Tom Bricker Archive
Disney Parks Chief Medical Officer Pam Hymel has released plans and considerations for reopening resorts, retail, restaurants, and theme parks at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. In this post, we’ll share the full details of her announcement, plus the latest from the Orange County Florida Economic Recovery Task Force meeting yesterday. The good news here
Disney has announced that Shanghai Disneyland will reopen next week with density and guest capacity control, plus health prevention measures. In this post, we’ll cover the approach to safety and how crowds will be limited. You might recall that Shanghai Disneyland was the first park to close back at the end of January 2020, and
Walt Disney Company reported its second-quarter earnings and future forecast for 2020 on an investor call held by CEO Bob Chapek and Chairman Bob Iger. In this post, we’ll cover some of the good & bad of these results, plus updates from the call on the closures of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Shanghai Disneyland.
Duffy the Disney Bear is a divisive character. At Walt Disney World and Disneyland, he has a small and loyal fanbase, but was largely unpopular and rejected by guests. It’s fairly easy to see why: Duffy is representative of the complaint that Disney is driven by consumer products and marketing. (Updated May 4, 2020.) By
Disney’s Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel is a deluxe hotel at Disneyland that is currently closed for a top to bottom refurbishment. This review features room photos, along with thoughts on its quality and my experience of staying at the previous version of the hotel. (Updated May 6, 2020.) Disney’s Hotel New
When it comes to “best places to go for a walk at Walt Disney World,” Port Orleans Riverside and French Quarter rank highly. In terms of hotels, they’re right behind the Magic Kingdom and Crescent Lake Resort Areas, but ahead of Barefoot Bay, Disney Springs, plus the Saratoga & Old Key West Area. To their
In this Walt Disney World reopening roundup, we’ll cover yesterday’s press conference by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, WDW cancelling more hotel reservations for May, Southwest Airline’s “request” for the parks to reopen, and a meeting by the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force during which they essentially deferred to Disney. Before beginning, we want to
Orange County, Florida’s Economic Recovery Task Force met via conference call to discuss guidelines and mandates for a phased reopening of Universal, Walt Disney World, and other theme parks, plus hotels, restaurants, and bars. In this post, we’ll offer a rundown of the plans covered during the roughly 90-minute meeting. Before delving into the guidelines
Walt Disney World can be a crowded place, and there are a number of reasons you might want to seek out quiet corners in Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, or even the resorts. Perhaps you need a reprieve from the chaos, to escape other people, or simply need to decompress from the sensory
Walt Disney’s 1954 classic movie adaptation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea kicked off Imagineering’s decades-long fascination with science fiction author Jules Verne. Attractions and entire lands inspired by the science fiction author have since been built at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, and Tokyo DisneySea. Chief among these is the 20,000 Leagues Under
Last year, Walt Disney World surprised everyone by releasing Free Dining in January before releasing two subsequent waves of discount dates and hotel room inventory later in the year. The same happened again at the beginning of this year with the popular Disney Dining Plan promotion. Prior to that, Walt Disney World historically dropped its
