Merchandise for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind parodying Universe of Energy was released, a new cash wrap was installed at Mickey’s of Hollywood, and Disney is hiring singers for Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, March 1, 2024.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Disney has upgraded the spotlights for the “Happily Ever After” nighttime spectacular at Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT
- Check out our review of every new and returning item at the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Mickey’s of Hollywood, the flagship store of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, has a new cash wrap and one wall is blocked off for construction.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Disney Live Entertainment is seeking new vocalists for “Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue” at the Walt Disney World Resort.
- Crews have installed The Grand Cottage in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa ahead of the 2024 Easter season.
New Merchandise
- New Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind merchandise is available at EPCOT that parodies the 1985 comic book “Mickey and Goofy Explore the Universe of Energy.”
Other Walt Disney World News
- Walt Disney World has updated the operating theme park hours for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom from March 17 through March 23, 2024.
- In the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s state lawsuit against Disney, the media giant has filed a document indicating their intent to record depositions of the District’s Board of Supervisors.
Disneyland Resort
- Get a first look at the tasting passport and Sip and Savor pass for the 2024 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
- New festival merchandise is available at various locations throughout the park.
- A new Strawberry Lemon Macaron treat is now available at Disneyland Park for a limited time to coincide with the releases of the next Stitch Attacks Snacks and Disney Eats collections.
- More planetary pieces of the Astro Orbitor are back on the attraction at Disneyland, which was dismantled for an extended refurbishment.
- Disneyland Resort is looking to buy Magic Way, a street near the resort, from the city of Anaheim so they can use the space for DisneylandForward projects.
Disney Cruise Line
- The Disney Parks Blog has shared that the signature song for the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Treasure, is now available on music streaming platforms.
- Mickey and his friends are debuting new outfits on Castaway Cay, the private island guests visiting during Disney Cruise Line sailings.
Entertainment and Media
- Fubo CEO David Gandler has blasted the bundled sports app announced by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the companies a “sports cartel” participating in “borderline racketeering.”
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