This year’s Eat to the Beat Concert Series lineup was announced, a new Florida law allows DVC to remove unruly timeshare owners, and new Haunted Mansion merchandise is on the way — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, July 1, 2024.
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 1 eat to the beat concert series](https://media.wdwnt.com/2023/07/eat-to-the-beat-concert-series-1200x525.jpg)
- Walt Disney World has announced the lineup for the 2024 Eat to the Beat Concert Series presented by Florida Blue, which takes place during the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.
Disney Springs
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 2 Two images showing hands holding orange-flavored ice cream treats against a waterfront background: One is a swirl cone topped with orange candy, the other is an ice cream sundae in a mason jar with an orange slice.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/wdw-ds-2024-orange-bird-cone-float-1200x675.jpg)
- For Flavors of Florida this year, Swirls on the Water at Disney Springs has two new Orange Bird-inspired DOLE Whip treats: the Orange Bird Cone and the Orange Bird Float.
- The limited edition July 2024 cookies at Gideon’s Bakehouse are the returning Orange Pecan Chocolate Chip and Lemon Poppy Crumb Cookie, a.k.a. Stuart and Bonnie’s cookies.
- Disney Springs has a new limited-time scavenger hunt available during the annual Flavors of Florida celebration.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 3 A sign reading "Disney Vacation Club" stands in front of a wooden cabin surrounded by trees and greenery.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/06/wdw-dvc-sign-cabins-at-fort-wilderness-resort-stock-3-1.jpg)
- A new Florida law states that timeshare companies like Disney Vacation Club (DVC) can remove an owner based on their conduct, just like a hotel can remove a regular guest.
New Merchandise
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 4 A person holds a green-striped tumbler with a straw. To the right, there are decorative glass domes with figurines, and below them, a tote bag with intricate black and white illustrations.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/Haunted-Mansion-Starbucks-Ornaments-Dooney-collections.jpg)
- With Halloween season just around the corner, Disney has announced that several new Haunted Mansion items are coming soon, including a Haunted Mansion Starbucks tumbler, new Dooney & Bourke bags, ornaments, and more.
- Disney Ever After has opened with a new look and merchandise celebrating Donald Duck’s 90th anniversary and Stitch.
- Walt Disney World has a new Toy Story Loungefly mini backpack featuring the franchise’s main characters.
Disneyland Resort
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 5 A person holding flyers stands near the entrance to Disneyland Resort with visitors walking by on a sunny day.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/dlr-union-cms-buttons-petitions-2.jpg)
- With Halloween season just around the corner, Disney has announced that several new Haunted Mansion items are coming soon, including a Haunted Mansion Starbucks tumbler, new Dooney & Bourke bags, ornaments, and more.
- Cast Members are giving Disneyland Resort guests union buttons featuring Mickey Mouse’s raised fist and asking them to sign a petition.
- The weathervane has been installed atop the millhouse at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
- With the grand opening of their Downtown Disney District location, Din Tai Fung released a new collection of limited-edition merchandise.
- A new Up Loungefly backpack featuring Carl, Ellie, Russell, Dug, Kevin, and Kevin’s babies is now available at Disneyland Resort.
- A new Toy Story Loungefly backpack featuring all your favorite toys is now available at Disneyland Resort.
- The new Lilly Pulitzer Disney Dreamin’ Collection, which recently went on sale at Walt Disney World Resort, is now available at Disneyland Resort.
Tokyo Disney Resort
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 6 A hotel room with two queen beds, floral-themed bedding and carpet, ornate headboards, and wall decorations. Text reads "Fantasy Springs Hotel Room Tour" with an illustrated creature among flowers.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/tokyo-disneysea-fantasy-springs-1-1-1200x675.jpg)
- Join us for a photo and video tour of a Fantasy Chateau entrance side superior alcove room at the new Fantasy Springs Hotel.
The Walt Disney Company
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 7 A small theater reminiscent of a bygone era shows significant ceiling damage and disrepair, with sections falling in, exposed wiring overhead, yet seating arrangements remain largely intact—almost like a forgotten set piece from a Walt Disney classic.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/Marceline-Uptown-Theater-1.jpg)
- A nonprofit foundation is now raising money to save and restore the historic Uptown Theatre in Walt Disney’s hometown of Marceline, Missouri.
Universal Studios
![2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Eat to the Beat Concert Series Lineup Announced & More: Daily Recap (7/1/24) 8 A hand holds a blue, hexagonal "Chocolate Frog" box in one image, and the opened white chocolate frog in another image, both against an outdoor background.](https://media.wdwnt.com/2024/07/UOR-IOA-WWOHP-Hogsmeade-Honeydukes-Candy-Shop-White-Chocolate-Frog-Featured-Phoot-.jpg)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort now has White Chocolate Frogs.Â
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