Last month we heard word that A Day in the Park with Barney, a live show at Universal Studios Orlando, may close permanently. Today that speculation has been confirmed. In response to a fan on Twitter, the Universal Orlando Resort Twitter account stated that the Barney show would no longer run, for good. In addition … Read more
Gideon’s Bakehouse has announced they are reopening today at 10am at Disney Springs following a surprising closure of the new establishment on January 2nd. Their grand opening will take place January 16th, 2021. The new bakery had only been soft-open for 11 days, but is already renowned for their specialty coffees, cakes and half-pound cookies, … Read more
Gideon’s Bakehouse has announced a temporary closure of their Disney Springs location, effective this evening. The announcement came on the official Gideon’s Bakehouse Instagram account. The new bakery has only been open for 11 days, but is already renowned for their specialty coffees, cakes and half-pound cookies. Luckily, we had a chance to see all … Read more
From months-long closures to the economic fallout and the fight to get California’s theme parks open safely, 2020 gave us a lot of big stories in Disney and Universal Parks. And to send the year off, we thought we’d share the top ten most popular stories from WDWNT, Disneyland News Today, and Universal Parks News … Read more
The California stay-at-home orders have been automatically extended. The previous order began December 6 and expired December 27. The order is based on intensive care unit (ICU) beds available in five regions defined by California. As of this writing, California has not issued a formal statement regarding the extension. The original order language indicated that … Read more
Things have been quiet at Universal CityWalk Hollywood ever since Sunday night’s health order shut down all dining on-site at any restaurants in Southern California. The shops and snack windows are still open, but most everything else is closed at least through December 20. But that doesn’t stop CityWalk and Universal Studios Hollywood from looking … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, November 30, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
As the parks of the Disneyland Resort remain closed indefinitely under California’s theme park reopening guidelines, another sign that the shutdown is here for the long run has emerged. Currently, resort hotels, including the Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel, are not accepting any new reservations, including ones … Read more
With all of the iconic crossbeams finally removed from the roof of the Great Ceremonial House, it seems work has begun in earnest on the extensive refurbishment of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Just today, the Monorail station closed ahead of additional work to be done on the resort’s facade. The queue was still set up … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
The closure of the parks of the Disneyland Resort have been closed for seven months, could be responsible for a massive revenue loss for 2020, according to one analyst. According to The Orange County Register‘s Brady MacDonald, MoffettNathanson founding partner Michael Nathanson has claimed that the resort has lost $2.2 billion in revenue during the … Read more
It seems there’s trouble in paradise, as Sebastian’s Bistro Restaurant at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort remains shuttered long after the resort’s reopening, and sources indicate that there are no current plans to reopen the table-service restaurant, which specializes in Caribbean fare. The restaurant’s status remains labeled “Temporary Unavailable” on the Walt Disney World website, with … Read more
UPDATE: Disneyland Paris has released a statement on behalf of Disney Communications in response to talks of the park’s temporary closure. You can read the update here. Disneyland Paris is reportedly considering temporarily closing Walt Disney Studios Park over concerns of short staffing and low attendance, according to sources. An internal meeting has been allegedly … Read more
Sadly, guests will have to keep waiting to enjoy the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover as the closure continues at the Magic Kingdom. The A-frame sign indicating the attraction’s closure was out on display again when we stopped by. This time, they’ve changed it slightly—it now says “This Attraction is Not Operating Today.” Recently, the attraction … Read more
With the status of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover now updated to “Temporarily Unavailable” on My Disney Experience, the attraction remains closed at the Magic Kingdom, where it has yet to welcome guests since the park reopened on July 11. We passed by the attraction today on our loop around the Magic Kingdom and saw … Read more