With EPCOT at Walt Disney World reopening on Wednesday, July 15, the park has little over a month to staff its numerous pavilions. The World Showcase in particular may be faced with a number of issues, as the Cultural Representative program (along with Disney Internships) was suspended on April 18. Between that and current global … 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 May 25-31, 2020 . Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Reopening Announcement Updates Walt Disney … Read more
In light of recent cancellations, Disney is now reaching out to guests who had either purchased the Disney Dining Plan or booked a Free Dining offer for their upcoming trip. It’s also worth noting that while character dining was still available right up until the full closure of Walt Disney World on March 20, it … Read more
Today, Paddlefish joined a whole menu of other table service restaurants to reopen in Disney Springs. Paddlefish announced last week that they would be reopening from today, May 29th, from 12-8pm daily. Take a look at some photos from its grand reopening day… We’re thrilled to see the unmissable steamboat restaurant now serving a catch … Read more
I love Sprinkles! Yes I do, yes I do! That’s right, everyone’s favorite cupcake place in Disney Springs has reopened today, fuelling our Disney Springs shopping sprees with sugary sweetness once more. It was announced yesterday that Sprinkles would be reopening at 10am this morning, so you bet we were there on the dot to … Read more
With good news breaking regarding the reopening of Disney Parks across the world, we’ve been anxiously awaiting more information from Disneyland Paris for their take on the post-COVID-19 planning too. Following a French governmental update earlier this week, news broke that theme parks in Paris could be allowed to reopen from late June, however nothing … Read more
As Walt Disney World begins the path back to reopening its parks, full-time cast members are being given an option that would help them return to work as soon as possible. According to a Facebook post by TCU Lodge 1908, full-time cast members are being offered a voluntary temporary transfer to another role at the … Read more
Cupcake lovers set your timers, as Sprinkles has just announced on Instagram that they are set to reopen their Disney Springs store tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM! Sprinkles is located in the Town Center district of Disney Springs. Since the downtown shopping area first reopened its gates last Wednesday following the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been … Read more
Although Disney Springs reopened last week, the second phase of store and restaurant re-openings (now including Disney-owned establishments) is taking place today. One of the eateries we’ve been dying to get back to is D-Luxe Burger, so let’s take a look at how the quick service restaurant is operating following the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a … Read more
A new update regarding ongoing reopening phases in France indicates that theme parks could be allowed to reopen starting June 22 across the Paris region. While Disneyland Paris remains closed, its executives were recently seen surveying the park grounds for potential reopening procedures. At this time, all reservations at Disneyland Paris have been cancelled through July … Read more
World of Disney had its grand reopening at Disney Springs yesterday, a morning filled with long lines and plenty of guests clamoring for all of the latest Disney Parks merchandise. The store opened with a Virtual Queue system in place for the massive crowds yesterday, and today, it opened a whole two hours early at … Read more
Disney Springs may have reopened its gates for the first time following the COVID-19 pandemic last week, but yesterday marked the day that select Disney-owned and operated stores finally reopened to the public. One of the most highly-anticipated places to be right now is the Marketplace Co-Op, everyone’s favorite cluster of departments selling everything from … Read more
If you’ve visited Disney Springs since it reopened last week, or you’ve been following our comprehensive coverage, you’re probably aware of the strict procedures in place to keep guests healthy and safe following the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen face masks, hand washing stations, and social distancing markers as part of the heavily-enforced new protocol… but … Read more
Today is the first day that select Disney-owned stores are reopening at Disney Springs. This includes two of the shopping district’s main flagship stores: World of Disney and the Marketplace Co-Op. In anticipation of the large crowds visiting the stores, a new virtual queuing system has been implemented to help manage crowds, and maintain those … Read more
Disney Stores closed in mid-March along with the entire Disney Parks shutdown, but in light of reopening announcements coming up today for Walt Disney World, they have released a set of “Know Before You Go” Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) ahead of their own imminent reopening. The following announcement has been posted on shopDisney: Disney … Read more
Greetings from Disney Springs! It’s a warm and gloomy spring day, but that didn’t seem to keep people away on the 5th day of phased reopening. Let’s take a look at what’s going on at the one element of Walt Disney World which is welcoming guests. The first item of note is that it’s Memorial … Read more