Luminous was canceled abruptly at EPCOT this evening and Costco has a new Disneyland ticket deal — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
Daily Recap (5/20/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- In a surprise refurbishment, Cool Ship in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom has now been closed and wrapped in construction walls.
EPCOT
- The nighttime fireworks spectacular at EPCOT — Luminous: A Symphony of Us was abruptly canceled for tonight, May 20, 2025.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Crews are adding more to the “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” mural before the show’s opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will include “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” when the show opens in one week.
Disney Springs
- Join Nana to check out the “Lilo & Stitch” preview event held at Disney Springs.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Disney has completed the refurbishment of over a thousand rooms and the pool area at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Walt Disney World will host another pin trading event this fall, part of the Disney Pin Trading 25th anniversary celebrations.
- The catalog for the fall 2025 pin trading event at Walt Disney World includes pins inspired by past events, international characters like Duffy, and more celebrating 25 years of Disney Pin Trading.
Disneyland Resort
- Costco stores have a special Disneyland 3-Day Park Hopper ticket bundle available for the resort’s 70th anniversary.
Disney Store Merchandise
- The pastel Figment Loungefly mini backpack and ear headband are available for purchase online from the Disney Store.
- The previously released Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater Crocs are now available online from the Disney Store.
Entertainment and Media
- Walt Disney Animation Studios released the first teaser trailer and poster for “Zootopia 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the 2016 animated hit.
- Actor George Wendt, best known for his role as Norm on “Cheers,” passed away at age 76.
- In a press release listing upcoming film releases, NBCUniversal apparently revealed the name of the sequel to “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023).
- Conan O’Brien has joined the cast of Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” as a new character.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!