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5/8/08 Jose Eber Super-Star Update

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Staff photographer Jose Eber was able to grab some photos of Nick Lachay (singer, Dancing with the Stars competitor, and former husband of Jessica Simpson) filming a few promos for the new High School Musical: Get in the Picture reality show today over at Epcot.

Interact With The World

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When Walt Disney World guests “shrink” to the size of the toys they play with at home (or remember from their childhood) and become the star performers in the midway-game world of Toy Story Mania! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, they are experiencing the essence of Disney Parks: engagement in such [...]

Wow, They Noticed!!!

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

I found a rather funny press release put out by Disney earlier this week and felt I should share it with our readers. This is probably the first time Disney has acknowledged that they have a huge number of attractions based on Pixar films:
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s a Pixar palooza at Disney Parks! [...]

Innoventions Is No Longer Fantastic

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

The long running Fantastic Plastic Works inside Innoventions at Epcot has closed to make way for a new exhibit. While speculation is that this will be the site for the new weather themed exhibit, it is a rather large space and may come in use for more than one new spectacle. Stay tuned to WDW News Today [...]

Imagination Unclear

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Another permit has been filed to perform construction on the Imagination pavilion at Epcot, however, it is unclear as to what area it is for. The permit states that work will be done to “build new partition walls and install metal doors” somewhere in the area, most likely either for the new character meet and greet area to [...]

Catching Up With the World

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

As we catch up on the last two days, here is some Walt Disney World news that has come out since our site difficulties:
-As reported on our forums, the Figment’s Place meet and greet and the Figment walk around character have been retired at Epcot. Expect Dreamfinder and his “little” purple dragon to return to the [...]

Spring in Bloom, Disney Style

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Here is an article from the Disney Insider on the 2008 Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival beginning tomorrow:
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to enter a lush garden aflutter with hundreds of butterfly wings? Or how about escaping into a serene water garden? These are just some of the adventures awaiting Guests at the Epcot [...]

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Preview

Monday, March 17th, 2008

For a look at some of the displays that have already popped up at Epcot for the 2008 International Flower and Garden Festival, head on over to Mousesteps.com to see pictures taken by our good friend Denise. To see the complete pictorial update, go HERE.

Spaceship Earth Re-Dedication Coverage

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

For those of you who are interested, complete coverage of the March 4 re-dedication of Spaceship Earth presented by Siemens at Epcot is available over WFTV. Their coverage of the event includes a full article and video of the small, unannounced ceremony from Tuesday.

25 Years of Purple Dragons and Bearded Men in Top Hats

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Figment, Dreamfinder, and the beloved Journey Into Imagination attraction, we here at WDW News Today will be celebrating with some very special commemorative events. You probably noticed our bright orange and purple colors we have adopted for this festive occasion (inspired by a certain dragon), but we will also [...]

And the Spaceship Earth Articles Keep on Comin’

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Scott Powers | Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
Visitors to the newly updated Spaceship Earth ride at Epcot might experience the ride and miss the show. Or they might experience the 26-year-old ride with a few new updates and spins, and catch the bevy of interactive games in the post-show area. And still, they might neither notice [...]

We’re Back With News

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Here is what we missed during our short downtime:
-Splash Mountain is once again operating at the Magic Kingdom. The ride was not suppose to re-open until February 18th.
-The Earful Tower at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is recieving its new logo:

Hi Definition Video (720p):  Click Here
-The Pirate and Princess Parties at the Magic Kingdom may be recieving [...]

Innovating at Innoventions

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

A press release on an exciting new weather safety exhibit coming this summer to Epcot’s Innoventions can be seen at this link. This is yet another part of the complete overhaul of Innoventions exhibits that we mentioned a few months ago here on WDW News Today. We will have more information on this upcoming exhibit as it [...]

Move Over Horizons…

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Another Epcot Future World pavilion has been put to rest today. Well, sort of. Confirming what we had reported a few weeks ago, Body Wars, Cranium Command, The Making of Me, and all of the attractions that made up the Wonders of Life are now history.

The only part of the pavilion that will remain in use is [...]

Wasn’t That in October?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Yet another Epcot 25th anniversary pin will soon be for sale at Epcot:

This pin is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2008 at a retail price of $15.00 and is limited to only 500 pins. More anniversary pins are scheduled to be released before October 2008, when Epcot will turn 26 years old.

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