A new Disney Munchlings collection is coming soon to DisneyStore.com and likely to Disney Parks at the same time.

Disney Munchlings Playful Picnic Plush

The Disney Store new arrivals page teases the new Disney Munchlings Playful Picnic plush coming to the online shop on April 1, 2024. The pictured plush appear to be inspired by (clockwise from top right) Miss Bunny, Stitch, Lady, Dumbo, Gus, and Simba.

It’s hard to identify their exact snacks but Dumbo appears to be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Stitch a blueberry drink, and Simba a slice of pizza. Most of them are pictured with a plaid fabric holder. They come inside picnic basket-shaped boxes.

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After being removed, one of the traffic signals in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been refurbished and returned.

Hollywood Studios Traffic Signal Refurbished

Hollywood Blvd . and Sunset Blvd. at Disney’s Hollywood Studios feature working retro traffic signals on their street corners that light up and flip between “Go” and “Stop” signs. The traffic signals are for theming and don’t actually direct any traffic.

Recently, the signal disappeared from atop this black and white striped pole at Hollywood Junction, where the two streets meet.

As of Friday, March 29, the signal is back and appears to have been refurbished. It’s working perfectly.

The signal has red and green “Stop” and “Go” lights in addition to the changing signs on the side. On top are road signs for Sunset Blvd. and Hollywood Blvd.

The lights are hard to see in the day but are in working order.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be closing early on June 5 for a private event. The park’s Mama Melrose restaurant will soon debut new menu items. The Walt Disney Theater recently reopened with new seats and carpet.

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Disney has added more themed signs to the new Harambe Market seating area at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Themed Signage in Harambe Market Seating Area

The covered seating area serves Harambe Market, Tamu Tamu Refreshments, or Zuri’s Sweets Shop in the Africa section of the park. It opened in March after nine months of construction and is located across from Harambe Market, next to the Malimwengu Guest House building.

We noticed the first of the new signage in this flowerbed. The Festival of the Lion King poster on the wall above was already there.

Two new small yellow signs read, “Practise Respect for Nature.” One is directly in front of a potted tree.

The other sign is located further back in the flowerbed.

Above it is a wooden sign reading, “Tamu Tamu Refreshments.” It has a textured surface with floral carvings at each end.

On a nearby wall is a carved wood sign reading:

Harambe Town Official Heritage Site

To be preserved by order of the Ministry of Culture

1984

Another sign is an advertisement for Cicero Art School, a fake business located in the fake town.

A sign has been added to this obelisk at the main entrance to the seating area. It reads “Karibuni,” which is Swahili for “Welcome.”

The sign continues in English:

Welcome all guests

to our lovely patio, however please mind your manners.

It’s in a brown wooden frame with carvings that match the nearby fence posts.

A sign reading “Tamu Tamu” hangs over the doorway.

It also has floral carvings.

The other side, as seen when guests exit, reads, “Go Well.”

The new seating area connects to the pre-existing Tamu Tamu Refreshments seating.

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A Zazu shoulder plush has arrived at Disneyland Resort in honor of the 30th anniversary of “The Lion King” this year.

We spotted Zazu at the Newsstand near the Disneyland Park entrance, as well as in the Emporium.

Zazu Shoulder Plush – $24.99

Zazu is a blue and white hornbill. He has an orange and yellow beak and orange talons. In “The Lion King,” he’s voiced by Rowan Atkinson. In other media, he’s been voiced by Jim Piddock, Edward Hibbert, Jeff Bennett, and John Oliver.

Zazu works for Mufasa, King of the Pride Lands, but is often relegated to looking after Prince Simba.

The shoulder plush has a magnet inside and a separate magnetic piece that goes under your shirt. Then the plush appears to sit on your shoulder.

The plush is the first piece of merchandise officially honoring the film’s 30th anniversary. “The Lion King” was released in theaters on June 15, 1994.

The Zazu shoulder plush is also available at Walt Disney World.

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