A fire alarm and sprinklers went off at a Walt Disney World hotel, more preview dates were announced for Test Track, and a potential tropical disturbance may make for a rainy Fourth of July at the Central Florida theme parks — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, June 30, 2025.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Following the announcement of its opening date last week, Prairie Outpost is now welcoming guests to purchase new headwear from Chapel Hats in Magic Kingdom.

EPCOT

• When Test Track reopens to all guests in late July, the Lightning Lane Multi Pass attraction lineup for EPCOT will change slightly.
• Walt Disney World has confirmed the Test Track Passholder preview dates for the reimagining of Test Track 3.0, which opens next month at EPCOT.
• In addition to the announcement of Annual Passholder previews, a preview for Disney Vacation Club members have also been announced for Test Track at EPCOT.
• Test Track presented by General Motors at EPCOT is now open for Cast Member previews and WDWNT got to ride the reimagined attraction.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• A new Daisy’s Dig offering has opened in Dinoland U.S.A. at Disney’s Animal Kingdom as part of Cool Kid Summer.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• As seen in a new social media post, guests have reported that the fire alarm at the Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge was set off a few days ago, causing the sprinkler system to engage.
• The phased refurbishment of BouTiki at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is now complete.

New Merchandise

• A new Resistance utility belt bag set is available from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Other Walt Disney World News

• The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a weather disturbance that could develop tropical conditions and will bring significant rain to Fourth of July weekend in Florida.
• According to the Walt Disney World website, Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park will close this September, presumably for its annual seasonal refurbishment.

Disneyland Resort

• New walls have been installed on the rooftop of the Mickey & Friends section of the parking garage at Disneyland Resort.

Disneyland Park

• The Main Street Opera House at Disneyland Park has a new marquee advertising “Walt Disney – A Magical Life,” the new Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic show premiering in a few weeks.

Disney California Adventure

• The first signs of a new building or construction structure are now visible above the construction walls in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure.

Hong Kong Disneyland

• Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong Disneyland with “Disney Friends Live: Party at the Castle!” 

Universal Orlando Resort

• The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a weather disturbance that could develop tropical conditions and will bring significant rain to Fourth of July weekend in Florida.

Universal Studios Florida

• Wicked: The Experience at Universal Studios Florida now has a collectible medallions machine.
• The Lemon Blueberry Crepe at Central Park Crepes in Universal Studios Florida has gotten an update to make it vegan, so we ventured out to the park to give it a try and compare it to its original recipe.

New Merchandise

• The latest Jurassic World merchandise has arrived at Universal Orlando Resort in the form of a T. rex popcorn bucket.

Universal Studios Japan

• The NO LIMIT! Summer Splash Parade is back at Universal Studios Japan to help guests keep cool.

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

Katie Francis