Park Closures

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Shanghai Disneyland Becomes First Disney Park to Reopen, Disney Springs Phased Reopening Date Announced, Possible shopDisney Security Breach, and Q2 Earnings for The Walt Disney Company

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 May 4 – 10, 2020 . If you’ve been following our news coverage throughout the … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Updates on Potential Walt Disney World Reopening, Disney’s Hollywood Studios 31st Anniversary, Galaxy’s Edge Coca-Cola Bottles in Alabama, and shopDisney Stocks Protective Face Masks

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 April 27 – May 3. If you’ve been following our news coverage throughout the Coronavirus … Read more

Performances of “The Jungle Book Jive” Reportedly Cancelled; Plans Unknown for The Lion King and Jungle Festival 2020 at Disneyland Paris

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The ‘all-swinging, all-dancing’ Lion King and Jungle Festival is one of the wildest and most exciting seasons to take place at Disneyland Paris. This year, it was scheduled to take place from June 20 – September 13, however with recent news updates and announcements, the future of the festival has been thrown into doubt. You … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Shanghai Disneyland Tests Social Distancing, shopDisney Faces Big Issues With Merchandise Releases, Re-Open Florida Task Force Meetings, and A “Frozen Ever After” Lawsuit

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 April 20-26. If you’ve been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, you’re … Read more

Online Check-In Will Be Required For Future Walt Disney World Resort Room Reservations Following COVID-19 Pandemic

With newly-implemented social distancing protocols already testing at Disney Parks abroad, it appears there’s some ongoing internal testing of potential new protocols for the hotel check-in process at Walt Disney World Resort. In a screenshot uploaded by @DisneyDragon on Twitter, a new prompt under the Online Check-In section of the My Disney Experience app states … Read more

Disneyland Paris Recognizes “Magic Keepers”, the Cast Members Maintaining the Resort’s Green Spaces During Park Closure

This month, Disneyland Paris took time to recognize some of the “Magic Keepers,” who continue to maintain the magic at the parks, even during this exceptional period. This includes a small group of cast members from the Nature and Environment team, who are taking care of our resort’s green spaces by tending to the thousands … Read more

Walt Disney World Resort President Josh D’Amaro Posts Sentimental Cast Member Tribute in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Resort President Josh D’Amaro has been like a ray of sunshine during park closures, consistently visiting the parks and updating his followers on how the parks are looking during this grim time of indefinite closures. Yesterday, we shared the photo that Josh posted on his Instagram of the Fantasia-themed Sorcerer Mickey topiary … Read more

DIY: 50 Fun Uses for Disney Parks Guide Maps

If you’re a Disney Parks fan who has been spending quarantine de-cluttering your home, chances are you may have stumbled upon a vast collection of trip mementos. If you’re anything like me, it’ll be guide maps. Those irresistible little maps to the magic; always the first thing you grab upon entering a park, and often … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Price Increases, Union Furloughs, Potential Temperature Checks, Very Merry Christmas Party Dates, and a Delayed Opening for Avengers Campus

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 April 6-12! If you have been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, … Read more

Analyst Claims Disney Parks Might Take Two Years to Return to Previous Attendance Levels Following Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

While the Disney Parks were pretty much packed right up until their inevitable closure in the lead-up to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with new social distancing guidelines in place and even the prospect of potential temperature checks to enter the parks, it seems guests will have a whole new set of factors to worry about … Read more

Sold-Out Disneyland After Dark: Villains Nite on April 30 at Disney California Adventure Postponed Due to Ongoing Park Closure

The sold-out after-hours event, Disneyland After Dark: Villains Nite, at Disney California Adventure has been postponed due to the ongoing park closures throughout Disneyland Resort. Announced back in November, the party was set to take place on the evening of April 30th. Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Park have been closed since March 14. The … Read more

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