A new castle snowglobe featuring Figment and more was released, Universal announced an opening year and concept art for their new park in Great Britain, and Walt Disney World theme park hours have been extended — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Daily Recap (4/8/25)
Walt Disney World
New Merchandise
- The new Disney castle snow globe first released through the Disney Store is now available at Walt Disney World.
- Set sail with a new cropped Pirates of the Caribbean denim jacket from Walt Disney World.
- The new Disney Artist Collection of pins by Maria Stuckey features various defunct Walt Disney World attractions, as well as the soon-to-be closed Muppet*Vision 3D.
- Even more Disney Skyliner merchandise is available at the Walt Disney World Resort.
- Pandora charms featuring the World Showcase countries of Italy, Germany, and The American Adventure pavilion are now available at EPCOT.
- A new gray hoodie featuring a design of Cinderella Castle and a matching pair of shorts has arrived at Walt Disney World.
- New pins that arrived at Walt Disney World include a Spider-Man “Superhero Transformations” pin, a Pin Trading 25th anniversary medal, a Winnie the Pooh set, and the 2025 Hidden Disney mystery pouch.
- A new character plush shaped like Pluto has been added to the custom headband experience at Walt Disney World.
- A new collection of apparel themed to sparkly Minnie ear headbands has arrived at Walt Disney World.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Walt Disney World Resort has extended theme park hours for multiple parks during the week following Easter.
Disneyland Resort
- The Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration will include new MagicBand+ interactivity and special Magic Shots.
- Construction work has begun in the Pixar Pals parking garage to fix the damage done by the recent fire.
Disneyland Park
- The runDisney Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend 2026 race and yoga themes have been announced, as well as Disneyland Yoga featuring none other than Miss Piggy.
- Disneyland will offer a special guided tour of their 70th anniversary celebration beginning next month.
- With “Star Wars” Season of the Force underway at Disneyland Resort, a new guidemap has debuted advertising the special event.
- The new Tauntaun bucket has arrived at Disneyland for Season of the Force 2025, a celebration of all things “Star Wars.”
Disney California Adventure
- Disney will present different “World of Color Happiness!” scenes at Disney California Adventure each evening based on the outcome of a guest vote.
Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disneyland
- Tokyo Disneyland has transformed into Donald’s Quacky Duck! Duck! Duck City! for this season’s Disney Pal-Palooza event.
Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels
- Select rooms at the Disney Ambassador Hotel in Tokyo Disney Resort have been decked out with decor for Donald’s Quacky Duck! Duck! Duck City!
Hong Kong Disneyland
- An Instagram post shared by Disney Eats (@disneyeats) revealed that new Avengers-themed food and beverage offerings will be coming to Hong Kong Disneyland Park and Disney’s Hollywood Hotel.
Disney Store Merchandise
- After initially releasing in the parks, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort-themed Starbucks Tumblers with mystery pin packs are now available online at the Disney Store.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- Universal Orlando Resort has opened the queue for Annual Passholders to purchase tickets for Epic Universe previews before the park’s May 22 opening.
- Universal Helios Grand Hotel has opened up more dates for reservations coinciding with the Annual Passholder Epic Universe previews.
- Epic Universe previews have now been extended to Universal hotel guests, activated 2025 Military Freedom ticketholders, and Universal Rewards Visa Signature card members.
- Universal Orlando Resort shared a new look at the queue for Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, one of the rides in the Dark Universe section of Epic Universe.
Universal Studios Florida
- The construction walls surrounding an area near the lagoon at Universal Studios Florida, just past the Central Park archway, have been removed.
- The Streetcar Snacks booth at Universal Studios Florida has debuted several new food and beverage options.
Universal Studios Great Britain
- Following a leak of concept art, Universal has confirmed that Universal Studios Great Britain is now official and has an opening year.
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