WDWNT Reporter Josh Siegel visited the Magic Kingdom on Wednesday and took a number of newsworthy photos to share with us, so let’s take a look:
Half of the monorail platform walkway at the Grand Floridian Resort is being worked on
WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made a trip to Disney’s Hollywood Studios just to see (or hear) Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carrey, since it is a seasonal attraction and only opens a few days a year. I think Brandon may have forgotten what Sounds Dangerous is. Anyway, here are some photos from Brandon’s latest trip to the Studios:
Read More about Brandon Struve’s 3/29/10 Hollywood Studios Photo Report
Instead of posting one enormous photo report from our latest trip to Walt Disney World, we decided to break it up a little bit. The 2010 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival began at Epcot on March 3rd despite an incredibly cold winter in Central Florida. Don’t be deceived by the photos below, these pictures are from this year’s festival, Disney just recycled a number of the topiaries and such from 2009. We hope you enjoy these photos taken by Jose Castillo and Tom Corless:
The theme for this year is “The Great Outdoors”, even though this is the only area that showcases that theme
Read More about A Closer Look at the 2010 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Despite Disney first reporting that the “Princess and the Frog” inspired Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee would only run at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park until January 3, 2010, it appears WDW will get to keep the well-received procession down the Rivers of America a little longer. According to the official Walt Disney World website, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee will be running past January 3 and performing up to 5 times a day. While it is a possibility that this is a mistake by the Walt Disney World website, it seems unlikely since the show is listed to perform at least through June 2010. Stay tuned to WDW News Today as we get more information on this breaking story.
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee attended the second day of filming for the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade and has plenty of photos to share with us:
“Are we early???”
Read More about Banks Lee’s 12/6/09 WDW Parade Taping Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter (and campaign manager for PUSH) Banks Lee made a trip to the Magic Kingdom today and has plenty of newsworthy photos to share with us:
The astronauts are missing from the space shuttle inside Space Mountain
Read More about Banks Lee’s 11/1/09 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
Brandon Struve took a short trip to the Magic Kingdom on Monday to check out the new audio playing on the TTA and has some photos to share of his day in the park:
A new merchandise location shaped like the tip board has replaced the merchandise cart near the Plaza Ice Cream parlor
Read More about Brandon Struve’s 10/5/09 Magic Kingdom Photo Report
WDWNT Reporter Banks Lee has provided us with his very first photo report, featuring the updated exhibit space inside the Magic of Disney Animation attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
The exhibit now features the upcoming Disney animated film “The Princess and the Frog”
From the LA Times Travel Blog:
Disneyland and Walt Disney World plan to add a Mardi Gras-style musical cavalcade called Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee for the 2009 holiday season, according to theme park officials. The jazz-infused “riverboat extravaganza” will debut at Disney World on Oct. 26 and Disneyland on Nov. 6. Both shows will run through Jan. 3.
Tied to the upcoming “The Princess and the Frog” hand-drawn animated movie, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee will feature a procession of jazzy musicians and performers parading through New Orleans Square at Disneyland and Frontierland at Disney World.
As the “second-line” procession reaches the Rivers of America dock, a group of pre-selected theme park visitors will board the waiting riverboat (the Mark Twain at Disneyland and the Liberty Belle at Disney World) where Princess Tiana and other “The Princess and the Frog” characters will greet them. After departing, the riverboat will stop along the riverfront for a performance including songs from the film. The show will be repeated several times a day, with viewing areas along the waterfront.
Mice Age reports that the pre-selected riverboat riders will be able to pose for photos and get autographs from Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen and Louis the singing alligator after the performance.
“The Princess and the Frog,” a Jazz Age story featuring Disney’s first African American princess and set in New Orleans’ French Quarter, opens in theaters Dec. 11.
