Disney and Columbia have partnered for a new Mickey collection, Jared Bush takes over as CCO of Walt Disney Animation, and the Cake Bake Shop is seeing more progress at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Walt Disney World
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Two new and two returning Halloween treats are coming soon to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Construction of The Cake Bake Shop at Disney’s Boardwalk is finally nearing completion.
- Walt Disney World has shared that the Surfboard Bay Pool and kiddie pool at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort will close for maintenance in early 2026.
New Merchandise
- Disney and Columbia Sportswear have teamed up to create the new special-edition Mickey’s Outdoor Club Collection inspired by the art of Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson, who drew the “Mickey Mouse” comic strip from 1930 to 1975.
- Arribas Brothers has two new sets of Haunted Mansion glassware available for pre-order at their Disney Springs store.
- The newest addition to the Disney Bicoastal Adventures pin series has arrived at Walt Disney World featuring Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The Walt Disney World specialty license plate benefitting Make-A-Wish has now raised more than $3 million for the organization.
Disneyland Resort
- Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort has been decorated for Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15.
- We noticed a few new finishing details in the construction at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure this week, including new trees, flowers, and stained glass.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- “Reach for the Stars,” a new nighttime projection show on Cinderella Castle, has debuted at Tokyo Disneyland.
- Tokyo Disney Resort has a new light-up Monorail toy available beginning on September 19.
Disney Cruise Line
- Disney Cruise Line announced that guests sailing on the Disney Treasure will be able to purchase an exclusive DisneyBand+ (MagicBand+) design.
The Walt Disney Company
- Disney announced on Thursday that Jennifer Lee has stepped down from her position as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Jared Bush has been named the new chief.
- The Walt Disney Company will transition away from using Salesforce’s Slack for internal communications after a hacking group leaked data from over 44 million messages.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- A new Minions-themed popcorn box is now being offered at the Pop-A-Nana popcorn stand in Minion Land at Universal Studios Florida.
- DreamWorks Land at Universal Studios Florida has a new set of bao buns inspired by Po from “Kung Fu Panda.”
- Halloween Horror Nights 33 is underway at the Universal Orlando Resort, and we’ve compiled a guide to help first-timers (and maybe even some pros) know what to expect this year.
- Universal Orlando Resort has new Epic Universe reusable shopping bags available at the Epic Universe Preview Center in CityWalk.
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