Earlier this week, the Walt Disney Company submitted their reopening plans to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force. We now know Disney plans to have its Orlando theme parks return to business operations in July. Due to the unique nature of the phased reopening, Walt Disney World is offering
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Disney to Limit Annual Passholders Access to the Parks
Disney announced on the Walt Disney World website some important updates for Annual Passholders specific to the parks reopening. This update advises that it may be difficult for Annual Passholders to get park reservations to visit on certain dates, and that total reservation days held at one time will be
Bob Chapek shares more about phased reopening plan for Walt Disney World
Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently shared information about Walt Disney World‘s phased reopening plans. He recently shared in a CNBC interview, “We want to make sure that what we present to our guests when we open up with a quintessential Disney experience and while we’ll have substantially lower numbers of
Walt Disney World Updates Age for Face Mask Policy
Disney World released health and safety policies that will be implemented when the theme parks reopen in July. One of those policies is that all guests wear a face covering while visiting the parks. They recently updated the age requirement for wearing a face covering. All Guests ages 2 and
New Disney World Website “Experience Updates” Now Available
Disney has released a lot of news and updates lately regarding their reopening plans for Walt Disney World. You can visit a new “Know Before You Go” hub, “Experience Updates“, to help keep informed on what changes will be made. The new page explains how cleanliness, physical distancing, and reduced
Disney CEO Bob Chapek talks to CNBC on Disney World Reopening
Today Disney submitted their plans for reopening the Walt Disney World theme parks. Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke to CNBC to talk about those plans. Chapek said he would like the reopening experience to be as “quintessentially Disney” as possible. He also stated that Disney wanted to proceed with the
Disney World to present reopening plans to Orange County Wednesday
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
Josh D’Amaro congratulates Disney Springs Cast Members
After a period of two months, Disney Springs made a triumphant return with its first phase of reopening this week. The current President of Walt Disney World Resort, Josh D’Amaro, congratulates Disney Springs cast members for both their hard work and contributions to the grand reopening. Many visitors were thrilled
Backstage at the Balloon Room at the Magic Kingdom
It’s every Disney fan’s dream to get behind the scenes at Walt Disney World. Hence the proliferation of backstage-type tours and documentaries. We also, on rare and beautiful occasions, get an extra peek online. That is what happened when Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Creative Photographer, Chloe Rice, decided to
Monorails have started running again at Walt Disney World
The monorails are operating once again at Walt Disney World! It’s been over two months since we’ve seen the monorail system running on Disney grounds. Even though we don’t have a reopening date scheduled for Walt Disney World yet, it appears the work crew is testing the monorails with maintenance
NBA looking at Orlando/Disney World as ‘clear frontrunner’ to resume season
The 2019-2020 NBA season came to an abrupt halt in mid-March this year. It seemed the season would not be finished given the pandemic. However, there’s renewed hope that a solution is at hand. Sources in the league have told The Athletic that the NBA is looking at Orlando to
Photos and Video: Disney Springs Is Now Back Open At Walt Disney World
Disney Springs is officially reopened. Today was the first day of operation for Disney Springs since it shut down along with the rest of the Walt Disney World Resort in March. We took a visit to check and see all the new safety measures put in place. Photos and Video:
M&M Store Takes Shape in Disney Springs
There can never be enough chocolate; this saying seems to resonate with the folks at Walt Disney World as they announced the 2020 opening of an M&M Store in Disney Springs back in December of 2019. The store is set to open sometime this year and has already begun construction. It
Orlando theme parks will start making re-opening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force tomorrow
News is being shared online that major theme parks, Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld Orlando, will start making re-opening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force tomorrow. With these presentations, they MUST provide a re-opening date. Mayor Jerry Demings has to sign off on the plans before they
