The popular Mickey & Minnie Gingerbread House Popcorn Bucket was in stock at Magic Kingdom, the Alioramus animatronic returned to DINOSAUR, and Universal debuted digital signs for their parking garages — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, December 21, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• The Swiss Family Treehouse at Magic Kingdom was originally slated to reopen on December 20, but a new reopening date has been added.
• For a limited time this holiday season, Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade is performing twice daily at the Magic Kingdom.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Alioramus animatronic has returned to DINOSAUR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as the ride (and DinoLand, U.S.A.) faces its final era.

New Merchandise

• The popular Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread House Popcorn Bucket is now in stock at Magic Kingdom.
• A throwback Winnie the Pooh mug is available with a new look.

Disneyland Resort

• King Arthur Carrousel at Disneyland has debuted a new safety spiel. 

Tokyo Disney Resort

• A whale made a surprise appearance off the coast of Tokyo Disney Resort, according to local news Mainichi.

Universal Studios

Universal Orlando Resort

• Universal Orlando Resort has new digital signs pointing from the security area to different parking garage sections.
• Two more new digital signs have been unveiled at Universal Orlando Resort, and screens have been added to the sign near Epic Universe.

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

Katie Francis