The Shades of Green sign was demolished during ongoing Disney World roadwork, Imagineers gave an animator who worked on “The Lion King” a look at the upcoming land for Disneyland Paris, and more of Disney’s Animal Kingdom has dressed up for the holidays — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Walt Disney World
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- More holiday décor is up in Disney’s Animal Kingdom as the celebratory season officially gets started at Walt Disney World.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The Shades of Green sign at Walt Disney World Resort has been demolished.
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa Christmas tree has been installed in the resort lobby for the 2024 holiday season.
- With just a few weeks to go before Disney Vacation Club’s new Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows opens to guests, crews are working quickly to complete final touches.
Disneyland Resort
- Last year’s Magic Key-exclusive holiday travel tumbler has returned to Disneyland Resort for the 2024 holiday season.
- Disney California Adventure is celebrating with a line of Festival of Holidays merchandise exclusive to the 2024 event.
- If you’re looking for a classic Christmas treat, Harbour Galley at Disneyland is serving fresh gingerbread cookies for the holiday season.
- The popular Peanut Butter-Marshmallow Churro has returned to Disney California Adventure for the Festival of Holidays.
- Celebrate Navidad at Disney California Adventure with the Disney ¡Viva Navidad! Street Party featuring Mickey, Minnie, and the Three Caballeros.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Duffy & Friends: Wonderful Kitchen will mark the first meet and greets by Duffy friends LinaBell and CookieAnn at Tokyo Disney.
- Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and the Disney Resort Line are now decorated for the season with banners, trees, and more.
- The Country Bear holiday special, “Jingle Bell Jamboree,” returned to Tokyo Disneyland this month after a 5-year absence.
- Vanellope Von Schweetz takes center stage for the next Disney Pal-Palooza event at Tokyo Disney Resort: Vanellope’s Sweet Pop World.
Disneyland Paris
- The updates coming to Walt Disney Studios Park include an Adventure Bay, World of Frozen, and “Lion King” expansion — the latter of which Imagineers showed to the animator responsible for Scar.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- With the opening of Wicked: The Experience at Universal Studios Florida comes even more “Wicked” merchandise.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!