New boats arrived at “it’s a small world,” a Halloween home collection debuted at Walt Disney World, and Disney reached a billion dollar deal with the NFL — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, August 2, 2025.
Daily Recap (8/2/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Four brand-new “it’s a small world” boats have been added to the attraction at Magic Kingdom.
- Several guests have now spoken out regarding their experiences when the ferryboat crash occurred at Magic Kingdom earlier this week.
- Framing has begun at the new structure at the former site of the Cool Ship in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Several exterior models are staged, and a retaining wall has been built surrounding the future location of the Tropical Americas land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
New Merchandise
- Spooky Season has officially arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, including some frightful new Mickey Mouse-inspired Halloween home decor.
- A new collection of Pandora — The World of Avatar merchandise has uh… flown into Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Disneyland Resort
New Merchandise
- Several new ear headbands and pumpkin-themed apparel items have arrived at Disneyland Resort.
- A new line of Disney Villains-themed merchandise has arrived at Disneyland Resort, in keeping with the upcoming Halloween merchandise releases.
- Disneyland is getting ready for the cooler months with a new Pumpkin Spice latte themed merchandise collection in collaboration with Starbucks.
- In addition to a wave of pumpkin apparel, several new Halloween merchandise items have arrived at Disneyland Resort.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- A complimentary Burning Blade Tavern button is now available for Universal Orlando Annual Passholders — the third in the Epic Universe-themed series.
Universal Studios Florida
- The prep work continues for Halloween Horror Nights 34 at Universal Orlando Resort with some new sets, props, and other spooky details.
New Merchandise
- Several new Mel’s Die-In Zombie-themed items have arrived at Universal Studios Florida ahead of its debut for Halloween Horror Nights 34.
- Flaunt your house loyalty with exciting new Hogwarts crest apparel and other fantastic merchandise, now available at Universal Studios Florida.
Entertainment and Media
- Per TheAthletic, Disney and ESPN have reached an agreement that could potentially be worth billions of dollars.
- Sony Entertainment has now posted a short clip of Tom Holland revealing his new Spider-Man suit for the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day film.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
