Disneyland Updates Neverland Stem Scene in ‘Peter Pan’s Flight’ and More: Daily Recap (8/19/24)

Sewage in the road rendered the loops at Fort Wilderness Resort unusable, Universal Orlando revealed new SINIST3R and SURR3AL stories for Halloween Horror Nights 33, and Bayou Country replaced Critter Country three months early — all that and more in today’s daily roundup for Monday, August 19, 2024.

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

• Due to a sewage backup in select areas of the Fort Wilderness Resort at Walt Disney World, some areas were unavailable to guests for several days.
• Just four months before the opening of Disney Vacation Club’s new Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, we spotted Moana’s outrigger boat in a water playground said to be inspired by the cartoon.

Disney Springs

• Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro has released an official statement regarding the pending wrongful death lawsuit of a guest who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at Raglan Road, a third-party restaurant at Disney Springs in Florida.

New goods

• Photographer Matthew Cooper has released his new 2025 Walt Disney World calendar, packed with beautiful photos taken at the theme parks.

More news from Walt Disney World

• runDisney has shared a first look at the medals from the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend via the Disney Parks Blog.

• At the Disneyland Resort, following the modernization at Walt Disney World, there are also plans to make changes to the Neverland trunk scene aboard Peter Pan’s Flight.
• While riding the Mark Twain Riverboat recently, we discovered that Critter Country is now referred to as Bayou Country in the audio recording, nearly three months before the expected name change.
• Just in time for the Halloween celebrations, the giant Mickey jack-o-lantern was erected on Main Street, USA in Disneyland Park.
• Guests can once again walk around Disneyland Park as the path between Bayou Country and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has reopened with a brand new look.
• New A-LT series units can now be built at the Droid Depot at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland Park.

• The “Disney Junior Dream Factory” show at Disneyland Paris ends at the end of this month.

Disney+

• Deadline reports that the Disney+ “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” has been canceled after just one season.

• Universal Orlando Resort has released new information about its Halloween Horror Nights 33 symbols, SINIST3R and SURR3AL.
• The Chez Alcatraz bar in the San Francisco area of ​​Universal Studios Florida has reopened to guests after four months of renovation and remodeling.

Figment disappears from EPCOT, big changes at Pirates of the Caribbean

That’s it for today. We hope you enjoyed this Daily Recap. Thanks for visiting, see you tomorrow!

Phil Wood