A permit was filed for work at Star Tours: The Adventure Continues, The Grand Floridian is getting a controversial refurbishment, “Snow White” made $3.5 million in previews, and World Premiere at Disneyland Paris now has an opening date — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, March 21, 2025.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Construction walls have come down from Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar, the Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop.
- After just a few short days of being missing, Sonny Eclipse has returned to the stage at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe.
- Join us for a look around the new Disney Vacation Club member lounge, McKim’s Mile House, in Frontierland.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new Notice of Commencement permit for Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Crews have started knocking down the wall separating DinoLand U.S.A. from backstage expansion space in Disney’s Animal Kingdom as they prepare to construct a new Tropical Americas land.
Disney Springs
- According to the Orlando Business Journal, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is considering the backing of a major Orlando transit expansion.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Work will begin this spring on the overhaul of the Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa lobby.
New Merchandise
- A new limited edition Snow White doll inspired by the live-action film “Snow White” is now available online at the Disney Store.
- Several new Disney Trading Pins based on scenes and characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction are now available at Disney Springs. These pins are all open edition.
- More new Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort is now available.
- Star Wars Legacy Lightsaber Hilt replicas are 30% off as part of a sitewide Disney Store online sale happening today only, Friday, March 21.
- A new collection of “Fun in the Sun” items are now available at Walt Disney World.
- A new apparel collection from Cakeworthy featuring “The Little Mermaid” is now available at Walt Disney World.
Disneyland Resort
- Disneyland’s Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe has re-opened a day early despite remaining “closed for refurbishment” on the website.
- The dates for the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend have been announced, according to a new Instagram post from runDisney.
- Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland has temporarily closed for refurbishment through mid-April 2025.
- Construction walls have been set up around the Tomorrowland Terrace stage in Disneyland.
- Crews have removed most of the scaffolding and scrim from Elias & Co. at Disney California Adventure.
- Disneyland Resort Magic Key holders can enjoy a discounted price on Pixar Putt, the limited time mini golf experience at Pixar Place Hotel.
- The plain beige scrims of Carthay Circle Restaurant have been replaced by printed themed scrims meant to “camouflage” the construction.
- Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe has reopened at Disneyland Park and we tried all the new menu items.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Pre-orders open soon for the re-release of fan-voted Tokyo Disney Resort merchandise celebrating 20 years of the FUNderful Disney official fan club.
Disneyland Paris
- The opening date has seemingly been revealed for World Premiere, the reimagined entrance to Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
Entertainment and Media
- According to Deadline, Disney’s live-action “Snow White” made $3.5 million in previews, which began at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 20.
Universal Studios
- The facade has been torn from the former “Jaws” bathroom building at Universal Studios Florida, near The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley.
WDW News Today
- Check out a review of some of this week’s top news!
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!