Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away soft opened for guests in Magic Kingdom tonight, a series of new Disney Princess-inspired necklaces by Kendra Scott is available online, and one of the marquees of World of Disney has been removed— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Friday, July 18, 2025.
Daily Recap (7/18/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Walt Disney World is reminding Annual Passholders that their Park Pass reservation requirements for Magic Kingdom will change on July 20 with the debut of “Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away.”
- Annual Passholder reservations for Magic Kingdom are now fully booked for the two days after Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away premieres.
- Disney has confirmed that the newest Magic Kingdom nighttime parade, Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away, will be soft opening for the first time in front of guests on July 18.
- The Disney Starlight parade soft opened on July 18, and PhotoPass photographers in Magic Kingdom have debuted a new prop and photo border to celebrate.
- After nearly 10 years, Magic Kingdom finally has a new nighttime parade — Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away has made its official debut.
EPCOT
- According to recent reports, the current preview of Test Track in EPCOT is now open to all annual passholders without the need for a virtual queue.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- We have a new Photo Report from Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs that includes some new merch, napping animals, and more.
Disney Springs
- One of the marquees of World of Disney at Disney Springs has been removed, and banners now hang in its place.
- The AMC at Disney Springs now has “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” decorations ahead of the Marvel film’s release next week.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The next Disney Vacation Club resort, Disney Lakeshore Lodge, is still under construction along the shores of Bay Lake at Walt Disney World.
- Bayview Gifts at Disney’s Contemporary Resort now has an Art of Disney on Demand kiosk where guests can order prints of various photos and artwork.
New Merchandise
- New Halloween and villainous merchandise at Walt Disney World this week includes a pumpkin spice sweatshirt, Mickey Jack-o’-Lantern earrings, T-shirts, and Evil Queen jewelry.
- A new collection of Disney Vacation Club-branded Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas apparel is now available at the resort.
- Ahead of the soft opening of the Disney Starlight parade tonight, July 18, guests can now purchase a new interactive light-up bubble wand.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Central Florida, including Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Disneyland is celebrating Oga’s birthday in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with two returning, limited-time menu items at Oga’s Cantina.
- After two years behind construction walls and two months without water, the new Adventureland fountain at Disneyland Park is finally operational.
- The “Agrifuture” billboard visible on the Disneyland Railroad is now surrounded by scaffolding and scrim, presumably for a refurbishment.
New Merchandise
- Disneyland Resort debuted new collectible medallions with color for the 70th anniversary on July 17, 2025.
- A new retro Disneyland T-shirt features vintage-style artwork in honor of the park’s 70th anniversary.
- A new Spider-Man ear headband has swung into Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort.
- New Halloween t-shirts and a pumpkin spice sweatshirt have arrived at Disneyland Resort.
Disney Store Merchandise
- A series of new Disney Princess-inspired necklaces by Kendra Scott is available online from the Disney Store.
- It may still be summer, but the Halloween season is right around the corner, and Disney Store is celebrating with the return of the Mickey Mouse Halloween Light-Up Wreath, inspired by those seen in the Disney Parks.
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Studios Florida
- Universal Orlando Resort has announced that two new “street experiences” will be making their debut at Halloween Horror Nights 34.
Entertainment and Media
- The Baxter Building, home of the Fantastic Four as seen in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is now listed on Zillow.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
