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 Thursday, July 8, 2021.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- TRON Lightcycle / Run’s entrance to “The Grid” show building is looking neater as construction progresses.
- The final “gear” in the pavement of New Tomorrowland’s 1994 makeover has been scored for removal.
- We spotted a friendly Cast Member standing by a sign for a new location for guests looking to utilize Disability Access and Rider Switch services for attractions around Frontierland.
EPCOT
- Come along as we travel the World Showcase and take a look at what lies ahead in Future World in a photo report!
- The full menus for this year’s EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival have been released.
- Despite staying up through the main effects of Hurricane Elsa felt here around Walt Disney World, all pavilion flags were missing this morning while we entered EPCOT.
- Sunshine Seasons in The Land at EPCOT has returned to its pre-COVID-19 cafeteria-style of operation.
- Now matching the restrooms on the east side of Spaceship Earth that recently received a new paint job of bright, vibrant colors, the west side restrooms have been updated.
- We enjoyed moments of bright sunshine, but were also glad that we wore our rain boots. Despite the indecisive weather, we still found things to show you in another photo report!
Disney Springs
- To celebrate “Flavors of Florida” at Disney Springs, Amorette’s Patisserie has a limited-time Florida Sunset Éclair.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The Wave… of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort will be closing July 16 and during the closure, The Wave’s breakfast will be available at California Grill.
Other Walt Disney World News
- If you are heading to Walt Disney World in the near future as an official Disney resort hotel guest or Annual Passholder, you can take advantage of new exclusive MagicBand designs now available for pre-order online with discounted prices.
- A section of World Drive located near the Magic Kingdom will close starting next Saturday.
- Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced at a conference yesterday that the 14-day rolling positivity rate has grown to 5.99%, a 1.98 point increase from the June 28 update.
Disneyland Resort
- Oogie Boogie Bash will be returning to Disneyland Resort this year, in addition to plenty of other spooky offerings to look forward to.
- D23 Gold Members are in for an exciting early morning adventure, as they will be among the first guests to experience the new enhancements to the world-famous Jungle Cruise at Disneyland Park on its official reopening day next week on July 16.
Disneyland Paris
- A few days ago we learned that Disneyland Paris would be replacing FastPasses with the paid Disney Premier Access service; now FastPass signs are being removed from the parks.
Disney Cruise Line
- After teasing an announcement yesterday, Disney Cruise Line has released more information about the “Quantum Encounter” coming to Worlds of Marvel on the Disney Wish.
- Disney Cruise Line announced Marceline Market as well as Mickey and Friends Festival of Foods also coming to the Disney Wish.
New Merchandise
- Yesterday was Wishables Wednesday, and new Wishables plush of the Incredibles are now available at Walt Disney World.
- A new Cars Land mini backpack has joined the Disney Parks Loungefly collection at Disneyland Resort.
- New pins at Downtown Disney District include the latest additions to the “Artfully Evil” and “Glitzy Gear” collections, as well as a pin celebrating the 40th anniversary of “The Fox and the Hound.”
- Four new vintage-style Mickey Mouse t-shirts have arrived at Disneyland Resort.
Entertainment and Media
- Walt Disney Animation Studios has released the first poster and teaser trailer for “Encanto,” scheduled for release in theaters November 24, 2021.
Disney+
- If this trailer for “What If…?” is any indication, things are about to get really turned upside down for the Marvel Universe!
WDW News Today
WDW News Tonight 175 (7/8/21) – Top 7 Disney Parks Celebrations, Liquid Magic, Fan-ly Feud
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!