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Like the rest of the Walt Disney World hotels, Shades of Green, a Disney World resort for military members and families has closed its doors temporarily.
©Shades of Green Resort
Owned by the United States Department of Defense, the resort is located near Magic Kingdom.
It’s true many as workers across the country are being released from their jobs as a result of these recent events.
Cinderella Castle
The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest industries hit as leisure travel and public gatherings in event spaces as well as restaurants and bars is against the law in many states right now.
If you’ve been missing your daily dose of Sprinkles Cupcakes, now they’re bringing the cupcake party to you. Say whaaaat?!
Red Velvet Oreo Cupcake ©Sprinkles
Sprinkles is giving us an excuse to add some sweetness to our days with a new kit that will allow us to make cupcakes in our very own homes!
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Looking for a little escape from “all the crazy” that is right now? Usually, we’d just head to the parks to blow off a little steam… Sadly since THAT isn’t really an option right now, let’s just say we’ve had to start seeking out some alternative means to get our Disney fixes!
Cinderella Castle and Main Street USA in Disney World
And luckily for us, before we could ever officially declare ourselves insane for wearing nothing but PJs for the last week and a half, Disney has always managed to reel us back from the BRINK!
More of us are working from home these days, which can bring about some unique challenges in trying to get through the day. Through the magic of YouTube, we’re bringing you music from the Disney parks and movies to keep you entertained while you work from home! You can also search for these songs on Spotify/Apple Music and build your own playlist.
Dapper Dans
We were inspired by the Dapper Dans’ special performance which got us thinking, what other Disney music can we enjoy while working from home? We found HOURS of Disney music to listen to help get you through your workday! Let the listening party begin!
As all the Disney Parks around the world closed in the past couple of months, it became obvious that the Walt Disney Company was in for a serious financial blow to their bottom line.
Disney California Adventure Main Entrance – Closed due to Coronavirus
The truth is, when it comes to figuring out how much these closures will cost Disney, we can’t calculate an exact dollar amount. In reality, we probably won’t learn about any real numbers until Disney releases their quarterly reports and their subsequent Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Financial Report.
Bob Iger presenting a model of Shanghai Disneyland
In the meantime, however, we can look to previous years’ reports and come to the conclusion that, to no one’s surprise, Disney stands to lose A TON of money by closing the parks.
Tokyo Disneyland has announced another extension to its temporary closure as a measure to continue to promote safety in light of the current global situation.
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Originally, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea began a temporary closure at the end of February, which was scheduled to last through March 15th. You may recall that an extension to the original closure was announced on March 11th, set to last through early April. And now, Tokyo Disneyland has announced an another extension for the closure. [Read more…]
Disneyland Resort has remained behind closed gates since shutting down its parks on March 14th.
Disneyland Main Entrance – Closed due to Coronavirus
And, while the temporary closure was only expected to last until the end of the month, Disney officials have just announced Disneyland Resort will remain under lock and key for even longer.
Meghan Markle may no longer be official British royalty, but she’s well on her way to becoming Disney royalty!
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An upcoming Disney Nature documentary, set to debut on Disney+ next week, will be narrated by none other than the Meghan Markle herself.
The first official DFB Snack Madness tournament is underway and round one has just closed, but don’t worry — there’s still plenty of time left to play along!Â
All American Sundae
And we just gotta take a moment to say, y’all are wildin’ out there with some of these PICKS! We can’t believe how many of Disney’s mightiest treats have already FALLEN!
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