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Disney news is showing no signs of slowing down! These days we’re seeing major updates and stories drop almost on a daily basis, and we’re keeping up with all of it so you can stay informed!
Disney Springs
Let’s review this week’s news, from Orlando to Hong Kong!
Though a few of the Disney resorts around the world remain closed right now, most are OPEN!
Alice in Wonderland Maze at Shanghai Disneyland
Around the globe, Disney has gotten pretty far in the reopening process. Let’s take a look at each of the resorts and see exactly what is open and available for guests.
Now that Shanghai Disneyland has partially reopened, it seems Hong King Disneyland might be taking steps in the same direction.
Hong Kong Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to close on January 25th while Hong Kong Disneyland shut its gates only a day later, but has yet to welcome back guests.
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Be sure to mark your calendars, Disney fans!
Shanghai Disneyland
There are a lot of pieces in motion for Disney right now! There are reopenings scheduled to begin soon, ongoing government timelines, and special events coming down the road. Having trouble keeping track of it all?
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Perhaps you’ve head the BIG NEWS already… Disney has announced that Shanghai Disneyland will reopen on May 11th!
Shanghai Disneyland
Of course, in light of the global situation which has resulted in closures of Disney Parks around the globe (with all others remaining closed until further notice at this time), today’s announcement brings further questions regarding HOW the parks will operate upon reopening. And today, along with revealing some of the procedures which will be implemented at Shanghai Disneyland, Disney also shared a message addressing some of those questions. [Read more…]
As restrictions are slowly being lifted across the world, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will begin serving character meals again at one of its locations.
©Disney Enchanted Rose Garden
This news comes several weeks after character dining resumed at Shanghai Disneyland, one of the first Disney theme parks to close.
For much of this year, Disney World was closed due to the global health crisis. While we were happy to know that Disney is looking out for everyone’s safety, this news put quite a damper on several families’ vacation plans.
Magic Kingdom Entrance
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As Disney Parks around the world remain closed, we can’t help but wonder how things will be different when this is over.
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We’ve already speculated about what could be done to increase safety within the parks once they open. But now, it looks like Disney’s former CEO, Bob Iger, is confirming that one major safety check is being considered by Disney for the parks.
With Disney World, Disneyland, and all of the international parks closed, Disney is facing an unprecedented situation. And that leaves the company with some very difficult decisions.
Disneyland Main Entrance
The current situation has had an immense impact on people across the globe. And even though Disney is a major company, they haven’t been immune to the effects. All of the Disney parks are currently closed, Disney Cruise Line sailings are halted until at least April 28th, and many other arms of the Walt Disney Company face an uncertain future. With a huge section of their business impacted, Disney has some hard decisions to make about how to move forward.
As all the Disney Parks around the world closed in the past couple of months, it became obvious that the Walt Disney Company was in for a serious financial blow to their bottom line.
Disney California Adventure Main Entrance – Closed due to Coronavirus
The truth is, when it comes to figuring out how much these closures will cost Disney, we can’t calculate an exact dollar amount. In reality, we probably won’t learn about any real numbers until Disney releases their quarterly reports and their subsequent Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Financial Report.
Bob Iger presenting a model of Shanghai Disneyland
In the meantime, however, we can look to previous years’ reports and come to the conclusion that, to no one’s surprise, Disney stands to lose A TON of money by closing the parks.
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