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, October 17, 2023.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- It’s a journey of water inspired by Mickey in Magic Kingdom this morning as the roof of Sir Mickey’s at Magic Kingdom is leaking, spitting water onto guests below.
- The MaDe kiosks have been removed from Big Top Souvenirs at Magic Kingdom.
- More scrim and scaffolding now cover a section of the Columbia Harbour House façade at Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT
- To celebrate the opening of EPCOT’s newest attraction, Spaceship Earth is lighting up the night with a special Moana-themed display.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Pocahontas, Meeko, and Goofy have moved to new locations for meet and greets at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Wiring and roofing continue at the future site of the Cake Bake Shop at Disney’s BoardWalk.
- On our most recent trip to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World, we noticed that the Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Tower has nearly reached a new construction milestone, as almost all sliding glass doors have been installed.
New Merchandise
- Whether you think they’re creepy or cool, the highly-detailed doll replicas of Mickey and Minnie in their platinum Disney100 meet and greet outfits are now available to purchase on shopDisney.
- Two new shoulder plushes are ready to hit the parks with you at Walt Disney World: Chip from “Beauty and the Beast” and Chuuby from Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
- Dad gum! There are new Tow Mater Crocs.
- Two new limited edition MagicBand+ designs are available at Walt Disney World as part of both the 2000s and the 2010s Disney100 Decades collections.
- New EPCOT glassware by Arribas Brothers is exclusively available at Kunstarbeit in Kristall in the Germany Pavilion of EPCOT.
- Three new D-Stage figures have arrived at Main Street Cinema in Magic Kingdom featuring a surfing Stitch, Alice falling down the rabbit hole, and Donald Duck sailing on The Miss Daisy.
- Sound the alarm with your very own “Nightmare Before Christmas” Cat Siren Figurine.
- We found the new Mechanical Mischief pin collection featuring the Disney Villians.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Walt Disney World has issued a subpoena for former Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) Administrator John Classe seeking various documents and information from his tenure with the District.
- Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can get a head start on holiday shopping, as a new V.I.Passholder perk is now available that offers a limited-time discount on shopDisney.
Disneyland Resort
- The Disneyland Resort operating calendar has been updated, showing that the dates for some of the refurbishments at Mickey’s Toontown have shifted a bit.
Entertainment and Media
Disney+
- The classic 1990s animated series “Gargoyles” is being turned into a live-action series for Disney+.
WDW News Today
The WDW News Today Podcast – Episode 4: Disney Myths
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!