Howdy from Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We’re coming to you from Walt Disney World after an evening full of tornado watches, though thankfully we’re only feeling slight after effects of the storms. We’ll also be heading over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom later in the day. With all of that being established, there’s a busy day in … Read more
At the IAPAA Expo, Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, stated that Disney is planning on bringing back entertainment that was canceled indefinitely. Almost every stage show at Walt Disney World has been discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic, and hundreds of entertainment Cast Members were recently laid off. The canceled shows include … 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 Friday, October 30, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
Late Tuesday night, news broke of the next wave of Cast Member layoffs at Walt Disney World—all still a part of the previously-announced 28,000 quota, but no less devastating. This round of layoffs mainly impacted entertainment across the parks and resorts, from fan-favorite “Streetmosphere” to established Broadway-style shows, like “Festival of the Lion King”. All … Read more
First, the Citizens of Hollywood, now the Citizens of Main Street. News continues to surface on the latest wave of layoffs at Walt Disney World, this time impacting most of the equity performers on property. When the Magic Kingdom reopened back in July, the Citizens of Main Street did not return, and now the performers … Read more
In addition to the Citizens of Hollywood, more devastating news of layoffs has surfaced at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with the entire cast of “Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage” laid off as part of the most recent entertainment cutbacks impacting Walt Disney World. “Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage” had recently … Read more
After over 40 years of “foot-stompin’ fun” at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, the extended closure of select shows at Walt Disney World has resulted in the entire cast of “Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue” to be laid off amidst the latest wave of layoffs affecting the domestic Disney Parks division. Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue opened as … Read more
Although attendance has been fairly steady at Tokyo Disney Resort since its July 1st reopening, the resort clearly isn’t pulling in enough money just yet. We won’t find out until the Q2 financial results later this month just how much the Oriental Land Company is hurting, but the latest decisions they’ve made are making it … Read more
As Disney Parks around the world work to try and make up for the massive financial losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, one measure has allegedly affected a nighttime spectacular. A WDWNT reader has reported that Shanghai Disneyland has made cuts to “Ignite the Dream – A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light,” which … Read more
While it was previously revealed that Matsuriza will be coming to an end on March 15th, we’ve also learned via Facebook that the popular British Revolution cover group at the United Kingdom in EPCOT will also be closing tomorrow, March 15th. The popular EPCOT entertainment group also announced this via Facebook. You can read their … Read more
As Walt Disney World prepares to close due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we received more sad news today. According to a Facebook post by a group member, the popular Matsuriza taiko drum group will come to a close on March 15th after 25 years at the Japan pavilion. You can read the full … Read more
The popular Mexico Pavilion show, “Mariachi Cobre Presents… the Story of Coco”, is set to return this March for the 2020 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, and full performance schedules have been released for the fan-favorite seasonal addition. The fun and lively Mariachi takeover will be returning to EPCOT for the duration of the … Read more
We are pleased to share that the popular World Showcase performance “Mariachi Cobre Presents… the Story of Coco” is set to return this March. The fun and lively Mariachi takeover will be returning to EPCOT for the duration of the 2020 International Flower & Garden Festival, which runs from March 4th through June 1st. If … Read more
Whether you’re heading down to Municiberg or over to Toy Story Land, your character meet and greet list might have just gotten shorter due to entertainment cuts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Starting February 22, the Bo Peep meet and greet will be going seasonal. That’s the last day she’ll be out meeting with Woody––until further … Read more
We reported in September a rumor that the Burudika Band would be making their final performance on October 13th, which has sadly turned out to be true. Performing multiple times throughout the day in Harambe Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, this popular show has been entertaining guests with their infectious energy and spirit since their … Read more
Almost exactly three years ago, The Muppets made their big debut at Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom. To prepare for the show, the Heritage House had received a rather lengthy facade refurbishment, and special Muppets characters, which were created in a special collaboration between the Muppet Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, were set to appear high above … Read more