The family of the woman who inspired Princess Tiana will be the first to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, custom plush character ear headbands are coming to Disneyland Resort, and the Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is closing for refurbishment — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- The family of Leah Chase, the inspiration for Princess Tiana, will be the first to ride Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom when the ride opens this summer.
- Crews have finished refurbishing the exterior of Columbia Harbour House in Magic Kingdom.
- Four months after we first noticed a leak in the Gaston fountain at Magic Kingdom, Disney has finally repaired the damage.
- All the “Smellephants on Parade” locations in Storybook Circus at Magic Kingdom now have coming soon signs and lights.
- There are now several new poles and a structure in the garden at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- The Mickey Shorts Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will close soon for a month-long refurbishment.
Disney Springs
- There’s a new place to purchase Disney Pins inside of Disney Springs.
- A homeless man being kicked out of Walt Disney World Resort shoved candy down a sheriff deputy’s body armor just before the deputy arrested him.
New Merchandise
- At Star Wars Galactic Outpost in Disney Springs, we found new “Star Wars” Crocs and a cardigan.
- New pins featuring Figment, the famous purple dragon of the Imagination Pavilion, have arrived at EPCOT.
- Two new Disney Vacation Club Dooney & Bourke bags are available at Walt Disney World Resort.
Disneyland Resort
- The Create Your Own Headband experience from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is coming soon to Disneyland Resort.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Tokyo Disney Resort has released images and prices of all the new items, including Tomica vehicles and Fantasy Springs Hotel merch.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
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