The Spaceship Earth sign sparkles once more, DVC Membership Magic Beyond 2026 details revealed, and Sleeping Beauty Castle already has snow at Disneyland — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Daily Recap (10/14/25)
Walt Disney World
EPCOT
- Ahead of its reopening, Spaceship Earth has had a lighting feature on the exterior of the attraction restored.
- The wheelchair-accessible boardwalk in the Canada pavilion at EPCOT has reopened after a three-week refurbishment.
- After almost seven months living at The Seas in EPCOT, Mermaid the manatee has been released back into the wild.
Disney Springs
- Every October, Salt & Straw brings us a lineup of spooky favorite flavors. Did they bewitch our taste buds or trick our tongue? Here’s our review!
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- New check-in counters, a kid’s area, and more have been revealed as Disney continues with the lobby refurbishment at Pop Century.
New Merchandise
- The Norway pavilion of EPCOT has new Viking-inspired apparel and drinkware available as part of a new merchandise collection.
- A new ink pen, featuring the Hollywood Tower Hotel, has dropped into Hollywood Studios. The long pen has a funky retro vibe.
- This week’s Pin Tuesday at Disney World features several Nightmare Before Christmas pins, along with Alice in Wonderland and more.
- Two new Figment shirts have arrived in EPCOT, one for adults and one for kids. These are available in Creations Shop, the park’s flagship merchandise location.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- The Emporium side of Main Street, U.S.A. was evacuated late Tuesday morning for an unknown “minor emergency,” per Cast Members, but was fully reopened by 11:45am PT.
- Parts of Southern California were under a tornado watch today, as well as a flash flood warning. The affected areas included both Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood.
- Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Park is getting ready for the holiday season, and snow has been added earlier than ever.
- Disneyland Resort will resume sales of Inspire and Believe tier Magic Keys in November.
Downtown Disney District
- Every October, Salt & Straw brings us a lineup of spooky favorite flavors. Did they bewitch our taste buds or trick our tongue? Here’s our review!
New Merchandise
- A new collection of camouflage Mickey merchandise has arrived at Disneyland Resort to honor military service members, veterans, and families.
- A round of new pins arrived at Disneyland this Pin Tuesday, including Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas pins, Hidden Disney 2025 Wave B, and a new Vault Collection set.
Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris
- Head back to the 2000’s with several new Disney Channel pins, including Hannah Montana, High School Musical, and Camp Rock, available now at Disneyland Paris.
Other Disney Merchandise
- Disney and Macy’s are collaborating again to bring a festive holiday collection for 2025, including Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade keepsakes and more.
Disney Vacation Club
- The on-sale date and pricing have been revealed for the Disney Vacation Club 2026 optional add-on, Membership Magic Beyond.
The Walt Disney Company
- Disney announced on Tuesday that Kevin Lansberry, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Disney Experiences, will retire next year and be replaced by Michael Moriarty.
Universal Orlando Resort
Islands of Adventure
- The Wossamotta-U gift shop at Islands of Adventure has seemingly closed.
New Merchandise
- We’re still two weeks out from Halloween, but a kiosk of Grinchmas merch has already arrived at Universal Orlando.
Universal Studios Hollywood
- Halloween Horror Nights may end in a few weeks, but new merchandise continues to roll in at Universal Studios Hollywood.
- Parts of Southern California were under a tornado watch today, as well as a flash flood warning. The affected areas included both Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood.
Entertainment and Media
- Drew Struzan, an artist known for his hand-illustrated movie posters for several iconic film franchises, passed away on October 13, 2025, at the age of 78.
WDW News Today
- Take a special guided tour of the newly reimagined Disney theme park museum in Celebration, FL this weekend!
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