A man tried to fight a woman in a wheelchair at EPCOT and his friend yelled at Cast Members; the FCC is preparing to investigate Disney’s DEI policies; Disney shared a look at construction of “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Daily Recap for March 27, 2025
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
- Crews have prepared the area outside of Test Track for new concrete to be poured.
- Families at EPCOT during the holiday season might have witnessed two 25-year-olds getting arrested after one tried to fight a woman in a wheelchair and another called Cast Members offensive words.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- The Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy sign was removed from Sunset Showcase to get the theater ready for the new Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After show.
- Disney shared a first look video of the Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After set.
- Disney announced The Clawwww! Lunch Box Tart inspired by the aliens from “Toy Story” coming to Woody’s Lunch Box.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Florida residents can save up to 35% on rooms at select Walt Disney World Resort hotels in late summer and early fall 2025.
- Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can also save up to 35% on hotel rooms this summer and fall.
- Territory Lounge at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge debuted an updated menu with two new items.
- Scaffolding is up on the Yacht Club façade and work continues on Stormalong Bay.
New Merchandise
- Pandora – The World of Avatar has a new glowing Banshee shoulder plush available.
- Disney Store released a new Angel Real FX Puppetronic to go with the Stitch Puppetronic.
- Mickey and Minnie are featured on a new Easter Walt Disney World t-shirt.
- The Disney Store teased their upcoming May the 4th merchandise.
- New Disney’s Hollywood Studios and limited edition Easter pins are available.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Bookings opened up for a new Walt Disney World vacation package deal that includes a free dining plan.
- The National Cherry Blossom Festival is hosting a sweepstakes for a Walt Disney World Resort vacation.
Disneyland Resort
- There are construction walls around one side of the flowerbed at the Disneyland entrance for unknown work.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- There are new Polly Pocket-style compact toys inspired by Toy Story Mania and Pooh’s Hunny Hunt.
Disneyland Paris
- Former Imagineer Eddie Sotto is publishing a limited edition portfolio of artwork he created for the unbuilt 1920s Main Street, US.A. once planned for Disneyland Paris.
Entertainment and Media
- Nintendo announced and released Disney Villains Cursed Cafe, a cozy game in which players brew potions for the Disney Villains.
- ILM and Lucasfilm are developing “Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset,” a podracing experience for Meta Quest.
- The son of a “Snow White” producer accused Rachel Zegler of being “immature” and hurting the film’s box office success with her comments.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- Universal Orlando Resort released Epic Universe add-ons including Universal Express, VIP Tours, and the Darkmoor Monster Makeup Experience.
- Due to high demand, Universal temporarily paused Epic Universe ticket and add-on sales.
- Ticket and add-on sales resumed a few hours later.
- There’s new How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and other Epic Universe merchandise.
The Walt Disney Company
- Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr is preparing to investigate The Walt Disney Company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
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