What's New at Walt Disney World?

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:46 pm

New Option for Foodies in Downtown Disney – Meatball Bar at Portobello
http://thedisneyblog.com/2010/07/23/new ... ortobello/

Walt Disney World Looks Ahead to Christmas in July
http://www.wdwnewstoday.com/2010/07/22/ ... s-in-july/
(via disneyreport.com)

Hacienda de San Angel lagoon-side renderings
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Hacienda-de- ... erings.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:36 am

New Spur Track for WDW
http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/News. ... acca-49575
(via disneyreport.com)

Grape Getaway offers high-end Food & Wine Festival experience, Winter Holiday Event schedule released, Via Napoli to soft-open next Wednesday, and more
http://www.mouseplanet.com/9332/Walt_Di ... ort_Update

The Food & Wine Festival page has been updated:

http://www.foodwinefest.com/

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:38 am

Construction walls down on the promenade side of Hacienda de San Angel
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Hacienda-de- ... -Angel.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Even more construction walls added to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as the queue area is now re-routed
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/The-Man ... routed.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

7/26 Magic Kingdom Mini-Update (Including Walls from Inside The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=65
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Celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity July 28th at Animal Kingdom
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-74976.asp

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:27 am

Walt Disney World Auditions Princess Look-alikes July 29
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-74991.asp

Team Disney reflecting pools drain away
http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/07/ ... rain-away/
(via disneyreport.com)

Property values fall in Disney’s district
http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/07/ ... -district/
(via disneyreport.com)

Glas und Porzellan shop in the Germany pavilion now closed for refurbishment into new caramel kitchen
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Shopping/Glas-u ... itchen.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

I did like looking at all the figurines in this store, but I do like dessert...

Holiday Inn returns to Downtown Disney, better than ever
http://www.mouseplanet.com/9335/Holiday ... _than_ever

Disney’s Ariel, Prince Eric greet guests in new Magic Kingdom location
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75015.asp

International Pin Expo Countdown Event July 31st Near WDW -- Free to All
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75002.asp

Drumroll, please: The show replacing the HSM show at Hollywood Studios is:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... this-fall/
(via disneyreport.com)

7/28 Epcot Photo Update - Hacienda de San Angel, Via Napoli and More!
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=65
(via disneyreport.com)

Reflections of Earth promenade bridge lift becomes a mini-show
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Ref ... i-show.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:00 am

Tangled’s Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder to premiere at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in new “play and greet” in October

http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/07/t ... n-october/

Move over Belle, there’s a new princess in the kingdom. Today Disney announced its upcoming Tangled film stars Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder will replace “Storytime with Belle” at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom with a “play and greet” experience.

Beginning October 15, Magic Kingdom guests will have a chance to not only meet and greet with the two new characters but also interact with them in ways not yet announced. It all will take place in the Fairytale Garden, located between Cinderella Castle and the Mad Tea Party.

The “play and greet” sounds strikingly like a precursor to what is planned for Disney’s ongoing Fantasyland expansion that will include several new houses, each with their own interactive area for children of all ages to spend quality time with their favorite Disney Princesses.

The final chance to catch “Storytime with Belle” will be September 12.

This is the second announced addition today of Tangled movie characters to Disney’s theme parks. Earlier, Disney revealed an upcoming new parade for Disneyland in California called “Mickey’s Soundsational Parade.” It will also feature Rapunzel along with her house atop a Disney Princess float.[/b]

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:53 am

Is a "play and greet" similar to making a card for Aurora? I'll be interested to see what it means!

An interview with Stacey, the lady on the WDW resort TVs!
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainme ... ition=also
(via disneyreport.com)

Construction photos:

http://www.wdwnewstoday.com/2010/07/30/ ... #more-5712
(via disneyreport.com)

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:28 am

blackcauldron85 Do you think that the Magic Garden will be refurbished to have a more Rapunzel feel to it? On the concept art of the expansion even Mad Tea Party will have a new exterior aswell as the Princesses lands. The Fairytale Garden will look out of place and you can see it is ageing
Look at the walls

I hope they do so Rapunzel will have just as nice land as the other princesses

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:49 pm

Hopefully they'll retheme it somewhat! I mean, right now the area is pretty generic. I think we'd have a better idea of how they could retheme it if we'd have seen the film already...We know that there's a tower, and apparently a field and/or forest, and a pub, but besides that, I don't really know what other setting there are...but maybe they could include lanterns...

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 4:14 am

blackcauldron85 wrote:Hopefully they'll retheme it somewhat! I mean, right now the area is pretty generic. I think we'd have a better idea of how they could retheme it if we'd have seen the film already...We know that there's a tower, and apparently a field and/or forest, and a pub, but besides that, I don't really know what other setting there are...but maybe they could include lanterns...

Yes hopefully as they are starting the "Play and Great" that Disney are going to do with all the other Disney Princesses. Is the ground (Fairytale Garden) big enough to have re-theming on the lines of a Tower / Pub / Castle ??

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:20 am

^ I think that there's a small cottage or some building there...I don't spend much time there, so it's fuzzy to me.

I'm not sure about space behind it...so, really, I don't know! I'm sure anyone else who's been there would have a better idea.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:06 pm

I've never been, but that area looks perfect from what we have seen of Tangled's word to be re-themed to it ! I'm sure they will include something of Rapunzel's somewhere .... who knows, if the film is a success, we may even see Rapunzel's castle become a DisneyLand castle !!??!!

And pardon me for being dumb, but ..... how are they going to have character meet and greets with Rapunzel if her hair is 75 ft long ?! That'll be some wig !

UmbrellaFish · Post by **UmbrellaFish** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:24 pm

atlanticaunderthesea wrote:And pardon me for being dumb, but ..... how are they going to have character meet and greets with Rapunzel if her hair is 75 ft long ?! That'll be some wig !

I wondered that, too. I think Rapunzel is certainly like Ariel in the respect that she'll need a designated meet-and-greet place... Wonder how they're going to introduce her to the public before anything like that can be planned out...?

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:59 am

UmbrellaFish wrote:
atlanticaunderthesea wrote:And pardon me for being dumb, but ..... how are they going to have character meet and greets with Rapunzel if her hair is 75 ft long ?! That'll be some wig !
I wondered that, too. I think Rapunzel is certainly like Ariel in the respect that she'll need a designated meet-and-greet place... Wonder how they're going to introduce her to the public before anything like that can be planned out...?

I am proberly think there will be some trickery when doing the play and greet but, if the do a Tangled pre-parade She will probably be on the float with a circle of hair. But if she's walking .... People carrying it ???
It will be interesting to find out.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:02 am

WDW REFURB UPDATE: MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE-THE-POOH CLOSURE IN OCTOBER THRU MID-NOVEMBER
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-new ... dnovember/
(via disneyreport.com)

Margos · Post by **Margos** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:48 pm

atlanticaunderthesea wrote:And pardon me for being dumb, but ..... how are they going to have character meet and greets with Rapunzel if her hair is 75 ft long ?! That'll be some wig !

Well, according to some concept art on the Rapunzel thread, her hair is actually really, really short by the end of the film. So they'd probably just go with that.

UmbrellaFish · Post by **UmbrellaFish** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:55 pm

Margos wrote:
atlanticaunderthesea wrote:And pardon me for being dumb, but ..... how are they going to have character meet and greets with Rapunzel if her hair is 75 ft long ?! That'll be some wig !
Well, according to some concept art on the Rapunzel thread, her hair is actually really, really short by the end of the film. So they'd probably just go with that.

Yeah, but wouldn't that ruin the ending of the whole film (okay, so if you don't already guess that's what would happen in the end, you're probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but...), and isn't it a little less magical to meet Rapunzel, the princess known for her hair, with short hair as it would be to meet the little mermaid without a tail, or Cinderella without her glass slippers? It would feel like a cop out to me.

DisneyDude2010 · Post by **DisneyDude2010** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:11 pm

Rapunzel will have long hair as it's the thing that makes her... well Rapunzel But it won't be 70 feet

Her hair will probably be down to her feet to still give us a "Magical" feel.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:15 am

Via Napoli opening day report and photos
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Dining/Via-Napo ... photos.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

8/1/10 “it’s a small world” Refurbishment Update
http://www.wdwnewstoday.com/2010/08/02/ ... nt-update/
(via disneyreport.com)

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:52 am

I've been looking through all the concept art, and how about if Rapunzel had all of her hair braided with the flowers, like it was when shes in the boat with Flyn ? That way, you would see clearly see its Rapunzel, but the magical hair situation would be a lot more managable !

But I'm a bit of an odd ball though .... I love seeing Ariel as a human ! When DisneyLand Paris first opened, in their first parade they did, Ariel was human, and in her Kiss The Girl dress ! I loved seeing her that way

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:38 am

Walt Disney World raising ticket prices
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75072.asp

Video and pictures of Epcot's newest restaurant, Via Napoli in the Italy Pavilion.
http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-1073.asp

Disney to refine Monorail Procedures with new Position
http://thedisneyblog.com/2010/08/03/dis ... -position/

Via Napoli review:

http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/08/ ... -showcase/
(via disneyreport.com)

Why Small World Is No Small Problem
http://micechat.com/forums/walt-disney- ... 1056145059
(via disneyreport.com

Tomorrowland Terrace to operate as a seasonal table-service location Sunday evenings
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Tomorrowland ... enings.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

I'm glad that it'll be in use, but I miss it as a quick-service restaurant.

Tents returned to Peter Pan!
http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... r-pan.html
(via disneyreport.com)

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