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Regal Cinemas To Use Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney Movies to Bring in Audiences. Regal Cinemas is gearing up to re-open select theaters beginning July 10th. The popular theater chain has already stated it will open to 50% capacity to maintain new health guidelines suggested by local authorities, also including contactless payment options and increased cleaning of theaters between showings. Both Employees and Customers will be required to wear masks when inside the building and Regal has announced that vending machines, self-service condiment counters, dine-in, and other restaurants will NOT be available for use initially, but will return to service at a future date.

To help draw in audiences, Regal is planning on featuring titles such as:

• Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Disney)
• Black Panther (Marvel Studios)
• Bloodshot (Sony Pictures)
• Bohemian Rhapsody (20th Century Studios)
• Inside Out (Disney-Pixar)
• Interstellar (Paramount/Warner Bros.)
• Iron Man (Marvel Studios)
• Mulan (July 24th) (Disney) *Pending potential release date changes*
• Jaws (Universal)
• Jurassic Park (Universal)
• Rocky (Chartoff-Winkler Productions)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount Pictures)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Lucasfilm)
• Tenet (July 31st) (Warner Bros.)
• Unforgiven (Warner Bros.)

And trilogies such as The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Twin Towers, The Return of the King and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises.

Not sure about the rules and regulations on theater capacity for your state? You can check out this chart below and/or with your local theater about the new rules and regulations as theaters begin to re-open in your area.

Photo Credit: National Association of Theatre Owners/Variety

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Featured Photo Credit: Marvel Studios/Lucasfilm/Disney-Pixar

Source: Variety

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Filed Under: News, Disney & Co, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, Black Panther, Inside Out, Iron Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Chef Art Smith issues apology for not wearing Facemask at his restaurant

Chef Art Smith has issued an apology to guests for not wearing a mask on the opening day of his Disney Springs Restaurant Homecomin’.

Here is the apology issued on his Facebook page:

It has come to my attention that in my excitement to re-open Homecomin’ and my joy to see old friends, I dropped my guard when it came to wearing my mask on several occasions over the past five days. I am sorry. My Homecomin’ team is following strict protocols set by the CDC and Walt Disney World Resort. When I return to Disney Springs I will lead by example. We look forward to welcoming you to Homecomin’ real soon. I will be wearing my mask and you should too.

We love that he owned up to his mistake and fixed it!

Chef Art Smith can be seen now greeting guests wearing a fun chicken face mask at his restaurant Homecomin‘ in Disney Springs.

I can’t wait to have some more of that Buttermilk Fried Chicken very soon!

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Filed Under: Parks & Resorts, Disney Food, Disney Springs, Walt Disney World, Chef Art Smith, Facemasks, Homecomin’

The fabulous Angel Scentsy Buddy is back! This Disney sweetheart was quite popular when she made he debut with the Stitch Scentsy buddy, and is available beginning June 26 while supplies last. Why June 26th you might ask? Because it’s 6/26, which is Stitch day in honor of experiment 626!

Angel Scentsy Buddy Returns!

Many fans have been asking for the return of the Stitch Scentsy Buddy, and while Scentsy can not do that, they are doing the next best thing, and releasing Angel!  Angel is also coming back at 10% off and will be available for $31.50 through the end of June or while supplies last, whichever comes first.

Every Angel Buddy also comes with a preselected Scent Pak in her signature fragrance, Angel: Experiment 624 — A unique creation like Angel calls for a complex concoction. This mischievous mix draws you in like a siren song with a blend of goji berry and blackberry reacting just so with sweet vanilla cream and sugarcane.

The Angel Scent Paks are ONLY available with the Angel buddy, and will not available individually at this time. Sadly it won’t be around as a Scentsy Bar as part of this release, because it really does smell amazing!

What do you think of the adorable Angel Scentsy Buddy returning tomorrow? Angel goes on sale by consultants and Scentsy.com tomorrow June 26th!

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Orange County Florida has no plans to cancel the Disney World Reopening

With Disneyland delaying their opening last night, all eyes are on Disney World right now. CNN Reporter Cristina Alesci shared the news yesterday that Disney has no plans to revisit the reopening of Walt Disney World as of this time.

JUST IN: An Orange County official tells me the county has no plans to revisit a decision to reopen Disney’s parks in Florida.

“That decision rests with @Disney officials and the governor,” says a county spokesperson.

— Cristina Alesci (@CristinaAlesci) June 24, 2020

Of course, if the numbers in Florida continue to climb that could change, but as of right now Disney World is still expected to open on July 11th & July 15th.

Recently Disney World Cast Members submitted a petition to have Disney World delay their reopening due to COVID-19 concerns.

What do you think? Should Disney World still reopen in July or do you think that is too soon?

Let us know in the comment box below.

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Disney May Postpone the Theatrical Release of ‘Mulan‘ for a Second Time. After already being postponed 4 months from its original release date of March 27th to July 24th it appears Disney is considering moving the release date for the film a second time.

The primary reason, according to the Wall Street Journal, is the lack of attendance as theaters are beginning to re-open. Any film company would be hesitant to release a new film when audiences are at minimal capacity in theaters, so this doesn’t really come as a shock to those in the industry, but on the other side of the coin, a highly anticipated film could be just what audiences need to draw them back in to the theaters.

Photo Credit: Disney

Most theaters, such as AMC Theatres, Cinemark, and Regal Theaters, that have begun to re-open their doors have put new safety and cleanliness procedures in place to help moviegoers feel more at ease returning to public places,  but that hasn’t stirred much confidence among potential audience members as confirmed COVID-19 cases begin to spike in many states that were the first to re-open. Most theaters that have resumed operation are not even featuring relatively new titles yet, and have begun showing iconic films such as Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, E.T., the original Star Wars trilogy, Lord of the Rings, and Jaws to help draw in crowds.

Jurassic Park even reached No. 1 at the box office over Father’s Day weekend, but only brought in approximately $517,600 USD with Jaws coming in second earning $516,300 USD. Both films earned more in their theatrical re-release than newer titles, The Invisible Man and Trolls World Tour. So it’s clear to see why Disney would be hesitant to release a film like Mulan that cost reportedly $200,000,000 in production costs alone.

Photo Credit: Disney

Another issue is the amount of theaters that remain closed due to the global pandemic. With key box office cities such as Los Angeles and New York City still shut down it doesn’t make sense to release a big title like this before most theaters have reopened, and that is VERY unlikely to happen by July 24th.

Though Disney has not shared a potential date for the second postponement it will be interesting to see when they choose to release due to the fact that they have several other films in the lineup that are bound to draw in audiences around the holidays at the end of the year. Fingers crossed though it won’t be in 2021!

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Featured Photo Credit: Disney

Source: WSJ

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