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Summer Nightastic makes its way to Walt Disney World

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

You may remember that last summer Disneyland Resort hosted the Summer Nightastic, introducing a new fireworks show, the return of the Main Street Electrical Parade and some updates to Fantasmic!.  Yesterday, Walt Disney World announced that it’s their turn.  Here’s what’s in store for Walt Disney World guests this summer:

  • Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade will return to the Magic Kingdom for the first time since 2001.  Led by a new Tinkerbell float and featuring other new scenes inspired by Snow White and Pinocchio, the new parade is set to premiere in early June.
  • An All New Magic Kingdom Fireworks Show will replace Wishes for the duration of the Summer Nightastic celebration.
  • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror will receive new effects and a new drop profile just for the event.
  • The Sounds of the Summer Concert Series will be returning to Epcot.
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdom will see some Extended Park Hours.

Hit the jump for the full press release.
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Walt Disney World Monorail Power Failure Strands Guests

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

A power failure hit the Walt Disney World Monorail System suffered a power failure last night at around 1am, stranding guests near the Magic Kingdom.

Guests described the event as “the monorail just shut down and came to a stop”, according to Click Orlando.

The exact cause of the fault isn’t yet known.  Guests were removed from the cars shortly after 3:15am.  The monorail system is operating normally today as of 7:30am.

Link
- Click Orlando Story

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Walt Disney World’s UK Twin Town Selected

Monday, December 7th, 2009
Image credit: Wikipedia

Image credit: Wikipedia

The Walt Disney Company in the UK recently held a competition asking its UK visitors to send in videos of their hometown with the aim of it becomming officially twinned with Walt Disney World.  The winner has been announced this weekend: Swindon.

Last week, 24 towns were announced as finallists in the competition.  The winning town will be honoured on a plaque at the Walt Disney World Resort, and will have a special exhibition at Epcot next year.  It’s not yet known what the exhibition will contain.

Closer to home for the people of Swindon will be given a special Disney party in January.  The person whos nomination won, Rebecca Warren, will be taken to Walt Disney World where she will unveil the plaque at the resort in the official twinning ceremony.

Link:

BBC News article

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Walt Disney World Monorail System halted due to smoke on platform [Updated]

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Guests on one of the Walt Disney World Monorail System trains had to wait for a tow into the Magic Kingdom station yesterday after smoke was detected coming from the control panel on the platform, shutting off power to the beam.

The smoke is said to have been caused by an electrical short in the control panel.  Cast Members spotted the smoke and cut the power to the platform and beam, causing a monorail train to stop.  Reedy Creek Fire Department attended the scene at around 10:15am, but found no fire.  Guests are being transported on the Disney Transport buses and ferry boats whilst the Resort and Express Monorail lines are out of action.  The Epcot Monorail line is unaffected.

The emergency services told Click Orlando that at no time were any guests in danger during the incident. It’s not yet clear when the Resort and Express Monorail lines will re-open.

Update: We’ve received indications that the Resort and Express Monorail lines are operating again today.

Links:
- Click Orlando story
- Orlando Sentinel story
- WFTV story
- WESH story

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Woman dies after crashing into Disney bus at Walt Disney World

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Local news in the Orlando area is reporting that a 47 year old woman from Clermont died on Sunday (5 April) when the car she was driving veered into the wrong lane and collided with the Disney Transport bus near Fort Wilderness on World Drive.  Two of the nine people on the Disney bus were also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Links
- Clermont Woman dead after crashing into bus on Disney property – CFNews 13
- Driver dies in accident with Disney tour bus – Orlando Sentinel

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Monday Park Updates – 6 April, 2009

Monday, April 6th, 2009

It’s Monday once again, time for another look at what’s happening in the parks this week.

  • Starting over at Disneyland, MiceAge have a photo update including photos of Monorail Orange testing and a DCA construction update.
  • Also at Disneyland, MouseTimes have a photo update with plenty more photos of Monorail Orange and DCA.
  • Moving over to Walt Disney World, MouseSteps have some photos of the new Characters in Flight balloon testing over at Downtown Disney.
  • Studios Central have their weekly update of what’s new at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including the new menus for Toluca Legs and Fairfax Fare and some new advertisements for Pixar’s Up.
  • MousePlanet have their regular updates from Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
  • Finally, just as an update to our previous article on the fire at Walt Disney Studios Paris’ Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster.  The attraction has reportedly now reopened to guests and is operating normally.

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Monday park updates

Monday, March 9th, 2009

It’s Monday and that means it’s time to take a look at various updates from the parks around the web.

  • This week’s MiceAge weekend update includes photos and updates from Disneyland Resort, Disneyland Resort Paris, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Japan.
  • Also on MiceAge is their “in the parks” column, containing yet more photos and updates from Disneyland Resort.
  • Studios Central’s regular Studios Update column lets us know what’s new at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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WDWToday Tent Event – Live from Fort Wilderness this Sunday

Friday, March 6th, 2009
WDWToday Tent Event

WDWToday Tent Event

This Sunday, Matt Hochberg and Mike Newell of WDWToday along with Annette Owens and Beci Mahnken of Mouse Fan Travel will be setting up camp at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.  Dubbed the “Tent Event”, the team will be broadcasting live from the resort on MouseWorld Radio on Sunday afternoon.

The plan is to hold a live show through the course of the afternoon/evening, and to set up some webcams to let WDWToday fans see the action as and when it happens.  For more information, keep an eye on the WDWToday website!

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