Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland brought back the extreme “Get Soaked MAX” mode this summer, we got a first look at the new costumes for the Country Bears, and new Haunted Mansion merchandise is here — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, July 8, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• The Disney Parks Blog has shared the first look at what the Country Bears will be wearing when the reimagined Country Bear Musical Jamboree opens later this month at Magic Kingdom.
• Construction barriers are in place around the Cinderella Castle stage for its three week refurbishment.
• The wildly popular Peter Pan’s Flight closed today in the Magic Kingdom for an extended refurbishment that is expected to last for several months.

EPCOT

• Terry Crews, who plays Centurion Tal Marik in Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, has ridden the attraction for the first time.

New Merchandise

• Three new Haunted Mansion Dooney and Bourke bags are now available for purchase at Walt Disney World.
• With the debut of the new Haunted Mansion trend collection now available online from the Disney Store, select items have also arrived at Walt Disney World.
• A Pirates of the Caribbean light up sword and bubble wand is now available at Walt Disney World. 

Tokyo Disney Resort

• Splash Mountain “Get Soaked MAX” has debuted at Tokyo Disneyland and promises to soak guests throughout the hot summer months.
• The Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters: Astro Hero Time! overlay has returned one final time before the attraction permanently closes later this year.

Disneyland Paris

• Scaffolding and tarps have been erected around the “maintenance bay” of Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain.

Entertainment and Media

• Disney has announced one of the largest sweepstakes in the company’s history in anticipation of this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.
• Disney and Developer/Publisher GungHo Online Entertainment have announced a new mobile RPG video game with 8-bit inspired graphics titled “Disney Pixel RPG” that will be released on September 9.

Disney+

• Marvel Television has released the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ original series “Agatha All Along,” featuring the return of fan-favorite “WandaVision” character, Agatha Harkness.

WDW News Today

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

Katie Francis