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, November 10, 2021.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- We have photos and video of the Main Street Philharmonic performing on the stage in front of Cinderella Castle
- In preparation for the filming of the “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” for ABC, a temporary stage has been built around the Partners statue
- Guests disembarking from the ferryboat at the Magic Kingdom can now use the new second level ramp
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Disney Springs
- Beginning November 12, guests looking to meet Santa Claus at Disney Springs will need to secure a virtual queue reservation
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
Other Walt Disney World News
- This year, Santa Claus will be played by culturally-diverse actors for the first time ever at Disney Parks
Disneyland Resort
- There are no current plans to bring the “Magic Happens” parade back to Disneyland Park
- Disney shared images of Cast Members participating in the first “unofficial” Christmas tree lighting at the resort
- Fillmore’s Taste-In has been stripped to its framework for refurbishment
- The Festival of Holidays food booths opened early at Disney California Adventure, so we tried some of the dishes at Favorite Things Marketplace
New Merchandise
- A 50th Anniversary EARidescent Loungefly backpack is now available at Walt Disney World
- Two of our favorites — the holidays and Disney Dogs — have come together on a new limited edition Dooney & Bourke MagicBand
- A new Loungefly ear headband celebrates the 50th anniversary of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- The unique Rancor tooth flight set formerly only available at Oga’s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is now available for purchase on shopDisney
- This new light-up bubble wand has a film strip of some of Mickey Mouse’s classic moments
- Join the Resistance at Black Spire Outpost with new apparel, a mug, and mystery pins at Disneyland Park
- Citizen has released a Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary watch featuring the Partners statue and an EARidescent version of Cinderella Castle
- Two new holiday Loungefly bags include a Christmas treat backpack and a Chewbacca gingerbread cookie purse
- Guests visiting Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure can add a silver Mickey jingle bell glow cube to any drink
Entertainment and Media
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company
- Today was The Walt Disney Company earnings call, which closed out fiscal year 2021
- Disney claims that nearly 33% of Walt Disney World guests upgrade to Genie+
- Per guest spending at Walt Disney World increased by 30%
- At Disneyland Resort, 40% of Magic Key sales are to new Passholders
- Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy remarked that food portion sizes may be reduced to increase profit margins
- Finally, The Walt Disney Company invested $548 million less in domestic theme parks year-over-year
WDW News Today
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Riding Every Boat Ride At Walt Disney World – Toys for Yachts!
The 2021 Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Gingerbread House
Upper Deck on Ferry Boats Now Unloading Guests At Magic Kingdom
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
Cutting food portions??? Hmmm let me take a que from their game….are they body shaming their guests???