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 Monday, March 21, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Ride Vehicles Spotted on the Track at Tron Lightcycle Run, ‘Peter Pan’ Dooney & Bourke Collection Coming March 21, & More! Come along on our Magic Kingdom Photo Report from 3/17/2022.
EPCOT
- Space 220 Restaurant has an updated menu for the spring. We took the space elevator 220 miles up to try some of the new lunch items and check in on a couple of old favorites.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Just a few months after being completely refurbished, the furniture in the lobby of Disney’s Contemporary Resort is being updated and replaced. New check-in desks have now been revealed after being blocked off for a few days.
Disneyland Resort
- Refurbishment is complete on Crystal Arcade in Disneyland, which remained open while the façade was updated.
- The Twitter account chronicling the Disney Walkout movement in protest of CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of LGBTQIA+ issues claims that Disneyland Cast Members were asked not to wear official Mickey Pride pins in support of their peers.
- Cast Members have begun refilling Grizzly River Run. Refurbishment on the ride ends on March 30, 2022.
- Disneyland Resort is offering new “friends of the festival” experiences at their hotels during the Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
Disneyland Paris
- The refurbishment of Disney Village at Disneyland Paris is set to finally begin this year and Disney has announced new details about the transformation.
- OutsidEars has shared more updates from construction of Avengers Campus at Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris.
Hong Kong Disneyland
- Hong Kong Disneyland has released the logo for their new nighttime spectacular, “Momentous.”
- Hong Kong Disneyland has reported that it trimmed its losses to HK$2.4 billion ($308 million in U.S. dollars).
New Merchandise
- After participating in lightsaber training, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser guests can get their own shield that looks exactly like the one used in training. Check out our unboxing of the Halcyon Light-Up Legacy Shield.
- You don’t need faith, trust, and pixie dust to get this new collection of Dooney & Bourke bags. The “Peter Pan” collection can be found at Uptown Jewelers in Magic Kingdom and at Elias and Co. in Disney California Adventure.
- A new collection of denim jackets inspired by some of the Disney Princesses is now available at Walt Disney World. We found them in the Emporium at Magic Kingdom.
- New plush of Chef Mickey and Chef Minnie are now available at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
- Although MuppetVision 3D is a Walt Disney World attraction, the new Wishables plush series for the attraction has arrived at Disneyland Resort first.
- The B1 interactive battle droid has finally arrived at Droid Depot in Disney’s Hollywood Studios after originally being released at Disneyland.
Entertainment and Media
- Disney did not invite Rachel Zegler, the star of their new “West Side Story” adaptation, to the Oscars this Sunday.
The Walt Disney Company
- During a virtual town hall meeting with Disney employees today, CEO Bob Chapek spoke about the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the company’s mistake in not responding to it sooner.
- On Monday, March 28, we expect to hear some big announcements from the Investors Experience event, which seeks to promote the Parks and Experiences sector to investors.
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!