Although the Tokyo Disney Resort is finally returning to business on July 1st, there’s a few caveats. Namely, some offerings will remain closed at the parks until further notice. Let’s take a look at the list released today by the Oriental Land Company. Some of our favorites, tragically, seem to be remaining closed. Please note … Read more
The issue of the Walt Disney World theme parks reopening is a complex one, especially at a time where confirmed COVID-19 cases are rising exponentially post-lockdown. Walt Disney World made the difficult decision to furlough tens of thousands of its Cast Members during the unprecedented closure, and now the company is calling back its workers … Read more
Good morning from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort! We’re here for the reopening of Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, which is welcoming back Disney Vacation Club guests and their ‘ohana as part of the phased resort reopening of Walt Disney World. Throughout the exterior of the resort entrance, you’ll spot the ever-present COVID-19 Warning and Health … Read more
At last, the 3rd park to reopen, after Shanghai, Hong Kong, the Tokyo Disney Resort has finally announced that they will return to operations on July 1st, 2020! Closed since February 29th, the two parks will reopen to Guests under severely limited capacity, with the following restrictions in place: Masks must be worn at all … Read more
Following today’s challenging opening of the Disney Park Pass System at Walt Disney World, the resort has begun contacting guests with reservations with a survey about their experience. The survey seems to note exactly which days and which parks guests have reservations for. The first question asks guests to confirm whether they booked the reservation … Read more
Despite our excitement to be back and staying at Walt Disney World since the unprecedented COVID-19 closures shuttered the parks and resorts, in the process of checking in this morning, we noticed a stark component of the reopening missing. Since temperature checks have become standard procedure at Disney Springs, many assumed that similar screenings would … Read more
It’s time to relearn the process of attending the Walt Disney World theme parks as we go step-by-step into the new Disney Park Pass System bright and early this morning. If you’ve been tirelessly attempting to secure reservations since dawn, you’re not alone. The Walt Disney World website was overloaded at 7:00 AM (ET) this … Read more
Disneyland Paris has officially set its reopening date for July 15. Parks will reopen at a capacity limit of 12,000 guests each, for both Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios Park. As we reported earlier, Disneyland Paris President Natacha Rafalski has made the grand reopening announcement, and you can read her full message below. At Disneyland … Read more
Good morning from The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa! All day long, we’ll be covering the phased reopening of select Disney Vacation Club properties across Walt Disney World, as well as any modifications that may have come to each due to the new Health & Safety Guidelines being implemented throughout the resort. … Read more
Tomorrow marks the day that select Walt Disney World Resort hotels will be reopening to Guests, with the rest of the hotels following later in the summer into early fall. In anticipation of this reopening, it seems the Disney Magical Express is getting ready to resume operations at Orlando International Airport. Walking into the Magical … Read more
The following resorts have announced their reopening dates at the Walt Disney World Resort. With many of the other resorts beginning their phased reopening tomorrow, we knew it would only be a matter of time until the rest of the resort reopening would be announced. July 10th:Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo HouseDisney’s Pop Century … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from June 15-21, 2020. Walt Disney World Parks Walt Disney World finally released information this week … Read more
Tomorrow is a big day for Walt Disney World Resort as specific hotels begin to reopen to Guests. Ahead of their arrival, Guests may be receiving a Heath Acknowledgement from Disney via their My Disney Experience app. Upon opening the My Disney Experience app, you’ll receive a notification asking you to read the Health Acknowledgement. … Read more
This morning we brought to you a full list of attractions, shows, and shopping that would be offered at the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks once they begin their phased reopenings starting July 11th. Since that list has come out, it seems Disney has quietly changed the status of two attractions that once appeared … Read more
A Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream, has docked in Barbados with a special mission: to repatriate 268 crew members. Loop News Barbados‘ Kerri Gooding reported the news that crew members boarded a British Airways flight for home on Saturday evening. This is the second time this week that crew members were repatriated, as … Read more
With the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks set to reopen beginning with the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 11th, the main question that’s been on everyone’s mind is how are attractions going to work? This morning, we got a full list of all of the attractions, shopping and entertainment offerings that … Read more