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 Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Following this evening’s performance of “Disney Enchantment” fireworks, a small fire broke out on the roof of Under the Sea — Journey of The Little Mermaid.
• Splash Mountain failed to open at the Magic Kingdom until about 5:00 this afternoon.
• The Frontierland Hoedown Happening is finally back after two years (and one month after it was promised), you can check out photos and video of its return!

EPCOT

• We finally know the height requirement for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind!
• As well, the Nova Corps Star Blaster and attraction exterior are finally lighting up as the highly-anticipated coaster nears completion.
• The Russian Cucumber Sprite flavor has returned to Club Cool after some “technical difficulties” yesterday.
• Disney celebrated Women’s History Month with a special promotion ceremony at EPCOT today.

Walt Disney World Hotels & Resorts

• The construction walls are gone at BVG inside Disney’s Contemporary Resort!

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

• We’ve got the full lowdown on using your Datapad during your Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser voyage.

Other Walt Disney World News

• The Walt Disney World Resort was under a tornado watch for most of the morning as powerful storms rolled through the Orlando area.

Disneyland Resort

• The reimagining of the Magic Key Terrace at Disney California Adventure continues, and we went up to take a look at its progress today.

Disneyland Paris

• For the first time in its 30-year history, Disneyland Paris is selling Mickey Premium ice cream bars and turkey legs, among other classic park treats.

Shanghai Disney Resort

• Shanghai Disneyland is reducing its capacity and tightening anti-infection measures as China battles its worst outbreak of COVID-19 in two years.

New Merchandise

• 50th Anniversary H2O+ products are now on sale at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
• Fans of Spike the Bee will love the new EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival magnet we spotted today!
• For the Main Street Electrical Parade’s 50th anniversary this year, a new portrait of the former To Honor America float is now on sale at Disneyland.
• A cute stylized Stitch pillow has surfed into the Disneyland Resort this week.

Entertainment & Media

Movies

• Our resident film critic reviewed the new Disney/Pixar film “Turning Red” today, you can read his (mostly positive) thoughts!

The Walt Disney Company

• California Governor Gavin Newsom said “the door is open” for Disney to bring jobs back to California following antagonistic comments from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over Disney’s stance against the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

WDW News Today

Mary Poppins Attraction for EPCOT “On Hold”, Bob Chapek Apologizes – NewsToday 3/12

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