We had it all today, with Tigers visiting a Tiger, analysts saying Snow White won’t make it rain, and a woman being injured on a Universal roller coaster. That’s before we even get into Demi Lovato’s evacuation and “Disney Knees” video. All this and more for the recap for Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
Daily Recap for March 19, 2025
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The Costco Guys (A.J. and Big Justice) teamed up with Mr. Beast’s Feastables to surprise a family with a trip to Walt Disney World.
EPCOT
- The latest construction on the mysterious Hotel du Canada project in EPCOT includes window work.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Walt Disney World added an extra performance of “Fantasmic!” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios daily for the rest of Spring Break.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- The Detroit Tigers MLB (Major League Baseball) team recently visited baby tiger Bakso at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
- Soon after the permanent closure of “It’s Tough To Be a Bug,” Disney has filed two permits for its replacement, “Zootopia: Better Zoogether!”
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- A new Art of Disney on Demand kiosk at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort offers an exclusive resort collection featuring “Moana” art that’s on display in resort rooms, including at the Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows.
New Merchandise
- A new collection of sweatshirts featuring Mickey and friends is available online, exclusively at the Disney Store.
- Guests who purchase a Disney EAResistibles vinyl ear hat figure can now choose to have it customized at Magic Kingdom.
- Two new Canada Pavilion merchandise items feature Mickey and his friends as hockey players.
- An Instagram post by Disney Style shared a sneak peek at a new Little Words Project collection featuring Winnie the Pooh and friends.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida has issued another red flag warning for fire conditions in east central Florida.
Disneyland Resort
- A TikTok shared by Demi Lovato shows the singer and former Disney Channel actress doing the infamous “Disney knees” while being evacuated from Radiator Springs Racers in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure.
- A commemorative button set will be available to Magic Key holders attending Disneyland After Dark: Star Wars Nite.
- Two screen-used costumes from the upcoming live-action “Snow White” are now on display in the lobby of Carthay Circle Restaurant at Disney California Adventure.
- A new series of Disney Villains pins featuring characters like the Evil Queen and Chernabog has arrived at Disneyland Resort.
- Most of the construction walls have come down from Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe in Disneyland a few days before it reopens.
- A temporary window display at Disney California Adventure honors Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot and his many inventions.
Entertainment and Media
- According to Variety, Nvidia and Disney have partnered together on a new AI-based robotics project.
- Per a report from Deadline, Jonathan Majors would be open to returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe if Marvel asked him to reprise his role.
- Disney’s upcoming live-action remagining of “Snow White” is projected to make $50 million during its opening weekend.
- Pixar Animation Studios released the first full trailer and a new poster for their next feature, “Elio,” coming to theaters on June 20.
Disney+
- Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz have been tapped to create a new live-action “Power Rangers” series for Disney+ and 20th Century TV.
Universal Studios
Universal Orlando Resort
- At Universal Islands of Adventure, Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges and Me Ship, The Olive have both reopened from refurbishment.
- In the final months before Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit permanently shuts down, Universal has battled at least two lawsuits from riders who say they got hurt on the coaster and suffered traumatic brain injuries.
WDW News Today
Splash Mountain Reference Removed, Frontierland’s Polynesian Connection, Adult Only EPCOT Bar
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!