UPDATE: An official closure date has now been issued by Disney. Hong Kong Disneyland will close temporarily starting July 15. Just under a month after reopening, Hong Kong Disneyland has announced that it is closing due to another outbreak of COVID-19 after 52 new confirmed cases were recorded just today. Official details will be announced … 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 July 6-12, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom finally reopened its gates this … 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 29 – July 5. Walt Disney World Parks In celebration of the fourth of … Read more
When Hong Kong Disneyland reopened in June, character meet-and-greets had been suspended in order to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, a protocol that has become commonplace in the other Disney Parks across the world. Since its opening, however, characters have still been making appearances across the parks, welcoming Guests and reminding them of that … Read more
“We Love Mickey” is almost like a mantra to most Disney fans, but in Hong Kong Disneyland, it’s also the name of their nighttime projection show. When the theme park reopened with new social distancing measures in place, we were surprised to see that the “We Love Mickey” projection show had resumed. This update comes … Read more
Saving the day is no small task, especially for Ant-Man and the Wasp, who made their first official debut outside the Stark Expo at Hong Kong Disneyland. This update comes courtesy of our friends at Disney Magical Kingdom Blog, who was able to find these superheroes posing for pictures. Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne are … 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 22-28 2020. Walt Disney World Parks The big park news this week was the … Read more
Disney English, an institution that teaches children in China to speak English, is officially closing its learning centers.
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
It looks like ‘Olu Mel has been sailing around the world, from Aulani to Hong Kong! ‘Olu Mel, a Disney friend of Duffy, has now been added to Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland. With the Grand Reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland, we saw the new merchandise line for this little turtle make its debut! … Read more
On June 18th, we saw the Grand Reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland, and with that, Guests were able to see the latest construction on the new Castle of Magical Dreams! With the construction almost completed, we were able to see the latest merchandise line being released to help celebrate! This update comes courtesy of our … Read more
While character meet-and-greets have been suspended for the time being, Hong Kong Disneyland has found some magical ways to bring out the characters for guest interaction from afar. We already got a peek at what these new socially distant meet-and-greets could look like from how Universal Orlando handled their classic characters posing for photos, and now … Read more
Hong Kong Disneyland reopened today to locals with enhanced health and safety procedures, welcoming guests back––and we’ve got full coverage of the grand reopening! We followed along via livestream as local media captured the first hours of the reopening. Select guests and media were let in early this morning to the theme park, excited to … Read more
The Arendelle expansion at Hong Kong Disneyland seems to have continued during the temporary closure, and we’re getting closer and closer to its 2021 opening date! And thanks to Twitter user HKDL of Fantasy, we caught a glimpse of the upcoming boats for Hong Kong’s clone of the popular Frozen Ever After attraction from EPCOT. … Read more
Hong Kong Disneyland has released additional details on its new theme park reservation system, as well as health and safety guidelines that will be followed throughout the park upon its reopening on June 18. Guests will have to purchase admission tickets in advance and make a theme park reservation that requires a health declaration as … Read more
Disney has announced that Hong Kong Disneyland will be reopening to the public on June 18th. As with all other Disney Parks reopenings, limited capacity and increased health and safety measures will be in place. Earlier this week Disney Explorer’s Lodge reopened to Guests, and the Castle of Magic Dreams (which you can see a … Read more