We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, January 10, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- We kicked off the day trying all of the new 50th Anniversary dishes we could find, although we had a bit of trouble finding some of them, due to operational problems, false advertising, or unexpected delays.
- We did get to try the new Croque Monsieur flatbread and “it’s a small world” Tart at Pinocchio’s Village Haus.
- Also ready to go today was the new Crooning Flower Float at Aloha Isle Refreshments.
- Seven seasonal Seven Dwarfs soft serve cones will be coming to Sleepy Hollow Refreshments.
- Sadly, the new Donald Duck Dome Cake at Gaston’s Tavern wasn’t up to our standards.
- The initially promised Tightrope Walker Push Pop failed to materialize today, and was instead replaced with a version featuring the Quicksand stretching portrait.
- Although apparently not available publicly until January 12, we did get to try the new Cheers to 50 Years Sundae at the Plaza Restaurant, a vast improvement over the original.
- Something that was new and available as-promised was the new Slue Foot Sue Sandwich over in Frontierland.
- Splash Mountain has officially closed for its annual refurbishment.
EPCOT
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is now open during Early Entry for resort guests.
Disney Springs
- Salt & Straw has officially announced that they will open their new Disney Springs outlet sometime in March.
Typhoon Lagoon
- Typhoon Lagoon will unfortunately be closed tomorrow, January 11 due to cold weather forecasted in the Orlando area.
Other Walt Disney World News
- Prices were hiked on nearly all snacks, food, and beverages across Walt Disney World today as The Walt Disney Company seeks to increase profit and revenue.
- A new “Walt Disney World Weekday Magic” ticket is now available to Florida Residents through April 7.
Disneyland Resort
- Construction continues on fixing up the Downtown Disney District parking lot tram station ahead of the trams’ return sometime early this year.
New Merchandise
- If you’re fans of the Vault Collection, you’ll love this amazing new Adventurer’s Club t-shirt available now at Walt Disney World! Kungaloosh!
- Also new in the t-shirt department is a faded vintage-style Magic Kingdom shirt.
- Rejoice, Spirit Jersey fans! A new Spirit Jersey inspired by the iconic opening crawl of “Star Wars” has landed at Walt Disney World!
- Two new Dooney & Bourke bag collections themed to Germany and Valentine’s Day are now available at the Magic Kingdom.
- If you’ve ever felt like you don’t spend enough money at Walt Disney World, take a look at this $250,000 Arribas Brothers Crystal Cinderella Castle.
- Our Walt Disney World merchandise roundup today highlighted a ton of new Sketchbook ornaments, a Passholder magnet, and new Pop Sockets among many other items.
Entertainment & Media
Movies
The Walt Disney Company
- Disney CEO Bob Chapek sent out a memo to all employees today outlining his “three pillars of success” for the next century of The Walt Disney Company.
WDW News Today
Disney World Raises Food Prices, Plastic Lightsaber Bags, Anti-Chapek Sign Spotted in Parks – NewsToday 1/10
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
