Disney announces the steaming date for the new “EPCOT Becoming” documentary, Patina Restaurant Group employees at Disney Springs to unionize, and the first trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, April 29, 2024.

Daily Recap for 4/29/2024

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• A seventh “Smellephants on Parade” statue inspired by citrus has been installed in Magic Kingdom.

EPCOT

• EPCOT Farmers Feast has introduced its Summer Solstice menu, and we reviewed all the new offerings.

Disney Springs

• Employees at five Disney Springs restaurants owned by Patina Restaurant Group have announced plans to unionize.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• M. Mouse Mercantile will close for refurbishment starting mid-May at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

Disneyland Resort

• Construction walls have come down around Centrico, Paseo, and Tiendita at Downtown Disney District, offering a first look at the new concepts.
• New menu items are coming to Pym Test Kitchen and Pym Tasting Lab in Avengers Campus.

Disneyland Paris

• Studio 1 has now closed at Walt Disney Studios Park, ahead of its transformation into World Premiere and the park itself into Disney Adventure World.

Hong Kong Disneyland

• The 2024 Marvel: Season of Super Heroes has begun at Hong Kong Disneyland, and with it comes a new daytime stage show and nighttime drone show.

Disney Cruise Line

• Disney has shared another construction update from Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, the new private island destination opening this summer.

Entertainment and Media

• The first trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” the prequel to the 2019 “The Lion King” remake, has been released.
• “Tron” star Jeff Bridges is set to return for “Tron: Ares,” the third film in the franchise.

Disney+

• Ahead of its premiere, Disney has announced the streaming date of the new National Geographic documentary, “EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation.”

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

Brit Tuttle