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 Friday, May 28, 2021.
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
- Disney Imagineer Zach Riddley shared another look inside the Creations Shop today, this time featuring the circular CommuniCore-style skylights.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Physical distancing markers have been removed from the extended queue of Expedition Everest.
- Yet another Walt Disney World attraction has removed its physical distancing markers in the extended queue area – this time, it is the popular boat ride Na’vi River Journey.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Pineapple Lanai at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has a new patriotic raspberry Dole Whip cone just in time for Memorial Day.
- Earlier today, we stopped by Capt. Cook’s at the Polynesian Village Resort to try out their new Memorial Day cupcake!
Other Walt Disney World News
- We arrived this morning to find physical distancing markers were removed for the Monorail queues at both the Transportation and Ticket Center as well at the Magic Kingdom.
- Walt Disney World has debuted a commercial for the resort’s 50th anniversary and “The World’s Most Magical Celebration” beginning October 1, 2021.
- We watched the commercial and gave our thoughts on the lack of nostalgia and appreciation for returning guests for the 50th anniversary celebrations.
- The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is expecting to reach almost 90% of its pre-pandemic travel numbers on this upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
- Walt Disney World theme park hours have been released from August 8 through 14, along with extended hours in July at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- “Mears Connect” is set to replace Disney’s Magical Express, but the reservation window has been delayed for reasons unknown.
- Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced that the county has maintained a 14-day COVID positivity rate of 4.7%, which would allow Walt Disney World to remove masks completely.
Disneyland Paris
- After the reservation calendar quickly filled up, Disneyland Paris will now be restricting Passholders to having only three Park Passes at once.
- Cast Members participated in a “Part of My Castle” virtual event where they wrote over 2,000 messages to be sealed inside Sleeping Beauty Castle during renovations.
New Merchandise
- Dooney & Bourke’s new “Disney Afternoon” collection is coming to Walt Disney World on June 2.
- Today while we were dreaming of the holidays, we spotted some new Monsters, Inc. character stockings that are sure to bring some cheer to you this year!
- Ahead of Memorial Day and Independence Day, Walt Disney World has released a line of patriotic “Americana” merchandise; the latest addition is a limited release MagicBand.
- This morning while we were browsing around Uptown Jewelers at the Magic Kingdom, we found new Stitch merchandise that is perfect for relaxing Summer vibes!
WDW News Today
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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!