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All the Disney News You Missed While You Were Zoom Calling Your Mom on Mother’s Day!

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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.

 

There are LOTS of interesting and exciting developments across the Walt Disney Company! We are starting to see the gradual reopening process begin around the globe, and the news just doesn’t stop these days!

©WaltDisneyImagineering on Instagram — Shanghai Disneyland reopening

So, let’s get caught up on all things Disney Parks and entertainment!

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NEWS: Tokyo Disneyland Announces Another Extension to Closure

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Earlier this week, it was announced that Shanghai Disneyland will reopen on May 11th, and just yesterday Walt Disney World announced that Disney Springs will begin a phased reopening of the shopping and dining district on May 20th. However, aside from Shanghai Disneyland, all other Disney Parks remain closed until further notice due to the current global situation.

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And an update on the Tokyo Disney Resort website reveals the closure of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea remains extended. While no official reopening date had been proposed, the website previously stated that a reopening date announcement would be determined in mid-May. [Read more…]

What Every Disney Fan Is Thinking, But No One Will Say.

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If you follow along here at DFB, you know we like to have a good time, we love food, and we LOVE Disney.

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We are some of the biggest Disney fans out there, but we can’t help but think there are some things that Disney fans are thinking but no one will fess up and say. We thought we’d get some of these thoughts out in the open now. Take a deep, calming breath and say it with us: SOLIDARITY!

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Japan Has Declared a State of Emergency — What Does This Mean For Tokyo Disneyland?

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UPDATE: As of April 8th, the Tokyo Disney closure has been extended through mid-May at the earliest. Learn more here. 

We’ve been staying current with this situation for many months now and not just with how it pertains to Disney World and Disneyland but the rest of the Disney theme parks across the world as well.

Fantasmic! at Tokyo DisneySea ©Disney

Since it’s hard enough keeping up with the news that’s happening and changing every day here in the U.S., we wanted to give you a status update on Tokyo Disneyland Resort.

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7 Impossible Decisions Disney Has To Make Right Now

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With Disney World, Disneyland, and all of the international parks closed, Disney is facing an unprecedented situation. And that leaves the company with some very difficult decisions.

Disneyland Main Entrance

The current situation has had an immense impact on people across the globe. And even though Disney is a major company, they haven’t been immune to the effects. All of the Disney parks are currently closed, Disney Cruise Line sailings are halted until at least April 28th, and many other arms of the Walt Disney Company face an uncertain future. With a huge section of their business impacted, Disney has some hard decisions to make about how to move forward.

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It’s Costing Disney HOW MUCH To Close The Theme Parks?!

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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.

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NEWS! Another Extension Announced for Tokyo Disneyland Closure — Tokyo Disney Hotels Will Also Close

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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…]

Updated! Will Disney World and Disneyland Announce A Closure Extension Soon?

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Oh Mickey, how we miss you! We’re now in our second week of Disney World and Disneyland being closed, and we’re having some serious Disney withdrawals.

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Currently, people have trips to Disney booked for early April. Our number one and two questions from our readers, viewers, and followers is “When will Disney World reopen?” and “Should I cancel my Disney World trip?”

But Disney has been particularly quiet regarding the status of the park closures and any potential extensions.

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Based on the Disney Parks worldwide timeline and the current local government mandates in California and Florida, it seems unlikely that the domestic Disney parks will open anytime soon. But when can we expect Disney World and Disneyland to give us the word on a reopening date…or at least a closure extension?

Let’s look at recent events to see if we can break it down.

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Disney’s Closure Timeline And What It Could Mean for Disney World’s Reopening

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There’s lots of uncertainty over exactly when Disney World will reopen following its historic closure last week.

Mickey and Minnie in Disney World

As of this writing, both Disney World and Disneyland announced that their parks would be closed through the end of the month, implying that the parks could reopen on April 1, 2020.

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However, due to the continuing headlines about government-mandated closures of public institutions like restaurants and bars, bans on gatherings, and strong recommendations of social distancing, questions are being raised over whether the parks really will open on April 1st.

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While we don’t have the definitive answer, we can look to the closure timeline of Disney’s parks both domestic and worldwide. There may be some clues!

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Disneyland Paris to Close This Saturday Until Further Notice

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Earlier today we shared that Disneyland would temporarily close through the end of the month due to Coronavirus concerns.

Disneyland Paris

Now we have found out that more parks are following suit.

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