EPCOT Center Drive was temporarily closed this morning after a fatal crash, the family of the guest who dies after riding Stardust Racers has issued a new statement, and the Disney Springs Lime Garage is closing for maintenance — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Monday, October 6, 2025.
Daily Recap (10/6/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Over five months after the old banners were removed, new banners have been installed at Pete’s Silly Sideshow in Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT
- EPCOT Center Drive at Walt Disney World is back open after a fatal 5-vehicle crash on Monday, October 6.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- The full soundtrack for the Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After stage show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is now streaming.
Disney Springs
- The Lime Garage at Disney Springs will close for maintenance for about three months in 2026.
Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
- While the check-in area has reopened at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort, more of the lobby’s center has been blocked off and crew members have started removing carpet.
- The entrance of Disney Lakeshore Lodge continues to grow as the new Disney Vacation Club resort at Walt Disney World is constructed.
New Merchandise
- The 2025 Walt Disney World Christmas merchandise has arrived — check out our full list of everything available.
- Walt Disney World has a new reversible pullover sweatshirt featuring Figment from Journey Into Imagination.
Other Walt Disney World News
- The 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend medals featuring Mickey and Friends have been revealed.
- Walt Disney World adult T-shirts have increased in price across the resort.
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Storybook Land Canal Boats at Disneyland Park will get a new Tangled-inspired miniature this winter.
New Merchandise
- The first wave of 2025 Disneyland Christmas merchandise is starting to arrive in the parks, and we’re keeping a full list with prices of everything available.
- A trio of new, Disney-themed Lincoln Log sets featuring figurines of Mickey and the Country Bears has arrived at Disneyland Resort.
Disney Store Merchandise
- Disney Store has released another round of Christmas merchandise, including the Disney Holiday Haven collection, Star Wars holiday droids, and ornaments.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- Attorney Ben Crump, representing the family of a man who died after riding Stardust Racers at Universal Epic Universe, condemned the ride’s reopening during a press conference.
- The Mario fountain and a set of broken stairs near the Cosmos Fountain have both been wrapped in construction walls at Epic Universe.
Universal Studios Florida
- The Simpsons co-showrunner Matt Selman has addressed the rumors that Springfield will be removed from the Universal theme parks following Disney acquiring the show.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!