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
Walt Disney World has just received approval from the state for its phased reopening starting on July 11. The letter was officially signed off by Halsey Beshears, Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, on behalf of Governor Ron DeSantis. Walt Disney World became the last major central Florida theme park to present … Read more
With the phased reopening of Disney Springs now underway, we are one step closer to knowing when Walt Disney World will be reopening. Walt Disney World and Sea World will be delivering reopening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force group today, respectively. These presentations must include planned reopening dates. You can watch the … Read more
With the phased reopening of Disney Springs now underway, we are one step closer to knowing when Walt Disney World will be reopening. Walt Disney World and Sea World will be delivering reopening presentations to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force group tomorrow. These presentations must include planned reopening dates. Disney Parks has announced the proposal … Read more
Welcome to our WDWNT Weekly Recap! Last week marked the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland, the first of all the parks to do so following COVID-19 closures. Keep reading on to see a full summary of the latest breaking news this week: May 18-24, 2020. Walt Disney World The Mayor of Orange County has said that … Read more
After lots of back and forth regarding when and which theme parks will be presenting their reopening plans––complete with dates, per mandate instructions––we now know of Universal Orlando’s proposed reopening, but when will we finally hear from Walt Disney World? With the phased reopening of Disney Springs this week, we are one step closer to … Read more
The Walt Disney Company’s week of organizational change continues, this time focusing on its advertising and media distribution departments. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the teams are being absorbed into Disney’s media networks division after a two-year stint as part of the direct-to-consumer and international division. The media networks division oversees Disney’s television networks, including … Read more
UPDATE: As of 3:12 PM, it has been confirmed that only Universal Orlando will be presenting its reopening dates tomorrow, with Walt Disney World and SeaWorld to follow in the coming days. We have updated the original post below to avoid any confusion. Update: Only @UniversalORL will be presenting tomorrow, according to @OrangeCoFL Presumably, the … 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 11-17, 2020 . Last week, Shanghai Disneyland became the first Disney resort in the … Read more
Despite The Walt Disney Company’s stale financial outlooks as of late due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the majority of its businesses, it seems some investors are making some big purchases while stock prices are low. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) has purchased over 5 … Read more
With Shanghai Disneyland now in phased reopening and Disney Springs also partially reopening on May 20, advancements are being made at other Disney Parks across the globe in order to set a potential reopening in motion and welcome back both guests and Cast Members. At Disneyland Paris, CEO Natacha Rafalski, COO Daniel Delcourt, and VP of … Read more
Today, Disney CEO Bob Chapek gave an exclusive interview to CNBC just hours after Shanghai Disneyland closed after its first historic day back in operation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The market generally looks towards Disney as the proxy on how to carry out phased reopenings on a large scale, so not only … 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 4 – 10, 2020 . If you’ve been following our news coverage throughout the … Read more
With the grand opening of Shanghai Disneyland on May 11, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is also gearing up for its imminent reopening, and thanks to some on-the-ground photos from the Hong Kong Main Street Gazette 大街小報, we’re able to check out all of the similar methods they are implementing across the property in order to promote … Read more
On the heels of the phased reopening announcement of Disney Springs on May 20, Walt Disney World Resort has released an update on operations throughout the property, indicating that upon reopening, theme parks, Disney Resort hotels, restaurants, attractions, experiences and other offerings may be modified and will be limited in capacity. Additionally, enhanced health and … Read more
During today’s Walt Disney Company Q2 earnings call, it was announced that upon the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland on May 11, a number of new protocols, as well as limited attendance, will be in place for guests and Cast Members throughout the park. Shanghai Disneyland has released the following guidelines for its phased reopening: Shanghai … Read more