Tidbits
October 2007




Room Reshuffling

10/30/07 Toontown Hall of Fame has opened a second Disney Princess Room after a retrofitting refurbishment. Despite the addition of the room the number of Princesses has not been increased, rather the capacity to see the same Princesses line-up has just been doubled. Hence upon entry Guests now only see signs for the Princess Room and the Disney Pals room, although there are still three physically separate rooms.

Adding to further changes, it is currently rumorued amongst Character Cast that the current Disney Pals room will be retrofit to become a Disney Fairies Room later this Fall. In support of these rumours, Cast have reported that audition notices were recently posted backstage for Tinker Bell and several other of the Disney Fairies. According to the rumours, the characters typically appearing in the Disney Pals room would be re-located around Toontown Fair near their namesake attractions as a result of the change. The Fairies Room is rumorued to open Early 2008.

9/4/07 Character Cast have reported that the Toontown Hall of Fame is currently (and has recently been) operating at a limited capacity of 2 rooms, while the third is undergoing refurbishment. During the refurbishment, some characters have been displaced while others have moved to an alternative room. Re-assignments have so-far seemed to change on a daily basis, so Guests are recommended to check with Guest Services the day-of to find a character normally appearing in the Towntown Hall of Fame. The goal of the refurbishment has not been internally announced, although some Cast have reported that it is to create a second dedicated Princess Room.

A Whirl Wind of Change?

10/22/07 It has been internally announced that Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom is slated to under go semi-major renovations for a 45-60 day time period in Fall 2008. Although details of changes were reportedly not announced, the announcment reportedly stated that the aim of the renovations is to "retrofit" the attraction.

A Sans Central Cinema

10/22/07 Work permits and the location's marquee both confirm the that Main Street Cinema will be the new home to an Art of Disney location when it re-opens from its current refurbishment. The Marquee outside the location currently reads, "Coming Soon | The Art of Disney". Additionally, work permits have been filed citing the conversion of the space. The location is currently scheduled to re-open from refurbishment November 21, 2007.

8/13/07 Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom has announced that VMK Central will be ceasing operation inside of the Main Street Cinema on September 30, 2007.

Dino Dig

10/22/07 The location of the forthcoming T-Rex restaurant has been publicly revealed. The walls that have been constructed for ground breaking now display advertisements for the new restaurant and an opening date of "Summer 2008".

10/1/07 It appear that groundbreaking for the T-Rex restaurant may soon begin. The internally described area has now been sectioned off with construction barricades.

 5/8/07The Ground breaking and construction of Landry's T-Rex Restaurant has been internally announced as a near term construction project for the Downtown Disney Area. The construction area has been described as the area in between Ronald's Fun House and the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant. (see INTERCOT's Downtown Disney Dining Guide map for visual)

Lightsaber Lessons

10/11/07 The Jedi Training Academy opened on its new permanent stage earlier this week. The new stage is located adjacent to the Star Tours attraction at Disney-MGM Studios. The 20 minute show is set to run 8 times daily. The current show times are 9:40 am , 10:40 am, 11:40am, 12:30 pm, 1:20 pm, 2:10 pm, 3:45 pm and 4:45 pm.

InnovenChange

10/8/07 The recently opened "Creating the New World of Tomorrow"Exhibit, located in Innoventions West, appears to be sticking around for at least a few month tenure. Epcot Cast have reported that the 25th anniversary exhibit is currently schedule to operate through "Late December 2007". Also in Innoventions West, Cast have reported that a new Velcro exhibit is slated to open in the location of the former The Ultimate Home Theater Experience Exhibit. Over at Innoventions East, Cast have reported that the current refurbishment of the Opportunity City exhibit is to replace it with a new Waste Management exhibit. The refurbishment is currently scheduled to be complete February 1, 2007.

A Mitsukoshi Metamorphosis

10/8/07 Teppan Edo and Tokyo Dining both opened today, one week ahead of schedule.

 Please notice the new space, Advierta por favor los nuevos espacio

10/8/07Monorail Blue has completed the new compartment arrangement installation. Monorail Red is reportedly in process.

9/28/07Monorail Pink has now been installed with the new compartment arrangement. Monorail Blue is reportedly in process.

9/10/07 The previous test period was apparently deemed a success. The new compartment arrangement has remained on Monorail Lime and was recently installed on Monorail Gold. The new arrangement (four floor to ceiling leaning poles in the center of the compartment) is expected to to be expanded to the entire fleet.