An agreement was signed with the Japanese government about the upcoming Disney Cruise Line ship, the Festival of the Holidays kicked off at EPCOT with exclusive merchandise, and a Gingerbread Spaceship Earth lights up to music for the festival — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, November 29, 2024.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The final spot of the newly themed Adventureland pavement has been added in Magic Kingdom, with only a few cuts in the concrete remaining.
- Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party has now sold out for 2024.
EPCOT
- A gingerbread version of Spaceship Earth has arrived at CommuniCore Hall for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, and just like the real thing, it lights up to a little music show.
- The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Passport is now available.
- Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt has returned to EPCOT for the 2024 International Festival of Holidays.
- Figment is once again dressed in his Christmas sweater on Journey Into Imagination with Figment at EPCOT in celebration of the 2024 International Festival of the Holidays.
- Disney has decked the (CommuniCore) Hall with festive decor for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, including the Glittering Grove “forest.”
- The Voices of Liberty are once again performing as Dickens Carolers for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
- EPCOT has welcomed back the holiday storytellers across World Showcase for the 2024 International Festival of the Holidays.
- The Olaf’s Frozen Adventure light show has returned to Spaceship Earth for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Christmas decorations adorn the lobby of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village.
New Merchandise
- A new human-sized Figment Holiday sweater is now available at Walt Disney World for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays.
- The 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays features a few special merchandise collections — find every item with prices here.
Disneyland Paris
- Disneyland Paris will celebrate the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral with a limited-time nighttime spectacular.
Disney Cruise Line
- The Oriental Land Co., Ltd. has signed a new partnership agreement in the lead-up to launching its own Disney Cruise Line ship in Japan, confirming a target year for the ship’s debut.
Entertainment and Media
- The one line Disney wouldn’t let Ryan Reynolds say in “Deadpool and Wolverine” has been revealed thanks to the company’s own For Your Consideration portal.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- The Green and Red Coconut Club has opened at Universal CityWalk Orlando for the 2024 holiday season.
WDW News Today
WDWNT Annual 50 Hour Marathon Show to Benefit Toys for Tots 2024
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