Drunk Guest Assaults Cast Member at EPCOT & More: Daily Recap (6/17/24)

A drunk guest assaults a Cast Member at EPCOT, a new Test Track logo is revealed, and Disney Springs area water taxis return — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, June 17, 2024.

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Walt Disney World

EPCOT

A fight recently broke out at Space 220 Restaurant in which a drunk guest assaulted a Cast Member, and footage of the aftermath has been shared on social media.
Construction walls around Test Track feature a new logo for the attraction as it undergoes an expected months-long reimagining.
A new EPCOT guidemap featuring the park’s latest experiences is now available at Walt Disney World, including the Mickey & Friends meet and greet and CommuniCore Hall.
Days after the transformation of EPCOT was dubbed complete, lighting malfunctions are present throughout World Celebration Gardens.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Close-up of a wrist wearing a green MagicBand+ with a colorful face featuring Simba, next to colorful beaded bracelets. MagicBand+ interactions like this happen throughout the lively "Festival of the Lion King". WDWNT Daily Recap 6-17-24

For a limited time, performances of “Festival of the Lion King” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will include MagicBand+ interactions to celebrate the animated film’s 30th anniversary.

Disney Springs

A boat with blue umbrellas is docked at a pier on a sunny day, with people walking on the pier and buildings in the background under a partly cloudy sky. WDWNT Daily Recap 6-17-24

Following recent rains in Central Florida, river levels have risen enough that the Disney Springs area water taxis were able to return.
Ever After Jewelry Co. & Accessories has temporarily closed at Disney Springs ahead of transforming into an “all-new concept.”

New Merchandise

A colorful handbag from the Dooney & Bourke Collection, featuring Disney-themed illustrations including a Donald Duck 90th-Anniversary design, is displayed on a wooden shelf. The bag has brown leather handles and a multicolored collage of various Disney characters and logos, reminiscent of Walt Disney World magic. WDWNT Daily Recap 6-17-24

New Dooney & Bourke accessories celebrating Donald Duck’s 90th birthday can now be found at Walt Disney World.
A new “Lilo and Stitch” pin featuring alien characters from the film is now available at Walt Disney World.
A new Disney Sketch Dooney & Bourke pickleball bag has arrived at Disney’s Riviera Resort.

Disneyland Resort

A hand holds a Disneyland Pride Nite event badge. The badge is black with colorful Mickey Mouse ears and is bordered with pink. Text on the badge reads "Disneyland After Dark Pride Nite Magic Key. WDWNT Daily Recap 6-17-24

Disneyland Resort has revealed the design of the Magic Key-exclusive patch for Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite 2024.

Entertainment and Media

A person wearing black leather clothing stands in front of a black muscle car in an industrial setting, evoking the style of Wesley Snipes. WDWNT Daily Recap 6-17-24

Wesley Snipes has taken to X to comment on Marvel Studios’ “Blade” reboot losing its second director.

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