food IS a theme park
It’s been a wild ride the past few days when it comes to theme park news!
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While Shanghai Disneyland announced its May 11th reopening date, there has been a lot of discussion about what it will take for Disney World and Disneyland to open their gates again too. And, although there is no certain timeline yet about when the U.S. theme parks will reopen, Florida discussed the next steps for tourism in today’s task force meetings.
Disney World has been going the extra mile to help out the Orlando community while the parks are closed!
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Although they’ve already donated rain ponchos, excess food, and more, now Disney is teaming up with the Orlando Ballet to help deliver masks to the area!
We have been closely monitoring any closures or cancellations Disney announces in response to the current outbreak.
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Although Shanghai Disneyland announced its plan to re-open yesterday, the U.S. parks remain closed and Disney cruises have been halted. We recently reported that Disney Cruises were being cancelled as far out as the first week in July, but the Adventures by Disney schedule just received another update.
Today we’ve been discussing reopening procedures which will be implemented at Shanghai Disneyland as the Resort prepares for its May 11th reopening. And even though all other Disney Parks around the world remain closed until further notice, we are looking at new safety measures in Shanghai Disneyland as possible indicators for how the rest of the parks may follow suit.
Alice in Wonderland Maze at Shanghai Disneyland
We’ve talked about park capacity limits and health screening protocols for guests. We’ve also explored what the Disney character experience will be like and how parades and nighttime spectaculars will be impacted — at least during the initial reopening phase of Disneyland Shanghai. [Read more…]
We recently shared the latest collaboration between Loungefly and Disney that was set to arrive online! Since these celebrate all things FOOD, we had to share some exciting news.
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The collection is now LIVE and we are ready to “scoop” up these delicious-looking bags. They look like such fun summer accessories!
Disneyland Resort is currently closed until further notice and now it looks like mid-summer could potentially be the earliest reopening.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
Prior to today, Disneyland and Disney World both were accepting reservations for June 1st and later. But according to OCR, Disneyland has pushed this to July.
“Howdy folks! Welcome to the one and only Country Bear Jamboree!”
Country Bear Jamboree
We’re super pumped that we’re seeing a little merch love for a beloved Magic Kingdom attraction. It’s Country Bear Jamboree! We spotted the sa-weetest new Country Bear Jamboree Wishables online and we can’t WAIT to show them to you!
There’s nothing quite like ending a Disney day with a magical display of FIREWORKS, is there?
Happily Ever After in Magic Kingdom
We mention them today because new information is being presented for what the guest experience will look like when Shanghai Disneyland reopens on May 11th. At press time, all other Disney Parks around the world remain closed in light of the current global situation. But as we look towards the reopening of all the parks, the reopening procedures revealed for Shanghai Disneyland may give us an idea of what we might anticipate moving forward. [Read more…]
Just yesterday, Disney announced that Shanghai Disneyland will reopen on May 11th! This is indeed BIG news, as Shanghai Disneyland closed in January to promote safety in light of the current global health situation. (At press time, all other Disney Parks around the world remain closed until further notice.)
Shanghai Disneyland
But as we look forward to the eventual re-opening of all Disney parks, a big question on the minds of fans is: What will the Disney character experience be like in a time which requires social distancing measures for safety? A press release accompanying the reopening announcement for Shanghai Disneyland is shedding some light on that very question. [Read more…]
Although the Disney atmosphere, attractions, and shows are incredible, the Disney Cast Members are really the ones who bring all the magic to the parks (and we love them for it)!
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When a Cast Member tells you “Welcome Home” after you’ve been traveling for hours, kindly helps fix something that went wrong, or just tries to sprinkle some extra pixie dust on your vacation, they make your memories even happier when you visit.
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