food IS a theme park
Hong Kong Disneyland has already seen a few closures and reopenings due to the global health crisis.
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The resort initially closed along with many other theme parks around the world, before reopening in June. It reclosed shortly after with rising cases in the region until its second reopening in September. Now, Hong Kong Disneyland may be closing once again.
Earlier this year, Hong Kong Disneyland (like the other Disney theme parks around the world) had to close temporarily due to the global pandemic. It eventually reopened, but then had to close and reopen a second time.
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The park is officially open now, and celebrating a huge accomplishment — the opening of its one of a kind Castle of Magical Dreams! This is the first time an existing castle in a Disney park has shifted from being themed to just one princess to being representative of many heroines. Oh, and it’s absolutely gorgeous!
Today, the Walt Disney Company is sharing LOTS of information with its shareholders on their fourth-quarter earnings call!
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The fourth quarter, and the fiscal year, for the company ended in late September, and we’re really beginning to see the results and consequences of COVID-19 on Disney’s financial status. Disney reported over $14 billion dollars of revenue loss, and $2.4 billion of that was losses in the Parks, Experiences, and Products division. CEO Bob Chapek also shared how well Disney theme parks around the world fared. We’re taking a look at that now.
The newest Disney castle is almost open!
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Hong Kong Disneyland is the latest Disney park to receive a new castle and we are SO excited about it. We got a peek at the upcoming Castle of Magical Dreams in June, and now we have an opening date!
Although Hong Kong Disneyland is currently closed (after a brief reopening) due to the global health crisis, it still has BIG plans to celebrate its 15th birthday.
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Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (which is showing signs it COULD reopen soon) is celebrating VIRTUALLY, and is sharing all the fun with the rest of the world!
Earlier this year, Hong Kong Disneyland closed temporarily due to the global pandemic.
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It then reopened in June, only to close again shortly thereafter, in July, due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the region. Although the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort hotels are open, Hong Kong Disneyland Park remains closed. Now, nearly two months later, we’ve got some signs that may point to another reopening of Hong Kong Disneyland coming in the near future.
There are so many unique things you can find at the international Disney parks.
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Now, you can learn more about a special attraction that is only found in Hong Kong Disneyland Park!
Hong Kong Disneyland reopened on June 18th after its historic closure in response to the global health crisis.
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After almost a month of being reopen with new health measures in place, the park is once more taking significant action in response to the global health crisis. Hong Kong Disneyland has announced that the resort will be RECLOSING due to an uptick in Covid-19 cases in the region.
Disney’s international parks outside of the U.S. are known for incredible creativity. They are all beautiful and unique in their own way, with Disneyland Paris’ stunning castle (with a full-sized dragon hiding underneath!) as well as Shanghai’s MASSIVE castle!
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And if there’s something ALL of the Disney Parks are known for, it’s their SNACKS. Some of the CUTEST Disney park snacks can be found outside of the U.S.A.. Let’s take a virtual trip around the world to see a whopping 23 international Disney snacks we wish we had back home in the states!
For the first time in forever, we’ll be getting TWO Frozen lands in the Disney Parks (our hearts are warmer than one of Olaf’s hugs!).
Frozen Ever After
While Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland have announced that they will be opening the gates to Arendelle in 2021, construction halted all around the parks during the closures. However, construction has started to pick up in Disney Parks once again. And, we’ve got a sneak peek of Elsa’s icy magic hard at work creating the famous Arendelle palace!
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