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 Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Not only are the “Kingdom of Cute” balloons at Walt Disney World adorable, they’re now more colorful, too!
• Signs have been added to the hub at Magic Kingdom advertising the new Cinderella Castle Mural of Memories virtual feature.

EPCOT

• New concept art depicting the upcoming Journey of Water Inspired by Moana attraction at EPCOT has been released.
• Disney has released new concept art of the reimagining of EPCOT, acknowledging many of the budget cuts that have occurred since the original detailed announcements in 2019.
• With previews already underway, Walt Disney World has released a bevy of new official photos of what guests will experience when they visit Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
• After months of anticipation, we got our first MagicBand+ interactions with the Disney Fab 50 statues at EPCOT this morning!
• We’ve been promised that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind would feature references to beloved EPCOT attractions of the past, and now we have a better look at just what that entails in a new video.
• New concept art for the reimagining of EPCOT was released this morning, and it seems to reveal the return of light-up pavement and other classic elements to the center of what was Future World, now World Celebration.
• The anticipation is building for the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, and we have a peek inside the expansive queue of this brand new attraction!
• We got a peek at more new merchandise in the four themed collections for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.
• Former Nickelodeon child actor JoJo Siwa visited EPCOT to check out Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind during the ongoing previews.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Disney website has removed showtimes for KiteTails at Disney’s Animal Kingdom starting May 27.
• Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro has shared a photo on his Instagram from cast rehearsals for “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond,” coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• As part of the major refurbishment of Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, the walking bridges at Stormalong Bay are being refurbished.
• Construction continues on The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort as new Disney Vacation Club Resort Studios are created.

New Merchandise

• Greetings from Pandora! Keeping up with the latest release of merchandise, a new batch of pins has arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in celebration of the land’s 5th anniversary.
• If you love taking off for Neverland on Peter Pan’s Flight, there’s a new figure at Walt Disney World that’s perfect for the kid in all of us.
• May the 4th brought us some new styles from a galaxy far, far away to Vera Bradley at Disney Springs with the launch of new Star Wars items!
• Moana will be the next princess featured as a limited edition doll in the Disney Designer Collection.
• Welcome to the merchandise roundup for May 2, 2022! This week we visited Disney Springs, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT; let’s look at our discoveries.

Other Walt Disney World News

• Disney has now confirmed that, like its predecessors, Annual Passholders and resort guests will be eligible for pre-arrival discounts on MagicBand+.

Disneyland Resort

• A new “Obi-Wan Kenobi” sand sculpture has been added to Downtown Disney District in promotion of the new Disney+ series premiering on May 27.
• We’re always on the lookout for new things to try at Disney California Adventure, so when we heard Pym Test Kitchen in Avengers Campus had added a mimosa, we headed right over.

Tokyo Disney Resort

• According to Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the nation is preparing to ease border restrictions this June.

Entertainment and Media

• With just weeks before Disney/Pixar’s “Lightyear” is a “go” for launch, we’re getting a new look at all of the cosmic action that we’ll be able to see in the new movie with a special look.

Disney+

• Two more actors have joined the upcoming Disney+ series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” playing the roles of Grover and Annabeth.

The Walt Disney Company

• Former Disney CEO Bob Iger has purchased a large stock in Funko and joined the board as an advisor.

WDW News Today

• TONIGHT on WDW News Tonight (5/5/22): Celebrating Sci-Fi Dine-In with DFB and ITM Headlines, Cornac the Magnificent, Orbiting Oreos Mixology, and More!

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