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, October 21, 2023.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Another Carousel of Progress audio-animatronic lost a hand mid-show at Magic Kingdom this week.

EPCOT

• After a month behind construction walls, the snack cart outside the Imagination! Pavilion in EPCOT has reopened with a new look.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Amid menu updates, Disney quietly removed the signature Cheesy Barbecue Brisket from the Geyser Point Bar & Grill menu at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge.
• Construction has begun on the 2023 gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. 
• (Sponsored content) Welcome to the first in a series of articles introducing newbies to Disney Vacation Club. 

New Merchandise

• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge has two more items inspired by the resort’s totem pole featuring Mickey, Goofy, Donald, and Humphrey the Bear. New this week is a sculpted magnet and a set of salt and pepper shakers.
• The “Star Wars” X account announced the release date for the new Kanan Jarrus Legacy Lightsaber coming to Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort.

Other Walt Disney World News

• The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has canceled their contract with Freddie Figgers for an improved 911 network after facing criticism for not opening the project up to bidding.
• Check out our list of the top 7 scariest attractions in Walt Disney World history.
• A Walt Disney World Monorail was stuck between EPCOT and the Transportation and Ticket Center, and guests were evacuated.
• The Walt Disney World Monorail stuck between the Transportation and Ticket Center and EPCOT broke down due to a flat tire, Disney said in a statement.

Disneyland Resort

• The “Star Wars” X account announced the release date for the new Kanan Jarrus Legacy Lightsaber coming to Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort.

Tokyo Disney Resort

• A UK-based activist fund is urging the Keisei Electric Railway to reduce its stake in the Oriental Land Company, the owners of Tokyo Disney Resort.

Disneyland Paris

• The Partners statue has been removed from Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris during ongoing construction outside Studio 1. 

Disney Cruise Line

• To celebrate Halloween, Walt Disney Imagineering has released a ghoulish new portrait of the Captain, one of the happy haunts sailing on the new Disney Treasure. 

Entertainment and Media

• Another Disney Lorcana Elsa card has sold for over $1,000. But this time, bidding didn’t stop at $1,099.99. It reached $7,050.

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