Disney will be converting the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser into offices for Walt Disney Imagineering, the ceiling collapsed in the Soarin’ Around the World queue and more for today’s recap of Thursday, January 30, 2024.
Daily Recap for January 30, 2025
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
- A Florida woman was caught trying to sneak into an off-stage area at EPCOT on Halloween night and then bit a deputy, sending him to the hospital, according to a newly released arrest report.
- A social media video shows the aftermath when items suspended from the ceiling collapsed in the queue for Soarin’ Around the World at EPCOT.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Over two years after KiteTails ended at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, crews have removed the show’s launch dock from the Discovery River.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The former Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser building is being converted into offices for Walt Disney Imagineering.
New Merchandise
Disneyland Resort
- Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! at Disney California Adventure will temporarily close for refurbishment this spring.
- A new cavalcade debuted at the Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite event.
- The sold-out Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts’ Nite offers various exclusive Valentine’s Day merchandise items featuring Disney couples Mickey and Minnie, and Donald and Daisy.
Entertainment and Media
- After backlash to a confusing comment he made about Captain America, Anthony Mackie clarified his words on Instagram.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- The former MCA Inc. president who made Universal Pictures what it is today has returned to Universal Studios Florida. The Lew Wasserman statue was removed from the park over eight months ago but has a new home next to the Universal Studios Florida lagoon.
- Let the good times roll! Full menus with prices for Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval 2025 have been posted online and at Universal Studios Florida.
- A new Spirit Jersey-style long-sleeved Universal Studios shirt celebrates the year Universal was founded,
- Construction crews have been making steady progress on the Universal Studios Store expansion in CityWalk since our last construction update, and now the majority of the building has received a base coat of paint.
Buc-ee’s (???)
- Our intrepid Reporter Manager, Nana, gave her first merch recap of Buc-ee’s in a new series that is sure to be entertaining, even if it takes you outside the Disney Bubble.
WDW News Today
Disney Disability Access Service Changes, Garden Rocks Concert Lineup, Baby Tiger Debuts
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