Oodles of technical difficulties caused the opening of reservations for The Beak and Barrel to be delayed, prices were released for the 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, and we got a first look at Syndrome and Maleficent ahead of Oogie Boogie Bash — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Daily Recap (8/14/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The Walt Disney World dining reservations system was down as The Beak and Barrel reservations were supposed to open.
- After an outage this morning, the Walt Disney World dining reservations system went back online; however, bookings still did not open for The Beak and Barrel.
- A new update on the My Disney Experience app and Walt Disney World website has confirmed that reservations will no longer open for booking today for the highly anticipated new pirates tavern at Magic Kingdom, The Beak and Barrel.
- Storybook Circus in Magic Kingdom has new Dumbo-inspired decorations for the 2025 Halloween season.
- Storybook Circus, Frontierland, and Fantasyland in Magic Kingdom have some brand-new Halloween decorations for the season.
- After a series of technical difficulties, including the system crashing, reservations for The Beak and Barrel have been officially delayed until next week.
EPCOT
- After releasing the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival 2025 menus, Disney has shared pricing for most menu items.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- A new treat is coming to Woody’s Lunch Box this week: the Sid Spiced Berry Lunch Box Tart.
Disney Springs
- The interactive Disney Springs water wheel has returned or been replaced after about 2 months gone.
New Merchandise
- The Lotso ear headband has arrived at Walt Disney World and will be available online from Disney Store soon.
- Walt Disney World has two new Pandora charms inspired by Mickey and Minnie.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida has issued heat advisories for Central and Eastern Florida, including Walt Disney World Resort.
Disneyland Resort
Disney California Adventure
- Disney has released a first look at Syndrome and Maleficent, who will be appearing during Oogie Boogie Bash 2025 at Disney California Adventure.
New Merchandise
- Kids can go trick or treating this Halloween with a new Mickey jack-o’-lantern bucket from Disneyland.
- Peter Parker’s newest invention is a limited release Halloween Spider-Bot, now available at Disney California Adventure and online from the Disney Store.
Disney Store Merchandise
- Re-create The Haunted Mansion at home with a new figure set available from DisneyStore.com.
The Walt Disney Company
- Mickey and Friends is teaming up with La La Land Cafe to launch the venue’s first-ever kids menu.
Universal Orlando Resort
- The National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida has issued heat advisories for Central and Eastern Florida, including Universal Orlando Resort.
Universal Studios Florida
- With just a few weeks before Halloween Horror Nights 34 begins, Universal Studios Florida is hurrying to finish two major construction projects in the park.
- Universal revealed the backstory and shared a first look inside Hatchet & Chains: Demon Bounty Hunters, one of the original haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights 34.
- Halloween Horror Nights 34 additions in the past few days include toxic waste spills, food booth theming, Tribute Store updates, and the main entrance sign.
Universal Horror Unleashed
- With Universal Horror Unleashed opening to the public today, August 14, a new ticket option offers a VIP Experience for the year-round haunt attraction.
- We’ve compiled the full menu with prices for Premiere House, the Blumhouse-themed table service restaurant.
Entertainment and Media
- Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer has talked to Johnny Depp about returning to the franchise.
Disney+
WDW News Today
Space Mountain Update, Adventureland Bridge Demolition, EPCOT Food & Wine Menus 2025
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
