food IS a theme park
Disney World made the historic announcement today that they intend to reopen their theme parks mid-July, after their lengthy closure.
It’s Mickey!
As part of their announcement, they outlined a number of new health and safety guidelines that will be implemented throughout their parks and resorts upon reopening. These guidelines range from an advance reservation system to a new Social Distancing Squad. Guests can also expect their dining experiences to look a little different.
Earlier, we shared that Chapek had spoken out about why the parks would be opening in July.
Bob Chapek
Now, Chapek has expanded on his initial statements going into a bit more detail as to why the park is choosing to open over a month after other theme parks like Universal Studios, which is reopening June 5th.
What a day! We were LIVE at the reopening of World of Disney in Disney Springs AND Disney World shared their reopening plan!
World of Disney
While we got a firsthand look at what it’s like to experience the reopened World of Disney, it didn’t take long for Disney to share a reopening plan for Disney Store locations around the world!
Disney-owned locations reopened today in Disney Springs and we 👏 have 👏 questions!
Popcorn in Disney Springs
If you know us, then you KNOW we miss our Disney snacks. We’ve been investigating all those snack locations to see what iconic Disney eats are available to us once more. We’ve spotted Mickey Pretzels, Popcorn, and even DOLE WHIP. One thing is heavy on our minds though — will Cast Members still refill our refillable popcorn buckets with the added health measures? We found out!
It’s been a busy day at Disney Springs! From World of Disney reopening to us eating our first official Dole Whip in months, we’ve wondered how it could get any more memorable!
Yes, there are STORMTROOPERS in Disney Springs today!
Leave it up to a squad of actual STORMTROOPERS showing up at Disney Springs today to get the party going!
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.
Now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has lifted Japan’s nationwide state of emergency, several businesses including Japanese theme parks are making reopening preparations.
Minnie & Mickey ice pops in Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea have been closed since February and while they haven’t announced an official reopening date yet, Tokyo Disney Resort’s shopping district (the equivalent to Disney World’s Disney Springs) has announced they’ll be reopening June 1st.
Today we have a bit more news about Tokyo theme parks we think you’ll want to hear!
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…]
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