Magic Key Sales Reopening This Month & More: Daily Recap (1/16/25)

Two new World Showcase themed Mickey merchandise collections debuted and Disney filed a permit for a change at the Canada pavilion — all this and more in today’s daily recap for Thursday, January 16, 2025.

EPCOT

• Walt Disney Imagineering filed a Notice of Commencement permit for the signage installation at the Canada Pavilion of EPCOT, where mysterious construction has been ongoing for a year.
• Disney has installed decorations for the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, gearing up for the festival’s start on Friday, June 17.
• Menu boards have popped up throughout EPCOT for the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. 
• (Sponsored Content) Here are some highlights and tips to make the most of your time at the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.
• A sign has revealed what this year’s Expression Section murals will be at the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

• The themed signs of Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures, including the shop’s main sign, have been removed from the closed DinoLand U.S.A. gift shop at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
• The third installment of the Avatar series, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” gives us a new look at the “Ash Clan,” the Na’vi Wind Traders, and new context for the Windtraders shop in Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
• We have already taken a long final look at Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama — now it is time to say goodbye to Chester & Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures.

New Merchandise

• A new merchandise collection featuring Mickey Mouse dressed in different outfits representing each World Showcase country has arrived at EPCOT.
• A new series of World Showcase Pandora charms featuring Mickey Mouse has arrived at EPCOT. 
• A sparkly new collection of bedazzled shirts featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy have appeared in Walt Disney World.
• Two new Pandora charms available at Walt Disney World mark Valentine’s Day 2025 and this year’s graduating class.

• All tiers of Magic Key passes for Disneyland Resort will go back on sale later this month.
• The Disneyland Railroad is closed for another round of construction work. 
• The 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration guide provides a look at this year’s offerings at Disney California Adventure.
• Construction walls are up at Elias & Co. in Disney California Adventure as facade work begins.

• Hong Kong Disneyland is celebrating the Year of the Snake with a new Mickey and Friends processional.

• David Lynch has passed away at 78 years old after being diagnosed with emphysema in 2024.

Disney+

• Experience “one story, told from eight sides” in the first full trailer for Pixar’s “Win or Lose.”
• Marvel’s upcoming TV series “Vision” will bring back a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) villain that hasn’t been seen in decades.

Universal Orlando Resort

• Reservations have opened for Universal Orlando Annual Passholders (UOAP) to reserve a spot to ride on a Mardi Gras parade float.
• Mike West, a former Universal Creative, will participate in a Queue&A about Skull Island: Reign of Kong.

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

Katie Francis