Closure & Reopening Archive
Walt Disney World crowds can be bad. When attendance is high during holidays, school breaks, or other times of year, wait times can skyrocket, and lines can be long at popular rides. This post offers tips for beating crowds, avoiding long waits for attractions, dining, transportation, and more. It shouldn’t be too much of a
This guide to face masks at Walt Disney World offers info & tips, recommendation for best masks, rules & policy changes, and answers to frequently asked questions on wearing masks at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, plus traveling to and within Florida. (Updated April 18, 2022.) The question of “are face masks required
This guide to face mask rules at Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, and CityWalk covers official policies, our recommendation for the best masks, answers to frequently asked questions on wearing face coverings, and differences between policies and enforcement at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. (Updated February 11, 2022.) Essentially, this goes beyond answering
Park Pass is Walt Disney World’s advance theme park reservations system for booking entry to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. This is required in addition to buying tickets between now and January 18, 2024 in order to enter the parks. This how-to guide covers the steps for making Disney Park Pass reservations,
“When will Walt Disney World’s indoor mask rule end?” and “will face coverings still be required on rides, stores, etc. by Spring 2022?” are big questions now that the indoor face covering rule has been reinstated for all guests. In this post, we take a look at the relevant factors for Disney to once again
“When will Disneyland bring back Fantasmic, World of Color, parades, stage shows, or ____?” have become common questions, with fans wondering when things will get back to normal. This post offers a predicted return timeline for Disney California Adventure and Disneyland. (Updated February 1, 2022.) Basically, we’re going to consolidate the answers to all of
“When will Walt Disney World bring back ____?” and other questions about the return to normalcy, what’s still closed, unavailable, and reopening are common. This offers an update on the Dining Plan, Fantasmic, Festival of Fantasy Parade, restaurants, resorts, shows, and more. (Updated January 8, 2022.) We’re going to consolidate the answers to all of
Walt Disney World continues to update the resort reopening timeline for 2022, with revised dates for hotels that were TBD. This looks at the schedule, how refurbishments and construction are delaying opening dates, and offers predictions for what’s next. (Updated December 22, 2021.) As a quick recap, all Disney Vacation Club resorts welcomed guests back
This list of open & closed in-park restaurants at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, plus hotel dining at the Grand Californian, covers what’s operating post-reopening, what’s temporarily unavailable, and why. This is updated regularly, with info on what’s coming soon and more. The good news is that as of January 2022, every single major restaurant
Disneyland and Disney California now use a theme park reservation system to manage attendance, which will be in place through 2022. This post covers how to reserve access, ticket & booking windows, and what to expect online when making plans to enter the parks. (Updated December 11, 2021.) Even after all other health safety protocol
Walt Disney World has stopped selling most Annual Passes to its theme parks, which are no longer available for new purchases as of November 22, 2021. This post details the temporary change, what’s impacted, when sales will likely resume, the cause, and more. Sales of Walt Disney World’s three most expensive Annual Passes are all
