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We’ve been filling you in on all the latest happenings now that several stores and restaurants have started to reopen at Disney Springs since last week!
World of Disney
And while you probably thought our coverage of World of Disney’s grand reopening was a pretty big deal today — we’re following an even BIGGER story (we think so at least!).
Earlier this morning, we learned about Disney World’s proposed reopening dates and guidelines that will be in place when the parks reopen.
Disney World Monorail
Disney proposed a soft opening of July 11 for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and July 15 for Epcot and Hollywood Studios. The plans required the approval of the Orange County Task Force as well as the Orange County Mayor, followed by the Governor.
There are a few quintessential Disney World experiences we got to experience for the first time in months today!
World of Disney
In addition to shopping for Disney merchandise in person, we got to snack on one of our FAVORITE park snacks.
Today we are covering Walt Disney World’s plans for reopening as presented today to Florida’s Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force. The phased reopening is proposed to start with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11th followed by Disney’s Hollywood Studios and EPCOT on July 15th.
Magic Kingdom Entrance
Proposed safety measures for the opening include limiting guest capacity in the theme parks with a new guest theme park reservation system among other protocols. The limited capacity in the park will help to accomplish physical distancing between guests, and Walt Disney World will also rely on its cast members to help implement these new measures. [Read more…]
This morning marked the official reopening of World of Disney in Disney Springs!
World of Disney
The crowds this morning were HUGE; so huge, in fact, that Disney had to use a virtual queue to limit capacity within the store. Once inside, there was one merchandise collection that was in particularly high demand.Â
Disney World has just presented its reopening procedures to Florida’s Orange County Economic Task Force as well as its proposed reopening dates.
Mickey Mouse
And now, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has just given a brief interview to CNBC with more details about the parks’ proposed reopening dates of July 11th for Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, and July 15th for EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Walt Disney World Resort has submitted a plan for reopening in a phased process with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opening to guests on July 11th and Disney’s Hollywoood Studios and EPCOT opening on July 15th.
Monorail Station at Walt Disney World Ticket and Transportation Center
During the presentation of the plans, it was announced that park capacity would be “significantly reduced” upon reopening to implement physical distancing measures. And Disney has presented additional information about guest capacity with regards to new tickets sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations. [Read more…]
This morning Disney World presented a proposal for a phased reopening of the parks starting July 11th.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Disney’s proposal included a lot of details about the expectations for reopening, but it did not touch on the reopening dates for resorts or Disney Vacation Club Properties. Shortly after the presentation though, Disney posted reopening dates for Disney Vacation Club properties at Disney World and more. Here are all of the current details.
Now that Disney World has announced it plans on reopening Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11th along with Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th, we also know some of the modifications the parks are planning on implementing.
Magic Kingdom Sign
According to Disney’s reopening proposal which took place this morning, Disney World’s theme parks will temporarily suspend its parades, fireworks displays, or character meet-and-greets upon reopening.
Last Updated: June 11th
Walt Disney World‘s reopening plan to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force with a proposed reopening date of July 11th for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and July 15th for Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been approved by the Task Force, Mayor Jerry Demings, and received final approval from Governor DeSantis.
Walt Disney World
While we don’t know EVERYTHING about Disney World’s reopening, here are all of the resort’s plans from Disney’s proposal and from Disney World’s official website. [Read more…]
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