Archive for September, 2007
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007The entire backside of the Italy pavillion in Epcot’s World Showcase has been walled off in preperation for the new Tutto Italia restaurant that is replacing the fabled Alfredo’s. There is still no set opening date for the restaurant.
ABC Theater
Sunday, September 16th, 2007It is now all but official that a new show is coming to the Disney MGM Studios. The long closed ABC theater has been walled up and adorned with signs stating that an all new production is on its way. Rumors are making the rounds that it will become an indoor home to the all [...]
Chefs De France Review
Saturday, September 15th, 2007Dining Review by Collin Korb
       On our most recent visit to WDW we decided to take full advantage of the Dining Plan. There were three of us, two adults and one child, age 14. The point is that we made a decision to try menu items that we normally wouldn’t order, especially since they [...]
Haunted Mansion Report
Thursday, September 13th, 2007The Haunted Mansion reopened today, unfortunately we were unable to attain any coverage, but here is the great coverage WDWmagic had about the new additions and re-opening of the Haunted Mansion:
SPOILERS BELOW
Highlights of the Haunted Mansion refurbishment
The whole of the exterior has been repainted and looks wonderful.
A new red colored canopy has been installed over the queue line.
The [...]
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Now Open
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is now open for buisness inside Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom. The just for children beauty parlor is accepting reservations now at (407) WDW-DINE, and reservations fill up very fast!
Two New Pin Events
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Disney Pin Traders will be happy to know that WDW will host two pin trading events next year. The first event, Expedition:PINS, will take place at Animal Kingdom on May 3, 2008. The second event will be the annual event for Epcot from September 5-7, 2008. The theme for the event will be PTU: School [...]
Nine Dragons Refurbishment
Friday, September 7th, 2007The Nine Dragons Restaurant in the China pavillion of World Showcase is closing for refurbishment and a complete overhaul from 1/6- 7/31/2008. The restaurant will be changed, including menu and building changes during that time, but it remains unclear if the name will remain. We will have more on this as it becomes available.
Laugh Floor Update
Friday, September 7th, 2007It seems the new changes in the look and scripting of The Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor at the Magic Kingdom is finally getting some attention. I first noticed the adapted script and the smoother runiing animation at the Pirate and Princess party on August 15th. The revised show is a vast improvement and now makes the [...]
Haunted Mansion Press Release
Thursday, September 6th, 2007Making the Haunts Even Happier
That old, creepy, uninhabited mansion — you know, the one where you sometimes hear mysterious sounds and see eerie apparitions? I think something’s going on up there. Ever since June, I seem to hear weird noises in the dead of night … noises suspiciously like hammering and sawing. But none of [...]
Make Way, VMK!!!
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Virtual Magic Kingdom central insode the Main Street Cinema at the Magic Kingdom is about to be a thing of the past. Permits have been filed to remove certain pieces of the interior, but it remains unclear just what is leaving. One thing is for sure, the VMK will no longer have a home on [...]
Mystery Pin Machine
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Mickey’s Mystery Pin Machine makes its debut on Thursday, Sept. 6 at MouseGear located at Epcot®. More than a year in the making, this new pin machine will feature three, open edition pin collections - Puzzle, Pirate and Disney-Pixar. Each mini-collection will contain five pins each. Play is $5.00 per game which includes tax. Guests [...]
HM Spoiler Report
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Some lucky guests were able to ride the Haunted Mansion last night, here are the now confirmed changes:
-The stretching room has recieved some big upgrades. The Gargoyles in the room now turn their heads, and when the lights go out, it appears that bats are flying around the room. Bursts of air are now blown [...]
Fastpass for a Price
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007In a new article on Jim Hill Media, it has been reported that Disney has patened a new fastpass system. The new system would work with mobile devices and Disney distributed devices to do away with the use of paper and park passes in the system. Guests would electronically recieve their fastpass tickets and just have [...]
The End Of Originality
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Recent additions to WDW theme parks such as Stich’s Great Escape, Turtle Talk with Cruch, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, and The Grand Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros are stirring up controversy because they are all based on Disney characters and movies. In this week’s issue, Tom Corless takes a look at this recent imagineering trend [...]
We All Scream For…
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007The new Fountainview Ice Cream location at Epcot has been doing so well that it’s hours of operation have been increased to 12:30pm-8:30pm. We may never see breakfast at the Fountainview again unless the sometimes cold winter months slow buisness down at the Ice Cream Parlor.
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