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One of our favorite parts about strolling through Hollywood Studios is catching a glimpse of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
Tower of Terror
This fan-favorite attraction reopened with the parks back and July, and we’ve been relying on it for chills and thrills ever since. Of course, it had its fair share of health and safety measures like physical distancing and limited capacity, but when we rode today we noticed a new addition!
The global health crisis has had far-reaching effects, especially in the entertainment industry.
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Right around the time the Disney parks closed, NYC’s Broadway theaters closed, ending then-running shows and halting several openings. The closure was originally supposed to be in place through January, but now the shutdown has been extended even further into 2021.
During the course of the global health crisis, a series of rules, both in certain parts of the U.S. and abroad, have been put in place requiring residents to quarantine for 14 days after visits to specific states or countries.
Confisterie des Trois Fées at Disneyland Paris
The U.K. recently added France to its mandatory quarantine list, meaning that those traveling from the U.K. to Disneyland Paris must quarantine for 14 days after returning to the U.K.
Although the current global health crisis has affected the travel industry as a whole, the cruise industry has even been more impacted than most.
Disney Wonder
And that doesn’t seem to be something that will change soon — Disney previously confirmed that its cruise operations would be the last of its tourism-based businesses to return. Disney cruises have also been suspended through mid-December.
One industry that has been significantly affected by the global health crisis is the cruising industry.
Disney Cruise Line
Last week, Disney executives noted that Disney Cruise Line would be one of the last sectors to return right before the company extended the sailing suspension through December. Now, we’re getting an idea of what it will take for cruise lines to embark safely in the wake of the global health crisis.
The last few months have brought a WIDE variety of travel bans and restrictions for those entering and exiting the United States.
Magic Kingdom
Since March 18th, the US land borders (at Canada and Mexico) have been under a non-essential travel restriction. The restrictions have been extended month-by-month, and now the closure has been extended into October.
Adventures by Disney has had to go through several rounds of trip cancellations due to the global health crisis.
©Adventures by Disney
We’ve been keeping up with policy changes and new cancellations for the last couple of months. Now, Adventures by Disney has extended its Date Change Policy once more and automatically extended final payments for some upcoming trips.Â
As the Disneyland closure reaches the six-month mark, theme park officials are seeking the next step.
Disney California Adventure Park
Earlier this week, we heard comments from Governor Newsom about the “open-ended” discussions surrounding the reopening of the theme parks. No further details were shared and the lack of information spurred calls from the Anaheim Mayor for the guidelines. Now, Disney executives have echoed the sentiments.
Disneyland has been closed since March, and information regarding a reopening date or timeline haven’t been announced at this time.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Most recently, we reported that the California Governor is in “open-ended” negotiations with theme parks about reopening, but no specifics of a plan had been released. We also shared that a Disneyland representative had spoken out about how conversations we not forthcoming at this time. Now, Anaheim’s Mayor is calling on the Governor of California to visit Anaheim and work towards the reopening of Disneyland.
There’s no doubt about it, travel has been difficult over the past few months.
Orlando International Airport
The global health crisis had a major effect on how safe it is to travel, especially internationally. With limitations on flights, countries imposing travel bans, and more; travel has been a challenge for some time. Now, the US is lifting some international travel restrictions — here’s what it could mean for your Disney trip.
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