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First Look At Polynesian Village Resort Moana Inspired Rooms - Disney has released photos of what the new Moana inspired rooms will look like at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. Disney's Polynesian Village Reso...
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Guests Must Now Wear Face Coverings While Sat At Restaurant Tables - Since the reopening of Walt Disney World last year, Disney has required guests to wear face coverings. One of the few places that it's not applicable,...
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"Mr Potato Head" Is Going Gender Neutral And To Be Called "Potato Head" [Updated] - [Update] Hasbro has sent out a tweet saying:
Hold that Tot - your main spud, MR. POTATO HEAD isn't going anywhere! While it was announced today that ...
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Guests Can No Longer Personalise Their MagicBands - Disney announced last year that that MagicBands will no longer be Complimentary with your stay. However, when you've added your booking to My Disney E...
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International Travel Could Restart On May 17th - The UK government has today published guidance on the country coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown restrictions. As a Walt Disney World commun...
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Pound Sterling Back Up To 1.40 Against The US Dollar - In May 2019 the Pound Sterling to US dollar rate went as low as £1>$1.26, which any Walt Disney World fan hates to see. The rate has not been doing ...
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Disney Reveals 50th Anniversary Park Icon Concept Art - The World's Most Magical Celebration' Begins Oct. 1 in honour of Walt Disney World Resort's 50th Anniversary. The celebrations will last for 18months....
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Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary To Be 18 Months Long Starting October 1st 2021 - Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebrations begin on October 1st, 2021. The celebration will last for 18 months. Disney's official press release...
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Disney+ To Increase To £7.99/Month As Disney Adds Star Content - According to CNET the price of Disney+ is set to increase on this month as Disney adds "Star" TV shows and movies to the service. It'll increase from...
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PM Boris Johnson Says Vaccine Passport For International Travel "Inevitable" - Sky News is reporting that the UK government is working with other countries to see if some sort of coronavirus passport may be necessary in the futur...
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Disney Releases Official 2022 Walt Disney World Ticket Prices - You can now book your 2022 Walt Disney World holiday. Along with this announcement, Disney has released tickets for 2022 as well. Tickets are £10 mor...
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Disney Warns Guests Of COVID-19 Restrictions in 2022, Even If Unlikely - Starting today, you can now officially book your 2022 Walt Disney World holiday. However, Disney is preparing guests with the possibility of some COVI...
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Disney CEO Expects Social Distancing And Mask Policy Throughout 2021 - On The Walt Disney Company earnings call this evening, CEO Bob Chapek let investors know that the parks are still running at 35% maximum capacity, and...
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Disney Now Offering New Key to the World Cards Instead Of Magic Bands - Before Magic Bands were given to Walt Disney World resort guests, guests were given a "Key to the World" card to use for park and hotel room entry. No...
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Face Coverings Required At Disneys Blizzard Beach - Disney has updated the COVID-19 section of their website to let guests know that face coverings will be required when Blizzard Beach reopens on March ...
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Jungle Cruise Scenes To Be Rewritten Due To Cultural Insensitivities - Disney has announced it will making changes and rewriting some scenes for the Jungle Cruise attraction at the Magic Kingdom. In the same way they are ...
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President Joe Biden Renews UK To USA Travel Restrictions - Travel restrictions to the USA from the UK were due to expire yesterday. President Joe Biden has signed a new executive order renewing the restriction...
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Festival Of The Lion King To Return Summer 2021 - Disney has announced the the fan-favourite Animal Kingdom show, Festival Of The Lion King, will be making its return in the summer of 2021. No exact d...
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Biden To Dismiss Trumps Final Order To End Travel Ban From Europe - The BBC is reporting that President-elect Biden will dismiss one President Trump's final orders as President. The order was to end the travel ban for...
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Disneyland Paris Reopening Pushed To April 2021 - Due to the COVID-19 situation around Europe, Disney has today announced that Disneyland Paris, originally due to reopen on 13th February 2021, will ...
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Disney Shares New Photos Inside Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser - Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle shared photos of him and Walt Disney World Parks & Resorts Chairman Josh D'amaro touring the new Star Wars: Gal...
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United States To Require Negative Tests Within 72 Hours Of Arrival - The CDC has issued an order starting on January 26th 2021, that all international guests arriving in the United States will require a negative COVID-1...
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Disney Discontinues Disneyland California Annual Passes - Ken Potrock, President of Disneyland California, has announced they are "sunsetting" the annual passes for Disneyland California. Disneyland Californi...
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New Billion Dollar Resort To Be Built Just Outside Walt Disney World - A new resort called Evermore Orlando Resort is to be built on the border of Walt Disney World (minutes from the Magic Kingdom). This $1Billion 10,000 ...
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Mears Releases Statement On Disney Discontinuing Magical Express - Disney recently announced the Disney's Magical Express service is coming to end starting in 2022. Following this news, Mears Transportation (who ope...
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Disney To Introduce "Early Theme Park Entry" To Replace Extra Magic Hours - Disney has announced a new "Early Theme park Entry" system, which looks to replace "Extra Magic Hours" which was discounted due to the COVID-19 pandem...
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Disney To Discontinue Magical Express - Disney has announced starting in 2022, it will no longer be offering the Disney's Magical Express service from Orlando Intentional Airport to Walt Dis...
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Disney Shares Video Of The Cinderella Castle Suite - For those who don't know, there is a suite located inside Cinderella's Castle. Unfortunately, this suite cannot be booked or bought. Disney once in a...
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"Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom" Game At Magic Kingdom To End - Fans of the "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom" will be sad to hear the game will be closing on Sunday 24th January. The interactive card game experience...
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TRON Coaster At Magic Kingdom And More Not Due To Open In 2021 - USA Today has published a new article today with a few interesting tidbits about Walt Disney World in 2021. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and cer...
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Cirque du Soleil "Drawn To Life" Still Coming To Disney Springs - Disney has released a special "21 Ways to Kick Off 2021 with Magic at Walt Disney World Resort" article. Tucked away at the bottom under #21 says,
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Previously Included Magic Bands Now Cost $5 - Disney announced last summer that starting in 2021, guests will no longer be given a complimentary magic band with their resort stay.
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Park Hopping To Return January 1st Without Monorail Service - Park Hopping is set to return Jan 1st, 2021. Another step of the road back to normality. The UK Ultimate ticket for 2021 will include park hopping, Di...
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MCO To Disney Springs Train Station Aims For 2023 Opening - Last month, Disney announced they reached an agreement with Virgin Trains USA Brightline High-Speed Railway to bring a brand new station to Disney Spr...
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Disneys Blizzard Beach Reopening March 7th 2021 - In September, Disney let us know that one of the two water parks would be reopening some time in March 2021. At the time, Disney did not specify which...
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Disney Reveals New Epcot Fountain - Disney has today revealed the completed fountain at the front of EPCOT. Three acrylic pylons, each standing over 16 feet tall and featuring the park'...
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Donald Trump Might Lift UK Travel Ban On Tuesday - Update: Due to the new COVID-19 strain, this appears to have not gone ahead.
The Telegraph is reporting that Donald Trump might lift the current UK...
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Electrical Water Pageant Returning December 20th - As we head into 2021, things are very slowly going back to normal. Disney has announced the Electrical Water Pageant is returning to Walt Disney World...
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Disney Shares Photo Of Keister Coaster Water Slide, Spells It Wrong - The "Keister Coaster" clown themed water slide at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort is being replaced with a new Mickey theme. Disney has released a photo ...
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Disney No Longer Adding Digital Face Coverings On Photos - A little while ago, Disney was testing putting digital face coverings on guests who take off their coverings for ride photos. The reason for this was ...
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Walt Disney World Swan Reserve Hotel Concept Art Released - Currently under construction next to the Marriott-owed Disney's Swan & Dolphin hotels is the The Walt Disney World Swan Reserve. This new convention h...
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Raya and the Last Dragon Coming To Disney+ Premier For £19.99 - During the Walt Disney Company investor stream, chairman Kareem Daniel announced that the movie "Raya and the Last Dragon" will released on March 5th,...
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Orlando International Airport (MCO) To Offer COVID-19 Testing - WFTV is reporting that Orlando International Airport (MCO) will be offering COVID-19 testing on-site starting at the end of December. It's said this t...
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Hawaiian Airlines Announces Direct Flight From Orlando To Hawaii - Hawaiian Airlines has announced new routes starting in 2021. Most notably, a new route direct from Orlando (MCO) to Hawaii. This is the first time eve...
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Disney Confirms No New Years Fireworks This Year - While this was inevitable, Disney has sent out emails to guests who have resort bookings over new year confirming there will be no new year celebratio...
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Disney Testing New Mobile Checkout Store Option - Disney is currently testing a new mobile checkout service at "Mouse Gear" at EPCOT, and "Everything POP" at Disney's Pop Century Resort. When you're a...
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Mulan Now Available To Stream For All Disney+ Subscribers - If you held your nerve and didn't pay the £19.99 asking price for Mulan when it released on Disney+ in September, your patience has paid off. Mul...
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Hong Kong Disneyland To Close For The Third Time Due to COVID-19 Spike - Shanghai Disneyland & Hong Kong Disneyland closed in January (way before COVID-19 hit us here) to help stop the new coronavirus originating in Wuhan, ...
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Disney Shares New Look Inside Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Coming To EPCOT - Disney Parks Twitter account has posted a new inside look at the upcoming Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Coming To EPCOT. The attraction is due to ope...
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Disneyland Paris To Remain Closed Until February 2021 - After the announcement of a second lockdown in France, Disney announced they would be closing Disneyland Paris until February 2021. However, Disney sa...
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Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde To Retire - Joe Rohde has announced his retirement from the Walt Disney Company. His final day on the job will be January 4th, 2021.
His career as lead Imagine...
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Agreement Reached For Disney Springs To MCO Train Station - Disney has announced they have reached an agreement with Virgin Trains USA Brightline High-Speed Railway. This will bring a brand new station to Disne...
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Walt Disney World Park Hopping To Return In 2021 - Disney has announced that park hopping will return starting January 1st, 2021. Park hopping is an extra cost on top of the standard entrance ticket., ...
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Harmonious Barges To Host Day Show At EPCOT World Showcase Lagoon - Illuminations: Reflections Of Earth ended in 2019, which was replaced with a new show called EPCOT FOREVER for a limited time. Harmonious, EPCOT's new...
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Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure Now Opening 2021 At EPCOT - Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, a new attraction (identical to the Disneyland Paris one) is coming to EPCOT's France pavilion. The attraction was orig...
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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Interior Room Photos Revealed - Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro today spoke at the IAAPA virtual conference, he revealed photos of the upcoming Star Wars hotel located just out...
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Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebrations Information Coming Soon - Walt Disney World first opened on October 1, 1971. Which means in 2021 Walt Disney will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. While the COVID-19 pandem...
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First Look Inside Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Coaster Track - Today Disney is speaking at the IAAPA virtual conference, and Disney Parks Chairman Josh D’Amaro is sharing information about Walt Disney World's up...
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Josh D’Amaro Says Most Of Cancelled Entertainment Attractions Will Return Following Layoffs - Last month, the devastating news hit of Disney laying off the majority of its entertainment cast members along with the indefinite closure of attracti...
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Walt Disney World Now Operating At 35% Capacity - Along with news that the Walt Disney Company parks segment of the business lost $1 billion last quarter came the news that Disney has increased the c...
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Disney Parks Lose Over $1 Billion Last Quarter - The Walt Disney Company reported their earnings this week, and as expected, the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment revenue decreased to $2...
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Disney+ Likely To Stream More Premium Movies At Extra Cost As Subscribers Total Hits 73 Million - On Disney's earnings call this week, CEO Bob Chapek talked about bringing Mulan onto Disney+ at a £20 extra charge was a "success". He intends to tal...
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Ride Cars Revealed - There is a new roller coaster being built at EPCOT where Ellen's Energy Adventure used to be, and that's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Disne...
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M&M Opening Delayed, Now Due To Open In 2021 - If you didn't already know, there's a new M&M sore coming to Disney Springs. It was due to open "late 2020", but sadly they've updated their website t...
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California Mayors Calls Out Governor For Not Allowing Disneyland To Reopen - Deadline reports that mayors of big cities in California is calling for California Governor Gavin Newsom to change his stances on the reopening guidel...
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Disney Shares Photos Of The New Baby Rhino At Disneys Animal Kingdom - Disney's Animal Kingdom has announced the birth of a new baby white rhino. White rhinos are currently an endangered species. Disney has shared some ph...
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Disney Releases Statement On Entertainment Layoffs And Show Closures - Earlier in the week news broke that Disney were laying off entertainment cast members and closing many favourite attractions, including Festival of th...
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The Mandalorian Season 2 Debuts On Disney+ - Star Wars fans rejoice! The Mandalorian season two episode one is now streaming on Disney+ in the UK. A Disney+ subscription is required. Season two c...
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Woman Tries To Sneak Gun Into Magic Kingdom - USA Today is reporting a 27-year-old woman was arrested on October 8th for trying to carry a firearm into the Magic Kingdom.
Officers say Marcia Tem...
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Disneyland Paris To Close Until February 2021 - Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second national lockdown for France starting October 30th, which results in the closure of Dis...
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Disneyland Paris To Close Again Due To Second France Lockdown - The BBC is reporting that French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown for at least the whole of November. The lockdown b...
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Mass Layoffs Including "Festival Of The Lion King", "Monsters Inc. LaughFloor", "Finding Nemo - The Musical", And More - The Orlando Sentinel is reporting new mass layoffs taking place for the talented cast members who work at the entrainment attractions throughout Walt ...
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Disney Reveals 50th Anniversary Entrance Gate Concept Art - Disney has released concept art (above) of the upcoming makeover for its entrance gates in celebration of the 50th anniversary. The concept art shows ...
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Walt Disney World Fairy Tale Weddings To Resume - Disney Fairy Tale weddings shut down along with the closure of the parks earlier in the year. When the packs opened back up with strict social distanc...
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Disneyland California Might Not Reopen Until Summer 2021 - Disneyland California has still not reopened, and things are getting heated. Orange County officials set out their rules for when businesses can reope...
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Heathrow Airport Coronavirus Testing Begins - We reported last weekend that US officials are looking to setup Coronavirus testing on departure and arrivals for UK to US flights to open up travel c...
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Disney Park Pass System Extended Into 2022 - Love it or hate it, the Disney park pass system is here to stay, at least for now. The system was introduced to control crowds during the current redu...
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UK To US Travel Corridors With COVID Testing Hoped For Holidays 2020 - The Wall Street Journal (paywall) is reporting plans taking place between the UK and US governments to allow travel between the countries. The plan i...
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Guests Who Cannot Wear Face Coverings Told Not To Visit Parks - Disney currently has a strict face-covering policy that all guests must adhere to help keep the parks as safe as possible during the pandemic. While ...
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Walt Disney World Tickets For October To December 2021 Now Available - Throughout most of the pandemic, you could not buy Walt Disney World tickets past September 2021. The reason for this was unclear. It could have been ...
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Space Mountain Movie In Development - One of my favourite Magic Kingdom attractions, Space Mountain, is getting a new movie. Movieweb reports Disney is developing a live-action Space Mount...
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Disney Pixar "Soul" Skipping Cinemas And Coming To Disney+ - Variety is reporting that Disney intends to release the upcoming Disney-Pixar movie "Soul" on Disney+ on December 25th, 2020. "Soul" is the second mov...
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25% Of The 28,000 Lays Offs Are Walt Disney World Cast Members - At the end of September Disney made the sad announcement that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they made the tough decision to lay off 28,000 cast member...
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Disney Lays Off 28,000 Cast Members Due To Covid-19 Pandemic - Disney has announced today that they are laying off approximately 28,000 Cast Members because of lower demand in the parks, and ongoing closure of Dis...
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Group Watching Coming To Disney+ - While most of us are staying at home and not mingling too much socially, Disney are bringing a useful feature to Disney+. The feature is called Groupw...
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Virgin Atlantic Now Resuming Orlando Flights December 10th - Virgin Atlantic has started letting customers know that their Orlando flights are now now due to resume on 10th December 2020. Even though UK Prime Mi...
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Florida Governor Signs Order To Allow Higher Capacity At Theme Parks, Entering Phase 3 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday signed an executive order loosening COVID-19 restrictions across the state, entering Phase 3. Phase 3 allows m...
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Florida Governor To Allow Restaurants To Open At Full Capacity - Not long ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced businesses may reopen their restaurants at 50% capacity during the pandemic. At a roundtable discuss...
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New Polynesian Village Resort Concept Released - Disney recently announced that the Polynesian Village Resort would be closed through summer 2021 as they undertake renovations towards a new Moana ins...
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Hong Kong Disneyland To Reopen On September 25 - Hong Kong Disneyland originally closed in January due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The park then reopened in the spring, but had to close once again i...
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CDC Reports Ease Of Coronavirus Transmission On Long Haul Flights - The CDC has released a report on how the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spreads on long haul flights.
They said Coronavirus can spread very easily among ...
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Disney Water Parks Not To Open Until March 2021 - Disney has updated their website with information about the reopening of their water parks. Disney have announced that the water parks will remain clo...
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Disneyland California Still Closed To Guests - With most of the Disney Parks all around the world being reopened for a little bit of time now, Disneyland in California - the original Disneyland - h...
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TUI Says Refund Backlog To Be Cleared By End Of September - The BBC is reporting that Travel company Tui has promised to clear a backlog of refunds by the end of the September. This promise has made been follow...
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EPCOT To Begin Opening At Noon Starting November 27 - Disney has updated their Walt Disney World park calendar for November 2020 and have changed up some of the times. Although the hours that EPCOT are op...
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Cinderellas Royal Table Price Cut Due To No Princesses - Earlier this month Disney announced the reopening of Cinderella's Royal Table on September 24th. Due to COVID-19, there will not be any princess chara...
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Olaf Origin Story Coming To Disney+ On October 23rd - A new Disney original short is coming to Disney+ on October 23rd, which explores the origins of the fan favourite character Olaf from Frozen. Josh Ga...
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Magic Of Animal Kingdom Disney+ Trailer Released - Earlier in August Disney revealed a new show coming to Disney+ called "Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom". Narrated by Josh Gad, this 8 episode series,...
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Disney Cancels Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party - It seems Disney was holding out hope for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party this year, but it has now sadly been cancelled. Back in June, Disney canc...
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Virgin Atlantic To Cut Another 1500 Jobs - Virgin previously announced, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, 3,500 of their 10,000 staff will lose their jobs. In August, there was some good news w...
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