With the entirety of the Walt Disney World Resort effectively shutting down by the end of this week due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic concerns, many were wondering what would happen to the various ongoing construction projects throughout the parks and resorts. Well, it appears that all construction operations have come to a halt in light … Read more
While Walt Disney Resorts are officially closing this Friday, March 20, at 5:00 PM, it seems the resorts are taking measures to close ahead of that deadline out of concern for the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to front desk Cast Members, select hotels are closing down early for extensive cleaning and sanitation on a … Read more
With all of the Disney Vacation Club Resorts at Walt Disney World closing on Friday, it seems the previously-unaffected Hilton Head Island Resort has also joined in on the COVID-19 induced closures. The resort will close this Friday at 5:00 PM, giving current guests time to arrange emergency travel back home. Yesterday, DVC released an … Read more
Good evening from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! It is, sadly, the last night the park will be open for quite some time due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions. With its 8:00pm closing time, the park will be the first of the Florida parks to close – the final four that were open worldwide. It is certainly an … Read more
With The Walt Disney Company taking some major hits in the last week due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, an analyst has suggested that the time may be right for Apple to acquire the company. According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Georg Szalai, Rosenblatt Securities analyst Bernie McTernan claimed in a research report released on Friday … Read more
Today marks a historical day at Walt Disney World, as guests and fans alike awoke to fully closed parks all across the resort, from Magic Kingdom, to EPCOT, to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We did our best to cover what was accessible on the ground––mainly just the monorail resorts this morning, as … Read more
Due to concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the AMC 24Â at Disney Springs is closing tonight along with many of the other franchises and Disney owned-and-operated stores. Staff at the AMC has been informed that the schedule has been cleared for the remainder of the month and that all showings are suspended indefinitely. While theaters … Read more
It was a somber day at the Magic Kingdom, the mood in stark contrast to the beautiful, sunny weather. We saw a drastic reduction in crowds, and noticed that what little guests there were were mostly made up of College Program participants on their last day in the parks. Emotional moments and tearful photo ops … Read more
Uh-oa! It seems Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel has closed a bit early ahead of the resort-wide closures for COVID-19. While the resort’s pool bar was set to close at 5:00 PM with the rest of the Disneyland Hotel, managers at the location decided to close it early. The CDC is … Read more
Today marks a day in Disney history as all the Walt Disney World parks closed their doors to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was an emotional day around the park for Cast Members, especially Disney College Program Cast Members, as well as guests. We headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios bright and early, … Read more
Matsuriza, the Japanese Taiko drum performers at the Japan Pavilion, concluded their run at EPCOT on Sunday. Our reporters were at one of their final performances, taking in a finale filled with energy and rhythm. In a post yesterday on one of the performer’s Facebook pages, thanks were given to Walt Disney World for an … Read more
Last night, Walt Disney World announced that all of its resorts, including all Disney Vacation Club properties and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, were to close by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 20. While change fees have been waived for guests with vacation packages, as well as refunds issued for all upcoming resort stays, Disney Vacation … Read more
UPDATE: Disney Parks has since pulled this video and the accompanying blog post. Disney has released a special “See Ya Real Soon” video starring a number of Cast Members from all four Walt Disney World parks. We noticed filming for this video take place throughout the parks just last night. Here is the statement released … Read more
All Walt Disney World parks are closed now, having endured their last day of operation yesterday before a 2- week, Coronavirus-induced closure. As of today, there are a few things around Walt Disney World Resort that you can still do, but not many. Disney Springs is set to close March 17th and Walt Disney World … Read more
Now that all of the parks are closed, Disney Parks has further announced that all Walt Disney World Resort hotels will be temporarily closing at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 20, due to concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Additional closures include all Disney owned-and-operated locations at Downtown Disney and Disney Springs (including the NBA … Read more
Today marked a day in Disney history, as all Disney Parks around the globe have now officially closed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that is currently sweeping the nation. Tonight, fans came out in droves (we’re guessing nobody got the note on “social distancing”) to the Magic Kingdom, closing out the park with a … Read more