Disneyland Paris announced a lot of news today, including an “Up” ride and more information about the upcoming “The Lion King” attraction — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, April 12, 2025.
Daily Recap (4/12/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- It seems even more refurbishment is taking place at the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom Park, as new construction walls and a tarp have been added to a section of the attraction’s queue.
EPCOT
- One of the windows in the queue for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT was broken yesterday, and the spot has now been temporarily repaired using tape.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Painting of the two newest DVC Cabins at Fort Wilderness now appears complete as construction begins on deck installation.
Disneyland Resort
Downtown Disney District
- Construction walls have been built surrounding the Disney Theater ahead of a new show coming later this year for Disneyland’s 70th Anniversary celebration.
Disneyland Paris
- Disney Sequoia Lodge is the next hotel at Disneyland Paris to receive a major refurbishment.
- Another new store has been announced for Disney Village, the shopping and dining district at Disneyland Paris.
Disneyland Paris
- As part of the latest announcements for Disneyland Paris, the Adventure Isle section of the park will be updated with a new Pirates of the Caribbean treasure hunt.
- Original concepts by Marc Davis are being restored as part of the Rivers of the Far West update in Frontierland at Disneyland Paris.
Walt Disney Studios Park
- A new ride themed to Pixar’s “Up” is coming to Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris.
- Disney Studios Paris is preparing to be renamed Disney Adventure World, and a new fun map of the park has been shared by Disney.
- Disneyland Paris has announced an opening date for World Premiere at Walt Disney Studios Park (soon to be known as Disney Adventure World).
- In a wave of recent announcements for Disney Adventure World at Disneyland Paris, more details and new concept art have been shared of the park’s upcoming land themed to “The Lion King.”
- Disney Parks Blog has shared a first look at a new scale model of the updated Disney Adventure World, including the new Pride Lands area and The World of Frozen.
- World of Frozen is coming to Disneyland Paris at the soon-to-be-renamed Disney Adventure World, and new photos have shared some exciting construction updates.
- A new post from Disneyland Paris has shared a short video with a first look at some of the new Cast Member Costumes coming to World Premiere.
- Disneyland Paris shared a look at the new nighttime spectacular coming to Disney Adventure World.
The Walt Disney Company
- Join us for a full photo and video tour of a standard 1-bedroom villa at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- We were able to check out the Epic Universe Portals Tour on its first stop in Atlanta, Georgia.
Universal Studios Florida
- The Universal Mega Movie Parade has officially returned to Universal Studios Florida for 2025, including floats themed to “Jurassic World,” “Jaws,” “Ghostbusters,” and more.
Islands of Adventure
- Skull Island: Reign of Kong is now back to operating normally, as the doors leading to the outdoor section of the ride have finally been repaired at Universal Islands of Adventure.
- Several brand new props have been added to the Islands of Adventure Trading Company at Universal Orlando.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!