We put together a complete guide to the new 2nd generation wands at Universal Orlando, water tanks are being replaced at Caribbean Beach pools, there was a car crash on World Drive, a Snow White film popcorn bucket has been leaked, and we reviewed the monthly cookie at Gideon’s— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Walt Disney World
Disney Springs
- Gideon’s Bakehouse in Disney Springs has announced their cookie flavor for the month of March, alongside some new menu art.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Walt Disney World filed a permit with Orange County on Thursday for the installation of a new water tank at one of the Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort pools.
New Merchandise
- The next pair of Disney Mini Mix-It plush are Winnie the Pooh and Piglet with Easter accessories. They are now available at Walt Disney World.
Other Walt Disney World News
- A car crashed on World Drive and caused significant traffic delays for guests on the nearby road.
Disneyland Resort
- The entrance to Red’s Community Garden is now open once again after a short refurbishment.
- After a few days of being covered by blackout stickers, the windows at Disney Wonderful World of Sweets are clear and the show kitchen is visible once again.
- Construction is progressing on the Downtown Disney District Monorail Station which has been closed since January 6, 2025, for the installation of new ticketing gates.
- We reviewed all the new items at the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.
Entertainment and Media
- In new leaked images, the design for the AMC Theaters popcorn bucket set to be released with the upcoming “Snow White” film has been revealed.
- Concept art from the upcoming Marvel film “Fantastic Four: First Steps,” has been leaked online, sharing glimpses of potential scenes in the upcoming film and possibly spoils the appearance of an important new character.
Universal Studios
- Alongside the debut of the second generation interactive wands at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando Resort, the parks have debuted five new interactive spell locations and upgraded the effects at several existing locations.
- Join us for a tour of our room during our stay at Universal’s Loews Portofino Bay Resort.
WDW News Today
- Watch ParksCenter as they discuss Virtual Queues, Epic Universe Previews, Muppets, Hong Kong Disneyland and more!
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!