We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The newly-refurbished Walter E. Disney steam train on the Walt Disney World Railroad was undergoing tests near Storybook Circus this morning.
- Construction continues on a new overpass near Magic Kingdom parking on World Drive.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- A small Earth Week celebration will be held at Disney’s Animal Kingdom from April 18 through 24.
- Disney is casting even more roles for the upcoming “Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!” stage show.
- Installation was completed today on a sand sculpture themed to “Ice Age: Scrat Tales” in front of the park.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Disney Vacation Club is raising the direct price per point for Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas, Disney’s Old Key West Resort, and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
- Start off your cruise aboard the Halcyon right with a special 15-minute tour around the entire ship. We have the full details!
Other Walt Disney World News
- In a surprise move, Disney announced that Minnie Van services are set to return to Walt Disney World starting this summer.
Disneyland Resort
- WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure began running a single rider queue today at Disney California Adventure.
- Construction on a new Disney Vacation Club tower at the Disneyland Hotel has gone vertical, as announced by Walt Disney Imagineering on Instagram.
- We spotted a crane over the construction site as well, along with the first signs of vertical construction.
Disney Cruise Line
- New Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie looks will be available for little ones visiting the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique aboard the Disney Wish when it launches this summer.
New Merchandise
- Fans of The Enchanted Tiki Room will love a new Donald Duck statue themed to the iconic attraction for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary.
- Months after we first spotted it at Disneyland, the Walt Disney World Railroad dress has finally pulled in at its namesake resort.
- We got a first look at the merchandise for the upcoming 2022 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend.
- Looking for more pieces of the Vault Collection? We found a retro-inspired PopSocket at Walt Disney World today.
- Today’s merchandise roundup features “Turning Red” jammies, two cute flower pots, a Vera Bradley “The Little Mermaid” notebook, and more!
- A pair of Minnie ears inspired by Tomorrowland are now available at the Disneyland Resort.
- Also to the Disneyland Resort came a few pieces from the 2022 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival merchandise line.
- The Sleeping Beauty Castle line grows ever larger, with a new baseball cap we spotted at Disneyland.
- Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy-inspired apparel for both singles and couples arrived today at the Disneyland Resort.
- LEGO dioramas inspired by iconic scenes in the original trilogy of “Star Wars” films are now available for pre-order.
Entertainment & Media
Movies
The Walt Disney Company
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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!
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