While the Tokyo Disney Resort is closed from February 28th through at least April 20th, ticket sales have been slow to stop. Until March 11th, fixed-date tickets were still available online. But Annual Passports and open-date tickets with one year validity were both still on sale until today. A minor update on the Tokyo Disney … Read more
In light of the ongoing Disney Parks closures, Walt Disney World and Disneyland have issued new details regarding partial refunds and monthly payment plan holds for Annual Passholders. Check out the details below for each resort. Walt Disney World Resort: As previously stated, all Walt Disney World Annual Passes will be extended for the number … Read more
Disney has announced that it will be furloughing all U.S. based, non-essential Cast Members and employees starting April 19. Due to the ongoing nationwide Coronavirus crisis, all Disney Parks are closed indefinitely, with no clear re-opening date due to the ever-changing complexities of the pandemic. The OC Register reports: A letter from Disney about the … Read more
Following previous county-specific stay-at-home orders, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has now issued a stay-at-home order for the entire state of Florida. The order goes into effect tonight at midnight and will last for at least 30 days through May 2. Pressure has been building for @GovRonDeSantis to shutdown the state of Florida and now it's … Read more
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic seems to finally be taking root in Japan after a lucky delayed start. As a result, the Japanese government has announced a sweeping ban on foreign nationals entering Japan within 14 days of travel to a third of the world’s nations. The Japanese government believes that this step will further address … Read more
If you’ve ever purchased a $20 poncho in a Disney Park (especially Walt Disney World,) it’s probably saved you from the rainiest of park days. Well, now those same ponchos are being used to keep the nurses, doctors, and medical workers on the frontlines of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic safe. According to a new … Read more
While most Walt Disney World cast members will continue to be paid at least through April 18th while the parks and resort hotels remain closed, some workers fallen through the cracks, according to a report by WFTV. Daralene Jones, an investigative reporter for the network, has revealed that some construction workers, who worked for the … Read more
After the announcement extending current Disney Parks closures “until further notice” due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Disneyland Resort has now announced that they will only begin accepting reservations for travel dates starting June 1 and later. The following update was listed on the Disneyland Resort’s COVID-19 landing page: Do note that Disneyland Resort here … Read more
Disney has just announced that Senior Executives for the Walt Disney Company will be taking salary cuts to help in the midst of the unprecedented effects of COVID-19 on the company and the indefinite closure of Disney Parks across the globe. Bob Chapek sent out an email earlier saying all senior executives will have their … Read more
Due to extended closures at Disneyland Paris given concerns over the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic currently sweeping Europe, numerous special events have been cancelled at the resort, starting with the Princess Run that was set to take place in early May, and now, the Marvel Season of Super Heroes as well. 🚨Breaking – #DisneylandParis officially … Read more
With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to cause much confusion and upheaval across the globe, it was announced this morning that Disneyland Paris will remain closed “until further notice”. More information➡https://t.co/VML0gSj0OP pic.twitter.com/eBEAE2eIRr — Disneyland Paris EN (@DisneyParis_EN) March 30, 2020 The full statement on the Disneyland Paris website read as follows: The safety and well-being … Read more
On March 29th, President Donald Trump announced that the government will be extending the national social distancing mandate through April 30th. In addition, the need to avoid any and all discretionary travel was heavily stressed. In other words, if you’ve been counting down the days till your April Disney parks getaway… it may be time … Read more
Yesterday, it was announced that the Summer Free Dining offer that was originally released earlier in the year would be extended to most guests with previously-booked vacation packages or room reservations that had been affected by Walt Disney World Resort’s extended closure due to COVID-19. The offer was meant to be privately extended to those … Read more
While the ongoing extended closure of all Disney Parks, while necessary, is undoubtedly depressing, these closures have had the far biggest impact on those responsible for making magic for us every day: Cast Members. With the Disneyland Paris closure extended through at least April 15 due to nationwide lockdowns, new details have been released regarding … 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 March 23-29! If you have been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, … Read more
After yesterday’s closure extension “until further notice” due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Walt Disney World has now announced that they will only begin accepting reservations for dining and resorts for travel dates starting June 1 and later. The following update was listed on the Walt Disney World Resort’s COVID-19 landing page: The key wording … Read more