We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, December 15, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- As the Walter E. Disney train pulled past the Fantasyland station, we heard new audio related to TRON Lightcycle / Run.
- A relatively inoffensive line of dialogue from Goofy has been changed in “Mickey’s Most Merriest Celebration” during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at Magic Kingdom.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Today, at Tower Hotel Gifts (the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror gift shop), we saw that a new carpet, featuring The Hollywood Tower Hotel logo, has been installed.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Disney has finally confirmed that the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa will be refurbished next year amidst the resort’s 30th anniversary.
New Merchandise
- More new “Avatar: The Way of Water” merchandise is available in Pandora – The World of Avatar in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, including plush ilu and skimwings.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The lawsuit against Walt Disney World filed by two Annual Passholders over the Park Pass reservation system could be dismissed because the plaintiffs wish to remain anonymous.
- Walt Disney World and the surrounding areas were under a tornado watch until 4:00 p.m.
- Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park will be closed tomorrow, December 16, and Saturday, December 17, due to low temperatures.
- The courses of Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf at Walt Disney World will close for refurbishment in January 2023.
- Several of the floats in the “Electrical Water Pageant” at Walt Disney World are currently out of commission, leaving nearly half of the show missing at present.
- More blue road signs have been installed on Walt Disney World Resort property.
Disneyland Resort
- Mickey’s PhilharMagic will be closed starting January 23 for a standard refurbishment.
- The Disney 100 Years of Wonder merchandise line has finally arrived on the west coast!
Disneyland Paris
- The King Ludwig’s Castle restaurant in Disney Village at Disneyland Paris will permanently close on January 8, 2023, to be completely rethemed.
Entertainment and Media
- More details have been announced about Disney Lorcana, a new trading card game by Ravensburger, that will launch in fall 2023.
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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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