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 Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Football legends Peyton Manning and Phil Simms appeared on a cavalcade float and were seen filming at Magic Kingdom this morning.
- We spotted new royal blue banners outside of Mickey’s PhilharMagic today.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Disney has announced that they will be utilizing a virtual queue for May the 4th ‘Star Wars’ merchandise at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- A new Timon Sipper is being released tomorrow to help celebrate Animal Kingdom’s 25th Anniversary.
Disney Springs
- Gideon’s Bakehouse at Disney Springs has brought the White Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut Cookie back to their special menu for May. Check out our review.
- Amorette’s Patisserie is offering a new Vanilla & Berry Disney100 Petit Cake to celebrate 100 years of The Walt Disney Company. Take a look at our review.
Walt Disney World Resorts
- New ‘Moana’ Heart of Te Fiti Mochi Dole Whip has arrived at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Check out our review.
- The new Disney Vacation Club Tower structure at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has grown significantly since our last update.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The Florida Senate has passed bill that allows the Florida Department of Transportation to inspect Walt Disney World monorails.
- Disney has launched the Star Wars Galactic shopDisney Sweepstakes for a Walt Disney World Resort vacation, Galactic Starcruiser Voyage, 4 Legacy Lightsaber Hilts, and more.
- Governor DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board were served a summons in the federal lawsuit that Disney Parks & Resorts filed against them.
Disneyland Resort
- A new Light-Up Acid Spitter Orb is now available for May the 4th and “Star Wars” month at Disneyland.
- A New Blue Milk Tenoo Swirl Crunchies Cereal Drink Debuts in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Check out our review for it.
- The Darth by Chocolate Parfait has returned for May the 4th and “Star Wars” month at Galactic Grill in Galaxy’s Edge. Be sure to check out our review.
- A new “Star Wars” month IG-12 Magic Key Holder Magic Shot is now available at Galaxy’s Edge.
- A new “Star Wars” themed sipper has arrived featuring Grogu holding a blue Sorgan frog at Disneyland Park.
- A new Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures photo op has popped up next to the Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney.
- The Grogu Candy Apple has returned to Marceline’s Confectionary at Downtown Disney District.
Disney Cruise Line
- We spotted a new Disney Cruise Line Silver Anniversary Tumbler that is now available for purchase.
- Today marked the debut of the Disney Cruise Line 25th Anniversary Pre-Show before the Sail Away Party. Check out our video.
- We also saw a new Disney Cruise Line 25th Anniversary popcorn bucket.
Entertainment and Media
- The Writers Guild of America has begun their strike and picketing today after failed negotiations.
Disney+
- “Dancing with the Stars” will be returning to ABC for Season 32 after previous Disney + exclusivity.
- New merchandise and apparel for the new Disney + show “Muppets Mayhem” will be released soon.
The Walt Disney Company
- Imagineer Daniel Joseph, who worked on the Hatbox Ghost in The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
- Adventures by Disney has announced three new destinations, including Colombia, Morocco, and Nova Scotia.
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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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