Dahlia Lounge has overhauled their menu and eliminated a guest favorite, new props are in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, and the Easter pre-parade has returned for the holiday weekend — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Nearly every year at the Magic Kingdom, a special Easter pre-parade takes place before the Festival of Fantasy parade for the holiday weekend — see our photos and full video of this year’s performance.
• As construction continues for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the Magic Kingdom, we noticed some new Frontierland props placed in front of the Frontierland station as the area continues to get a refresh with props common to the period. 

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• After being removed, one of the traffic signals in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been refurbished and returned.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• Disney has added more themed signs to the new Harambe Market seating area at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Dahlia Lounge at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort has overhauled their menu and eliminated a popular dish.
• During our most recent trip to Disney’s BoardWalk, we saw crew members adding steel roofing to the dormers on The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers. 

New Merchandise

• A new “it’s a small world” Spirit Jersey and ear headband have sailed into Walt Disney World.
• There’s a new shining, shimmering ear headband inspired by Princess Jasmine at Walt Disney World.
• A new Walt Disney World baseball jersey, Walt Disney World Spirit Jersey, and Disneyland opening day speech T-shirt have arrived at the Magic Kingdom.
• A new Disney Munchlings collection is coming soon to DisneyStore.com and likely to Disney Parks at the same time.

Disneyland Resort

• A new pair of Disneyland Resort Crocs feature icons representing the resort’s two theme parks.
• A Zazu shoulder plush has arrived at Disneyland Resort in honor of the 30th anniversary of “The Lion King” this year.

Entertainment and Media

Disney+

• Disney released the first teaser trailer for “Disney Junior’s Ariel,” a new series inspired by both the animated and live-action “The Little Mermaid” films.

WDW News Today

New Menu! Trying Everything at Dahlia Lounge

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

Katie Francis