A new coffee shop opened at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, Bob Iger voiced concerns regarding the impact of President Trump’s tariffs, and the Mickey’s Ice Cream Truck Sundae bucket is now available at Walt Disney World — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, April 4, 2025.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• The DIY Tiara Experience is restocked at Crystal Arts.
• Refurbishment work continues at the Emporium in Magic Kingdom, as crews are adding new structural details to areas that have reopened.
• Work may be complete on the brick pathway at the Liberty Square entrance.

Disney Springs

• Stop by Disney Springs for a sweet treat to celebrate National Caramel Day on April 5.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge has a brand new baby animal. This newborn Rüppell’s griffon vulture is named Lyra.
• The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic returns for its 16th year this November.
• Crews have installed piping and the frames for more interior walls during the construction of Disney Lakeshore Lodge.
• Construction continues on the new DVC cabins as crews begin painting the exteriors and building a deck at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort.
• A series of new ice cream treats and drinks are available at Disney’s Pop Century Resort.
• Guests can now purchase an ice cream sundae in Mickey’s Ice Cream Truck Sundae bucket at Disney’s Pop Century Resort.

• The refurbishment of Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort is officially complete with the opening of a new coffee shop.

New Merchandise

• New “Toy Story“-themed ear headbands and hats are now available at Jessie’s Trading Post.
• New Spirit Jerseys themed to the Pixar “Toy Story” films are also now available.
• The light-up popcorn bucket ornaments have arrived at Walt Disney World after first being released on the Disney Store and at Disneyland Resort.
•  We found new “The Lion King” Spirit Jersey for kids at Animal Kingdom.
• New MagicBand+ designs are available at Walt Disney World. We discovered the new designs at Disney’s Pin Traders in Disney Springs.
• More Disney baseball jerseys inspired by Monsters University, Spider-Man, and Boba Fett have arrived.
• Three new belt bags with retro-style artwork are available at Walt Disney World this month.
• Several new t-shirts are now available around the resort.
• New Disney and Pixar Story Play dresses themed to “Toy Story,” Rapunzel, and Ariel are now available.
• New Haunted Mansion earrings, bracelet, and more materialized at Magic Kingdom.
• A new Tigger hat has bounced into Walt Disney World. We discovered the hat at Hundred Acre Goods in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom.
• Tech accessories featuring Mickey and friends as they “Play in the Parks” have arrived at Disney Springs.

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Park

• A car caught fire in the Pixar Pals parking structure at Disneyland Resort
• Sales of all tiers of the Disneyland Resort Magic Key pass are now paused. Magic Key holders can continue to renew their passes.
• Big Al has arrived as a plush-style carving around the Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree seating area in Disneyland Park.

New Merchandise

• For a limited time, guests at Disneyland can purchase the Powerline Max popcorn bucket.

Disney Store Merchandise

• The dated Star Wars Day 2025 merchandise is now available online from the Disney Store ahead of the official day on May the 4th. The collection includes a tote, T-shirt, sweatshirt, pin, and MagicBand+.
• Two new “The Little Mermaid” and “Cinderella” MagicBand+ designs are now available online at the Disney Store.
  

The Walt Disney Company

• Disney CEO Bob Iger voiced his concerns regarding the impact that President Trump’s tariffs could have on The Walt Disney Company.
• Disney Research shared a new video about autonomous human-robot interaction featuring the “Star Wars” BDX droids.

Universal Orlando Resort

Universal Studios Florida

• Crews have filled in spots on the On Location facade where they previously tore away paneling.

New Merchandise

• A new Hello Kitty bucket hat is now available at Universal Orlando Resort.
• Two new SpongeBob SquarePants pins and two new magnets are also available.

Entertainment and Media

• Quinta Brunson joins ‘Zootopia 2’ cast as an animal therapist.
• Walt Disney Studios shared a short clip on X announcing that the official trailer for “TRON: Ares” will debut tomorrow.
• Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis appeared during Disney’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday to present a new clip from “Freakier Friday,” the upcoming sequel to the 2003 “Freaky Friday.”
• Elizabeth Olsen admitted Marvel movies aren’t her taste although she’s “proud” of what she’s done with the character of Wanda Maximoff.

That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Jamie Rowland