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Walt Disney Company Speaks Out Against Racism In Widespread Social Media Campaign

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Post date June 2, 2020

After releasing a statement about racial disparities on May 31st, The Walt Disney Company and many of its subsidiaries have taken a stand against racism via a widespread social media campaign.

Across the company, instagram streams including @disney, @pixar, @disneyanimation, @waltdisneyimagineering, @waltdisneyarchives, and more posted a straightforward message against racism, while other subsidiaries posted similar sentiments targeted to their unique audiences.

The @abcnetwork instagram channel posted in solidarity with their “black colleagues, creators, performers…and every ally of the black community against systemic racism… .”

ABC Network Instagram

And Disney-owned @ESPN has dedicated several social posts to the topic, including quoting Gregg Popovich, head coach and President of the San Antonio Spurs, calling for change.

Click here to see the full statement from the Walt Disney Company about racial disparities and instances of lethal attacks and harassment.

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Universal Studios Hollywood Might Be Looking To Reopen in July

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date June 2, 2020

Disney World and Disneyland have been closed since March, but attractions over on the east coast have been slowly opening up to guests again.

Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle

Universal Orlando plans to open its theme parks this week and Disney World will follow next month. Earlier today, we learned that Disneyland Resort is now only accepting reservations beginning July 15th. But according to recent reports, Universal Studios Hollywood is already considering opening the theme parks in July.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, one of the unions representing Universal employees shared with its members that Universal Hollywood is “hopeful” that the whole theme park will reopen in July.

Universal Studios

The message from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees also stated that CityWalk could open “‘on a limited basis’ as soon as June 8th.”

VooDoo Doughnut CityWalk

Their county was recently cleared to reopen in-person dining and retail, but Universal has not released an official statement on their reopening timeline for CityWalk or the theme parks. We will continue to keep you updated as we learn more!

When Disneyland reopens, will it be similar to how Disney World is planning to reopen? You can read more about their plans here!

When would you be ready to visit a California theme park? Let us know in the comments!

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Wait a Sec — Did Disney World Just Extend the Expiration Dates On 4-Park Magic Tickets?!?

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date June 1, 2020

Okay, we know there’s been a lot of information whizzing by us lately as Disney World’s theme parks are gearing up to reopen, and we’ve been doing our best to keep a good grip on the latest news as we answer all of your questions!

Disney World

But we were REALLY surprised when one of our readers reached out to us with THIS intriguing bit of information!

It seems when our reader, Paje, logged in to check on her 4-Park Magic Tickets (which allows guests to visit four parks in four days) she noticed they’d been magically updated! Previously, these tickets had an expiration date of September 30th, 2020. But as you can see — her tickets now say they’re valid through September 26th, 2021!

Screenshot Sent to Us by @payyyyge on Instagram

While we can’t confirm if this is the case for everybody or not (so far, Disney hasn’t spoken out on it), you may want to check your tickets and see if they’ve been assigned a new expiration date! Let us know what you discover!

Click here to learn about everything Disney World is currently refunding!

Did your 4-Park Magic Tickets get extended? Let us know in the comments below!

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Who Messed With the TV?! A Simple Answer For Why Your Disney+ Might No Longer Be Working!

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date June 1, 2020

You know how it goes…you finally get home after a long day, take off your shoes, and plop down on the couch to do a little Disney+ bingeing only to find out your TV isn’t working!

©The Simpsons on Disney Plus

There go all of your best-laid plans! But believe it or not, several Disney+ subscribers are having this problem — and they’ve all got ONE thing in common. Here’s a hint: it’s NOT spotty wi-fi!

As first reported by Distractify.com for some mysterious reason (which our technologically-challenged brains will probably never understand) Disney+ is not working on some Samsung TV models — specifically ones from 2016!

Muppets Now Coming Soon to Disney Plus

Disney is currently working with Samsung to resolve the manufacturing issue, but if you’ve encountered this problem there are a few steps to try first before throwing in towel. When it doubt, ALWAYS turn your device on and off! Try restarting your TV and the Disney+ app — if this still doesn’t fix it, you can also uninstall and re-install the Disney+ app.

Wanna watch The Muppets? Find out more about their new Disney Plus show here!

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Still not working? Well like we said — Disney hopes to have this problem resolved soon, so in the meantime, you can stream Disney+ on your other electronic devices! We’ll follow this story and provide you with further updates!

Check out our list of what you should watch on Disney+ if you’re missing the parks here!

Have you been having trouble getting Disney+ to work on your TV? Let us know in the comments below!

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News! Disney World is Notifying Guests of Their Canceled Dining Reservations

Post author By disneyfoodblog.com
Post date June 1, 2020

Last week, Disney World’s official reopening date was announced, but with this big news came much confusion.

Breakfast a la Art Entrees

Since Disney World would have to operate with a limited capacity upon reopening, we were told a brand new reservation system would be implemented.

This meant temporarily suspending ticket sales and hotel reservations as well as canceling every existing FastPass, and every dining reservation Disney World had on its books. All Disney Dining Plans have also been canceled at this time.

Topolino’s Terrace in Disney’s Riviera Resort

All of this news was a lot to take in. In fact, it was so unbelievable, a lot of folks quickly went into their MyDisneyExpeience apps to see if in fact their reservations had been canceled, but they were even more confused when they saw all of their plans were still there!

Topolino’s Terrace

Keep in mind — Disney World has thousands upon thousands of guest reservations to work through and it’s going to take some time to cancel them all. Just today, one of our team members received an email notifying her one of her dining reservations had been canceled.

Screenshot of Email from Disney World Regarding Dining Reservations

The email states, “As a result of limited capacity, we have made the difficult decision to cancel existing dining reservations.” and that some dining and other experience bookings may be suspended up Disney World’s reopening such as character meals.

Screenshot of Email from Disney World Regarding Dining Reservations

Character dining is not expected to resume when the parks reopen. Learn more here!

Guests will not be charged any cancelation fees and that all pay-in-advance experiences will be credited back within seven days of the reservation date.

Screenshot of Email from Disney World Regarding Dining Reservations

Click here to see what Disney World is currently refunding!

We expect many more of these emails will be sent out to guests notifying them of these cancelations. If you’re still seeking more clarity, click here to read our answers to the most important questions we’re getting from our readers right now!

Check out this work-around we discovered for making dining reservations at select Disney Springs restaurants!

Have you received one of these emails from Disney World yet? Let us know in the comments below!

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