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Toy Story Mania Previews Back On

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Toy Story Mania cast member previews are back on track and here is the schedule:
May 2, 2008 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
May 3 and 4, 2008 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
These previews are open to all Florida resort cast members and Imagineers.

Grand Theft Floridian

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Another unfavorable incident has taken place at the Walt Disney World Resort this week:
Bianca Prieto | Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
An armored truck employee was arrested after arranging for two friends to rob his armored truck during an early morning delivery at Walt Disney World. Orange County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Garda Security Company around [...]

Toy Story Mania Update

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Walt Disney World Cast Member previews for the new Toy Story Mania attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have once again been postponed. The previews were originally set to run from May 2-4, but have been changed. No replacement dates have been set, but it has to be soon considering Passholder previews run from May 10-12, [...]

Jose Eber’s 4/29 Studio Update

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Here is another video update from Jose Eber covering changes at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:
 

World’s Worst Job Interview

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

From the Orlando Sentinel:
ORANGE COUNTY - -A former Planet Hollywood employee was arrested Monday after he threw his backpack on the ground and told restaurant managers that it contained a bomb, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
Jason Sean Davis, 21, of St. Cloud came to the Downtown Disney West Side restaurant about 4 p.m. asking [...]

Grad Nite 2008 Trip Report (April 26th, 2008)

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Exclusive to WDW News Today, here is my trip report for April 26th, 2008 for Grad Nite 2008:
So we arrived at the Kingdom around 9:30PM, after a huge security check point, we entered through the back of Tomorrowland thru the theater and we went straight to eat at Cosmic Ray’s, I ate under 5 minutes [...]

4/28 Jose Eber Update

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Here is staff member Jose Eber with video updates of Toy Story Mania and Disney’s Boardwalk Resort construction:

Breaking News Update

Monday, April 28th, 2008

From the Orlando Sentinel:
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad is investigating a suspicious backpack at Planet Hollywood restaurant in Downtown Disney West Side, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. A call came in to the Sheriff’s Office at 4:05 p.m., and the restaurant was evacuated, Cpl. Susan Soto said. No further information was immediately available.

Breaking News Report

Monday, April 28th, 2008

We here at WDW News Today have been receiving multiple reports of an incident of some kind occurring in the Downtown Disney area parking lot today. While we are not sure exactly what has transpired, a number of authorities and emergency vehicles were on the scene and a large area of the parking was blocked off with yellow police tape. [...]

“Gas Causes Inflation”

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Special thanks to staff member Linda for the following piece of Disney Cruise Line news:
Due to continually rising fuel prices, Disney Cruise Line® is implementing a fuel surcharge. The surcharge is $8 per person, per day for the first two Guests in a stateroom and $3 per day for all other Guests. It is effective [...]

Toy Story Mania Costumes

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

The great studios focused studioscentral.com website has some pictures up of the new costumes that Toy Story Mania cast members will be wearing:

Be sure to check out the rest of their photo update HERE.

Another Jose Eber Update 4/24/08

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Jose Eber strikes again with video updates from The Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Contemporary, Beach Club, and Boardwalk Resorts:
 

Now We Know The CMO

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Justin Muchoney from Penn. was inducted April 22, 2008 as the first-ever Chief Magic Official (CMO) for Disney Parks, as part of a joint search with CareerBuilder.com. Muchoney was crowned CMO in a special ceremony with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. [...]

4/20-4/24/08 “Wild” World Photo Update

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

It has taken me a few days, but here is my very own Walt Disney World photo update from the past week. While we still do not have the video and photos from the rest of our staff this week (most of us are still recovering from “A Wild Decade”), we will have all of [...]

A Quick Look At Animal Kingdom’s 10th

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Here is a link to an official video Disney has put up for the 10th anniversary celebration at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park this week. Notice how the cool WDWCelebrations lanyards make an appearance around the necks of some notable people.
http://www.wdwpress.com/mousemail/images/EarthDay_Video.html

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