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, December 1, 2020.

Walt Disney World

EPCOT

• Is the future of Play in peril? EPCOT’s Play Pavilion Omitted from Disney Press Releases, Casting Doubt on Attraction’s Future
• Friendship boats at EPCOT now feature plexiglass dividers.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Nien Nunb stares off into the half-abyss as Star Wars – Rise of the Resistance continues to have technical issues

Magic Kingdom

• New track is being installed for the Liberty Square Riverboat and we’ve got photos and video!

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Check out our review of the New Christmas Cookie Butter Milkshake at Beaches & Cream Soda Shop in Disney’s Beach Club Resort.

Other Walt Disney World News

• Governor Ron DeSantis praises Walt Disney World for how they’ve handled the pandemic, but incorrectly states that the majority of the company’s 32,000 layoffs impacted California.
• In 2021, Cast Members can again choose between a Disney+ package or Theme Park Main Entrance Pass.

Disneyland Resort

• Disneyland Resort announces 1,797 furloughs and 11,500 new layoffs as park reopening continues to remain out of reach due to COVID-19.
• New extended hours for the holidays have been announced for the Downtown Disney District. The new hours will be 9am until 9pm from now through January 2nd, 2021.

D23

• D23 announces new D23 Duo Gold Membership and Discontinues the D23 Gold Family Membership for 2021.

New Merchandise

• Can’t wait for 2020 to end and still need to decorate for Christmas? Well, you’re in luck! Several new 2021 Christmas Ornaments are now available at Once Upon a Time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
• We found a whole sleigh-full of new Limited Edition Holiday 2020 boxed pins at Mouse Gear at EPCOT. The new pins include The Muppets, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Winnie the Pooh and more!

WDW News Today

• This past weekend WDWNT raised over $48,000 for The Cast Member Pantry during our 65 Hour Marathon. Now the Marathon has come to an end, but today marks Giving Tuesday and we’re asking our readers and viewers to step in and help us reach the next milestone in our charity drive for Cast Members in need: $50,00 for The Cast Member Pantry. Cast Members have made magic for all of us for years, now it’s our turn to make some magic for them this Holiday Season.

You can donate to the cast member pantry by clicking here

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