Week of August 3, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly digest for all things Disney! Every Monday, The Monorail delivers a digest of OFFICIAL recent news from Disney parks, resorts, cruising, entertainment, and merchandise directly to your inbox. No opinions, no drama, just news (and links) direct from their source.

Parks, Resorts, & Cruising

Halloween Time Returns August 22

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Disneyland: Plaza de la Familia returns to Disney California Adventure with 10 new menu items celebrating Día de los Muertos through November 2. New offerings include Achiote Half Chicken and seasonal Halloween popcorn buckets launching resort-wide.

Walt Disney World: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tickets still available for select dates. New character meet-and-greets and exclusive party snacks announced for this year's celebration.

DOLE Whip Peach Debuts at Disneyland

Limited-time Peach DOLE Whip now available exclusively at The Tropical Hideaway for Disneyland's 70th Anniversary celebration. Commemorative cups available while supplies last.

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Disney Destiny Updates

Disney Cruise Line is hard at work bringing their heroes and villains-themed ship, the Disney Destiny, to life. This past week they unveiled their first Marvel-themed stern character, Spider-Man

Rehersals and renderings of the musical, “Disney Hercules”, were also shared, marking progress towards the Destiny’s inaugural sailing on November 20 from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Media & Entertainment

2 New Trailers Dropped This Week

Zootopia 2

Rookie cops Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) find their partnership isn’t as solid as they thought when Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) orders them to join the Partners in Crisis counseling program. But it doesn’t take long for their partnership to be put to the ultimate test when they find themselves on the twisting trail of a mystery tied to the arrival of a venomous snake in the animal metropolis.

Get ready for Zootopia2, only in theaters November 26.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

James Cameron takes audiences back to Pandora in an immersive new adventure with Marine turned Na’vi leader Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Na’vi warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and the Sully family.

Experience Avatar: Fire and Ash, only in theaters December 19.

"Eyes of Wakanda" Series Premiere

Marvel Animation's new series following Wakandan War Dogs begins streaming this month, expanding the Black Panther universe with original storylines.

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More Info: Watch on Disney+

Merchandise & Licensing

Source: Disney Store

2025 Halloween Merchandise Drops

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Disney’s Halloween merch released featuring a new Haunted Mansion collection, limited-edition popcorn buckets, and seasonal apparel arriving at Disney Parks and the Disney Store.

Creator Spotlight

Podcast

The Disney Dish with Jim Hill

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Take a walk through Walt Disney World with TouringPlans.com's Len Testa and Jim Hill from JimHillMedia.com as they talk about upcoming projects and rumored happenings from all around the "World".

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