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 Wednesday, December 28, 2022.
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
EPCOT
- Santa Goofy has taken over for the big guy himself at the Odyssey Pavilion, and also in the cavalcade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- From now through mid-January, “Fantasmic!” will be performing twice a night to handle anticipated crowds.
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster will be going down for a multi-month extended refurbishment next year.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- The new Carousel Coffee, the latest in bland Disney hotel design, opened today at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn.
- We naturally also had to try the new cookies and the Cinnamon Bun Frozen Blended Coffee available at Carousel Coffee.
- The Electrical Water Pageant is finally being performed in its full form once more after urgent repairs were made.
New Merchandise
- New Disney Skyliner toys we found today feature Donald Duck and family, “Finding Nemo,” and the Guardians of the Galaxy, all now available at EPCOT.
- The farewell to the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration has already begun with a new “I Was Part of the Magic” pin we found today.
- Two new limited release MagicBand+ themed to “Hercules” and Snow White are now available.
- A new mystery pin set and limited release pin commemorating 30 years since “The Muppet Christmas Carol” are now on sale at Walt Disney World.
- Speaking of pins, we also found four new “Peter Pan” pins depicting iconic moments from the film at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Other Walt Disney World Resort News
- The first three Disney After Hours events slated for 2023 have already sold out!
- Not only are the boats at “it’s a small world” filthy, we found grime and mold in places like PeopleMover ride vehicles and on show elements in Toy Story Land.
Disneyland Resort
- Disney Genie+ has sold out for the very first time at either resort, and two days in a row at that!
- A former Disney Imagineer once pitched a “Gravity Falls” attraction for Disneyland Park.
Tokyo Disney Resort
- Tokyo Disney Resort has revealed their refurbishment calendar through August of 2023, with lots of work coming in particular to Tokyo Disneyland.
Entertainment & Media
- A mere two weeks after opening, “Avatar: The Way of Water” became the fastest movie in 2022 to cross $1 billion worldwide.
The Walt Disney Company
- A new patent from Disney has been revealed, showing a WEB Tech-like item which can interact with theme park attractions.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!
