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 Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- At the future site of TRON Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom, we spotted more canopy installed on the roof framework.
EPCOT
- Walt Disney Imagineering recently filed a permit for Journey of Water inspired by “Moana” at EPCOT and while we haven’t seen the new structures indicated in that permit yet, we are seeing progress at the construction site.
- After returning via mobile order yesterday, the Figment popcorn bucket is once again sold out.
- Following the complete installation, theming for the Xandarian starship support stand has begun outside Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT.
- The exterior of Connections Café and Eatery in EPCOT remains under construction, but we have seen some major progress including the archway installed at the entrance of the building since our last check-in.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge isn’t the only place to grab a Legacy Lightsaber as Keystone Clothiers at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is now selling a few.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The breakfast buffet has finally returned to Cape May Cafe at Disney’s Beach Club Resort.
- The Drop Off Pool Bar at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort is serving a special True Love’s Kiss spiked milkshake through the end of February in honor of Valentine’s Day.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The mobile Cast Compliment feature has been updated to allow guests to identify specific Cast Member names and details.
- Face masks will be optional for fully vaccinated guests at Walt Disney World Resort starting February 17 at both indoor and outdoor locations.
- After two years, Disney Vacation Club Moonlight Magic after hours events are returning to Walt Disney World.
Disneyland Resort
- Face masks will be optional for fully vaccinated guests at Disneyland Resort starting February 17 at both indoor and outdoor locations.
New Merchandise
- Funko Games has announced two new Walt Disney World 50th anniversary board games coming this spring.
- Three merchandise items for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind have arrived on shopDisney: a star blaster die-cast vehicle, Guardians’ ship die-cast vehicle, and Groot bendable figures set.
- While shopping at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, we spotted the new Disney Parks exclusive FiGPiNs, plus a few other designs!
- The “Windows on Disney’s Main Street, U.S.A.” coffee table book by Chuck Snyder has been delayed multiple times in the past few years, but Disney has announced a new release date of October 25, 2022.
- Two new “The Book of Boba Fett” Lego sets — one featuring the Mandalorian and his new Starfighter, the other featuring Boba Fett’s throne room — are now available for pre-order on shopDisney.com.
- For today’s merchandise roundup, we visited Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios; join us to see what we discovered!
Entertainment and Media
- The “Spider-Man: No Way Home” box office total has now made it the third-highest domestic grossing film of all time.
- Disney’s “Encanto” is returning to theaters in the wake of several Academy Award nominations and a song at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Disney+
- Disney+ has released the first trailer for the new “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” movie, streaming May 20, 2022.
The Walt Disney Company
- The Walt Disney Company has named Mike White to the role of senior vice president of Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences for overseeing metaverse operations.
- During “Paws in the Park” at Lake Eola, Disney VoluntEARs raised $12,000 for the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando.
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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!