Amid the new State of Emergency declared in Tokyo and the surrounding area, the Oriental Land Company is taking a few drastic steps to help lower infections without closing Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. This includes further adjusting business hours and halting ticket sales, among other measures. The biggest change is that Tokyo Disneyland and … Read more
Note: The Oriental Land Company once again adjusted operating hours for Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Bon Voyage as of January 8th. Updated restaurant operating hours for January 12th onward will be released on January 9th. Hot on the heels of Tokyo jumping from 1591 to a record 2447 new cases of COVID-19 in just … 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, January 6, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has been open since July 1st, operating on 12-hour days with certain limited exceptions. Particularly since September, both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have operated from 9am to 9pm daily. Now, the resort is cutting its operating hours short in response to a massive spike in COVID-19 cases in the Tokyo area. … 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 Saturday, January 2, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
According to a Deadline report, Disney Television Studios has extended its winter hiatus. The Studios, which was set to resume production January 11, will now return January 18. The extended shutdown affects 16 television series, including Disney-owned ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, American Housewife, Black-ish, Mixed-ish, and Rebel. The Disney+ series Big Shot is also … 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
Let’s be honest, no matter where you were in the world this year, 2020 was probably pretty chaotic for all of you, and the first part of 2021 seems to bring with it a glimmer of hope for the coming end of these compromises. So in the end of what has quickly become a landmark … 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
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the parks/ every creature was queue’d up for rides that are dark./ The merch was all hung on their store racks with care,/ waiting for shoppers to find them there./ But as it is Christmas, not every guest/ can be at the parks, though they tried their … Read more
A Disneyland Resort Cast Member has tragically passed away from COVID-19, but he is far from forgotten. Michael worked in the resort’s entertainment division, which includes parades and stage shows. A coworker, Amber Campos, has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help assist the family at this difficult time, writing: Michael was loved by so many. … Read more
While 2020 has been a less-than-magical year for The Happiest Place on Earth, there are still people out there looking to help out those in need. According to The Orange County Register‘s Brady MacDonald, the Power of One Foundation held a Christmas food bank at the Disneyland Resort on Monday to assist laid-off Cast Members … Read more
Disney announced earlier today that the Electrical Water Pageant would be returning to Walt Disney World. While the initial announcement did not mention a time frame, the official entertainment calendar has been updated with a December 20 date for its return. On Sunday, December 20, the Electrical Water Pageant will begin its aquatic parade at … Read more
UPDATE: The Walt Disney World entertainment calendar has been updated with an official start date for the Electrical Water Pageant. Click here to find out where and when to see the show! Disney has just announced that the Electrical Water Pageant will “soon” be returning to Walt Disney World! Check out the official announcement in … Read more
Walt Disney World Resort may be (mostly) back up and running, but there’s a Seven Seas Lagoon-sized hole in our hearts with the absence of the classic Electrical Water Pageant, which has been unavailable since the reopening of the resort. Recently, however, guests have been able to catch glimpses of the pageant’s floats staged by … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Universal Parks news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Universal Orlando Resort and other Universal resorts around the world, here’s our Universal Parks News Today weekly recap from December 7 to December 13, 2020. Universal Orlando Resort Keep up with what is … Read more