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 Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom Park will be closing for a short refurbishment in June 2021.
- All directional signage has been removed from Splashdown Photos in Frontierland.
- The Walt Disney World Railroad has been closed for over two years now, but work on the tracks near the coaster continues to pick up steam.
EPCOT
- Check out our photos and video from the Gran Fiesta Tour with the animatronics back in action!
- Check out our Photo Report to see pictures of the gelati kiosk from Italy in EPCOT completely removed, and more- like no more socially distanced parking spots.
- Walt Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley has announced the triumphant return of The Three Caballeros audio-animatronics to Gran Fiesta Tour.
- Zach Riddley from Walt Disney Imagineering gave us a sneak peak inside the new Club Cool coming to EPCOT this summer.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- There’s a new dessert on the prowl that we just had to check out: the New Cheetah Mocha Mousse Brookie!
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Approximately 200 rooms at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa are slated to become Disney Vacation Club Villas.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The Disney Skyliner gondola transportation system’s EPCOT line will close for refurbishment from January 23 to January 28, 2022.
- Guests looking to purchase MagicBands were hit with a less-than-pleasant surprise at Walt Disney World on Wednesday when prices increased.
- The process of removing the temporary tent structures that hosted temperature screenings has begun at the Transportation and Ticket Center.
- Although parking lot courtesy trams have been unavailable to guests since March 2020, rumors now indicate that the service will return to all four theme parks very soon.
- Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings confirmed this afternoon that the remaining mask mandate will stay in place.
Disneyland Resort
- With Avengers Campus getting ready to open at Disney California Adventure on June 4th, we now have a first look at some of the merchandise that’ll be available in this new land… and will interact with its new attraction!
- At Disney California Adventure, Goofy’s Sky School had only a 5-minute wait on our most recent visit, so we hopped on to see what COVID-19 safety measures are in place.
- Over on the balcony at Pacific Wharf, we found Goofy and his son Max having some good (and bad) luck fishing.
- Join us on a Starspeeder as we blast off on Star Tours!
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Tokyo Disneyland will sell replica restaurant trays starting with “Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall”.
Disneyland Paris
- Disneyland Paris released a new look inside the newly-renovated “Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast”.
Hong Kong Disneyland
- Disney Parks has announced a premiere date for the new daytime show “Follow Your Dreams” coming to Hong Kong Disneyland: June 30th.
New Merchandise
- Whether you like all things cute and cuddly or bold as a bounty hunter, there’s new offerings at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios that are sure to please.
- A new pair of MagicBands are getting animated at Walt Disney World- featuring the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Stitch!
- To mark the 5th anniversary of Frozen Ever After, there’s a new limited release MagicBand featuring some of the ride’s most beloved characters.
- Little Orange Bird phone PopGrip arrived today at Walt Disney World.
- The latest in the “Magic in the Stars” pin series features Donald, Jose, and Panchito of the Three Caballeros.
WDW News Today
The Three Caballeros Audio-Animatronics Return to Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT
ParksCenter – Mask Free on Main Street, Three Caballeros Animatronics Have Returned! – Ep. 152
That’s it for today, we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
They have to refurbish the brand new Skyliner already?
Mask mandate stays in place thereby the mayor lied about removing them. RIDICULOUS for something that does no good….wear this so I feel better…Wah,wah, wah….childish and not science based.