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Disneyland sends out survey over masks and temp checks

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The Orange County Register is reporting that Disneyland is sending annual passholders a survey about protective face masks, temperature checks at park entrances, and pre-arrival health questionnaires.

This survey asks for feedback on how likely passholders would be to visit the Disneyland Resort if certain health and safety measures were implemented. One series of questions focused on three potential reopening options with regards to masks, temperature checks, and health questionnaires.

In all three scenarios, operational changes at the parks included: Reduced attendance, social distancing, enhanced cleaning protocols and COVID-19 employee training.

Option 1 presented a scenario in which visitors were encouraged but not required to wear face masks. Option 2 required masks for visitors ages 3 years and over as well as temperature screenings before entering the park. Option 3 was identical to the second option, except the mask age was boosted to 10 years and over.

All three options included pre-arrival COVID-19 health questionnaires for visitors.

The Disneyland Resort remains closed and there’s no update on when they might submit reopening plans. California theme parks can reopen during California’s stage 3 of reopening and the governor says that could be as early as this month.

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

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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Super Nintendo World in Universal Japan is Nearly Complete

Super Nintendo World in Universal Japan is Nearly Complete. Nintendo fans are gearing up for the opening of the first Super Nintendo World! An immersive experience that will bring guests into the world of Nintendo games.

Super Nintendo World will be an expansive, highly themed and immersive land featuring Nintendo’s legendary worlds, characters and adventures. Guests will feel as if they are playing inside their favorite Nintendo video games – in real life. It will be filled with incredibly fun rides, shops, a restaurant and interactive gameplay throughout the land. And there will be something for everyone, regardless of age or gaming experience.

Universal Studios Japan will be the first Universal theme park to feature Super Nintendo World, followed by Universal theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando and Singapore. Super Nintendo World will feature a new level of theme park guest experience that blends the physical world with the world of the video game – bringing the world of Nintendo to life in a whole new way for guests.

Photo Credit: ThemeParX

Guests can use a combination of state-of-the-art technology – a wearable wrist band called a Power Up Band – and a specially designed app. This will allow them to have interactive experiences, making use of their arms, hands and entire bodies as they explore the new area – making them feel like they are truly part of the video game world. Guests can download the Universal Studios Japan app on their smartphones and link it to a Power Up Band that can be purchased in Super Nintendo World to enhance their experience.

Photo Credit: Universal

While wearing the band, guests can collect digital coins just like Mario does in the games. They can even compete with other guests to see who collected the most coins, among other fun and friendly competitions. State-of-the-art technology is being used in the Super Nintendo World area to bring all of these interactive activities to life.

You can check out the promotional video for the new land in the video below:

Super Nintendo World will feature many interactive features that will be familiar to anyone that knows Mario’s world. This includes Question Blocks that will appear around the area. While wearing a Power Up Band, guests can hit a real-life Question Block and collect coins, just like in the video game. Guests can also obtain collectible items, such as character stamps, by achieving various goals. Coins are allocated for each stamp, with the total number of coins earned by each guest ranked with all other guests in the park, making the entire experience feel like competing for a high score in a video game. There are all kinds of ways to earn coins throughout the entire land, and guests can keep score, compete against each other and celebrate together when they win.

Photo Credit: ThemeParX

We can’t wait to see the first Super Nintendo World open soon, but we really can’t wait to see the new land to appear in Universal Orlando Resort in the coming years. Be sure to check back here at Chip and Co. for all things Universal!

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Spotted! Capture Your Emotions with the Inside-Out Romper — Now Available at World of Disney in Disney Springs

During our stroll around Disney Springs today, we spotted one of the more recent additions to the Disney Parks Dress Shop Collection at the World of Disney.

World of Disney

The new Inside-Out Halter Top Romper — complete with a removable bright and colorful rainbow skirt — is pretty hard to miss! (In fact, we’ve spotted it before on shopDisney, but this was our first time seeing it in person.)

The outside layered rainbow skirt is made of sheer panels.

Inside-Out Romper

According to shopDisney, the skirt panels represent all the colors of the beloved emotions — Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger — from Disney and Pixar’s Inside-Out.

Inside-Out Romper

But it’s hard not to think of the famous Rainbow Unicorn (from Dream Productions, of course  ), too… and you’ll spot her in an appliqué tribute on the back.

Inside-Out Romper

The final touch is a pink glitter heart accent on one leg of the romper.

Inside-Out Romper

It’s $128.00, and can currently be found at World of Disney and on shopDisney.com. And speaking of rainbows, you can also check out the latest Rainbow Collection for Pride Month — also available at shopDisney and at Disney World’s World of Disney — right here!

Which Inside-Out Emotion is your favorite? Please let us know with a comment!

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Do You Think These Disney Snacks Are Missing Us, Too? Another Peek Inside Disney World’s Closure Diary

In a world where nothing really jives anymore, we thought it might be fun to give a voice to some of our favorite Disney attractions and take a look at what they’ve been up to while the people have been away. Some thought we’d truly come unglued when we lamented on behalf of the PeopleMover’s inability to MOVE around PEOPLE while the parks are closed.

Mickey Pretzel

And we thought to ourselves — what better way to confirm we’ve officially entered into the realm of true madness than by doing it once again, but this time from the perspective of our favorite Disney World snacks!

Let’s all pretend snacks have feelings (or at least have hands and an implement to write with) and delve into the wacky thoughts of what some of these foods are probably thinking right now!

Diary of Pongu Lumpia at Pongu Pongu

What up, guys?! Gee, I knew I wasn’t the MOST popular treat in town, but I never suspected I would have scared ALL the people away! I’d be crying right now — if I had EYES!

Sad and Anxiety-Riddled Pongu Lumpia

Where’d everybody GO???

Read more about the polarizing Pongu Lumpia here!

Actually, I can tell the Night Blossom is getting a little annoyed with me. He keeps going on these “long walks” and I can hear him whispering to the Colossal Pretzel about something at night — probably ME! Sorry buddy, we can’t ALL be Mr. Fabulous like you over there with all your fancy colors!

Night Blossom at Pongu Pongu is Throwing Some Shade!

As if that guy and his Beer Cheese Sauce could TAKE UP any more space in here!? There’s only so much room to move around at Pongu Pongu, and it’s getting a little dicey in here!

Find out more details about the Insta-worthy Night Blossom here!

Diary of a Premium Mickey Ice Cream Bar at Various Locations

Don’t mean to brag, but I’ve stained so many shirts in my day, it’s nice to catch a little breather right now!

Premium Mickey Ice Cream Bar Lookin’ to Start Some Trouble

Actually, it has been so long, I’ve almost forgotten the wonderful sensation of drip, drip, DRIPPING on peoples’ clothes! I’m just sitting here cold…in the dark…waiting to drip again. I bet there are plenty of new tops coming my way soon — looking forward to staining all of you REAL SOON!

Click here to learn more about the Mickey Premium Bar!

Diary of Caramel Popcorn at Big Top Treats

Dear Diary,

What’s poppin’?? Oh, That’s right…NOT ME.

Caramel Popcorn from Karamell Küche

Like sands through the hourglass, I grow staler with each passing minute. Somebody, please! Come and EAT ME!!

Diary of Lunch Box Tart at Woody’s Lunch Box

Got invited to do a hot yoga sesh with some of the Mickey Pretzels today, but I quickly found out my pastry square body doesn’t quite bend that way!

Lemon Blueberry Lunch Box Tart is Feeling a Little Stiff

The Churros reassured me they’re having trouble with the twistier poses too. Guess I’ll just be pounding the books instead to pass my Final Astronaut Engineering Exams! Oops, gotta run! I’m late for a Zoom call with Buzz Lightyear right now!

Read our FULL REVIEW of Woody’s Lunch Box HERE!

Diary of Kakamora Float at Aloha Isle

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling a little blue these days. Why did the parks have to close down right at the height of my new-found popularity?! I was SO POPULAR! I hope people remember how awesome I am when they start coming back!

Kakamora Float Can’t Wait to Reclaim Its Former Glory!

My roommate snack, Pineapple Dole Whip, is so upbeat and positive about EVERYTHING — like THAT dude has anything to worry about! He ALWAYS gets voted “most popular.”

Learn why we heart the new Kakamora Float more than it will ever know here!

Diary of Mickey Beignets at Scat Cat’s Club Cafe

Why is it we can’t seem to even get out of bed anymore? We just lay here, all snuggly and cozy in our blanket of powdered sugar day in and day out!

Lazy Mickey-Shaped Beignets

We thought about making a crazy TikTok dance video or something. You know, something a little more constructive with our time, but it’s so hard to get UPPPPPPP! Plus think of the cloud of sugary mess. Ugh, not worth it.

Check out our full Boozy Beignet review here! 

Diary of a Turkey Leg at Various Locations

What’s happened to ME?!! It’s like one day I was at the top of my game, riding high on the hog (err…bird?), and then the next day the parks closed and now people suddenly realized they DON’T ACTUALLY LIKE ME?!?!

Jumbo Turkey Leg Feeling a Little Unpopular

What did I do to deserve this??? I’m ICONIC…I’m LEGENDARY…I’M JUMBO TURKEY LEG! REMEMBER MY NAMEEE! Do you think people want to walk around eating a jumbo cone of ice cream or a jumbo-sized churro? Yuck. Everyone knows pounds of smoked bird meat is WHERE. IT’S. AT.

Diary of No Way Jose Sundae at Beaches and Cream

I’ve been trying to get the scoop on when Beaches and Cream will be reopening, but so far, it’s been pretty chill here.

No Way Jose Sundae at Beaches and Cream Is Touch-Deprived

Those empty Kitchen Sink bowls sound REAL lonely. Maybe I should say hi? I guess I’ll just keep swimming in my peanut buttery puddle and covering myself in whipped cream until somebody remembers I’m in here!

Check out what the newly-remodeled Beaches and Cream looks like here!

Diary of Corn Dog Nuggets at Casey’s Corner

Thank goodness some sweet angel baby Cast Member gave us the operating instructions for the Cheese Sauce Warmer!

Corn Dog Nuggets

We’ve just been hanging out in our Plastic Cheese Jacuzzi every day! This is the BEST Disney World vacation we’ve ever had! We hope those humans never come back to eat us! We’re gonna live FOREVER!

Click here to learn more about the Corn Dog Nugget’s natural BFF, Plastic Cheese!

Well, much to our relief, it looks like most of the snacks are doing just fine at Disney World without us there! Even still, they can’t wait to see us all again soon, and WE can’t wait to EAT them!! We’ll be back soon, our little pretties!

Which Disney snack food are you the most exciting about getting when the parks reopen? Let us know in the comments below!

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