Disney and Columbia have partnered for a new Mickey collection, Jared Bush takes over as CCO of Walt Disney Animation, and the Cake Bake Shop is seeing more progress at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

A dessert resembling a Halloween-themed ghost with a marshmallow top and green base is displayed on a gold-rimmed plate against a grassy background, reminiscent of the delightful Halloween treats at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Two new and two returning Halloween treats are coming soon to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

A white two-story building with a brown roof, surrounded by a construction barrier featuring posters. The foreground shows a wooden pathway and greenery. Cloudy sky in the background.

Construction of The Cake Bake Shop at Disney’s Boardwalk is finally nearing completion.
Walt Disney World has shared that the Surfboard Bay Pool and kiddie pool at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort will close for maintenance in early 2026.

New Merchandise

A collection of jackets, hats, and a fanny pack featuring Disney-themed designs displayed against a background with trees. The jackets are in black and patterned styles, while the hats and pack have coordinating designs.

Disney and Columbia Sportswear have teamed up to create the new special-edition Mickey’s Outdoor Club Collection inspired by the art of Disney Legend Floyd Gottfredson, who drew the “Mickey Mouse” comic strip from 1930 to 1975.
Arribas Brothers has two new sets of Haunted Mansion glassware available for pre-order at their Disney Springs store.
The newest addition to the Disney Bicoastal Adventures pin series has arrived at Walt Disney World featuring Dumbo the Flying Elephant.

Other Walt Disney World News

The Walt Disney World specialty license plate benefitting Make-A-Wish has now raised more than $3 million for the organization.

Disneyland Resort

A garden display features a figure adorned in a purple dress with yellow and purple flowers at the base. Scaffolding and construction are present in the background, along with colorful murals and a tree.

Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort has been decorated for Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15.
We noticed a few new finishing details in the construction at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure this week, including new trees, flowers, and stained glass.

Tokyo Disney Resort

A nighttime display at a theme park features illuminated fireworks and light projections on a castle, encouraging the crowd watching from the foreground to reach for the stars.

“Reach for the Stars,” a new nighttime projection show on Cinderella Castle, has debuted at Tokyo Disneyland.
Tokyo Disney Resort has a new light-up Monorail toy available beginning on September 19.

Disney Cruise Line

A person's wrist wearing a Disney-themed wristband with a decorative design, against a blurred background.

Disney Cruise Line announced that guests sailing on the Disney Treasure will be able to purchase an exclusive DisneyBand+ (MagicBand+) design.

The Walt Disney Company

A man and a woman, both smiling, are shown side by side. The man wears a leather jacket and has short, light-colored hair. The woman, looking like she stepped out of a Walt Disney Animation film, has long, wavy, light-colored hair, wears glasses and a light-colored jacket.

Disney announced on Thursday that Jennifer Lee has stepped down from her position as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Jared Bush has been named the new chief.
The Walt Disney Company will transition away from using Salesforce’s Slack for internal communications after a hacking group leaked data from over 44 million messages.

Universal Studios

Universal Orlando Resort

Collage promoting Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights 2024, featuring themed attractions, a promotional sign, eerie characters, and various event highlights. Text reads, "Full Guide 2024: Halloween Horror Nights.

A new Minions-themed popcorn box is now being offered at the Pop-A-Nana popcorn stand in Minion Land at Universal Studios Florida.
DreamWorks Land at Universal Studios Florida has a new set of bao buns inspired by Po from “Kung Fu Panda.”
Halloween Horror Nights 33 is underway at the Universal Orlando Resort, and we’ve compiled a guide to help first-timers (and maybe even some pros) know what to expect this year.
Universal Orlando Resort has new Epic Universe reusable shopping bags available at the Epic Universe Preview Center in CityWalk.

WDW News Today

WDWNT The Price is Right and Tom & Nick Return TONIGHT

The Price is Right, Tom & Nick Return – Episode 282

That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!

The post Watch the Premiere of ‘Reach for the Stars’, New Disney Nighttime Spectacular Featuring Marvel & More: Daily Recap (9/19/24) appeared first on WDW News Today.