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 Saturday, October 17, 2020.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Join us on our latest photo report to the Magic Kingdom where we see some updated paint on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover supports, Wendy Darling greeting guests and more
- We still have a long way to go before construction is complete on TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom, but there’s plenty to see as the show building nears completion
- Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party may be cancelled for this year, but the Hades Nachos from the event have made their way back to Magic Kingdom
EPCOT
- Starting this month, Florida Blue will be bringing the Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival to residents of select 55+ communities as a virtual event featuring culinary demonstrations with a Disney chef, musical guests, and more
Disney Springs
- The M&Ms Store construction is still humming along, with more support beams and framework being added
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- We booked a theme park view room at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa so that you could tour it with us
Other Walt Disney World News
- A new COVID-19 testing plan could allow the United States to open travel from the United Kingdom with shortened quarantine periods before the end of the year
- This upcoming New Year’s Eve may be a truncated one due to COVID-19, with no extended park hours or nighttime spectaculars
Disneyland Paris
- After a glitchy debut, the new Standby Pass system has been suspended at Disneyland Paris
New Merchandise
- Two new shirts and a new mug have arrived at Kidani Village in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas, so now you can greet everyone you see with a “jambo”
- Fly off to Neverland with this new Peter Pan cap from Walt Disney World which recreates the green cap and red feather that Peter wears in the animated film
- There’s a new Christmas-themed porg plush now available at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and it’s adorable
- Just a few days after spotting them in Disneyland, we’ve now found Sven from Frozen and Pua from Moana as big feet plush in Walt Disney World
- Gear up for the 50th anniversary of Magic Kingdom with a new silver sequined apparel collection celebrating the opening year of 1971, now available at Walt Disney World
- Walt Disney World has a new pizza slice-shaped crossbody purse, now available at EPCOT
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- A raptor was spotted at the Jurassic World VelociCoaster and the Jurassic Park gate torches were lit, and you can see all this and more in our photo report
- There is good news for guests looking to pick up cool props from the Williams of Hollywood Prop Shop — the popular shop has reopened, and it is offering half off deals on many items
- Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure reached capacity at 11:48 AM, for the second Saturday in a row
- We slipped over to Swizzle Lounge at Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort to taste two cocktails that pay tribute to past icons from Halloween Horror Nights through the years — “The Director” and “The Chance”
WDW News Today on YouTube
LIVE – Orange, Lime and Amphicars With Eric
Theme Park View Room Tour – Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Call Gavin Newsom! (JG Wentworth Parody) – WDW News Tonight
Randy Newman Sings Hall Of Presidents – WDW News Tonight
The Maskless Hillbillies! – WDW News Tonight
Discussion: The Best Haunted Mansion Ghosts! – WDW News Tonight
Multiplayer Roller Coaster Tycoon | WDWNT Play
Deluxe Studio (Standard View) Room Tour – Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas Jambo House
That’s it for today, we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!