As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect the nation, WDWNT has learned that the closure of the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort is highly likely to be extended. A source has revealed to us that resort Cast Members have not been scheduled to work past March 31st. Cast Member schedules were set … 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 16-22! If you have been following our news coverage over the past two weeks, … Read more
As a result of the growing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, closed to guests the morning of March 14. For the final day of operation, we headed over to the parks. While not much was going on in Disney California Adventure, it was an emotional visit. Esplanade The weather … Read more
As a result of the growing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, closed to guests the morning of March 14. We spent the entire day at Disneyland to enjoy the parks’ last day of operation until April 1, or further. There was a calm, but eerie atmosphere in Disneyland, … 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 9-15! Coronavirus (COVID-19) Effects on Worldwide Parks and Resorts If you have been following … Read more
As the Walt Disney World Resort prepares for a lengthy closure of its theme parks over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic beginning Monday, March 16th, the resort has released updated information concerning reservations, ticket expiration extensions, annual passes and more. TICKETS May I get a refund on my ticket? Unexpired multi-day theme park tickets with unused … Read more
With the spread of Coronavirus impacting more and more parts of Europe, it appears yet another two cases of COVID-19 amongst Disneyland Paris cast members have been confirmed. Disney has not publicly confirmed these two new cases, but select Cast Members have been informed. The two workers are also part of the same nighttime maintenance … Read more
In light of the first confirmed Coronavirus case amongst its Cast Members, Disneyland Paris’ Chief Medical Doctors have released a statement regarding the current state of the park and the measures it is taking in order to keep the park as clean and sanitary as possible. A Message about Coronavirus/COVID-19 from Dr. Cyril Warmberg and Dr. … Read more
With the spread of Coronavirus impacting more and more countries outside of Asia, it appears the first case of COVID-19 amongst Disneyland Paris cast members has been confirmed. The BBC World news service reported this morning that a Disneyland Paris cast member has tested positive for the virus: “A maintenance staff member at Disneyland Paris … Read more
In light of guest concern for potential closures due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Disneyland Paris has released a statement regarding the current state of the park and the measures it is taking in order to keep the park In a Direct Message response to a guest inquiry online, a representative from Disneyland Paris gave this … Read more
With the spread of Coronavirus impacting more and more countries outside of Asia, recent regulations in France may lead to an imminent closure of Disneyland Paris. Due to rising concerns over transmission of the virus, France has established a temporary ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people in a confined space. Disneyland Paris has … Read more
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to evolve, the situation in Japan has worsened, and the Oriental Land Company has given us some sad news today. For the safety of Guests and Cast Members, the Tokyo Disney Resort will be closed from February 29th through March 15th. This is the first closure of the resort … Read more
Despite leaving their resort hotels open while the park has been closed for a week now, Hong Kong Disneyland has decided to close the restaurants at said hotels as a precaution against the spread of the Coronavirus. The hotel restaurants will be closed beginning on February 1st, 2020. It remains unclear when operations might return … Read more
Just minutes before Hong Kong Disneyland was set to open for the day, Twitter users reported the park is closed due to the coronavirus. #hkdisneyland also closing until further notice in prevention of the disease spreading. #hkdl #disney pic.twitter.com/c0MYorGonq — Rina Disney (@hkdlfan) January 26, 2020 @hkdfan shared a screenshot from the park app, which … Read more
Many readers have been asking us about tonight’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom, as well as other entertainment offerings tonight, given the impending arrival of Hurricane Dorian to the Florida eastern coastline. In today’s recent announcement about early closures across Walt Disney World, Entertainment offerings for tonight, September 2nd, 2019 have also been … Read more
Walt Disney World has adjusted hours for Tuesday, September 3rd ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Operational hours adjustments for Tuesday, September 3 are as follows: Magic Kingdom: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Extra Magic Hours 7-8 a.m.) Epcot: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Extra Magic Hours 6-9 a.m.) Disney’s Animal Kingdom: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. … Read more