Disney Made 3 Game-Changing Announcements This Week

The Walt Disney Company is constantly changing!

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There are theme park changes, new Disney Cruise Ships, and more. It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’re doing our weekly news round-up so you can find all of the biggest changes in one place. Let’s dive into this week’s updates!

There is so much happening in the world of the Disney company, with most of this week’s changes happening in Disney World! Before we head to the theme parks, we’re going out to sea with major updates from Disney’s newest cruise ship, The Disney Destiny.

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This week, we got a major preview of the Disney Destiny, and we’re honestly still recovering from all of the new info! Disney showed up the new merchandise coming to the ship, including new Spirit Jerseys, Minnie Ears, Loungefly backpacks, pins, Pandora charms, and so, so much more.

New Disney Destiny merch!

We also got to try a few bites and sips heading to the new ship, including items from Pride Lands: Fest of the Lion King, De Vil’s Piano Lounge, and The Sanctum. We were definitely wowed by the bites we checked out, but you can see all of our thoughts here!

The preview for De Vil’s!

We also got to see more about the brand new Disney Hercules musical headed to the ship. The concept art and the singing left us speechless and even more excited for the new show than we were already!

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Not only did we get to learn more about the Broadway-style musical, but we also found out that “Shooting Star” will be making its theatrical debut! Alan Menken and David Zippel originally wrote the song for the movie, but it didn’t make it into the final cut. We even got to check out the artwork that guests will find in their staterooms, inspired by Fantasia, Mulan, Brave, and Hercules.

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There was so much to see and do during this preview! We can’t wait to see more of this ship once it sets sail in November 20th, 2025.

3 Surprising Takeaways From Our First Look at Disney’s New Cruise Ship

Over in Disney World, we got another sneak peek at the brand new Villains show coming to Hollywood Studios! The new show is called Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After and features Captain Hook, Maleficent, and Cruella de Vil as the main baddies.

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During this week’s sneak peek, we got to hear a bit of a brand-new song that was written for the show, and we couldn’t be more excited! Disney also gave us a behind-the-scenes look at how the song was created. During the video they released, it was also revealed that the Magic Mirror will even have its own song during the show.

You can see the full behind-the-scenes video here! The show opens on May 27th, 2025. We can’t wait to see which villain will convince us that they were truly treated the most unfairly of all!

See more about the new show here!

Finally, we’re ending on a bit of a bittersweet note because Jellyrolls has officially closed its doors. The famous Dueling Piano Bar was located at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn and Resort for 30 years before it closed on April 19th, 2025.

Jellyrolls

The bar hosted a final farewell on its last night, where all current Jellyrolls players performed throughout the night! We are super sad to see this incredible late-night spot close however, they have hinted that this closure isn’t permanent. According to an Instagram post, the bar stated that it will be “making a move,” which means it might reopen outside of Disney World.