America First Legal files a civil rights discrimination lawsuit against Disney, a first look inside the new DVC cabins at Fort Wilderness, Walt Disney World dedicating land to affordable housing— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel in Magic Kingdom is getting some work done, with multiple panels on the canopy, which feature art of “Cinderella,” covered.

EPCOT

• Updates are happening quickly as we approach the opening day of the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival on February 28.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• While on a recent visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we spotted new construction walls have been erected along the exit path from Toy Story Mania.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Starting today, some Disney Vacation Club members can start booking their stays for the new DVC Cabins at Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
• Disney has shared a new video exploring model rooms for the new Disney Vacation Club Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, which include a reference to the long-defunct water park, Disney’s River Country.

New Merchandise

• A new character is joining the ranks of Disney nuiMOs, as Meilin Lee from Pixar’s “Turning Red” will soon be available to purchase from the Disney Store (formerly shopDisney).
• Disney Parks Blog has shared a first look at the new runDisney merchandise that will be available during the 2024 Princess Half Marathon Weekend, returning to Walt Disney World later this month.

Other Walt Disney World News

• Walt Disney World has announced that it will be dedicating a large acreage of land to support a new affordable housing community in Central Florida.

Disneyland Resort

• A month and a half ahead of Easter 2024, a new Spring Basket Chip ‘n’ Dale popcorn bucket and Donald Duck Spring Egg sipper have arrived at Disneyland Resort following their reveal on social media.

Tokyo Disney Resort

• The full menus for the first-ever Tokyo DisneySea Food & Wine Festival have been released. 

Disneyland Paris

• In a new video shared online, it appears that a group of guests were celebrating a special occasion at Disneyland Paris yesterday — by bringing a pink smoke bomb and setting it off in the park’s Central Plaza.

The Walt Disney Company

• America First Legal (AFL), a conservative nonprofit organization, has filed a federal civil rights complaint against The Walt Disney Company for “violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by engaging in illegal race, sex, and national origin discrimination,” according to a press release.

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