Great Horned Owls nest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Hayden Christensen returning for “Ahsoka” season 2 cast announcements, Dark Universe merchandise, and new choices for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Daily Recap (4/19/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Guests can enjoy an Easter pre-parade at Magic Kingdom this weekend.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- A new graffiti-style mural is in progress on the facade of Ice Cold Hydraulics.
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will be revamped so guests can choose one of their destinations and interact with Grogu.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- A mating pair of Great Horned Owls have returned to Animal Kingdom to nest and hatch chicks.
New Merchandise
- A Goofy plush is now available for create-your-own headbands.
- Paris luxury brand Coperni has teamed up with Disney on a “Sleeping Beauty” collection including a $490 sweatshirt.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Guests on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will soon be able to choose one of their destinations and interact with Grogu.
Disney Store Merchandise
- A new “Star Wars” Hoth apparel collection is available ahead of May the 4th.
- Several Disney Store Japan pastel plush characters and keychains are now available from the U.S. store.
Universal Orlando Resort
New Merchandise
- Check out the full list (with prices) of merchandise from The Manor Storehouse in Dark Universe at Epic Universe.
Disney+
- Disney and Lucasfilm announced “Ahsoka” season 2 details including that Hayden Christensen will return as Anakin Skywalker and Rory McCann will portray Baylan Skoll.
- “Star Wars: Visions” season 3 premieres this fall and spinoff “The Ninth Jedi” is coming in 2026.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!