The down payment for Walt Disney World’s Annual Passholder Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program has returned to $205, D23 has released the schedule for Destination D23, and a guest on Living With the Land in EPCOT was seen dipping their cooling towel in the ride’s water flume— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Daily Recap (6/25/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The Liberty Square Riverboat at Magic Kingdom is opening an extra hour early before its permanent closure in July.
- Walt Disney World Annual Passholders can channel Maleficent at a new limited-time photo op in Magic Kingdom.
- Walt Disney Imagineering filed a construction permit on Wednesday for the demolition of Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom.
- Crews continue to work on the fake rocks of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and have moved the refurbished train.
- Magic Kingdom Park Pass reservations for Annual Passholders are fully booked for July 20, 2025, the premiere date of “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away” parade.
- Casey’s Corner has updated its Baseball Brownie with new caramel corn and dulce de leche flavors, as well as a new dome shape.
- Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe has refreshed its menu for the summer season, offering several new entrees and a returning sandwich.
EPCOT
- A video circulating on TikTok and Instagram shows a guest on Living With the Land in EPCOT dipping their cooling towel in the ride’s water flume.
- Sunshine Seasons at EPCOT is getting in on the summer menu refresh action, as they’ve eliminated the Pepperoni Pizza Roll from the menu and added new flatbread pizzas and a caprese sandwich.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Since the official opening of the Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, the lobby map has now been updated with several new details.
New Merchandise
- The first piece of 2025 Halloween merchandise has arrived at Walt Disney World Resort.
- Over a dozen new mugs and tumblers arrived at Walt Disney World Resort this week including Mickey and Friends, Disney Princesses, Winnie the Pooh, and more park iconography.
Other Walt Disney World News
- After three months at $99, the down payment for Walt Disney World’s Annual Passholder Florida Resident Monthly Payment Program has returned to $205.
- A couple arrested at Walt Disney World Resort last year were cleared of child neglect and domestic violence charges.
- D23 has released the schedule for Destination D23 at Walt Disney World Resort this August.
- In a recent image shared by Disney, the trains of the Walt Disney World Monorail Transportation system will be receiving new glow-in-the-dark logos.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- A new “Elio” exhibit has opened in Pixar Place Hotel at Disneyland Resort, replacing the “Win or Lose” exhibit.
Disney California Adventure
- Construction walls have gone up in Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa for construction of a new concierge lounge.
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris
- A 39-year-old British man was arrested at Disneyland Paris last weekend for trying to have a “mock wedding” with a 9-year-old Ukrainian girl as his bride.
Hong Kong Disneyland
- Hong Kong International Airport has a new installation celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort — including a 10-foot-tall Mickey Mouse statue.
Disney Cruise Line
- Disney Cruise Line shared more details of De Vil’s, a new piano lounge on the Disney Destiny ship.
The Walt Disney Company
- The latest round of Disney layoffs is affecting the company’s entertainment product and technology division.
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios Florida
- Universal Orlando Resort has announced another original haunted house coming to Halloween Horror Nights 34.
Entertainment and Media
- It’s clobberin’ time! Marvel Studios released the final trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” in theaters one month from now.
WDW News Today
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