NEW Limited Release Mickey Mouse “Happy Halloween” MagicBand Arrives on shopDisney

Though Halloween will be looking a little different this year, you can still put on your spookiest outfit and visit a Disney theme park in the Fall. Get ready for your trip with this new Mickey Mouse MagicBand from shopDisney.

This MagicBand features Mickey in a Halloween version of his magician outfit. There’s a jack-o-lantern on his hat and his bowtie is striped like candy corns. The MagicBand is orange and sprinkled with some floating stars and Mickey silhouettes.

The other side of the band says “Happy Halloween.” This MagicBand would look great with any of the new Halloween merchandise at Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World.

This limited release Halloween MagicBand is $29.99 on shopDisney.

Haunted Mansion Ghost Organist Funko Pop Being Released Exclusively to Annual Passholders at Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs Today

According to the Walt Disney World website, there will be a passholder-exclusive shopping event today, August 19, for a brand new Haunted Mansion Funko Pop.

The Funko Pop is of organ-playing ghost Victor Geist.

There will be two locations for the event. The first will be at World of Disney at Disney Springs on the morning of August 19. There will be signs for Annual Passholders to follow to the event’s designated entrance. The second location will be the Frontier Trading Post in Magic Kingdom for guests who have a park pass reservation.

Any remaining Victor Geist Funko Pops will then be released to all guests on August 20. The Funko Pop is a parks-exclusive and only available while supplies last.

This event will have a limit of 1 transaction per Passholder and 3 items per transaction. An Annual Pass and ID must be presented at time of purchase.

Magic Kingdom Now Playing Audio Reminder About Masks for Cinderella Castle Photos

Face masks are the new norm at theme parks, and even the Most Magical Place on Earth is no exception to the rule, with guests required to keep their face masks on throughout their time in the Magic Kingdom—even for photographs.

New at the Magic Kingdom is an audio reminder played near the park’s icon, Cinderella Castle, telling guests to keep their face masks on for photographs. The reminder stands out against the usual slew of announcements and reminders as it features the voice of a woman with a distinct accent stating the following:

“Thank you for visiting us today. Please wear a face covering at all times, including when taking photographs. The exception would be when eating and drinking while stationary. Clean hands often and thoroughly. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, and maintain physical distancing. Thank you.”

The announcement is in a testing phase now, and began just yesterday evening. You can hear the full audio clip in the video below:

Keeping face masks on for photographs, be it ones you take yourself or through a PhotoPass photographer, has been an established rule since the reopening of the parks

This is one of the more recent efforts by Walt Disney World to ensure health and safety guidelines are being met throughout the parks. Other recent changes to the Magic Kingdom include new physical distancing barriers in the queue for “it’s a small world” and even preliminary distancing markers along the sidewalk of Main Street, U.S.A. for current cavalcades and eventually, parades.