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 Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• On our most recent photo report, it started out a bit chilly, but warmed up quite nicely, and was a beautiful, sunshine-filled day at the Magic Kingdom
• As we previously reported it would, a crane has been parked behind Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom to be used for installing the rest of the castle’s 50th anniversary decorations
• On our trip to Tomorrowland this morning we noticed an out-of-this-world repainting starting at the Cool Ship kiosk
• Hello from another lovely but uneventful day here at the Magic Kingdom but despite the calm, we still found some fun things to show you in this photo report

EPCOT

• The fifth and final “Harmonious” barge has arrived on World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT

Other Walt Disney World News

• As of today, Walt Disney World has updated their website to reflect an upcoming change in the face mask policy to allow guests to remove their masks to take an outdoor photo
• Walt Disney World will allow guests to remove face masks for distanced, outdoor photos beginning April 8 and Disney has now confirmed that PhotoPass photographers will take photos of mask-less guests outdoors
• Last month, Walt Disney World began testing facial recognition as a form of park entry and after our reporters participated in an optional test of the system, we have now received a survey regarding the experience
• Today it was announced that the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals will be held at ESPN Wide World of Sports on July 8, 2021

• According to Orlando Business Journal, The Walt Disney Company and Tavistock Development Co. LLC are in talks to build a residential and commercial community in Lake Nona, Florida
• Recently, we were invited to Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, for a preview of “The Art of the Disney Theme Park,” a Disney-centric auction that will take place April 8-10 and we were able to look at a rare piece of Disney’s America—the Executive Summary of Rezoning Application

Disneyland Resort

• Disneyland Resort’s theme park reservation system will open on April 12, 18 days before the parks reopen on April 30
• Among the new Disneyland ticketing information released today is confirmation that Park Hopping will be available upon reopening

• As we all look forward to the reopening of the parks, not all attractions will not be available on April 30 but we do have a full list of what will be open right here
• Among the attractions not reopening with the rest of Disneyland Park on April 30 is Jungle Cruise
• According to the Disneyland site, reservations for Savi’s Workshop open on April 22 while reservations are not currently required for Droid Depot (IF both locations are allowed to reopen)
• Operating hours have been released for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure from April 30 (the day of reopening) through June 28
• Today, while we were checking out the ongoing refurbishment at Disneyland Park’s entrance, one of the Disneyland Railroad trains pulled into the Main Street, U.S.A. station
• As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available to more California residents, the state is tossing out the tiered reopening plan and moving forward with a new one

Tokyo Disney Resort

• Today, the Oriental Land Company released official concept art for the Toy Story Hotel, opening in 2021, as well as revealed the official name

Disney Cruise Line

• Disney Cruise Line has canceled all sailings through June of 2021 and European sailings through September 18, 2021

WDW News Today

• Come join Rob and Ron as they go deeper into “Sky High” and find out why this movie may (or may not) be worth your time on this week’s Deep in the Plus

Disney’s Sky High – Disney Plus Movie Review | Deep in the Plus | Ep. 58

Trader Sam Removed from The Jungle Cruise at Walt Disney World – NewsToday 4/5

Walt Disney World’s Tencennial – Timekeeping Ep. 12 – 1981

🔴 LIVE from DISNEYS HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS; “RISE” and SHINE, IT’S ROPE DROP TIME!

Maskless Pictures Allowed at WDW, Disneyland Announces What Will Open – BREAKING NEWS TODAY 4/6

Flipping Through a Rare Disney’s America Theme Park Proposal Book

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