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The 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon might seem pretty far off, but it’s still being affected by the current Disney World closure.
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Registration for the 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon was supposed to open yesterday. Today, we noticed that it hadn’t. It appears that runDisney has quietly pushed back the opening of registration for the upcoming event. Here’s what we know.
With the world in a global health crisis, there are a lot of questions about when it will peak in different areas.
Cinderella Castle
Disney World is closed, so potential travelers are looking for insights into when their vacations can move forward. One of these insights is when the curve will start to flatten in Florida.
Who said staying at home couldn’t be magical??
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While we might not be in the Disney Parks right now, we’ve still been visiting virtually by watching celebrity live streams and the Magic Happens parade on repeat! And, we’re taking you with us all the way to Disneyland Paris for an extra enchanting show.
If one of your favorite things to do at the Disney parks is pin trading, we’ve got some exciting news for you!
Cast Member Pin Trading Board at Disney World
shopDisney will be releasing limited edition pins that previously could only be found at the parks. These will be available starting April 9th at 7 AM Pacific!
Hey! We’re back with another DFB Video. Today we’re talking about what HAS to happen for Disney World to reopen.
Flag Raising Ceremony
There’s a whole lot of uncertainty in the world right now, and that extends to the Disney parks.
If you’re making plans to visit Disney World once the parks reopen there are some great discounts and deals available for travel dates throughout the summer!
It’s time to plan your next Disney World vacation!
Whether you’re looking to reschedule a canceled vacation or book a new trip, our friends at Small World Vacations have compiled the most current Walt Disney World discounts for DFB readers.
If you’ve ever visited Disney World with your family in tow, whether you know it by now or not, you possess within you a unique skill set.
Balloons on Main Street
Let’s face it, as much fun as it can be to go to Disney World, it’s also A LOT to handle. You’re on your feet all day in the unforgiving Florida climate with hungry kiddos and heavy crowds. If you’re like us, you’ve probably developed some coping skills that you could really use to win this war right about now!
It seems like with each passing day our hearts are longing to reach out to some of our favorite Disney attractions that we miss the most! How we yearn to FEEL the sweet CARESS of the Peoplemover’s blue vinyl upholstery against our skin AGAIN!
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And somehow the fine line that usually divides our more logical thinking and what we would normally recognize as an irrational use of our time and energy right now has become BLURRED!
In fact, our minds have become so muddled with passionate feelings to see how our favorite attractions are holding up throughout all of this that we’ve started to believe maybe, just MAYBE, the rides are MISSING US, TOO?!?
We sure are missing Disney World right about now, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still keep an eye on some of the upcoming projects that we’re excited about!
Epcot
Despite the current closures of the Disney parks and the temporary halt on construction, Walt Disney Imagineering and other Resort development teams are still hard at work crafting the future of the parks. That means that we can still spot some construction permits every once in a while for projects that are starting soon.
With the Disney Parks being closed “until further notice,” things are pretty up in the air about when Cast Members may return to their jobs.
Magic Kingdom
We recently saw that Disney plans to furlough non-essential salaried and hourly non-union employees beginning April 19th, but this statement did not include plans for union workers. Disney has now started coming to agreements with unions regarding what will happen to workers’ jobs during the closures.
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