A lightning strike reportedly sparked a fire near Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, we recapped all the announcements from the Marvel Studios panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and another August date has sold out for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, July 28, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

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Another August 2024 date of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in Magic Kingdom is sold out for most guests.

New Merchandise

A person holds a pair of black shoes with a white skull pattern, displayed with labeled tags in a store setting. More shoes and shirts are visible in the background.

New Nightmare Before Christmas and Haunted Mansion merchandise has arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Other Walt Disney World News

A traffic scene featuring several vehicles at a roadside area with orange cones and people in safety vests present, reminiscent of the bustling atmosphere near Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. An overcast sky looms above, with a traffic signal overhead hinting at the potential for lightning.

According to eyewitness reports, a lightning strike has caused a fire near the entrance to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and Disney Springs.

Disneyland Resort

Nighttime water and firework show with colorful lights, fountains, and pyrotechnics. Crowd watches from behind a metal fence in the foreground.

Fantasmic! was performed with limited pyrotechnics on Saturday, July 27, following weeks of issues that included Mickey’s finger fireworks misfiring and rogue fireworks.
The former Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar in Disney California Adventure has been renovated to become a Disney Vacation Club Welcome Home Center.
We found new Maleficent dragon and Cruella de Vil ears.

Tokyo Disney Resort

A toy bus, a plush bear in Halloween attire, five keychain figures, and a headband with black lace ears and bow from the Disney Halloween 2024 Merchandise collection are displayed against a white background.

New spooky Disney Halloween 2024 merchandise is coming to Tokyo Disney Resort.

Entertainment and Media

The Marvel Studios presentation at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 was packed full of announcements and surprises — here’s everything that was revealed about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
“Deadpool & Wolverine” officially had the biggest opening weekend in history for an R-rated film.

Universal Studios

Universal Studios Hollywood

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is returning to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood in a new house.
A new scare zone has been announced for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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