News & Rumors Archive
Major League Soccer has announced that it will resume its 25th season at Walt Disney World Resort, with the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex beginning July 8, 2020. In this post, we’ll cover the details, the hotel where they’ll stay, whether parks will be impacted, and more. We first
When Walt Disney World’s hotels begin reopening on June 22, only one character dining experience will be among the options operating: Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera. In this post, we’ll cover why this is likely the lone character breakfast, what the “modified” meal likely entails, and offer some commentary about this new meal
Following today’s big announcement that Walt Disney World will begin the phased reopening of its theme parks in July 2020, we noted that several questions remained unanswered. This includes when Disney Vacation Club resorts and select other resorts would reopen, and whether all hotels would open initially. (Updated June 6, 2020.) Subsequent to the Orange
In this Walt Disney World closure & reopening update, we’ll share the latest news about restaurant, resort, and park operations. This includes details about the NBA & MLS coming to WDW, a surprising potential resort closure, which restaurants are recalling Cast Members, and a preliminary look at crowds from Universal Orlando’s first days of being
In this closure & reopening update, we’ll cover the latest news from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Tokyo Disney Resort. This includes “culturally inauthentic” Cast Members at Epcot, closure extensions, and answers to common reader questions about WDW cancelling various reservations and suspending new sales. Before we start on the news, we quickly want to
In the saga of the NBA coming to Walt Disney World to finish its regular season and playoffs, the latest development is a rumors are that Coronado Springs Resort will be host resort, with games resuming in late July. In this post, we’ll recap the news about pro sports being played at the ESPN Wide
Walt Disney World has announced that Spaceship Earth will be closing for a multi-year refurbishment and reimagining. Despite that, it’s now likely that the overhaul has been delayed and Spaceship Earth will reopen with the rest of Epcot on July 15, 2020. (Updated June 3, 2020.) In this post, we’ll cover what we know thus
As announced a couple days ago, Walt Disney World will be canceling all existing Advance Dining Reservations, plus Free Dining and paid Disney Dining Plans through next year. Email notifications have started going out, providing additional details–including the impact on character dining and other certain experiences. This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. When Walt
Following the big announcement that Walt Disney World will begin the phased reopening of its theme parks in July 2020 and Disney Vacation Club Resorts would open in June 2020, it’s been a roller coaster couple of days for a variety of WDW reservations that have been cancelled or temporarily disappeared. First, the online booking system
Walt Disney World has reduced park hours for Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios, with later openings and earlier closings between July and October 2020. In this post, we’ll cover the shorter hours, offer thoughts on special events, and why this is likely happening. The obvious backdrop for this change is the announcement
It’s a big day for Walt Disney World, which just announced reopening plans and official opening dates for Magic Kingdom & Animal Kingdom, followed by Epcot & Hollywood Studios. This came in a comprehensive presentation to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force. In this post, we’ll share the details, including temporary health safety protocol,
