NEWS: Walt Disney World Annual Passholders Have Started Receiving E-mails About the Latest Updates

The past few days have revealed a lot of information in light of Walt Disney World’s proposed reopening starting with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11th followed by Disney’s Hollywood Studios and EPCOT on July 15th.

Walt Disney World Annual Passholder

In order to promote physical distancing as part of the new safety measures upon reopening, the parks (as well as restaurants within the Resort, among other venues) will reopen with limited guest capacity. And Disney is beginning to send out communications to Annual Passholders about changes being put into place that will help implement these measures. [Read more…]

Potential Solutions For Disney World’s New Guest Transportation Problems

By Brianna LeCompte 8 Comments

We have a major question about the reopening of Disney World — and some ideas about how it might play out!

Walt Disney World’s Epcot

While the Disney World parks remain closed, the resort has taken its first step towards resuming operations with the phased reopening of Disney Springs on May 20th.

We can look at the reopening of Disney Springs, as well as Shanghai Disneyland, for an idea of what to expect when the Disney World parks welcome back guests. But we have one HUGE question for which Disney hasn’t yet set a precedent.

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Disney World Quietly Updates Mask Requirements For Reopening

By Jessica Hogan 44 Comments

We just learned that Disney World is temporarily suspending FastPass+ reservations, canceling existing Dining Reservations and Disney Dining Plans, and halting Extra Magic Hours once the parks reopen on the proposed mid-July date.

Magic Kingdom

And now, we noticed a quiet change to the language pertaining to who will be required to wear masks at the parks upon their reopening.

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NEWS! FastPass+ Feature Temporarily Removed From My Disney Experience

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We just shared the news that Disney will temporarily suspend FastPass+ and has canceled all FastPass+ reservations.

Haunted Mansion

This announcement was made out of the need for “additional queue space to manage capacity at our attractions and maintain physical distancing,” per Disney’s announcement. This is all in preparation for Disney’s proposed reopening, set to take place mid-July.

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BREAKING NEWS! Disney World Will Temporarily Suspend Extra Magic Hours Upon Reopening

By Carly Terzigni 5 Comments

Disney just announced a series of significant announcements that will have an impact on guests with 2020 arrivals. Already, we have heard about Disney’s plans to implement and advance reservation system for guests to access the parks.

Magic Kingdom

With Disney World intent on opening in mid-July, Disney has needed to adjust to fit the new health and safety protocols in place, which have included the cancellation of dining reservations, Disney Dining Plan packages, suspending FastPass+ and canceling all FastPass+ reservations. We saw some suspicious activity on Disney’s website over the past 24 hours or so, and now we know why.

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Disney World Shares Details Regarding the NEW Reservation System

By Sierra Vieregge 45 Comments

Disney World announced yesterday that they are planning to reopen July 11th beginning with Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. They then plan to reopen Epcot on Hollywood Studios beginning July 15th.

Mickey Balloons

When Disney announced their proposed reopening date, they also mentioned that they would be rolling out a brand NEW reservation system and that in order to accommodate guests with existing reservations, new hotel reservations and tickets would not be available at this time. Now, Disney has shared some more information regarding this new reservation system.

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BREAKING NEWS: Disney World Cancels ALL Disney Dining Plans And Current Dining Reservations

By Jessica Hogan 143 Comments

Following our earlier observation that dining reservations and the Disney Dining Plan were unable to be booked at this time, we now have some more details to share.

Mickey Pretzel!

It looks like guests planning to visit after Disney World’s reopening will NOT be permitted to have a Disney Dining Plan initally, among other big changes!

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BREAKING NEWS: Disney World SUSPENDS FastPass+ and Cancels Existing FastPass Reservations

By Sierra Vieregge 21 Comments

Yesterday, Disney announced their plan to reopen Disney World beginning July 11th with Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. They then plan to reopen Hollywood Studios and Epcot beginning July 15th.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

Many changes have been announced as part of Disney World’s reopening plan. For starters, they have suspended new hotel reservations and ticket sales as they roll out a brand new reservation system. Now, they have made a HUGE update regarding FastPass+.

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NEWS! Disney World Adds New Payment Options Including Apple Pay to Mobile Order!

By Brianna LeCompte 6 Comments

Now there are even more ways to take advantage of Mobile Order at Disney World!

D-Luxe Burger

For years, Mobile Order has allowed guests to use the My Disney Experience app to pre-order and pre-pay for their food at select quick-service locations. Yesterday, we shared that they had added a new pick-up time feature to Mobile Order. Now, they have added new payment options.

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News: Reopened Theme Parks Will Look “Drastically Different” According to Florida’s Orange County Mayor

By Brianna LeCompte 1 Comment

Yesterday, Disney World shared that they plan to reopen Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom July 11th followed by Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th.

Palm Trees

Today, in a press conference, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings provided updates on the reopening of businesses and theme parks.

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