We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- This morning, we found out that “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade” at the Magic Kingdom features a Lightning Lane viewing area.
- Of course that offering was meaningless to many guests who found out the hard way that slots were overbooked and they were unable to view the parade.
- Nonetheless, you can check out photos and a full video of “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade”, the first daytime parade since March 2020, here.
- Also making the transition to normal operating hours is the “Mickey & Minnie’s Very Merry Memories” stage show at Cinderella Castle.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- If you’re in the Hawaiian holiday spirit, you can read our review of the ‘Olu Mel Christmas Float available at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
Disney Springs
- Jaleo by José Andrés made a few changes to their menu this week, including some new tapas and dessert offerings.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Select 50th Anniversary food and beverage items are being discontinued around Walt Disney World on January 9 to be replaced with new offerings.
- Walt Disney World will audition performers “with experience on trampolines”.
Disneyland Resort
- Park Pass availability for all four tiers of Magic Key have been replenished through March 2022 at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure.
Disneyland Paris
- Disneyland Paris today previewed their entry structure for the esplanade area between Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios.
- The France resort is also preparing for the possibility of closing their gates once again as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads globally.
New Merchandise
- A mauve purple sequined Spirit Jersey for the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World arrived today!
- Also new in 50th Anniversary merchandise is a Reyn Spooner button-up shirt that we found at Walt Disney World.
- Wishables Wednesday came around once more with a slew of new offerings, including series themed to “The Lion King” and “Fantasmic!”, a and Christmas 12-day countdown calendar… three days before Christmas.
- nuiMO’s aren’t left out of the mix today either, with new figures and costumes available including for New Year’s 2022 at Walt Disney World.
- The merchandise roundup for today features some nods to old VHS releases, a Woody shoulder plush, and much more!
Entertainment & Media
Movies
- Marvel Studios today released the first teaser trailer and poster for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, opening in theaters on May 6, 2022.
The Walt Disney Company
- As executive shakeups continue at The Walt Disney Company, today they announced that Horacio Gutierrez will become their General Counsel and Secretary.
WDW News Today
- WDWNT is currently hiring a Social Media Specialist.
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Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Daytime Parade 2021
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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!