An opening date for the Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland has been announced; a new streaming bundle with Disney+, Hulu, and Max has been released; and the Universal Monsters are returning to Halloween Horror Nights — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Refurbishment of the Cinderella Castle stage is seemingly complete with new flooring installed and painted.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• Two more Zebra foals have been born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this month.

New Merchandise

• A new Princess Tiana sipper is coming to Disneyland Resort.
• New Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and Marry Poppins merchandise is now available in EPCOT.
• A retro Disneyland Hotel ear headband and magnet is now available at the Disneyland Hotel

Disneyland Resort

• After an extended closure, a reopening date of July 29 has been announced for Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland.

Disneyland Paris

• Eco-friendly bungalows are coming to Disney Davy Crockett Ranch at Disneyland Paris.

Disney Cruise Line

• Peter Pan and Captain Hook have been added to the stern of the upcoming Disney Treasure cruise ship.

Entertainment and Media

• AMC Disney Springs 24 Dine-In Theatres at Walt Disney World is not allowed to sell the viral ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ popcorn bucket due to a licensing agreement with Universal Studios.
• Pedro Pascal shares first cast photo of upcoming ‘Fantastic Four’ film on his Instagram page.

Disney+

• A streaming bundle combining Disney+, Hulu, and Max launched today at a massively discounted price.

Universal Studios

Universal Orlando Resort

• Universal Monsters: Eternal Bloodlines has been announced as the tenth and final house for Halloween Horror Nights 33 at Universal Studios Florida and the fifth house announced for Universal Studios Hollywood.
• A scare zone themed to Blumhouse Productions was accidentally revealed next to the Fisherman’s Wharf sign in San Francisco at Universal Studios Florida.
• Props and lights have been installed in Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida, indicating that Death Eaters will likely be returning to the area during Halloween Horror Nights 33.

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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!

Cade Handley