What’s New at Disney’s Hollywood Studios: Six Unexpected Characters Were Out Meeting Guests!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been hopping today with all the new Disney+ Day offerings.

Hollywood Studios

But that’s not all that’s different about this Disney World park. We’re heading around the shops, attractions, and restaurants to find out what’s new this week. Come join us to get all the updates!

We’ll start out with Disney+ Day news!

Hollywood Studios Disney+ Day Update

November 12th was Disney+ Day, which means that Disney World rolled out the blue carpet to all the guests who subscribe to their streaming channel.

Happy Disney+ Day!

Subscribers got to enter all the Disney World parks 30 minutes before opening today as part of this event. Inside the parks, there were all kinds of celebrations going on, and Hollywood Studios got some of the best new entertainment.

Disney+ flag

In all the parks, you could get a free hat and a button if you’re a Disney+ subscriber.

Disney+ Day

There were decorations, special photo ops, and PhotoPass props for the subscribers as well!

PhotoPass sign

We got to meet several characters who were visiting Hollywood Studios for this occasion, like Russell, Carl, and Dug from Up

Russell, Carl, and Dug

Tiana from Princess and the Frog

Tiana

Moana

Hi Moana!

…and Darth Vader.

Darth Vader

There was even a special Disney+ Day cavalcade!

Disney+ Day Cavalcade

The mini-parade had the characters we saw earlier…

It’s Tiana!

…Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and more!

Hey there Mickey!

Besides the park celebrations, Disney+ has been very busy today with a lot of announcements for new and upcoming content!

Click Here to Check Out ALL the Disney+ Day Announcements We Heard Today

Hollywood Studios Food Update

We’ve been trying out all the new holiday treats in Disney World, and the next one on our list was over at ABC Commissary in Hollywood Studios.

ABC Commissary

This treat is the Sugar Cookie Snowman! It’s a tasty snowman made with White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Mousse, Whipped Lemon Curd, all on top of a Holiday Sugar Cookie.

Sugar Cookie Snowman

We thought the flavors were very tasty but not super strong. The lemon and white chocolate were both pretty subtle, but we still enjoyed this treat!

Not terrible…but a little plain.

You can try one out this holiday season for $5.49.

Click Here to See More Photos and Read Our Full Review of the Sugar Cookie Snowman

Hollywood Studios Merchandise Update

There were all kinds of new merchandise in Hollywood Studios as well! Here’s a look at several shops around the park and what new items they had.

Mickey’s of Hollywood

Mickey’s of Hollywood had a few new clothing items.

Mickey’s of Hollywood

We found some light blue sweatpants with a Mickey decal that matched other loungewear in the same collection.

Mickey sweatpants

These joggers cost $49.99. You can also get two new Star Wars-themed shirts. There was a grey sweatshirt with Boba Fett on the front for $52.99

Boba Fett sweatshirt

…and a pink tie-dye long-sleeve shirt with Darth Vader for $39.99.

Tie-dye Darth Vader t-shirt

The sleeve of this tee says “Join the Dark Side.”

Keystone Clothiers

There were LOTS of new Marvel-themed things at Keystone Clothiers this week, so buckle up!

Keystone Clothiers

We found several new holiday-themed Marvel shirts, including a kids’ shirt with the Avengers made of holiday cookies for $19.99.

Marvel holiday t-shirt

There was a holiday sweatshirt that said “Season’s Grootings” with our favorite superhero tree on the front for $59.99.

Seasons Grootings!

We spotted Spidey on the next holiday t-shirt, which has the hero hanging from the Marvel logo using Christmas lights. This one is $36.99.

Spidey holiday tee

A kids’ t-shirt themed after Captain Marvel said “Higher, Further, Faster.” It costs $29.99.

Captain Marvel tee

If you need a great Christmas sweater for your upcoming family gathering, we found a Captain America sweatshirt that looks like a cardigan! It’s $59.99.

Coolest Christmas sweater ever.

There was a kids’ Avengers jersey with a button-up front…

Kids’ Avengers jersey

…and a number 1 on the back for $29.99.

Avengers jersey

And we also saw a grey Avengers t-shirt along with a blue Captain America tee, which were both $36.99.

Marvel t-shirts

To go with your new top, you can also get kids’ Marvel leggings, which are covered in the symbols of the Avengers.

Avengers leggings

“Avengers” is written in metallic silver down the side of one leg. These are $29.99.

Marvel leggings

Rounding out our trip around Keystone Clothiers, we found a set of Avengers figurines from the Infinity War movie.

Avengers figurines

You can get the full set for $49.99.

Legends of Hollywood

Probably the best find of this week was the Disney snack-themed Alex and Ani bracelet.

Disney snacks bracelet

The bracelet has charms of holiday snacks from around the parks, including a cookie and a Mickey premium bar.

So cute!!

You can get the bracelet for $59.99.

Darkroom

In Darkroom, we made a few new discoveries that actually weren’t holiday-themed (unlike most of the new merchandise).

Darkroom

There was a pastel tie-dye hat with a little Mickey embroidered on the front for $29.99.

Mickey tie-dye hat

And we found a red tumbler that’s themed after Pizza Planet from Toy Story.

Pizza Planet tumbler

You can get this water bottle for $19.99.

So cool!

There was also a Disney World park water bottle, which had a map of Disney World with lots of important landmarks on the front.

Disney parks map water bottle

It had the Walt Disney World logo on the other side.

Disney World logo

This one costs $27.99.

Click Here to Check Out More Marvel Holiday Merchandise

Hollywood Studios Construction Update

On our way into the parks this morning, we saw two new billboards up in the Hollywood Studios parking lot. One was advertising a new Disney Christmas movie on Disney+ called Christmas…Again?!

Christmas…Again?! billboard

Another showed off the upcoming Hawkeye series, which debuts on Disney+ on November 24th, 2021.

Hawkeye billboard

And inside the park, we spotted Encanto banners up on some light posts!

Encanto posters

This new movie is coming to theaters on November 24th. That wraps up our updates for Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Keep following DFB for more of the latest news in Disney World.

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What’s your favorite attraction in Hollywood Studios? Let us know in the comments!

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