We reviewed several new Wicked: For Good-themed food items, new Princess pins are at Disneyland, and we toured a 3-bedroom cottage at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort— all this and more in today’s daily recap for Sunday, October 19, 2025.
Daily Recap (10/19/25)
Walt Disney World
Magic Kingdom
- Thanks to bioreconstruct on X, we now have an aerial view of the current demolition on the former Tom Sawyer Island in Magic Kingdom.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Earlier this month, Disney announced that both Trilo-Bites and Dino Bite Snacks in DinoLand U.S.A. would close on October 20, 2025, with today, October 19 being their last day of operation. Join us in a final look at both kiosks before construction walls shutter them forever.
New Merchandise
- An icy, shimmery new Loungefly mini backpack has arrived at Walt Disney World, ready for the winter season!
- Walt Disney World has released several new apparel items, including various sweatshirts and flannel shirts, as the parks prepare for the “cooler” months (if you can call them that in Florida).
- The holiday season is quickly approaching at Disney World, and new tees have arrived with designs themed to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Star Wars, and more.
- As part of a larger collection celebrating 70 years, a new Mickey Mouse Club tote bag has arrived at Walt Disney World.
Disneyland Resort
New Merchandise
- Arribas Brothers has a new unique holiday souvenir available at Disneyland Resort. For nearly $300, guests can count down to Christmas by decorating a tiny glass tree.
- The newest Disneyland Resort accessory is a classy black sequined Minnie ear headband.
- A large collection of Disney Princess pins featuring the characters with their sidekicks is now available at Disneyland Resort.
- New Pirates of the Caribbean youth apparel featuring Mickey and Friends is available at Disneyland Resort.
- Two new sets of Mickey Mouse glassware with a more retro feel are now available for purchase at Disneyland Resort.
- Carry your park essentials or your favorite toys in the brand new Toy Story-inspired Pizza Planet Lug crossbody bag, now available at Disneyland Resort.
- Tis the season for new Christmas apparel and merchandise at Disneyland Resort. This week, we found a new Chip ‘n’ Dale holiday tee.
- Droid Depot in Disneyland has more Star Wars merchandise, including a Droid Builder pullover sweatshirt, R2-D2 plus C-P3O apparel, and more.
The Walt Disney Company
- Come with us as we tour a 3 bedroom beach cottage at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort!
- The latest episode of the popular YouTube series We Call It Imagineering is perfect for the Halloween season, themed to variations of the classic Haunted Mansion attraction located around the world.
Universal Orlando Resort
Epic Universe
- Take a tour of an Isle of Berk merchandise kiosk near Spit Fyre Grill.
- After taking a ride on Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge, guests step into an attraction-themed gift shop called Mario Motors, and we have a full photo tour!
- The Tour En Floo shop is one of four shopping venues in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic at Epic Universe. Check out all of the merchandise available inside!
Universal Studios Florida
- As shared on the Halloween Horror Nights YouTube account, WWE superstar Alexa Bliss recently made a guest appearance in the WWE Presents: The Horrors of the Wyatt Sicks haunted house in Orlando.
- Emerald City Eats and Schwab’s Pharmacy now have new several food and drink items in celebration of the Upcoming Wicked for Good film. We’ve tried all of the new treats to help you decide which to try and which to defy.
Entertainment and Media
- Actress Bette Midler recently confirmed in an interview that there are still plans to turn Hocus Pocus into a film trilogy, and that she’s seen a potential script for the third film.
WDW News Today
- Check out some of the top stories you might have missed from earlier this week:
- Universal Orlando Resort has filed a brand new construction permit for the upcoming Lost Continent project.
- Disney has announced that Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will close for refurbishment next month, and the attraction will be converted to 2D.
- Did you know Disneyland Paris also has a campground resort? In our opinion, it puts Fort Wilderness to shame.
That’s it for today; we hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you tomorrow!