food IS a theme park
This week, Disney-owned locations like World of Disney reopened in Disney Springs.
Disney Springs
Now, a few more third-party locations have just reopened their doors and one of these spots had QUITE the appeal!
We’re out here at Disney Springs today working up an appetite like some kind of Paleozoic predator, which can only mean ONE THING!
T-Rex
It’s time to eat (or be eaten ourselves?!) at T-Rex — where our next prehistoric dining adventure AWAITS!
Calling all animal lovers! After our early morning escapades at World of Disney, we stopped by Pandora today to see what was new and EXCITING!
Pandora at Disney Springs
We haven’t seen any new charms here since the temporary closure last March. We were ALSO on the lookout for any new safety measures Pandora has also implemented since reopening last week!
While plans to reopen Disney World’s theme parks are currently in the works, Disney Springs began welcoming back guests last week.
World of Disney
We took you with us to see several of the third-party stores and restaurants that have already reopened, but today is the first day that Disney-owned locations have started reopening to the public.
Earlier today, Disney World presented its reopening plan to Florida’s Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force.
Magic Kingdom
The proposed plan has been initially approved by Mayor Jerry Demings and has been sent to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. If given the go-ahead, select Disney World theme parks will begin to reopen to the public starting on July 11th, with the remaining parks set to open on July 15th.
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…]
Now that Disney World has announced it plans on reopening Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11th along with Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th, we also know some of the modifications the parks are planning on implementing.
Magic Kingdom Sign
According to Disney’s reopening proposal which took place this morning, Disney World’s theme parks will temporarily suspend its parades, fireworks displays, or character meet-and-greets upon reopening.
We wanted to know what safety measures our readers want to see Disney World implement when the parks reopen!
Animal Kingdom Entrance
While all of the Disney World parks remain closed until further notice, the resort has taken its first step towards reopening with Disney Springs starting a phased reopening on May 20th. This comes on the heels of the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland on May 11th, which made it the first Disney park to resume operations worldwide.
Both of these reopenings have included safety measures such as required face coverings for guests and Cast Members, social distancing protocols, and increased sanitization. So, now that things are beginning to reopen, we wanted to check in with our readers to see what health and safety measures they would like to see implemented in the parks at Disney World. Here are the results!
Disney Springs has finally re-opened to guests so they can enjoy dining and shopping locations all around the property.
Disney Springs
While we’ve taken you with us LIVE to check out the reopening, given you the deets on new health and safety procedures, and our overall experience, it can be a little bit confusing to navigate Disney Springs right now.
If you're looking for information related to the current closures and their effect on the Disney Parks, click here for all the up-to-date details and click here for answers to dozens of reader FAQs.
With Disney facing a super weird summer and fall (most likely), we’re thinking the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival will look different than it has in previous years.
Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Since its inaugural year in 1995, the Epcot Food and Wine Festival has continued to grow in size and popularity. It’s an annual event that many Disney fans (us included!) look forward to exploring year after year.
But it seems likely that the festival will undergo some changes this year. We’ve seen the health and safety measures that were implemented with the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland and Disney Springs. So, how might the Food and Wine Festival be different?
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