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 Monday, April 12, 2021.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• There are now five turret-cap decorations on Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom, which is being dressed up for the park’s 50th anniversary later this year
• To get Magic Kingdom looking perfect for its 50th birthday later this year, pavement in Fantasyland is being replaced and currently, two sections of fresh pavement are cordoned off to dry
• We’re at the Magic Kingdom today, checking up on a variety of projects ahead of the resort’s 50th anniversary, so come along with us to see all that’s new and good in this most recent photo report

EPCOT

• A new gelato stand is coming to the Italy Pavilion in EPCOT and while we don’t know when La Gelateria, led by the Patina Restaurant Group, will open, it has made some strides in construction this weekWalt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Sections of the hallway that leads to and from the elevators have been covered in scrim as Disney’s Contemporary Resort undergoes an “incredible” refurbishment
• Just Friday, work started on the roof of the new Monorail station at Disney’s Polynesian Resort with the beginning trusses added to the roof installation and now today, another truss has been put in place

Other Walt Disney World News

• Disney announced today that the Tiger Lily Wet Play area at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort will be undergoing a refurbishment this fall and will be unavailable to guests

Disneyland Resort

• The Disney Parks Blog has revealed new changes to the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland Resort in anticipation of the park’s reopening on April 30th
• Ahead of Disneyland’s opening on April 30, Disney will be launching a new website for guests with vacation packages that include hotel reservations and theme park tickets

Disneyland Paris

• In addition to a walk through history with Walt Disney Imagineers, a new Disneyland Paris anniversary video special includes a sneak peek of Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel
• Also announced in the same anniversary video, the new Cars Road Trip attraction will celebrate its opening when Walt Disney Studios Paris reopens

New Merchandise

• Two new Pandora charm sets honoring graduates and mothers are available at Walt Disney World
• It’s not just kids who visit Walt Disney World, so Disney has a new adult-sized ear hat for any guest celebrating their first visit
• If you just can’t get enough from The Dress Shop, groove on down to Downtown Disney District to check out the newest arrival — the “Play in the Parks” dress
• A precious dumpling mug based on the Disney PIXAR short Bao has rolled into World of Disney at Downtown Disney District

Entertainment and Media

• Thanks to VR/AR/Web developer Ben Ridout on Twitter, we now have an idea of how this “real” Star Wars lightsaber works, as seen recently in “A Special Look Inside Disney Parks”
• A new Disney invention could eliminate traditional lighting, moving lighting effects to an augmented reality viewer

WDW News Today

• We’re discussing ‘Your Ideal First Day at Disney World’ tonight at 9 PM Eastern on Cosmic Reid Live
• On this weeks episode of WDWNT: Nerd Alert, we name our favorite comic book artists, review the fourth episode of “The Falcon And The Winter Soldier,” discuss the latest news, and much, much more

🔴Live: Monday Malarkey at the Magic Kingdom

The best way to start your WDW vacation! – Cosmic Reid Live, Ep. 55

On Ride Photos Now Watermarked to Avoid Theft, Club Cool is Returning to EPCOT – NewsToday 4/12

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