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 Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Today the Liberty Belle got stuck on the Rivers of America, forcing guests aboard to evacuate and preventing rafts to Tom Sawyer Island from crossing.
EPCOT
- Refurbishment on the World Discovery popcorn stand has finally completed and the stand has reopened to guests.
Disney Springs
- A new Super Hero Donut is now available at Everglazed just in time for the new “Guardians of the Galaxy” film.
- Construction continues on the upcoming Summer House on the Lake restaurant.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Today we headed over to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to try the new Korean Fried Chicken Bowl with Cucumber Namasu.
New Merchandise
- A new headband themed to the park icons has debuted complete with a removable bow!
- Celebrate one of Pixar’s finest films with a new “Finding Nemo” Spirit Jersey we found today.
Other Walt Disney World Resort News
- The new design for Walt Disney World Resort Cast Member nametags has been revealed.
- Complementary stickers and buttons are now available to promote The Villas at Disneyland Hotel from every Disney Vacation Club kiosk.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today said that his biggest victory in the battle with Disney is silencing the company on political issues.
Disneyland Resort
- Chow down on Drax’s favorite Zarg-Bits, now available in Avengers Campus.
- The new Jeff Granito Star Wars Cantina–themed tableware is now available at the Downtown Disney District.
- As previously promised last year, a plush themed to the cancelled Elee attraction has arrived at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
- We went and tried everything new available at Pym Test Kitchen for the springtime menu refresh.
- Nutmeg, the Magic Key Terrace cat, has sadly passed away.
Entertainment & Media
- Our professional critic has weighed in on “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” and you can read his thoughts.
- Disney is demanding that striking WGA workers continue their other duties, an explicit violation of their union agreement.
The Walt Disney Company
- Disney has introduced the very first canine Imagineer, whose name is “Noodle.” And yes, she is a good girl.
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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