Disneyland is letting go of approximately 100 salaried Cast Members, you can get married in the Haunted Mansion Parlor on Disney Cruise Line, nonstop flights will connect Orlando and Tokyo, more Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party sold out — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Walt Disney World

Magic Kingdom

• Three more November dates for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party have sold out.
• Disney World has posted the dates and times for New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• The live-action Ariel meet and greet has moved to a new location at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The Zootopia: Better Zoogether meet and greet has new theming.

Disney Springs

• The Disney Arribas team celebrated their 50 year anniversary at Disney Springs.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Roof work began on the Tuvalu building at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and there is construction near Pineapple Lanai.
• The Birdcage Bar at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort has countertops installed and completed lighting elements.
• Disney announced the release of the Evil Queen & The Witch tiki mug at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.
• We later got the green Evil Queen tiki mug and reviewed its cocktail.
• Additional exterior work has begun at the future Disney Lakeshore Lodge, including on the A-frame cabins and exterior facade.
• Take home a slice of paradise with a Polynesian Village Resort scented candle.
• An Alabama man was arrested for threatening to kill his adult son with a pocketknife after he was annoyed that his family didn’t help load their bags to check out of their Disney hotel.

New Merchandise

• New pieces at Disney World include a limited-edition Sorcerer Mickey Pandora charm, jewelry, and watches.
• New Christmas pins feature Stitch, Pooh, Goofy, and Pluto.
• Get in the Christmas spirit with the Starbucks and Disney World holiday collection.
• Disney World Pin Tuesday features The Lion King, Fantasia, a Christmas Countdown, and Rescuers Down Under.

Other Walt Disney World News

• For the first time in its history, Orlando International Airport will offer nonstop passenger charter service to Tokyo and back.
• Disney has updated a few key areas of the My Disney Experience app to improve functionality, including renaming and separating some key sections guests use frequently.

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Park

• Disneyland Resort announced they will let go of approximately 100 salaried Cast Members from across the resort.

Disney California Adventure

• Disney California Adventure has new merchandise featuring Coco, including a cute plush backpack and shirt.

New Merchandise

• New Christmas merchandise at Disneyland Resort includes apparel, housewares, ornaments, treats, pins, and more.
• Check out the new Death Star ornament and Rey pin.
• Disneyland Pin Tuesday includes collections for 85 years of Fantasia and 35 years of Rescuers Down Under.

Disney Cruise Line

• Couples can pledge their eternal love in the Haunted Mansion Parlor aboard the Disney Destiny, Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship.

Universal Orlando Resort

Epic Universe

• Team Members set up a game of un-themed cornhole outside Frankenstein Manor as Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment was unexpectedly closed.
• See all the treats, apparel, and everything Captain Cacao from Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets in Celestial Park.

CityWalk

• Celebrate National Chocolate Day with new dishes at Universal Orlando Resort.

Entertainment and Media

• Disney and Formula 1’s “Fuel the Magic” campaign will launch with a show and more at the Las Vegas Grand Prix event next month.
• Upper Deck and Ravensburger settled the lawsuit regarding Disney Lorcana for $39,000.
• Sean Bailey, former President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production and longtime head of global film production for Disney, has founded a new production company.

Disney+

• Freakier Friday has a Disney+ release date.
• Disney+ ended its partnership with Doctor Who and the BBC confirmed the show’s future.

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

Gretchen