A guest lost their hat and forced Tiana’s Bayou Adventure to evacuate, bioreconstruct has shared his experience riding Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, and Animal Kingdom has a new Jungle Freeze drink available at Joffrey’s — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, May 18, 2025.
Daily Recap (5/18/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- A guest lost their hat on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom — and decided to go looking for it, forcing the ride to stop and evacuate.
- Work is continuing on the repainting of the town of Tumbleweed and new metal siding has been added to the newly constructed structure behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad as the lengthy refurbishment project continues.
EPCOT
- The JAMMitor clean-up crew is now breaking it down in the new custodial costumes that debuted at Walt Disney World earlier today.
- Additional themed concrete work has been completed around the Mexico Pavilion.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Joffrey’s has crafted the Jungle Freeze, a new frozen lemonade drink topped with SKITTLES POP’d, which Disney guests can find at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
New Merchandise
- MagicKeeper sliders for MagicBand+ wristbands are now available for purchase.
- A new Stitch MagicBand+ has arrived at Walt Disney World for Stitch Day, a.k.a. 626 Day. We found the band at Pin Traders in EPCOT.
- A new “Frozen” zippered art kit featuring Anna and Elsa is now available at the Norway Pavilion.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Disney has once again extended the validity period for Disability Access Service (DAS) at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort.
- Custodial Cast Members at Walt Disney World Resort have donned brand-new costumes with different colors and updated materials.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante has two new offerings for the 70th anniversary of Disneyland — the Fried Tamale “Walking Taco” and a Mocha Cream Puff.
- The Plaza Inn has a new 70th Celebration Cake slice available.
- The creative culinary team turned Walt Disney’s favorite Lemon Chiffon Pie into a pretzel.
- Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe has a trio of treats for the 70th anniversary celebration.
- Red Rose Taverne has three special menu items celebrating the 70th anniversary of Disneyland, including a throwback to Hook’s Galley.
Disney California Adventure
- Hollywood Lounge at Disney California Adventure is offering two special Disneyland 70th anniversary drinks: the Celebration Cocktail and the Pink Dragon Fruit Mimosa.
- Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is honoring the Disneyland 70th anniversary and new Storyteller’s Cafe experience with a new chocolate sculpture added to the lobby.
- If you’re looking for a unique Disneyland 70th Celebration snack, look no further than the Cotton Candy Mango Chile.
New Merchandise
- A new jewelry collection including a Sleeping Beauty Castle necklace and matching earrings by Rebecca Hook is available.
Disney Store Merchandise
- The Disney Store has the new Minnie Mouse Icon Summer Fruits collection by Her Universe including a button-up shirt, shorts, and dress.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- A recent post on X by aerial photographer bioreconstruct has shared his experience riding Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry in Epic Universe, which involved an advertised 300 minute wait.
- We stayed in a non-theme park view King Suite at the Universal Helios Grand Hotel ahead of Epic Universe’s official opening.
CityWalk
- The Halloween Horror Nights and holiday overlays of the Red Coconut Club at Universal CityWalk Orlando will return in 2025.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!