What's New at Walt Disney World?

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:45 am

Toy Story Mania reopening from refurbishment one day later than originally scheduled
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Toy-Sto ... eduled.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:23 am

Disney Parks Blog Announces Music Added to Walt Disney World Space Mountain
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75339.asp

and

Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain debuts on-ride (but off-board) music soundtrack
http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/08/w ... oundtrack/
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:02 am

Reservations Open Today for Disney World passholder event to introduce Duffy the Disney Bear
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75352.asp

FULL REPORT FROM SPACE
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Space-M ... report.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

New WDW resort upcoming?
http://screamscape.com/html/walt_disney ... #NewResort
(via disneyreport.com)

Tower eyeball effect returns...
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/The-Twi ... Terror.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Hacienda opening Sept 15?
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Hacienda-de- ... g-date.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

New menu for Restaurantosaurus...
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Restaurantos ... ingdom.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Info on the Best Friends Pet Resort:

http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky083110a.htm

JEANYLASER · Post by **JEANYLASER** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:32 pm

What date does Art of Animation resort open? And where did you find the announcement about Art of Animation Resort

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:14 pm

^
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/201 ... ion-design

2012

I found out when I brought in that day's newspaper from the yard...

***

Music comes to Space Mtn...not all thrilled with audio add
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=65
(via disneyreport.com)

Imagineer Discusses Space Mtn's Starry-o-Phonic Sounds
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75366.asp

JEANYLASER · Post by **JEANYLASER** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:18 pm

thanks for the info!

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:05 pm

Inside refurbed Toy Story Mania...
http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... pdate.html
(via disneyreport.com)

MK hotbed for small scale refurbs...
http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... pdate.html
(via disneyreport.com)

It says that Club 626 is done, but I thought that I saw graphics on that TV yesterday...?

I rode the refurbished Space Mountain a few times yesterday...other people in my party thought that it may have been faster than before (but they also thought that ride 1 was the fastest); on our queue area walk to the ships the first time, a couple were talking and they were saying that one line leads to a faster ride, and one line leads to a ride with more drops...can anyone confirm or deny? I didn't necessarily notice any difference, but I usually don't.

Oh, and the soundtrack was nice...it didn't detract at all.

bradhig · Post by **bradhig** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:39 pm

Rats now I wish we had gone this year instead of last cause we could have seen the main street electrical parade. They still have Tinkerbell in the front and the sign on the drum still reads Disney's Electrical Parade. Why didn't they change the sign? I saw the parade on youtube.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:47 am

Getting A-head at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
http://jimhillmedia.com/Contributors/b/ ... party.aspx

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:34 am

Lights return to Peter Pan facade...
http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... .html#more
(via disneyreport.com)

Speedway making room for Dueling Dumbo?
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Tomorro ... elated.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

More Halloween decor arrives in MK...
http://www.mousesteps.com/index.php?opt ... &Itemid=65
(via disneyreport.com)

Disney's Newest Resort Pampers Your Best Friends
http://www.mouseplanet.com/9379/Disneys ... st_Friends

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:42 am

Continued rumors that the River Country area will be levelled in preparation for a new DVC resort.
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75401.asp

Candlelight processional list filling up...
http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/09/ ... narrators/
(via disneyreport.com)

First pics inside Hacienda...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business ... otogallery
(via disneyreport.com)

...San Angel owner talks Hacienda
http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/09/ ... -at-epcot/
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:41 am

First look at the new 'Cantina de San Angel' counter service menu at the Mexico Pavilion
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Dining/Hacienda ... vilion.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Bye-bye, wet burrito. How I loved thee.

Florida Resident Deal Returns to La Nouba
http://thedisneyblog.com/2010/09/11/flo ... -la-nouba/

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:35 pm

Disney Parks Announces New Parade Coming to Hollywood Studios, Jan 16
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75430.asp

Make a Disney World Dining Reservation from your Phone
http://thedisneyblog.com/2010/09/14/mak ... our-phone/

Official preview of La Hacienda...
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... -hacienda/
(via disneyreport.com)

'Celebrate' campaign calling it quits...
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Epc ... trance.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Fastpass [temporarily] discontinued for Pooh...
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/The-Man ... e-Pooh.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:52 am

Strong Sales for Walt Disney World's New Pet Hotel
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75440.asp

New Act Added to WDW's Cirque du Soleil La Nouba
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75436.asp

New Concept Art for Disney's Art of Animation
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest-ID-75434.asp

I thought the hotel was only supposed to have TLM, B&tB, TLK, & Toy Story, unless my memory is off...but I definitely thought there were going to be only 4 movies, and not 3 being "boy centric"...?

Vid: Hacienda grand opening...
http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/201 ... ahacienda/
(via disneyreport.com)

Review: Hacienda food good, not great...
http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/09/r ... ican-food/
(via disneyreport.com)

Reservations for La Hacienda de San Angel now open for dates after October 15 2010
http://wdwmagic.com/Dining/Hacienda-de- ... 5-2010.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

New Studios parade to be tentatively called 'Pixar Pals Cavalcade'
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Pixar-P ... lcade'.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

Food and Wine kiosks arrive...
http://wdwmagic.com/Events/Internationa ... menade.htm
(via disneyreport.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:46 am

First glimpse of Pooh queue...
http://www.wdwnewstoday.com/2010/09/17/ ... #more-5979
(via disneyreport.com)

Wonderlicious · Post by **Wonderlicious** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:07 am

Good to see that the Pooh queue is being revamped. Does this mean a new exterior as well?

I've said many times before that the Fantasyland tents at WDW look pretty tacky, and especially don't work all that well with stuff like Peter Pan's Flight and Winnie the Pooh, which have next to nothing to do with fairs, medievalism or circuses (IASW with its world fair theme and Snow White's Scary Adventures with its medieval theme aren't so bad, I'll admit). In my opinion, a priority with this revamp should have been to redo the existing façades of the dark rides.

David S. · Post by **David S.** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:59 pm

blackcauldron85 wrote: I rode the refurbished Space Mountain a few times yesterday...other people in my party thought that it may have been faster than before (but they also thought that ride 1 was the fastest); on our queue area walk to the ships the first time, a couple were talking and they were saying that one line leads to a faster ride, and one line leads to a ride with more drops...can anyone confirm or deny? I didn't necessarily notice any difference, but I usually don't. Oh, and the soundtrack was nice...it didn't detract at all.

That's really nice of you to post all those links!

As for your question I highlighted, I can deny.

Both tracks are near-identical mirror-images of the other, with the exact same number of turns, drops, etc. Every left hand turn on Omega Track (the queue to your RIGHT as you enter the load area) is a right-hand turn on Alpha Track, and vice versa!

Both tracks basically occupy one half of the building. However, there is a moment very early in the ride where they enter the other track's half of the building. And this is the reason I say they are "near-identical" mirror-images of the other. Since both sides start from the same height and mirror each other, the entrance by both into the other's territory would cause the tracks to collide if there were not a slight modification made!

And that modification is that one side is ten feet of track longer than the other to accomodate passing the other track without hitting it, as the tracks both enter and leave the other's territory. When re-entering their own territory for the final time, one track (Alpha) is actually directly below the other. This difference in height causes the pop of frontseat airtime at the top of the subsequent uphill to be significantly stronger on Omega Track than Alpha track, especially when it's warmed up for the day and running well! I think this is because the rocket does not have to climb as high to reach the peak of this uphill, and reaches it with probably a little more speed.

For this reason, I prefer Omega Track. However, the superb backseat ejector airtime found on all four straight drops that come in rapid-fire succession in the middle of the ride is just as strong on both tracks!

Well, that's probably more information than you were looking for, but I am a HARDCORE coaster buff (in a totally unrelated hobby to being a passionate fan of Disney animation, Disney live-action, Disney music, Disney theme parks, and Disney dark rides and other attractions), so I enjoy discussing these things. I can't wait to ride it again later this month!

For those who want even more info, here is a "play by play" ride-through of Omega Track. Substitute the word left for right, and vice-versa, and you get Alpha Track:

Load area
Left hand turn, straight track
Short drop down and to the right
Long, straight tunnel
Right hand u-turn (now spot with onride photo)
Lift hill
"Teaser dip"
Right hand U-turn
Straightaway
Descending left hand spiral
Straightaway
Uphill
Descending right hand spiral
Straightaway
Lefthand turn, straightaway
Uphill (with frontseat airtime! - stronger on Omega Track!)
Lefthand turn
Straight drop #1 (with backseat airtime!)
Straightaway
Lefthand turn, short straightaway
Lefthand turn, short straightaway
Straight Drop #2 (next to lifthill, with backseat airtime!)
Short straightaway
Lefthand turn, short straightaway
Lefthand turn
Straight drop #3 (with backseat airtime!)
Straightaway, left hand circular ascending turn
Straight drop #4 (the biggest, with backseat airtime!)
Straightaway, right hand circular ascending turn
Straightaway
Right hand long descending spiral, straightaway
Right hand turn, straightaway
Left hand turn, straightaway (re-entry tunnel)
Left hand turn, straightaway (brakes)
Right hand u-turn, straightaway
Left hand u-turn, straightaway
Unload

Here is a you tube frontseat POV of Omega Track. The camera is not mounted so it can get shaky at times, but it gives a good idea of the layout. Hold up a mirror to the screen, and you essentially get Alpha Track (aside from those subtle modifications I mentioned above):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEd8rGhKEM

Lastly, here is a homemade overhead track plan, courtesy of Martin Smith's gallery on wdwmagic.com He emphasizes Omega, but if you look closely you can see how Alpha mirrors it:

http://photoalbums.wdwmagic.com/showpho ... puser=6710

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:47 am

Wow. Extremely impressive, David! So they were WRONG!!!

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:36 am

Duffy coming mid-October...
http://wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Charact ... ber-14.htm

Duffy passholder preview details
http://orlandoparksnews.blogspot.com/20 ... .html#more

The Art of Animation Resort has its own official webpage:

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resort ... on-resort/
(via mouseplanet.com)

Okay, so I don't know why I thought that B&tB and Toy Story were part of the resort...

David S. · Post by **David S.** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:31 am

As always, thanks for the links!

I LOVE Duffy! (formerly known as Disney Bear) He's so cute!

And he's HUGE in Japan. Check out the queue for this meet and greet, with plenty of adults in the queue!

I love the way the Japanese culture appreciates cuteness, and it's not uncommon for adults to carry plush animals in the parks! (which I've seen a few times with Japanese guests visiting WDW)

<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XotxKZxUFUA?fs ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XotxKZxUFUA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

DVDizzy Forum

Latest Movie Reviews

🎬 DVDizzy Top Stories️️

What's New at Walt Disney World?

Art of Animation Resort!