food IS a theme park
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.
Last Updated: June 11th
Walt Disney World‘s reopening plan to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force with a proposed reopening date of July 11th for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and July 15th for Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been approved by the Task Force, Mayor Jerry Demings, and received final approval from Governor DeSantis.
Walt Disney World
While we don’t know EVERYTHING about Disney World’s reopening, here are all of the resort’s plans from Disney’s proposal and from Disney World’s official website. [Read more…]
Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld have been closed since March due to the current global health situation.
Universal
The state of Florida is currently in “Full Phase One” of reopening its economy. It’s within this phase that both Universal Orlando’s CityWalk and Disney Springs have started a phased reopening while the theme parks have remained closed until further notice. Today, however, in a meeting of the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, Universal Orlando Resort has presented a plan for its reopening, including a proposed reopening date. [Read more…]
Welcome back to Disney World! Disney Springs began a phased reopening today, May 20th.
Disney Springs
We have been taking you around Disney Springs to see the new safety procedures and how they affect guests’ shopping and dining experiences. We’re walking you step-by-step through a post-closure Disney Springs and going over exactly how your visit could look much different than your previous trips.
We’re live from Disney Springs on its reopening day.
4 Rivers Barbacoa Food Truck
We’ve taken you with us through parking, temperature checks, Frontera Cocina, Wine Bar George, The Boathouse, and more — and now we’re taking you with us to 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck!
It has been a day full of shopping, eating, and keeping our distance at Disney Springs’ grand reopening.
Disney Springs
We’ve already shared all of the retail locations that reopened in Disney Springs today, along with Disney-owned locations that will reopen next week, but now we know another opening date for a Disney Springs retail location.
Disney Springs is now re-opened — with several stores and restaurants welcoming guests once again.
Blaze Pizza
We’ve been reporting live all day, but now we’re heading over to Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to see if they can still crank out that super speedy pizza that we know and love!
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Disney Springs began a phased reopening on May 20th, and we stopped by to check it out.
The Polite Pig
Disney Springs began reopening with additional health and safety measures. While not all locations chose to resume operations immediately, The Polite Pig is one of the third-party restaurants that reopened with Disney Springs. So, we stopped by on our visit to Disney Springs to see what it looked like on its first day back in operation. [Read more…]
It has been a day. We have been taking you all around Disney Springs on its re-opening day.
Wolfgang Puck
Now we’re heading to Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill to see how they modified their restaurant with new health and safety protocols. Care to join us (virtually) for lunch?
You’ve already joined us for many of our Disney Springs stops today if you’ve been following along with our live coverage, and now it’s time to make another one!
Disney Springs
Let’s head off to Chicken Guy! next to see how it compares to our pre-closure visits.
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