Here are pictures from the second day of Jose Castillo’s trip to the Walt Disney World Resort. On Friday, Jose visited Epcot:
Another day dawns aboard Spaceship Earth…
With rather long lines
Jose got his funny photo posted somewhere in the middle of the ocean
Over at the exit of Test Track, we’ll take another look at the updated Fuel for Thought
Here is our first photo report provided by WDWNT’s Head Technician Jose Castillo. Here is what he saw during his first day trek through the world:
The gingerbread display at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
A cool monorail tree inside the Fantasia shop
Some work being done on top of the BVG store
The tree outside the Contemporary
Jose Eber has sent us a few great photos of the Gingerbread House inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort which is just about ready for the rush of customers who will be buying treats from inside it this year:
Donald Duck is opening a present above this window
Hard to believe it has been ten years since it was first constructed
Here is another fantastic photo (and video) report by WDWNT Photographer Jose Eber from his latest trip to the world:
Refurbishments on the Fantasyland facades has now moved on to Pinnocchio’s Village Haus
Work is now 100% complete on the new Liberty Square Bridge, no more work in the waterways
Christmas has now taken over Main Street U.S.A.
Tinker Bell movie merchandise has taken over some of the windows
This window that was full of Year of a Million Dreams merchandise has been changed, the first piece of the celebration to disappear with just about a month and a half left in it.
Fresh paint going on another facade on Main Street
Moving over to Disney’s Contemporary Resort, the Contempo Cafe is now open
Here’s a video of the Cafe (boy is it loud on that floor now)
The Holiday napkins have arrived
New promotion, similar bag… 🙁
Continuing construction on the Bay Lake Tower addition
An arial view of the bridge
The lesser seen side of the Bay Lake Tower
Click the above image for a larger version
Here’s a video of the construction on the Bay Lake Tower Jose has taken
Chocolate Advent character with some awesome artwork
Same can be said for these holiday cards
We’ll end this report by looking at this cool recordable gift card holder, again featuring that artwork we love so much
Thanks for the update Jose!!!
WDWNT Photographer Jose Eber has put together a few nice panoramic pictures for your enjoyment from the Magic Kingdom Resort area, including an updated photo of continuing construction of the Bay Lake Tower (be sure to click on the images for bigger versions of the panoramic pictures):
Adam Roth was at Epcot today & has a photo report for us. So let’s get to it:
New LED lights have recently been added to the earth globe in IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.
The rest of these photos are all related to the upcoming Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, which opens to guests sometime in November… A golfball cleaner has been added to one of the shops in the United Kingdom pavilion. The little green box is a video screen.
This is the King’s Court in the United Kingdom. When the players in the game come up to it, the scene will react accordingly.
This is Duff Killingans’ (from the Kim Possible show) golf club. There’s a spindle at the bottom on top of the grass, which will spin the crest around to reveal a clue.
This is the display for the game, in the window of the Toy Soldier shop. What’s seen here is very different than that seen in the test from 2 years ago. The toy soldier is large, & far more rounded, with the original looking much more like a nutcracker.
This is a video screen, that when not used, the screen displays the logo from the store.
This is an audio-animatronic character that will speak to guests playing the game.
The difference is pretty much night & day from the original.
Be sure to stay tuned to WDW News Today as we continue to get more details on the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure, opening sometime in November at Epcot.
As promised, here is a photo report from my latest trip to Walt Disney World during WDWCelebrations World Wide Weekend event. I only get to do one of these every few months, so please forgive me if my photos aren’t as good as you are used to seeing:
The Braille map at Pleasure Island was updated to reflect the closing of the 6 remaining clubs almost instantly
Pretty empty at the time being
T-Rex Cafe is being considered Pleasure Island property just to pad the line-up, even though it does not open until October 14.
Most of the WDWNT Crew is back from Walt Disney World (Tom will be back tomorrow), so you can expect a lot of photo reports in the coming week. Here’s the first one from our very own Jose Castillo:
Jackie Steele leading the Pleasure Island History Walk as part of WDWCelebration’s World Wide Weekend event.
A skeletal T-Rex has arrived outside the upcoming T-Rex restaurant in Downtown Disney.
Tom Corless, Jason Diffendal, & Adam Roth with his head turned away.
Jackie Steele along with event attendees at the Mickey’s PhilharMagic group showing.
Construction on Bay Lake Tower is pressing along nicely.
A look around this year’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
Mickey’s Boo to You Halloween Parade.
The awesome looking Haunted Mansion float.
This mini-float from SpectroMagic carries a “pumpkin man”.
Nice atmosphere around the Main Street Train Station.
Cinderella Castle VERY late at night.
The WDWNT Crew were the last to leave the park on that night.
Moving on to the second day of World Wide Weekend… Here we see Marcus D’Amelio, & Matt Pezzula setting up the WDWCelebrations table at Epcot in the morning.
You gotta love free goodies.
Jason Diffendal ready for a great day at Epcot.
Turned out Saturday was the last day for the Epcot 25th Anniversary exhibit.
Jason, Adam, & Tom.
The Festival Center was open once again, with this year’s theme, Cities in Wonderland.
Marcus & Jason at the Electric Umbrella.
World Wide Weekend attendees.
Winners of the World Showcase Scavenger Hunt.
The WDWCelebrations Core Team: (L-R) Adam, Matt, Jackie, Jason, Marcus, and Tom
The first event of Day 3 was an It’s Tough to be a Bug group showing.
Then it was off to Expedition Everest.
Followed by Dinosaur.
Jim Henson’s name has been removed from Muppet Vision 3D.
The Hot Air Balloon is back up to its rightful space.
Jason & Adam waiting for Block Party Bash to start.
This was Jose’s first time seeing Block Party Bash, & he loved it!
Next up was the Star Tours group ride.
Construction on the exterior of the American Idol Experience theater.
The guys look excited on the Tower of Terror group ride.
For more of Jose’s lovely pictures (and a couple of videos too), head on over to his Flickr page. Be sure to stay tuned to WDW News Today in the upcoming week for plenty more photo reports from Walt Disney World & World Wide Weekend, as we continue to “Bridge The Gaps Between You & the World”!
WDWNT was at the Walt Disney World Resort the weekend of May 9th, & as usual, we snapped some lovely pictures. Here are a few of them:
Here’s the Build Your Own Lightsaber stand at the Once Upon a Toy store in Downtown Disney.
A look inside the newly refurbished Wolfgang Puck Express at Downtown Disney.
A look at the track layout for Toy Story Midway Mania.
