A brawl at Walt Disney World, new Cast Member-inspired pins — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, February 11, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• While the Home Depot lights remain outside Columbia Harbour House at Magic Kingdom, the restaurant’s façade has received a few good touch-ups, as well as more scaffolding.
• We saw several crew members working on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom on Friday. Some were removing scaffolding from the attraction while others worked on the fake foliage.

EPCOT

• Construction is trucking along at the future site of CommuniCore Hall and Plaza area of EPCOT, including an update to the CommuniCore Plaza stage.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• The road leading to the new Cast building at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground has opened as construction nears completion. 
• All hell broke loose between a pair of twin sisters in a Walt Disney World hotel over a television.
• Celebrate Mardi Gras at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter with the new bananas foster beignets. 

New Merchandise

• Fans of the Haunted Mansion have two new happy haunts to collect, with these Madame Leota and Hatbox Ghost magnets now available at Walt Disney World.
• Become an honorary Cast Member with one of these new name tag pins available at Walt Disney World.

Other Walt Disney World News

• A new fleet of Walt Disney World buses has begun to arrive with a new system for securing mobility devices such as wheelchairs and ECVs.

Disneyland Resort

• In celebration of Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts Nite 2024, a Royal Cavalcade makes its way down Mainstreet, U.S.A. to “it’s a small world,” featuring Disney Princesses and their loved ones.
• Among the new seasonal offerings at Disney California Adventure is the Blue Hawaiian cocktail from Pym Tasting Lab in Avengers Campus.

Tokyo Disney Resort

• Minnie Mouse takes center stage in Minnie’s Funderland Parade, an all-new parade honoring Minnie Mouse.

Entertainment and Media

• The first trailer for “Twisters” made its debut during Super Bowl 58.
• The first trailer to the highly-anticipated musical film, “Wicked,” defied gravity, debuting during the 2024 Super Bowl.
• Fans of the ‘Deadpool’ movie franchise were treated to the first trailer of the third installment, titled “Deadpool & Wolverine” during Super Bowl 58.
• “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” is hitting the big screen once again in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

WDW News Today

Rejected Lands for Universal Epic Universe, Josh D’Amaro’s Disney Parks Checkbook Opens

Minnie’s Funderland Parade – Disney Pal-Palooza 2024 at Tokyo Disneyland

Disney Princess Parade! Sweethearts Nite Royal Cavalcade at Disneyland Park

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

Brit Tuttle