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Nubs Plush is First ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Merchandise at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

May 5, 2023May 4, 2023

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Jonathan D

Jonathan is a fan of cinema and theme parks, with particular admiration in Orlando for Epcot and Disney's Animal Kingdom. His favorite resort on Earth would be Disneyland Paris, which doesn't seem to get the full admiration it deserves. You can find him in the Hufflepuff Common Room by the kitchens at jonathan.doughty@wdwnt.com.

Nubs, a featured Jedi youngling from the new Disney+ series “Star War: Young Jedi Adventures,” has been spotted as a plush in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Tatooine Traders (the Star Tours exit gift shop). This officially makes him the first merchandise item from the show thus far, which premiered today in celebration of May the … Read more

CONCEPT ART: TRON Lightcycle-Type Ride Was Envisioned for PeopleMover Track in New Tomorrowland at Disneyland, Jet Packs, Wall-E & More

March 28, 2023

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

In 1998, Disneyland introduced a New Tomorrowland. Headlined by the infamous Rocket Rods, which ran on the track once intended for the beloved PeopleMover, the overhaul of the classic themed land was an unmitigated disaster. Large attraction spaces for the CircleVision Theater and Mission to Mars became queues and restaurants respectively, Space Mountain was painted … Read more

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Officially Opens at EPCOT with Plenty of Merch, Tons of ‘Star Wars’ Announcements for Disney Parks, Star Tours Will Receive New Scenes, & More: Daily Recap (5/27/22)

May 27, 2022

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, May 27, 2022. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more

BREAKING: New Destinations Coming Soon to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

May 30, 2022May 27, 2022

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Spencer Lloyd

Spencer Lloyd is a college student/parks addict living in Tokyo. He runs TDRPlans.com, a comprehensive source for information and travel planning related to Tokyo Disney Resort. And fun fact, he is the only person in history to have been in the same ride vehicle as Tom Corless.

According to a panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, new destinations will soon be added to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. During the Parks Panel at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, Imagineer Scott Trowbridge said of Star Tours on stage “And so are we done? You know what, I think we’re going to do some more … Read more

Attractions Revealed for April 13 Extended Evening Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, One Night Only

February 18, 2022

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Jade Mackey

Jade takes a lot of pride in being born the same year as The Lion King. When she's at Walt Disney World, you can probably find her sitting in the audience of every single showing of Festival of the Lion King (not kidding). You can contact Jade at jade.mackey@wdwnt.com. Hakuna matata.

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The official Walt Disney World website has posted the attractions that will be running during Extended Evening Hours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on April 13, 2022 “only.” “Extended evening theme park hours is a benefit for registered Guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resorts and Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts.” Extended evening hours at Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Strono “Cookie” Tuggs from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Added to Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

August 21, 2020

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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When he’s not busy cooking up grub over at Docking Bay 7 Food & Cargo in Black Spire Outpost, chef Strono “Cookie” Tuggs likes to get away… “far, far away…” The character from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge can now be found in the queue for Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. You … Read more

Disney Parks Withdrawal Disney+ Movie Playlist: Part 5 – Disneyland

March 24, 2020

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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With Disney Parks around the world closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we’re taking a look at the offerings on Disney+ that reminds us of the parks we love. Today, we’re traveling through the park that started it all: Disneyland! Naturally, each of these parks is covered in the Disney+ Original Series “The Imagineering … Read more

Disney Parks Withdrawal Disney+ Movie Playlist: Part 3 – Disney’s Hollywood Studios

March 23, 2020March 21, 2020

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Matthew Soberman

Matthew has been a writer for WDWNT since June 2018. He probably should have realized he was a Disney Parks fan when he tried to make a model of the Horizons building in middle school shop class. (It didn't go well.) He is also a huge Muppet fan, and can also be found on ToughPigs.com. You can email Matthew at matthew@wdwnt.com.

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While the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may have “halted production” at the Disney Parks, we’re celebrating the films and television shows on Disney+ that remind us of the parks we love. Today’s playlist is inspired by the lights, camera, and action of Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Ready when you are, C.B.! Naturally, each of these parks is … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Star Wars Episode IX Rise of Skywalker Scenes Debut on Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

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Jessica Figueroa

Jessica lives in South Florida with her 15-pound cat Gordo and a small army of Tsum Tsums. You can contact her, ideally with photos of your cats, at jessica@wdwnt.com.

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Star Tours 1401, you are cleared for departure. It’s been two years since Star Tours received new sequences, with Crait and Batuu added back in 2017 and Jakku added before then in 2015. With the debut of the final installment in the saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, a brand new set of scenes … Read more

CONFIRMED: Star Tours – The Adventures Continue to Receive “The Rise of Skywalker Scene” at Disneyland, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, and Tokyo Disney Resort on December 20th; New Concept Art Released

October 23, 2019

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Jessica Figueroa

Jessica lives in South Florida with her 15-pound cat Gordo and a small army of Tsum Tsums. You can contact her, ideally with photos of your cats, at jessica@wdwnt.com.

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Since the launch of Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, Disney has had a great partnership with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic to update the attraction with new and exciting destinations. Passengers who board the Starspeeder 1000 never know where in the galaxy their pilot C-3PO and navigator R2-D2 will take them. We recently … Read more

PHOTOS: Star Wars Speeder Bike Photo-Op Removed from Disney’s Hollywood Studios

February 16, 2019

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Nathan Hartman

A sunshine state resident, Nathan is an avid Disney parks wonk as well as a university film professor. Twitter: @somestuffisaid

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The much loved Star Wars Speeder Bike photo-op near Star Tours in Hollywood Studios has been completely removed. Last week, we reported that the photo op was behind walls as the park worked on new paths for the upcoming opening of Galaxy’s Edge. At that time, the fate of the speeder bike was unknown, as … Read more

The Good, The Bad And The Rest of Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary

September 11, 2018

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C.O.

Cian is a full time student studying in Ireland. He loves staying up to date with all things Disney. He has a wealth of information about Disneyland Paris and loves writing about it. He has been visiting Disney Parks since he was just 2 years old. You can contact by email cian@wdwnt.com

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The Disneyland Paris 25th Anniversary celebrations are coming to an end on September 9th. In this post I will look back at what this almost 18 month long event has brought to the resort. Project Sparkle The Experience Enhancement Program, codenamed Project Sparkle, was an ambitious plan to majorly refurbish 10 attractions and generally improve … Read more

Randomized Sequences Return to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park

July 24, 2018

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Topher Wallace

Contact Topher at topher@wdwnt.com.

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Last November Star Tours: The Adventures Continue added a brand new ending sequence which put guests in the middle of Star Wars Episode VIII and landed in Batuu, the location of the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge themed lands coming to Disney Parks. We also told you that the set destinations would eventually come to an … Read more

Disney Announces Another New Star Tours Destination, Reveals New Crait Concept Art

November 14, 2017

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Jason Diffendal

Jason has been a lifelong fan of the Disney parks since his first visit at age 2. His biennial pilgrimages during his childhood accelerated into semi-annual visits by the year 2000, when he also Joined the Disney Vacation Club. Luckily, Jason’s bride-to-be was also a Disney fan, which allowed his infatuation with the Disney parks to continue, and ultimately culminated in their wedding at Disney's Wedding Pavilion in September 2003. Early in 2007, Jason began his involvement with the planning for what became Celebration 25, the unofficial fan gathering to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Epcot®. Soon thereafter, Jason met Tom Corless at a pin trading meet in New Jersey, and became part of the WDW News Today podcast starting with Episode 17. Jason has been involved with the WDWNT Network ever since, and can't seem to escape no matter how hard he tries. Contact Jason at jason@wdwnt.com.

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Today the Disney Parks Blog has released some concept art of the new Crait scene debuting on November 17 at Star Tours in Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (and later at overseas parks). Disney also hinted in the Parks Blog post that there is another new scene coming, and this is likely the new opening … Read more

BREAKING: Star Tours Will No Longer Mix Places & Characters from Different Eras, Ride to be Separated Into Two Paths

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

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Tom Corless

Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.

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When Star Tours opens on November 17th, 2017, guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland Park will only find characters related to the latest Star Wars trilogy and will likely never see these characters mixed with classic faces and sequences moving forward. What does this mean? Well, an entirely new opening sequence featuring characters from … Read more

Hostess with the Mostess – Top 5 Star Wars Experiences Results

December 14, 2017July 5, 2017

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Cassie Calkins

Cassie has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time she was 3 years old. In 2013, Cassie became an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. As a Disney enthusiast, she is always eager to share her experiences, park tips, and planning advice. Contact me at cassie@mail.hkdrnt.com.

Episode VI: Hostess with the Mostess Strikes Back I received multiple requests to hold off on the result post for a few weeks so some of you could experience the things on my list before voting for them. I was thrilled that so many of you wanted to actually go out and give them … Read more

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