Walt Disney World Resort Update

September 26 – October 2, 2011 – Can Pandora beat back Potter? Avatar coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom | So long, Pluto lot | Wilderness Explorers game play testing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom | Halloween fun coming to Fort Wilderness | Aulani opens | and more!

September 19 – 25, 2011 – OSHA cites Walt Disney World for 4 violations, issues $69,000 in penalties in Primeval Whirl death | Not So Scary time again | Child molestation charges dropped in Typhoon Lagoon case | Dumbo and Timothy Mouse to grace Disney Fantasy | more

September 12 – 18, 2011 – Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom confirmed for early next year | Walt Disney World Moms Panel applications open today | Characters take over lunch at Tusker House | Adventures By Disney adds new destinations, itineraries for 2012 | and more.

September 6 – September 11, 2011 – Superstructure assembly of Disney Fantasy is completed | La Nouba price hike | Meet Mark this fall in Florida! | Work on Grand Floridian Villas evicts weddings from Disney Wedding Pavilion | and more.

August 29 – September 4, 2011 – D23 provides new details about known projects, no new projects | Jim Lewis and the Aulani snafu | Free dining dates changed | Meet Mark this fall in Florida! | Night of Joy performance schedules released | Fastpass crackdown | and more.

August 15 – August 21, 2011 – DVC President Jim Lewis fired | Monorail Peach to join the fleet this fall | Meet Mark this week at the D23 Expo or this fall in Florida! | Man arrested for molesting young girls at Typhoon Lagoon | and more!

August 8 – August 14, 2011 – Free dining announced through Spring 2012 | Passholder discounts released through year-end | Meet Mark at the D23 Expo! | Original management restored, Tiki Room ready to officially reopen next Monday | New ticket upgrade policy | and more!

August 1 – August 7, 2011 – Candlelight Dinner Packages now on sale | New free dining offer to be released this week? | Food & Wine schedule details released | More on the refillable mug test | Chiquita signs on as a sponsor | and more.

July 25 – July 31, 2011 – Refillable mug test starts this week | ESPN The Weekend cancelled | Disney Cruise Line news | Art of Animation Resort tops out | and more.

July 18 – July 24, 2011 – Downtown Disney adds bowling, but Hyperion Wharf derailed | More Food & Wine Festival details revealed | HGTV celeb schedule for Food & Wine announced | ‘Room for 1 More’ Haunted Mansion merchandise | Sounds Like Summer band replaced | more