New concept art was released for Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, the Haunted Mansion reopened at Disneyland with the new Bride and more changes — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Disney has revealed an official first look at a new costume and concept art for the upcoming Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away nighttime parade coming to Magic Kingdom Park.
EPCOT
- During the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, “chalk” images of classic Disney characters are hidden throughout World Showcase and sometimes even in other locations across the park.
- Disney has now updated the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts webpage to include the full artist signing schedule for 2025.
- Rob Kaz has become a staple artist at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and his large booth showcases several new parks-inspired art pieces.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- In anticipation of the show’s debut this summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World has shared new concept art for Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Not even a full week after the closure of Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama, construction crews are hard at work demolishing several aspects of the land.
Disney Springs
- The new outdoor seating area for Chicken Guy at Disney Springs is officially complete.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Crews have torn up a sidewalk next to the marina of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
New Merchandise
- Two new Stanley-style tumblers with a zip case are available at Walt Disney World.
- Several new Norway-themed items have arrived at the Norway pavilion in EPCOT, featuring Mickey, Minnie, and Spaceship Earth under the Northern Lights.
Disneyland Resort
- Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion reopened on January 18, with long-awaited updates to both the Bride and Hitchhiking Ghosts scene.
- The Hurry Home – A Lunar New Year Celebration preshow has returned to World of Color – ONE performances in Disney California Adventure with a new finale for the Year of the Snake.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Club 33 at Tokyo Disneyland is closed for a four-month refurbishment, with construction walls and scrim up around its exterior.
- Vanellope from “Wreck-It Ralph” has transformed the park with candy-inspired decorations.
Hong Kong Disneyland
- Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is celebrating the Chinese New Year from January 17 through February 16.
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