Jessica Figueroa 
In case you haven’t heard the great news yet, Walt Disney World plans on a phased reopening of its theme parks starting July 11. Pending government approval, Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom will reopen on that July 11 date, with EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopening on July 15. Plans were presented during an … Read more
UPDATE: After hours of being offline, it seems FastPass+ selections have returned to My Disney Experience. However, we still expect a number of changes leading up to the official reopening, so stay tuned for more updates as they occur. As we alluded to in an earlier post, a lot of things are changing on the … Read more
After yesterday’s Walt Disney World reopening announcement, there are a lot of moving pieces with regards to reservations. Disney has temporarily paused all new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations in order focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations. Now, dining and other experience reservations are also not available. The update has been … Read more
A new update regarding ongoing reopening phases in France indicates that theme parks could be allowed to reopen starting June 22 across the Paris region. While Disneyland Paris remains closed, its executives were recently seen surveying the park grounds for potential reopening procedures. At this time, all reservations at Disneyland Paris have been cancelled through July … Read more
Welcome to another week of quarantine in the weird world of post-Disney closures! The parks may be closed off for now, but we’re trying to bring you as much entertainment as possible, with daily lineups full of fun YouTube content. Today at 11:00 AM, join Pete for “Party with Pete”, starring special guest Piano Rob of … Read more
World of Disney had its grand reopening at Disney Springs yesterday, a morning filled with long lines and plenty of guests clamoring for all of the latest Disney Parks merchandise. The store opened with a Virtual Queue system in place for the massive crowds yesterday, and today, it opened a whole two hours early at … Read more
Fans eager to re-live their experiences throughout Galaxy’s Edge will soon be able to discover new stories, explore the outskirts of Batuu, and meet new characters––all from the comfort of home––in the new Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge VR experience by ILMxLAB, Lucasfilm’s award-winning entertainment studio, and Oculus Studios. Star Wars: Tales from the … Read more
Walt Disney World has updated its park hours on the My Disney Experience app ahead of phased theme park reopenings. Hours are understandably reduced given the circumstances of the reopening, but interestingly enough, Special Ticketed Events and Extra Magic Hours (for Disney resort hotel guests) are still listed. Shorter hours make sense in this situation … Read more
After a day of very big announcements with the announced reopening of Walt Disney World, Carlos A. Gómez has been named Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) during a crucial time for the company, which has been hard-hit by the secondary impacts of COVID-19. It was announced today by … Read more
With Disney Vacation Club resorts reopening to members and guests on June 22, DVC has shared additional details regarding protocols, point banking, and more. These additional details shed light on new resort protocols, like the use of face masks at all public resort areas when not eating or drinking, and physical distancing throughout. Members and … Read more
Additional logistics details are being sent out to Cast Members ahead of the planned June 22 reopening for DVC resorts and July 11 reopening for select parks and resorts throughout Walt Disney World. Upon reopening, transportation will be available for resort hotel guests, albeit on a limited basis. Transportation will be available via Monorail and … Read more
Today, Walt Disney World became the last major central Florida theme park to present and submit its phased reopening plans to the county for approval. Walt Disney World plans to reopen Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as well as select resorts on July 11. On July 15, EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will reopen. … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke to CNBC today to comment on the July 11 reopening plan that was submitted by Walt Disney World this morning for approval by the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force. Chapek commented on wanting the reopening experience to be as “quintessentially Disney” as possible. You can watch a clip of … Read more
UPDATE 5/28: Wording about resort hotels reopening has been removed. We are still awaiting confirmation regarding the removal of the statement and what it means for the reopening of the resorts. While no mention of resort hotels was made during this morning’s July 11 reopening presentation, the Walt Disney World website has been updated with a … Read more
With the start of Walt Disney World’s phased reopening on July 11, Disney Vacation Club has shared details on the reopening of its timeshare properties to members and guests. In addition, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will also be reopening. Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World will reopen to members and guests … Read more
Walt Disney World will be requiring guest reservations for the phased reopening of its theme parks starting on July 11. While reservations have yet to open, additional details have been released. Disney will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in … Read more