Walt Disney World officials will be presenting reopening plans to Orange County’s economic recovery task force tomorrow, Wednesday, May 27th. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Tuesday that Disney is slated to make their presentation about reopening during the 10 a.m. meeting Wednesday. Demings also said two health officials with
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Phase 2 Reopening for Orange County Moves Forward According to California Governor
California Governor Gavin Newsom has approved Orange County’s request to reopen businesses. This is part of the second phase of the plan to ease restrictions. In stage 2 Orange County will be allowed to have the following businesses reopen with adaptations: In-person dining reservations Retail shopping with social distancing and
Orange County Mayor doesnt think the theme parks will open till June
Across the nation, theme parks have been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Orlando is the theme park capitol of America and it’s been over two months since anyone has visited Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, or SeaWorld Orlando. Even though businesses are beginning to return in
Disney World Resort VP Appointed to Orange County Coronavirus Economic Recovery Task Force
Orange County Florida Mayor Jerry L. Demings recently formed the ‘Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force’ in an effort to work on a measured approach to restarting the local economy. Thomas Mazloum, Senior Vice President, Resort & Transportation Operations for Walt Disney World Resort has been appointed to this task
Stay at home order in place till April 9th for Orange County
Mayor Jerry Demings just ordered residents in Orange County Florida to stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus in Central Florida. The order takes effect this Thursday at 11 p.m. and will remain in place for two weeks, until April 9 at 11 p.m. Universal Studios Orlando
Disney Spring Parking Garages will Feature New Technology
Disney Spring parking garages will feature new technology. Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District has recently filed a permit with Orange County to add new technology to their Disney Springs Parking garages. In this permit from Indect Parking, Disney will be using cameras to record, track, and store your license plate number.
Orlando, Orange County Top of America’s Most Visited Destination List Once Again
With little surprise, Orlando and Orange County were just named America’s Most-Visited Destination once again. However, this year that did it in record-breaking fashion. Orlando became the first destination in the United States to surpass 70 million visitors for 2017 with a whopping 72 million visitors. This is an five
Universal Orlando has Purchased Over 450 Acres of Land
A company connected with Universal has purchased over 450 acres close to the Orange County Courthouse. This could quite possibly mean that there is an expansion on the way to Universal Orlando. The sale of the land was final on December 18th. The property is north of the convention center,
Universal Orlando has Purchased Over 450 Acres of Land
A company connected with Universal has purchased over 450 acres close to the Orange County Courthouse. This could quite possibly mean that there is an expansion on the way to Universal Orlando. The sale of the land was final on December 18th. The property is north of the convention center,
Disneyland partners with Angels Baseball and the Anaheim Ducks to Award $2 Million to 14 Orange County Nonprofits
Earlier this month, Accelerate Change Together for Anaheim (ACT Anaheim) announced ACT II, a total of $2 million in funding to benefit 14 Orange County nonprofits. ACT Anaheim was launched in 2014 by Disneyland Resort, Angels Baseball and the Anaheim Ducks, which collectively committed $3 million to address gaps in
Disneyland Cast Members Helps Build Fifth KaBOOM! Playground in Orange County
Yesterday more than 100 Disney VoluntEARS and I joined folks from the city of Anaheim and the Anaheim Family YMCA for a KaBOOM! playground build at Modjeska Park. This was the fifth Orange County KaBOOM! project that the Disneyland Resort has been part of since 2011. It is easy to
Young British Tourist Honored with an Award for saving little girls life
This an amazing and inspiring story. Fair warning this is a tear jerker so get out the tissues. Little Ethan Temmen was on the vacation of a lifetime. He and his family were visiting Orlando. While he was on vacation he did something extra magical, he pulled a drowning 2
Disney Voluntears Deliver “Monstrous” Back to School Supplies for Central Florida Students
Disney World Cast Members are sharing their “monstrous” spirit by donating millions of school supplies for Central Florida students heading back to school. Encouraged by Mike and Sully from the Disney-Pixar animated movie “Monsters University,” along with three Shining Stars from Disney Dreamers and Doers program, Cast Members showed their
Disneyland Resort Helps Set Record for World’s Largest History Lesson
The Disneyland Resort, along with other sponsors, helped welcome nearly 15,000 Orange County third-graders to Angel Stadium for the Gift of History – the world’s largest history lesson. Guinness World Records was on hand to confirm the feat. Disney Channel’s own Caroline Sunshine from “Shake it Up” emceed the event,
