Hong Kong Disneyland is now testing new queue setups just outside the park in order to promote social distancing. Previously, we’d only seen this sort of testing at Shanghai Disneyland, but it appears that the Disney Parks in Asia are now well on their way to reopening given the drop in COVID-19 cases throughout the … Read more
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, Shanghai Disney Resort has been closed since late January. However, the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel, Disneytown, and Wishing Star Park resumed limited operations on March 9, with health protocols in place to keep guests safe and prevent the further spread of the virus. Over the past few weeks, … 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 April 20-26. If you’ve been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, you’re … Read more
The nation is slowly recovering, thankfully, in the near-wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as statistics begin to taper off and government officials look to reopen the nation’s businesses, including Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. Today, President Trump unveiled new guidelines to help states reopen their businesses in phases through the easing of … Read more
With certain states finally seeing a leveling off of reported Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the nation is preparing to slowly re-open many of its smaller businesses in phases, and now Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is looking to Walt Disney World to provide guidance on how. According to Click Orlando, Mayor Jerry Demings is taking the first … Read more
Yee-haw! After over a week of being out of action, Jessie’s Critter Carousel is spinning once more at Disney California Adventure. The Pixar Pier attraction reopened today after closing for a brief refurbishment on February 24th. Thankfully, the attraction looks refreshed and ready to go! Look at the shiny critters! SHINY RACCOON! That is the … Read more
The water is flowing and the rapids are wild once more at Grizzly River Run, as the attraction has reopened to guests following its annual refurbishment. The ride was closed last month to refurbish the scenery, as we saw what looked like plaster work and repainting going on. Naturally, an attraction with this much water … Read more
On the same day it was scheduled to close for refurbishment, it’s all systems go at Disneyland’s Space Mountain, as the Hyperspace Mountain overlay has returned to a galaxy far, far away. In our initial report back in December, Disneyland officials said the attraction would only be down for “a few days” to move the … Read more
Disney has just confirmed the addition of an all-new Animation Experience coming to the Conservation Station once Rafiki’s Planet Watch opens (slightly ahead of schedule) on July 11th! Check out their full announcement below. In honor of the celebration of Disney’s “The Lion King,” Disney’s Animal Kingdom will be launching The Animation Experience at Conservation … Read more
Today’s the day! The Tomorrowland Speedway is back after a lengthy refurbishment and here to stay for a few more years of fumes and sputtering motor sounds. While the attraction received a number of changes to its exterior in the form of new paint and a cleaner, more updated look, the track itself wasn’t changed … Read more
Sleeping Beauty Castle closed and got the scrim treatment back in early January to undergo refurbishment, with the Walkthrough closing shortly thereafter. The park really hasn’t been the same these past few months without its majestic icon, but things are looking good on the horizon. Disneyland has recently updated the calendar for the Sleeping Beauty … Read more
We’ve been following the progress of the Otter Grotto (Presented by OtterBox) at Disney’s Animal Kingdom with wild fervor. For months, we’ve been peering behind construction walls, trying to catch a spare glimpse of the newly refurbished Otter Grotto. Well, today is the day! It’s actually been a full year since construction walls went up … Read more
After months of delays, rumors, and guessing when the famed attraction would open, Disneyland Paris has just released a chilling video announcing the reopening of Phantom Manor… That’s right, Phantom Manor will finally reopen to foolish mortals on May 3. Check out the amazing cinematic announcement in the video below! Rumor has it that the attraction … Read more
Conservation Station lovers, the wait is over! Disney has announced that Rafiki’s Planet Watch will open back up this summer. While they had originally promised that it would open sometime during the spring, we’ll take what we can get. All elements of the area, including the Wildlife Express Train and the Affection Section will reopen … Read more