Dreamers Point & Walt the Dreamer Statue Debut at EPCOT, Halloween at Disneyland Resort Starting Early in 2024, & More: Daily Recap (12/4/23)

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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 Monday, December 4, 2023. Walt Disney World EPCOT … Read more

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park Temporarily Closing This Week Due to Low Temperatures

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Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park will be closed for two days this week due to cold weather. Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park Temporary Closure The water park will be closed on Wednesday, December 6 and Thursday, December 7, 2023, due to cold temperatures. On Wednesday, December 6, Orlando is forecasted to have a high of … Read more

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park Closing February 13 Due to Inclement Weather

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Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will close yet again on Sunday, February 13 due to inclement weather. Lower temperatures and thunderstorms are in the forecast for this Sunday, which is the most likely reason behind this. Typhoon Lagoon was previously closed from February 5-9 due to cold weather, and remained closed through most of January … Read more

Hong Kong Disneyland COVID-19 Closure Extended Through February 23

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Hong Kong Disneyland is currently closed due to a wave of COVID-19 cases. What was originally scheduled to be a two-week closure was extended to February 17 and then again until February 23, 2022. Here is what the Hong Kong Disneyland website says: “Hong Kong Disneyland Park will temporarily close from Jan 7 to Feb 23, 2022 … Read more

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park Closing for 4th Consecutive Day Due to Cold Weather

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Due to unusually low temperatures following a storm system in the Orlando area, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park is set to remain closed tomorrow, November 8th, according to updated hours posted to the Walt Disney World website. This marks the fourth day in a row that Blizzard Beach has remained closed due to inclement weather. … Read more

BREAKING: Disneyland Paris Reopening June 17th

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After nearly seven months of closure, Disneyland Paris announced today that they will reopen on June 17th, 2021, the first time all six Disney resorts will be open since January 2020. After being teased last week, this brings a close to what will become 230 days of closure, and the final Disney park to reopen … Read more

Disneyland Paris Preparing to Share Reopening Date “Very Soon”

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Although Disneyland Paris has remained closed for the last 196 days due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions within France, a new update on the Disneyland Paris website indicates that the resort is almost ready to return to operation! A new notice posted on the Disneyland Paris homepage shared a teaser for a possible future reopening as … Read more

Universal Studios Japan Closure Extended Until Further Notice Due to Extended State of Emergency

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Universal Studios Japan announced to the media today that their park closure will be extended until further notice due to the State of Emergency extension in Osaka Prefecture. Universal Studios Japan originally closed on April 25th due to a confusing policy which places theme parks in the same set of restrictions as sports and other … Read more

BREAKING: Universal Studios Japan Closing April 25th Due to State of Emergency

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Although Japan has done incredibly well compared to other nations in controlling COVID-19, a massive spike of the highly contagious UK variant of the coronavirus has led Osaka Prefecture and two surrounding areas to declare a third State of Emergency. And updated guidelines for this emergency include provisions to close Universal Studios Japan starting April … Read more

BREAKING: Disneyland Paris Will Not Reopen April 2, 2021, Reopening Date Currently Undecided

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Due to the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in France and continuing travel restrictions across Europe in general, Disneyland Paris announced today that the resort will not open as planned on April 2nd, with no announcement as of yet on a target reopening date. The decision came this afternoon local time, when a notice … Read more

BREAKING: Hong Kong Disneyland Reopening February 19th

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After 79 days of its latest closure, Hong Kong Disneyland will reopen for the third time starting February 19th. Along with this, a number of new initiatives will be instituted to further strengthen measures against COVID-19 at the park. The park has been closed since December 2nd due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in … Read more

Oriental Land Company Releases Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results, Revenue Down 76% Due to Tokyo Disney Resort Closure & Low Attendance

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It’s time once again for financial results! The Oriental Land Company held its quarterly earnings call on October 29th, and released their still fairly dismal second quarter results. The results improved somewhat over Q1, but the COVID-19 pandemic has still left OLC in a problematic position as less Guests can visit the park on a … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Historic Company Losses, a Sinking Boat, a Stuck Car, “Haunted Mansion” Crocs, and More

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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 August 3-9, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Check out this week’s photo report for … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Tropical Storm Preparations, Unexpected Attraction Downtime, Temperature Screenings in Restaurants, and More

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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 27 – August 2, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Check out this week’s … Read more

Oriental Land Company Releases First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, Revenue Down 95% Due to Park Closure

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It’s time once again for financial results! The Oriental Land Company held its quarterly earnings call on July 30th, and released their rather dismal first quarter results. Of course, this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has made things a little bit more different than usual, so these results aren’t really indicative of a problem at Oriental … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: A Faulty Animatronic, Updated Face Mask Policies, Our Complete Guides to the Park Reopenings, and More

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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 20-26, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Read our Complete Guide to the Reopening … Read more