A guest stole and used an “out of order” sign at EPCOT, a refurbishment for Indiana Jones Adventure at Tokyo Disney Resort has been added to the calendar, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is joining the Early Entry lineup — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
- When Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT opens a standby queue this month, it will be added to early entry for hotel guests.
- We caught an EPCOT guest with an “Out of Order” sign that they seemingly stole from the Italy pavilion.
- Crews have set up more of the gardens and topiaries for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2025, including the Elsa topiary with a new cape.
- Crew members are starting to install the new Test Track entrance canopy with plywood.
- The Earth sculpture outside of Mission: SPACE in EPCOT has been partially restored since our last construction update.
- Crews have installed new bamboo fencing around a garden in the Japan pavilion of EPCOT.
- The Italy pavilion’s bell tower in EPCOT is surrounded by construction walls, scaffolding, and scrims.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- At least one of the Fossil Fun Games has been removed from the DinoLand U.S.A. construction site at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
- Join Bryce for the latest photo report from Animal Kingdom and EPCOT.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Stormalong Bay at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts is closed for maintenance — leading to loud jackhammering during the day.
New Merchandise
- The Disney Sakura (cherry blossom) collection of plush and apparel is now available from the Disney Store website.
- After being teased by Crocs earlier this month and later released online, the Monsters Inc. Crocs have finally made their way to Walt Disney World Resort.
- New sports jersey-style shirts themed to Disney Princesses have arrived at Walt Disney World.
- A new collection of Easter plush has arrived at the Disney Store online, just in time for spring.
- Straight from Disney Store China, a new series of bouquet plush inspired by Disney characters is available from the U.S. Disney Store.
- Several new items have arrived at the Mexico pavilion featuring Mickey, Minnie, and Donald.
- A new collection of baseball-style jerseys, collegiate-style hoodies, and varsity jackets are now available online at the Disney Store.
- A new Minnie Mouse apparel collection by Her Universe is available at Walt Disney World Resort and online from the Disney Store.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Walt Disney World has announced that virtual queues will no longer be offered for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind beginning later this month, instead opting to finally open the standby queue for both attractions.
- Walt Disney World guests can now get the straps of their character totes embroidered with their name or other custom words.
Disneyland Resort
- Construction continues on the monorail station at Downtown Disney District while the Disneyland Railroad is closed for refurbishment.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- The extended refurbishment of Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull at Tokyo DisneySea has been rescheduled.
- Tokyo Disneyland has released images of new merchandise being sold to celebrate the upcoming addition of new scenes to Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- Tickets are now on sale for Universal Volcano Bay Nights, a new after-hours separately ticketed event at the Universal Orlando Resort water park.
- Guests using the Universal Orlando Resort app can now access air quality information.
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