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 Thursday, February 25, 2021.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• The refurbishment of the Gaston’s Tavern sign in Magic Kingdom is now complete, with the lettering filled in

EPCOT

• The freshest flavors of spring – on the plate and in the glass – are showcased at Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival and now you can take a look at all those fresh flavors that will be offered at the festival this year with our list of all the food and drinks coming to more than 20 festival-exclusive Outdoor Kitchens
• While there may not be a Garden Rocks concert series at the 2021 Taste of the EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival, Disney has announced a series of concerts featuring local bands from Orlando, also known as the “City Beautiful”
• Work continues on the entrance of EPCOT as the first set of flags has been installed in front of Spaceship Earth
• There’s something new to see almost every day with EPCOT’s major construction projects and in what will soon be the World Celebration neighborhood, work continues on refurbishing MouseGear
• The façade of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT has been mostly enclosed with wood paneling, which means synthetic sheeting is the next layer to be placed
• We had a beautiful weather day for visiting EPCOT to check up on all the construction, see the new topiaries that are going up in preparation for the Flower and Garden festival, and check out all that’s new and good at the park, and bring you this photo report

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• The Walt Disney Company is hiring a Hotel Services Director for the brand new Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Hotel at Walt Disney World

Other Walt Disney World News

• The “Mr. Potato Head” brand name is changing to “Potato Head” to create a more gender-neutral and inclusive “Potato Head” brand, but Hasbro stated that the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head characters will continue to exist in some form beyond just their depictions in the Toy Story films
• We reported yesterday that Park Hours were extended for several theme parks over the busy spring break season, but further changes have been made again today, reflecting more extensions for what is usually the busy Spring Break period

Disneyland Resort

• On a trip to Downtown Disney, we stopped by Salt & Straw to try one of their monthly ice cream flavors that has come out of their vault — Strawberry Tres Leches
• Another trip to Disneyland Resort means another sampling of Salt and Straw’s ice cream, and today we tried another flavor from the vault but unlike the other vault flavors we’ve tried, Brown Ale & Bacon ice cream disappointed us

• Los Angeles County Supervisors voted on Tuesday in favor of Assembly Bill 420, which seeks to let theme parks reopen in Tier 3 of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, much earlier than currently planned
• We reported in January that the Jungle Cruise attractions at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World would be undergoing cultural sensitivity changes and recently, permits were filed to begin construction to modify several scenes in the attraction
• Even though the Disneyland Resort was closed during its 65th Anniversary, the celebration has continued through commemorative merchandise offerings, and now a few festive decorations at the Disneyland Resort, as the tram route is full of decorations with Mickey Mouse and some of his friends to celebrate their slightly belated 65th anniversary

Tokyo Disney Resort

• Two men were arrested for trespassing backstage at Tokyo DisneySea on February 21st, hoping to see “something rare and interesting”

New Merchandise

• To celebrate everyone’s favorite waffle, the iconic Mickey waffle, Tokyo Disneyland has released a massive pillow with the dessert front and center
• While at Disney California Adventure, we popped into some stores to see what new goodies we could find and at Los Feliz Five & Dime on Buena Vista Street, we discovered two new plush backpacks featuring Disney’s iconic mouse duo
• Last October, an Annual Passholder exclusive pop-up shop opened at Der Teddybar in the Germany Pavilion at EPCOT, but for those who missed out, lots of the same apparel is now available at the Stein Haus shop

Entertainment and Media

• Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for Luca, which is scheduled to release in June 2021

WDW News Today

• Tonight on WDW News Tonight, join us at 9PM ET for a recap of the week’s news, the Orlando Pretzel Death Match, and more

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That’s it for today, we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!