We got a first look at the interior and some menu items for GEO-82 in EPCOT, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure finally added Universal Express Pass, and the Disney Store has some new Japanese Donald merchandise — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, May 30, 2025.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Construction walls were removed from the first room of the Emporium in Magic Kingdom, revealing a new double set of cash registers. Construction walls are now up around the check-out counter in the center room.
• Crews have erected more construction walls near Pirates of the Caribbean at Magic Kingdom for the ongoing construction of The Beak and Barrel, a new themed bar.

• Now that all the new track has been installed on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Magic Kingdom, Disney is starting to test the track and envelope.
• Crews have been replacing the pavement between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland for the past several weeks. Construction walls came down from the most recent phase of work close to Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe.

EPCOT

WDWNT was invited to an exclusive preview of GEO-82 at EPCOT

As invited media, Disney provided WDWNT with food and beverages, so the following coverage was hosted. As always, WDWNT will still provide our honest thoughts.

• We got a first look at some of the exclusive new food and beverage items on the menu.
• We now have a first look at the completed interior of GEO-82.

• We got a first look at the souvenir cocktail glasses that will be available at GEO-82 when it opens to the public.
• GEO-82 Lounge features Spaceship Earth inspired flight board and ice cubes.
• Several liquors, including exclusive whiskeys and bourbons, are on display along with several that will be available at GEO-82. 

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• The “Magic Mirror” original song from “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is now streaming on all platforms.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Crews completed construction on two new Disney Vacation Club cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, which will be models for tours. 
• Crews continue to paint walls of Disney Lakeshore Lodge while installing walls on other parts of the building.

New Merchandise

• This year’s Pride Collection has arrived at Walt Disney World Resort, just in time for Pride Month in June.
• A white molded Mickey Mouse Loungefly is now available.

• Disney has added more characters to the MyDisney icon options, so guests can now represent themselves with their favorite villain, Stitch, Figment, Winnie the Pooh, and more.
• This Sunday, June 1, kicks off Pride Month 2025, and Walt Disney World Resort has brought back the Pride murals to all four parks.

Disney Store Merchandise

• New Donald Duck merchandise available for purchase from the U.S. Disney Store includes items from Disney Store Japan.
• The new Walt Disney World Marquee jewelry collection by CRISLU was released at Disney Springs this Friday.

Universal Orlando Resort

Epic Universe

• We tried some of the unique, sugar-filled confections at Moonship Chocolates and Celestial Sweets in Epic Universe, including some shaped like the already-iconic Captain Cacao.
• In the village of Darkmoor, monster hunters known as The Hounds and other villagers gather to dine and drink at The Burning Blade Tavern during our full tour.

Islands of Adventure

New Merchandise

• A new UOAP-exclusive shirt is available for the 35th anniversary of Universal Studios Florida.

Universal Studios Hollywood

• Universal Studios Hollywood officially confirmed that Universal Fan Fest Nights will return in 2026.
• Universal Studios Hollywood announced more details of Universal Mega Movie Summer, including a “Jaws” photo op, a “Wicked” meet and greet, and a sneak peek at the Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift ride vehicles.
• To promote “M3GAN 2.0” coming to theaters this June, Regal Cinemas has launched a sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort or Universal Studios Hollywood.

That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

Jamie Rowland