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 Monday, December 26, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The boats of “it’s a small world” are absolutely filthy, further highlighting the sad state of maintenance across Walt Disney World.
EPCOT
- Brett Owens, a Disney Fine artist and graphics designer with Disney Live Entertainment, has posted previews of several new artworks that will debut for the 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- More demolition is underway at the former ESPN Club building at Disney’s BoardWalk as it is transformed into The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers.
- Carousel Coffee signage has been installed inside Disney’s BoardWalk Inn.
New Merchandise
- A new “Hercules” 25th-anniversary puzzle has arrived at Walt Disney World as part of the Disney Parks Signature Puzzle collection.
- New maDe kiosk designs featuring Disney’s Animal Kingdom are now available for earbud cases, watch bands, and phone cases.
- A new 2023 light-up ear headband has just debuted at Walt Disney World as part of the Disney Parks 2023 Dated Collection.
- A brand-new ‘Greatest in the Galaxy’ Star Wars MagicBand+ is now the latest MagicBand available at Walt Disney World Resort.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Contract negotiations between Walt Disney World and the six Cast Member unions will resume in early January 2023.
- A recent study has found that nearly one in five Disney Park guests have racked up debt in order to afford a visit to one of the parks, but 71% say they don’t regret the decision to visit Walt Disney World.
Disneyland Resort
- Disneyland Resort has followed Walt Disney World’s lead and added a “courtesy” section to its “Know Before You Go” page on the official website.
Shanghai Disneyland
- A new report from the South China Morning Post suggests China’s borders will be reopening to the world on January 8 for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic emerged.
Entertainment and Media
Disney+
- The end of the year is nearly here, and we’re looking ahead to everything coming to Disney+ in 2023.
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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