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Hong Kong Disneyland Closed Temporarily Due to COVID-19

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To ensure we are equipping our readers with all the information they need, we will continue to report on all travel, safety, and COVID-related news that could impact a Disney Parks visit.

Late last month, Shanghai Disneyland temporarily re-closed in order to “cooperate with the pandemic investigation in other provinces and cities.” The closure wound up lasting through November 2nd, and the resort has since reopened.

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Now, another international Disney park has temporarily re-close due to COVID-19.

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Walt Disney World Railroad Closure Extended Into Early 2022

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Before visiting Disney World, you’ll definitely want to check out the refurbishment calendar online to see what might be closed during your trip.

Check online before your trip so that you aren’t surprised!

Often, attractions will close for a short amount of time to get some maintenance and keep things spiffy, but sometimes those closures last longer than anticipated. The PeopleMover had a surprise closure of more than a year a while back, but one other Magic Kingdom ride has that one beat — the Walt Disney World Railroad.

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Disney Anticipates Return to Broadway After Full Year of Being Dark

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The past year has been abnormal in a lot of ways.

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It was this week last year that much of the country began to shut down with Disney World and Disneyland announcing closures and Broadway shows going dark. Now, Disney has released a comment on the situation with Broadway.

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An Iconic Disney World Boat Ride Did NOT Open Today!

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Recently, we’ve noticed a LOT of rides in Disney World going down for long periods of time.

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Whether this is a few hours, a whole day, or about a year (we’re looking at you PeopleMover!!!), these closures totally affect your day in Disney World. And during our visit to Magic Kingdom today, we noticed that a classic Disney boat ride was down!

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Over 20 Restaurants Set to Temporarily Close at Tokyo Disney Resort

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Recently Tokyo Disneyland opened a whole bunch of new rides, shops, and restaurants as part of the expansion of its Fantasyland, including The Happy Ride with Baymax, a Beauty and the Beast attraction with some seriously incredible animatronics and special effects, and more!

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But, the resort has also seen some other changes recently due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Japan. Japan recently set a travel ban on non-resident foreign travelers coming into the country, Tokyo Disney Resort reduced its hours, nightly fireworks at the resort were suspended, and park ticket sales have been temporarily suspended. Now, another change is coming to the resort as several restaurants are set to temporarily close. 

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NEWS: Gideon’s Bakehouse in Disney Springs Will Temporarily Close

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UPDATE: Gideon’s Bakehouse released an update to discuss the reasoning for the closure. The statement says, “We are still in a soft opening mode. We’ve learned a great deal over our holiday test run and are so grateful to everyone for making it such an overwhelming success! Our opening was beyond our expectations, so we are putting on the brakes to deal with behind-the-scenes logistics ahead of the grand opening.”

On December 23rd, Disney Springs gained a new cookie spot — Gideon’s Bakehouse!

Coffee Toffee Cookie at Gideon’s

This is no ordinary bakery, however, as they offer huge cookies and specials, like the Hot Cookie Hour. However, today it was announced that Gideon’s Bakehouse would temporarily close.

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NEWS: Disney’s FINAL Star Wars Rival Run Weekend to Be Held Virtually

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runDisney has certainly had to make some adjustments in response to the global health crisis.

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Last year, Disney made the decision to cancel the 2020 Star Wars Rival Run weekend in March. Events continued to be canceled or converted to virtual events through into the next year. Now, the 2021 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend will be held virtually — and the event won’t return in 2022.

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The 3 Most Unexpected Changes That Happened in Disney World This Week!

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Things are constantly changing at Disney World.

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You may be thinking — “it’s only Disney, how much MAJOR news could happen in just one week?” Well, buckle up partner! We’ve got 3 pieces of BIG Disney news that may have a huge impact on your next Disney World vacation.

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Here’s When Teppan Edo Will Officially Reopen in EPCOT!

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It looks like another one of our favorite Disney World restaurants is fixin’ to reopen SOON!

Teppan Edo

Despite remaining closed after EPCOT’s reopening last month, Teppan Edo began tinkering with its menu a few weeks ago. This gave us the impression the table service hibachi grill restaurant located in the Japan pavilion might be getting ready to reopen!

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Disney’s Aulani Resort Likely Won’t Open Until October…At the Earliest. Here’s Why.

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With so much of our time and attention centered around Disney’s theme parks and entertainment industry, you might be wondering what’s been going on with Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii.

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When Disney Resorts everywhere began closing, Aulani followed suit and a reopening date for the hotel still hasn’t been announced.

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