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 Sunday, October 17, 2021.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom

- The Lightning Lane entrance sign at Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom has a fresh coat of paint.
EPCOT

- The Walt Disney World parking lot trams are moving again, but not to bring guests into the parks.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

- Additional 50th Anniversary magical touches were added to the Peanut Butter Banana Pie at Contempo Cafe.
Other Walt Disney World News

- Walt Disney World operating hours are now available for all Walt Disney World theme parks and Disney Springs through December 27, 2021.
- The new Disney Genie service launches on October 19, and we have a full guide to the new program here for you.
New Merchandise

- Visitors to the Italy Pavilion in World Showcase at EPCOT can take home art with an Italian twist.
- During a visit to Disney’s Contemporary Resort, we discovered a new 50th Anniversary engravable ID tag.
- A new pair of sleek bike shorts have now debuted to keep the magic going while you stay in shape.
- New apparel has arrived in Mickey’s of Hollywood at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
- A new Mickey Mouse backpack is now available at Walt Disney World, perfect for kids needing a new school bag or adults wanting a cute bag for the parks.
- Four new bag charms at Walt Disney World can be attached to purses, backpacks, or any type of bag.
- New Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary resort-scented candle is now available at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
- 50th anniversary designs have been added to several of the engravable ID tag machines throughout Walt Disney World.
- Guests completing “Remy’s Ratatouille Hide and Squeak” at EPCOT can choose between two Magic Kingdom souvenir bowls.
- New Disney Babies Baloo plush has danced his way into Walt Disney World.
- New CRISLU Maleficent earrings plus Ursula and Evil Queen necklaces are now available at Walt Disney World.
- A new limited edition MagicBand in the Vault Collection features retro artwork.
- Artist Jerrod Maruyama’s original artwork, “Magic Kingdom Cuties,” is now available on several items at Magic Kingdom.
WDW News Today
Genie+ and Lightning Lane Coming this week and a Look Back at “Lost” Disney World – ParksCenter
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!