George Santos is suing Disney over a Jimmy Kimmel prank segment, the Disneyland Hotel in Paris will use a virtual queue for non-residents to visit, and new Haunted Mansion Tiki mugs are coming from Beeline Creative — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Saturday, February 17, 2024.

Walt Disney World

EPCOT

• The repainting project on some of the U.K. Pavilion façades in EPCOT is now complete. 

New Merchandise

• Beeline Creative, known for their Geeki Tikis, will release a collection of four Haunted Mansion tiki mugs soon.
• Walt Disney World has new Starbucks pins available as part of the “Discovery Series” also including full-size mugs and espresso mug ornaments.

Disneyland Resort

• Five weeks after the Tiana’s Foods water tower was installed outside Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disneyland Park, scaffolding has gone up around it for more work.
• Themed signage is still being installed in the “Big Hero 6”-inspired San Fransokyo Square, with the most recent being on the Cappuccino Cart.

Disneyland Paris

• Starting on Saturday, February 17, Disneyland Paris will require non-residents to use the Lineberty mobile app to join a virtual queue to visit the Disneyland Hotel.

The Walt Disney Company

• D23, the official Disney fan club, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with several events, Member Appreciation Month, and more.
• George Santos, a former member of the House of Representatives, is suing Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and The Walt Disney Company over a segment on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

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

Katie Francis