The Santa Sulley popcorn bucket made an unexpected debut at Walt Disney World, the Wookiee Life Day bucket showed up as scheduled in Disneyland, and steel frames have been installed for the Pirates of the Caribbean lounge at Magic Kingdom — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, November 17, 2024.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

Interior with red arches, textured walls, and a hanging light fixture. A closed brown door with construction barriers is visible.

The interior steel frames for the walls of the new Pirates of the Caribbean Lounge have been installed at Magic Kingdom.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

A person holds a blue monster figure with a Santa hat, against a colorful background. The figure has two light bulb ornaments hanging from its hands.

The Santa Sulley Bucket initially announced for Disneyland Resort is now available at Walt Disney World.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

A tall Christmas tree with a star on top stands in front of a large, modern hotel building on a clear day.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort is decorated for the holidays with its outdoor Christmas tree, garlands, wreaths, and more.
The main building of Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside is covered in classic Christmas decorations for the 2024 holiday season.
Visit Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter this holiday season for Christmas decorations infused with the spirit of Mardi Gras.

New Merchandise

A display with a saber on a stand with colorful crystals, another set of colored vials with symbols, and a person holding a green and white helmet.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has new “Star Wars” merchandise in honor of Life Day on November 17, 2024.

Disneyland Resort

A mug with a stylized face design and a paper bag of popcorn are placed on a round table.

Celebrate the time-honored tradition of Life Day with a new Wookiee Life Day bucket available at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Park.
The marketplace with one of the punniest names of the Festival of Holidays, Winter Sliderland, is back for 2024 with a new slider and four new drinks.
Disney California Adventure is once again serving up Grandma’s Recipes for the 2024 Festival of Holidays.
Merry Mashups is back at the 2024 Festival of Holidays with two new dishes.
A Twist on Tradition brings unique spins on holiday classics for the 2024 Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure.
The Holiday Duets Marketplace brings festive flavors together for another year of the Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays.
The 2024 Holiday Travel Tumbler is now available at Disneyland Resort.
The 2024 Holiday Popcorn Bucket is now available at Disneyland Resort.
Tiana’s Palace is celebrating the grand opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, the latest attraction at Disneyland park, with new menu items.
Cranberry Wagonade has returned to The Little Red Wagon at Disneyland for the 2024 holiday season.

The Walt Disney Company

Two-part image: Left side shows a man and woman smiling. Right side features an animatronic alien in a futuristic setting with a "Sonic Eclipse" sign. — Left photo via Tammy Tuckey

Disney Parks composer George Wilkins passed away on November 9, 2024, at the age of 90.

Universal Studios

Universal Orlando Resort

Two people in elaborate costumes pose in front of a decorative backdrop for a Glinda and Elphaba meet and greet. One wears a black witch outfit, while the other dazzles in a pink gown and crown.

Glinda and Elphaba from “Wicked” are doing surprise meet and greets at Wicked: The Experience in Universal Studios Florida.
It’s Grinchmas season, which means the Grinch meet and greet is back at Seuss Landing in Universal Islands of Adventure.

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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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