We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Construction progress continues on the PeopleMover vertical supports in Tomorrowland
- Elsewhere in Tomorrowland, construction on the upcoming TRON Lightcycle / Run coaster is still downloading
- Over at the Magic Kingdom toll plaza, work on the logo marquee begins
- More canopy cover was installed at the Magic Kingdom Resort Launch Dock
- Come along for our photo report at Magic Kingdom to see some construction updates at “it’s a small world,” some new merch, and more!
EPCOT
- A new Annual Passholder exclusive pop-up shop is coming to EPCOT in Der Teddybar at the Germany Pavilion
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run temporarily extended its queue into backstage areas to compensate for physical distance requirements
- A new hard plexiglass divider is being tested on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance vehicles, an upgrade from the soft dividers tested last month
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- We sampled the new “Adventurous Eats” prix fixe menu from Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- Work continues on Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort with the removal of more crossbeams
- Also at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, a guest was caught checking in with an AR-15 and a handgun out of “fear” of local protests
- We got to see the upcoming “Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser” hotel construction progress for ourselves
- A full list of activities, shops, and restaurants was released for the reopening of Disney’s Art of Animation resort
- The installation of yet more panels continues over at the Walt Disney World Swan Reserve
Other Walt Disney World News
- In an update to yesterday’s post on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s strike teams visiting Walt Disney World for research, it was reported by the OC Register that the teams actually visited last week
- The safety spiel that plays in Walt Disney World theme parks reminding guests to wear their face coverings has been updated to state that “Guests that do not comply will be asked to leave”
Disneyland Resort
New Merchandise
- Amazon Prime Day deals on some great Disney merchandise can be yours through WDWNT
- Build Your Own Droid customization parts can now be purchased separately from the droid itself to keep upgrading and customizing your existing droid
- A new phone case celebrating Disneyland’s 65th anniversary came to the Disneyland Resort
- It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas already with these new Christmas and Princess face masks available on shopDisney
- The original, much sought-after Ahsoka Tano lightsaber hilts are back in stock at Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities
Disney+
- A new TV spot for “The Mandalorian” Season 2 premiered, and just in time — we nearly ran out of fresh Baby Yoda “The Child” memes
Universal Orlando Resort
- A construction update from Jurassic World VelociCoaster shows a waterfall flowing through the rock formations and more electric fencing installed
- Our latest photo report takes you along to see the best of the parks, from the new VelociCoaster waterfall to Thunder Falls Terrace ,and more!
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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!