan, the voice of Mickey Mouse! Iwan revealed the art on Instagram on Tuesday. It depicts Mickey sitting in a wooden chair, enjoying the Grand Californian’s signature hearth, next to a roaring fire. Pluto, on the … Read more

Guests Reportedly Jump Into Water at Grizzly Peak in Disney California Adventure

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Security gathered near Grizzly Peak in Disney California Adventure today after two guests reportedly jumped into a pool of water. A bystander at the park claimed to Disneyland News Today that one of the guests may have dropped an item, and went in to retrieve it. They then supposedly got stuck, and the other guest … Read more

Snow Caps Return to Turrets of Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Already tired of all the Halloween offerings at Disneyland? If so, brace yourself: the holidays are already on their way, as snow caps are on the turrets of Sleeping Beauty Castle. The snow can already be seen from a distance, particularly on the section directly above the drawbridge. The decoration of the castle typically begins … Read more

Annual Passholder Park Passes Fully Booked for Return of Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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Just hours after it was announced that Fantasmic! would return November 3, Park Passes for Disney’s Hollywood Studios were completely booked for Annual Passholders. On the Annual Passholder calendar, passes are unavailable for all pass types on November 3, though the rest of the month is completely open. As of the writing of this article, … Read more

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