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, May 17, 2021.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• In the wake of the announcement that Disney will be reducing physical distancing, Splash Mountain has reduced on-ride physical distancing and now allows multiple parties to be seated in each log with only one empty row between them
• The 1994 “New Tomorrowland” gear pavement continues to be replaced with generic pavement as part of the larger refurbishment of Magic Kingdom ahead of its 50th anniversary

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• At Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, physical distancing markers and Plexiglass dividers have been removed from preshow rooms, leaving guests to mingle as much as they want

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Walt Disney World website was updated with changes to the operating schedule for Kali River Rapids at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
• The Kilimanjaro Safaris family got a little bigger today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as a baby Hartmann’s mountain zebra was born on the savanna, and we have a look at the bouncing (and standing) baby boy

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Disney has removed the signs next to the entrance of Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and while the Trader Sam’s logo remains, the signs indicating operating hours and age restrictions have been removed
• Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new permit for a marquee for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the immersive Star Wars hotel set to open next year at Walt Disney World

Other Walt Disney World News

• Monorail Orange has returned to Walt Disney World’s Highway in the Sky and we were fortunate to spot the refurbished monorail today and take a look at its interior

Disneyland Resort

• As we get closer and closer to the June 4th opening for Avengers Campus, Disney keeps giving us more to be excited for and today, the Disney Parks Blog revealed the full menus coming to the new land at Disney California Adventure
• California has now indicated that it will align with the CDC’s new guidelines beginning June 15, meaning mask rules may change at that time for Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood
• With the recent reopening of Disneyland Park, we can once again fly over Neverland on Peter Pan’s Flight, so ride along with us as we soar over London and Neverland in a flying ship
• This may not be a bit of Quantum Realm-related time travel, but signage for Pym Test Kitchen has arrived at Disney California Adventure
• It’s even easier now to plan your visit to the Disneyland Resort, as tickets to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure and park passes can now be booked at the same time

Disneyland Paris

• After nearly seven months of closure, Disneyland Paris announced today that they will reopen on June 17th, 2021, the first time all six Disney resorts will be open since January 2020
• After closing in 2018 for a lengthy renovation period, the highly-anticipated Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel will open to Guests on June 21st at Disneyland Paris
• Now that Cars: Road Trip will officially debut on June 17th along with Walt Disney Studios Paris’ reopening, the resort has shared new images of scenes on the highly-anticipated attraction
• Following the announcement that Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show…with Mickey and Friends! was officially closed forever, the cowboy Mickey Mouse statue and attraction signage are being removed from the building in Disney Village at Disneyland Paris

Disney Cruise Line

• A new video from Disney takes a peek inside the Wish Tower Suite and more themed rooms aboard their newest ship, the Disney Wish

Hong Kong Disneyland

• Construction on the upcoming Arendelle: World of Frozen land at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort continues and thanks to a Hong Kong Disneyland fan account, @DMK_Blog, we can share photos of the latest progress
• Hong Kong Disneyland reported its full-year revenue for 2020, which was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as it fell 76% to HK$1.4 billion, for a net loss of HK$2.7 billion, or $348 million in U.S.A. dollars

New Merchandise

• Get your little one ready to go through the looking glass with a new collaboration between children’s clothier Janie and Jack and Disney
• As stealthily as a bounty hunter, a new addition made a surprise debut at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disneyland — the new Legacy Darksaber, as seen on the Disney+ Original Series The Mandalorian, is now available at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities

Entertainment and Media

Disney+

• It looks like Disney+ is going to have an exciting June, with the series premiere of Marvel’s next series “Loki”, plus the debut of Pixar’s Luca, and much more, and we have your full roundup of everything coming to Disney+ next month right here
• Five years after being announced, production on Disenchanted, the sequel to Disney’s Enchanted, has begun

WDW News Today

First Look Inside NEW “Cars Road Trip” Attraction – Walt Disney Studios Paris

The best Disney Parks background music! – Cosmic Reid Live, Ep. 60

Unboxing the NEW Legacy Mandalorian Darksaber from Dok-Ondar’s in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

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