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PHOTOS: First Pair of Repainted Turrets Complete on Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

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Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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With the repainting of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom underway, we have our first painted turrets already visible to guests. “One of these things is not like the others…” You can see the difference in color of the upper left turret from down Main Street U.S.A. It’s a much darker, royal blue than all … Read more

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part Three

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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WDWNT’s March Madness tournament for 2020 is about to begin (you can read all about it and how to play along for prizes here), so we’re giving you a refresher course on Disney theme park attractions that never made it off of the drawing board. This next piece will cover the “Disney’s America” bracket below. … Read more

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part Two

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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WDWNT’s March Madness tournament for 2020 is about to begin (you can read all about it and how to play along for prizes here), so we’re giving you a refresher course on Disney theme park attractions that never made it off of the drawing board. This next piece will cover the bracket below. Here are … Read more

Concept Art and Descriptions of 64 Never-Built Disney Theme Park Attractions – Part One

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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WDWNT’s March Madness tournament for 2020 is about to begin (you can read all about it and how to play along for prizes here), so we’re giving you a refresher course on Disney theme park attractions that never made it off of the drawing board. We’ll begin with the WESTCOT bracket below. Here are 16 … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (3/5/20): Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway Review, Mickey & Minnie Mouse Trivia, Liquid Magic, and More!

March 5, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tonight! It’s a super-sized edition of WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, a review of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, WDWNT: The Dream Sequence, and more! The show can be watched … Read more

REVIEW: Reliance on Screens and Odd Audio-Animatronics Makes Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway “Just OK” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

March 4, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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I know this will be met with a chorus of “they never like anything”, but Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is honestly just OK. Even if it didn’t replace The Great Movie Ride, Runaway Railway is a series of projection rooms with oddly shaped “animatronics” and an incoherent storyline. If this is the best Mickey … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (2/27/20): WDWNT Unveils New Invention, New “Train of Thought” and “Liquid Magic” Segments, Disney’s Best Parades, and Lots of Complaining About the CEO

February 27, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tonight! It’s a super-sized edition of WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, the unveiling of the latest technology from WDWNT, a discussion of the greatest Disney parades of all-time, and more! … Read more

Back to the Future LIVE! – Space Mountain 45th Anniversary Airs Tonight at 9PM

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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It’s time to go back! Board your rocket at 9pm ET on February 23rd February 26th at WDWNTunes.com or on YouTube, as WDWNT presents the complete history of Disney’s most famous thrill ride of all-time! This multimedia experience will include rare imagery, thoughtful insights, and more as we celebrate 45 years of intergalactic space travel … Read more

WDWNT is Hiring Orlando-Based On-Air Talent for Original Programming

February 24, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

As WDWNT continues to grow, we are looking for individuals residing in the Orlando area to appear on the weekly WDW News Tonight program, as well as in other WDWNT video content. WDWNT is looking for candidates with a diverse range of skills to: Participate in panel discussions about Disney Parks and the Walt Disney … Read more

TONIGHT! It’s “WDW News Tonight… IN SPACE” featuring The Jumble Cruise, Bad Space Billboards, Pete’s Silly Sideshow, The Top 7 Disney Parks Space Attractions, and More!

February 20, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tonight! It’s WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, the Jumble Cruise, and more… FROM SPACE! The show can be watched live at WDWNTunes.com on your computer or mobile device (but it … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (2/13/20): The Dating Game, Places You Want to “Make Whoopee” at WDW, Valentine’s Day at Club 33

February 13, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tonight! It’s WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our new studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, the awkwardness of WDWNT: The Dating Game, a Valentine’s Day report from Club 33, and probably our most ridiculous discussion to date! … Read more

PHOTOS: MouseGear & Centorium Expansion Building Completely Demolished as Massive Remodeling Project Continues at EPCOT

February 13, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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MouseGear, EPCOT’s premier retail store, closed back in early January. Since then, demolition on its interior has moved quickly, clearing the entire space for its intensive remodeling. Now, it seems demolition has moved on to the building’s exterior, as the circular building that made up one of the store’s entrances was being torn down (starting … Read more

REVIEW: New “Cinderella 70th Anniversary” Additions Bring Enchantment to Early Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

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Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tuesday, February 12th brought about the first day of the new “Cinderella 70th Anniversary” version of Early Morning Magic – Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. You may recall that we reviewed this event when it last changed in December 2018, adding more attractions and a revamped breakfast. Early Morning Magic began back in the Spring … Read more

REVIEW: Disney Villains After Hours Returns for 2020 with Enhanced Entertainment, Adding Wicked Value to Magic Kingdom’s Add-On Nighttime Event

February 10, 2020

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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On Friday night, I paid to attend the very first Disney Villains After Hours event of 2020 at The Magic Kingdom. The event has existed at The Magic Kingdom for a number of years, and actually just began at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios a while ago. The Villains After Hours version debuted in … Read more

TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (2/6/20): Cornac the Magnificent, Disney Parks Pursuit, “Tom & Nick Are Angry About Things” Returns

February 6, 2020

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Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Tonight! It’s WDW News Tonight, now with a live audience from our new studio on I-Drive in Orlando (tickets available here)! Join us at 9PM ET for a review of the week’s news, the Disney Parks Pursuit, Cornac the Magnificent, and more! The show can be watched live at WDWNTunes.com on your computer or mobile … Read more

PHOTOS: New Marvel Super Heroes 80th Anniversary Spirit Jersey Released at Disney Springs

February 6, 2020

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Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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Suit up! The Avengers and more Marvel heroes have assembled on a new Spirit Jersey at Disney Springs. This Marvel Super Heroes Spirit Jersey is available at Marvel Super Hero Headquarters on the West Side for $69.99. The back is adorned with comic book versions of Loki, Spider-Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Iron Man, Black … Read more

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