Adventures by Disney has announced that all departures through February 28, 2021 have been cancelled. The news was shared through a travel alert posted November 19, 2020. The Disney-owned travel company had previously suspended departures through January 31, 2021. In the travel alert, Adventures by Disney states plans to resume departures after February 28. Currently, … Read more
Universal Orlando announced they will be laying off additional, salaried employees due to the current pandemic. According to Universal, 1,123 salaried employees, from creative division, theme parks, and resorts, are being let go from the company. The layoffs include 373 employees from the Universal Creative Office as well as 678 from 1000 Universal Studios Plaza. … Read more
Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new 10pm to 5am curfew. The curfew will be in place for all California counties in the Purple Tier. Currently over 70% of California Counties are in the Purple Tier, including Orange County, where the Disneyland Resort is located. The new curfew goes into effect at 10pm ET … 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 17, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
In a press conference today, Governor Newsom announced that much of California, including Orange County, has moved back into the purple “widespread” tier of COVID-19. This is the highest tier of the emergency rating system, and could further delay Disneyland reopening. The purple tier means that there are more than seven positive cases per 100,000 … Read more
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has confirmed that the Walt Disney World theme parks are currently operating at 35% capacity, increased from 25%. This was made possible due to innovations in attraction operations while maintaining health and safety guidelines. Examples of this include the installation of plexiglass dividers at most attractions, including Star Wars: Rise of the … Read more
With Disneyland Resort theme parks still unable to reopen, it seems Disney is exploring alternatives to bypass current guideline restrictions. Disneyland recently announced that they will be reopening Disney California Adventure as a shopping and dining destination, with locations along Buena Vista Street welcoming back guests for the first time in months. Now, the grand … Read more
With New Year’s Eve just a hop, skip, and a turkey away, Walt Disney World has begun surveying guests who are staying on-site during the last week in December for their thoughts on New Year’s Eve celebrations and experiences across the parks, Disney Springs, and at the resorts. Do note that New Year’s Eve offerings … Read more
In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to keep your hands clean. That’s where door hook keychains come in, allowing you to safely open a door without touching any germ-ridden handles. Walt Disney World has introduced their own versions of these keychains, now available at Magic Kingdom. Mickey Hook Keychain … 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 Thursday, October 29, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
As Disney California Adventure prepares to reopen select shopping and dining offerings for the holiday season, safety signage has been installed at the park gates reminding them of the new rules in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. We spotted this diligent Cast Member installing a sign on the fence outside the entrance turnstiles. The … Read more
Yesterday we broke the news that Disneyland Paris will be closing once again on October 30th due to a lockdown order within France. Now, the park has announced its operating plans for the foreseeable future. Disneyland Paris posted the following statement on their website this morning: In line with latest direction from the French authorities, … Read more
Due to spikes in COVID-19 cases in France, Disneyland Paris will once again be closing its gates beginning Friday, October 30 to adhere to recent lockdown guidelines issued by President Emmanuel Macron. For now, there is no official timeline for when Disneyland Paris might reopen—the lockdown is said to last through December 1, however it … Read more
Due to spikes in COVID-19 cases across France and other parts of Europe, Disneyland Paris may well see itself affected by new lockdown measures in the region. The lockdown could result in another drastic cut in operating hours or days, or potentially shut down the parks altogether for the next month or so. The French … Read more
Adventures by Disney has announced that all trips are now suspended through Jan. 31, 2021 due to COVID-19. This follows the cancellations of trips through the end of 2020. All-new Private Adventures will be available for booking starting tomorrow. From Adventures by Disney: With the wellbeing of our Guests and team members as our top … 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 October 19 to October 25, 2020. Universal Orlando Resort Florida “Strike Teams” have been … Read more