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, May 4, 2022.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• The menu for Tony’s Town Square Restaurant at Magic Kingdom has been updated, with some items removed.

EPCOT

• Disney has released more information about the grand opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT and confirmed the ride will not offer a standby line.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• One of the experiences available to guests using MagicBand+ at Walt Disney World will be “Star Wars: Batuu Bounty Hunters,” and more details have been released.
• “Fantasmic!” will be returning to Disney’s Hollywood Studios later this year with a new sequence, and Disney has now released more details about the scene.
• We now know that in order to add the new scene, the “Pocahontas” scene will be replaced.
• We’re celebrating May the 4th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and there are a plethora of snacks around the park, including Lightsaber Churros!
• Among the treats at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, is the Dark Side Chocolate Creation, which resembles “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”‘s Darth Maul.
• The Bubo Wamba Family Farms souvenir cup is now available at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios in honor of May the 4th.
• The interstellar sweet and crunchy popcorn has returned to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in honor of May the 4th, “Star Wars” Day.
• Plexiglass dividers have finally been removed from the queue of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• No details or a timeframe have been announced, but Walt Disney World has confirmed that Star Wars Launch Bay will eventually reopen at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• There are a lot of food and beverage items returning to the park for May 4 & 5, including the Oi-Oi Puff at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo.

Disney Springs

• To celebrate May the 4th, Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs is now selling lightsaber-inspired eclairs.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• It’s May the 4th, and the Millenium Falcon soft-serve sundae has returned to Pineapple Lanai at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

New Merchandise

• Loungefly and Disney Parks have teamed up for a new Stitch wallet and backpack-shaped belt bag, both now available at Walt Disney World.
• It’s May the 4th, a.k.a. “Star Wars” day, and a bantha worth of new merchandise has arrived at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including this new Spirit Jersey.
• Two new legacy lightsaber hilts have arrived at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities for May the 4th this year — Jedi Master Luminara Unduli’s saber and Asajj Ventress’ reforged saber.
• In honor of May the 4th, a.ka. “Star Wars” day, a new MagicBand is available at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
• Happy May the 4th, fellow Star Wars fans! We’re here at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to check out all the festivities — and all of the new merch.
• A new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge pin set and mystery pin box are now available at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. 
• Lucasfilm is launching Obi-Wan Wednesdays starting May 25, two days before the premiere of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” on Disney+, to reveal new products inspired by the show each week.
• In addition to all of the new May the 4th merchandise, Disney’s Hollywood Studios also has a new line of general “Star Wars” apparel. 

Other Walt Disney World News

• Ashley Carter with Spectrum News 13 has shared video on Twitter of the new MagicBand+ in action.
• Osceola County residents have filed a complaint in Florida federal court claiming that, by signing the law to dissolve special tax districts including Reedy Creek Improvement District, Governor Ron DeSantis has violated their rights.

Disneyland Resort

• Bright suns from Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite! We stopped for a quick bite at Red Rose Taverne and had to try The Dark Stuff.
• At tonight’s Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite event, we got an early release of tomorrow’s May the 4th pins and t-shirts.
• We’ve worked up an appetite at Disneyland this evening, and in honor of Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite, we stopped to grab a Grogu-inspired macaron.
• We tried the “Snacky Sundae,” inspired by Grogu (a.k.a., Baby Yoda), and topped with his favorite (gummy) frog, the blue macarons, and a chicken nugget.
• We can’t say no to Disneyland beignets, and Mint Julep Bar is offering special matcha-flavored Dagobah-bite Beignets for the occasion.
•  In honor of the holiday, new Batuu-themed merchandise has debuted.
• For the Disneyland After Dark separately ticketed event, there is a special Star Wars: Celebrate the Nite Fireworks Show.
• New apparel and merchandise inspired by the Millennium Falcon have landed in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland.
• Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities at Disneyland Resort is now selling Asajj Ventress’ reforged lightsaber in honor of May the 4th.
• May the 4th is Black Spire Day at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and in celebration, Oga’s Cantina at Disneyland has debuted two new drinks and new five-blossom bread.
• We spotted the new “Rebel Leader” and Star Wars Vintage Action Figure Spirit Jerseys at Disneyland Resort.
• Some new merchandise has arrived at Droid Depot in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, just in time for May the 4th, “Star Wars” Day.
• Two new shirts, a water bottle, and a satchel are available for purchase at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities in Disneyland.
• We had the chance to try the new Blue Milk – Mon Cala Swirl from the Milk Stand at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Park.
• While shopping at Disneyland’s Droid Depot for May the 4th and we found some new parts and accessories for custom built droids.

•  We got a look at the new BB-series droid colors and the new C-series droid parts at Disneyland.
• Alaska Airlines and Disneyland Resort have joined forces to debut a new aircraft with decorations inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
• If you want an ancient Jedi artifact of your own, Luke Skywalker’s star compass is now available for purchase in Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities at Disneyland.

Entertainment and Media

Disney+

• In honor of May the 4th, a new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series ”Obi-Wan Kenobi” has been released.

WDW News Today

New Details on the Haunted Mansion Movie, Countdown to Dr. Strange, Avatar 2 Title Revealed! – Disney Entertainment NewsToday

Digging into the Star Wars Vintage Collection with Caravan of Courage for May the 4th! ⭐🐻🏹 – Deep in the Plus

That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Katie Francis