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With the Walt Disney World Resort starting to reopen, transportation has slowly resumed operations as well. Disney’s Friendship Boats will soon join the other transportation options available to guests. The boats will resume service starting July 29.

Right now the main forms of transportation at Disney World are buses, the monorail, and ferries. The Disney Skyliner will resume operations on July 15th.

The Friendship Boats travel through Crescent Lake between EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They offer transportation to guests at Disney’s Beach & Yacht Club as well as Disney’s BoardWalk. The DVC components of these resorts have been open since June 22.

The rest of Disney’s Beach & Yacht Clubs will open on August 24, with the rest of the BoardWalk opening on October 1.

An update to Disney’s Beach Club Villas and Disney’s BoardWalk Villas on the Disney’s Experience Updates website page states: “Beginning the week of July 29, boat transportation will be available to EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.”

Just like other transportation at Disney World, the Friendship Boats will operate under limited capacity as well as with new health and safety measures.

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Advanced Dining Reservations opened up to all guests for select Walt Disney World Resort restaurants earlier this week. Now reservations are available for Chef Mickey’s and California Grill as well!

Both restaurants are located at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Chef Mickey’s is a character dining location and California Grill is a signature dining location.

Chef Mickey’s is only available for breakfast reservations right now starting July 10th for up to 60 days in advance. While this restaurant typically features a buffet breakfast, brunch, or dinner as a Character Meal, upon reopening it will only serve breakfast and will not have characters.

Disney’s website says breakfast will be “Chef Mickey’s Family Feast” and guests will “Enjoy a lively, all-you-care-to-eat family-style meal in a bright, happy space.”

California Grill, a popular signature dining restaurant, will also be accepting reservations starting July 10th. Dinner is the only meal available for reservations right now. The restaurant’s “Brunch at the Top”, which is typically offered on Sundays, is still listed as “temporarily unavailable.”

Who else is excited to get to dine at these Contemporary restaurants again?!

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Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios are reopening at the Walt Disney World Resort next week. While things will be different upon reopening, there will still be character experiences for guests visiting.

Part of the magic of a Walt Disney World Resort theme park visit is seeing beloved Disney characters. With traditional parades and character greetings on hiatus to promote physical distancing among guests, theme park character experiences have been reimagined in new and different ways.

Character Experiences at Epcot (reopening July 15)

• “Mickey and Friends World Tour” – As guests travel around World Showcase, they may come upon Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy all out sightseeing and waving to their friends.
• “Frozen Promenade” – Queen Anna and Elsa venture into the unknown around World Showcase, journeying from country to country and waving hello to guests along the way.

Character Experiences at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (reopening July 15)

• Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – While living their own adventures in a galaxy far, far away, guests are likely to come across some familiar faces as they explore Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu:
  o Heroes of the Resistance, including Rey, Chewbacca and Vi Moradi, may be spotted on platforms above the garage in Black Spire Station or surveying activity around the spaceport where the Millennium Falcon has landed.
  o A contingent of First Order Stormtroopers join Kylo Ren in patrolling the landing platform at Docking Bay 9 beneath their TIE Echelon assault vehicle.
• “Pixar Pals Motorcade” – Some of the biggest stars from Pixar Animation Studios’ films arrive on Hollywood Boulevard, from The Incredibles to Toy Story pals and more. They’ll wave to their fans as they head down the avenue accompanied by a celebratory musical score.
• “Disney Junior Stars Motorcade” – Throughout the day, Disney Junior stars including Fancy Nancy, Doc McStuffins, and Vampirina will cruise down Hollywood Boulevard waving to fans from colorful custom convertibles.

Will you be visiting these parks when they reopen next week?

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As many of us sadly know, the Flower and Garden Festival was cut short this year. There is good news for those of us who missed out on Flower And Garden Merchandise because it will be available as part of the Taste of Food and Wine event coming to Epcot!

Flower And Garden Merchandise

An assortment of goodies from all of the special collections will be available. This includes Orange Bird’s Hello Sunshine Collection, Minnie’s Flower Cart, and the Spike’s Sweet as can Bee Collection. That also means we can look forward to picking up the Orange Birds Ears, and Spirit Jersey if we missed it!

The Disney Parks Flower and Garden Wishables will also return! The open-chase edition of Mickey Mouse, along with the blind bags with Minnie Mouse, Frushi, Figment Topiary, and Butterfly will be available for collecting!

Are you looking forward to the opportunity to purchase Flower And Garden Merchandise at the Taste of Epcot International Food and Wine Festival this year?

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Disney World just released a Florida Resident Discount for this summer and fall. Florida Residents can enjoy great rates on rooms at select Disney World Resort hotels for stays most nights July 9 through September 30, 2020—including savings of up to 35% for September dates.

Residents can save up to 35% at these select Deluxe Villas for stays most nights September 1 to September 30, 2020:

• Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Boulder Ridge Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Kidani Village
• Disney’s Beach Club Villas
• Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows
• Disney’s Riviera Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

Save up to 35% at these select Deluxe Resorts for stays most nights September 1 to September 30, 2020:

• Disney’s Beach Club Resort – reopening August 24
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort – reopening July 10
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa – reopening September 21
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort – reopening August 12
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort – reopening August 24

Save up to 30% at these select Moderate Resorts for stays most nights September 1 to September 30, 2020:

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort – reopening July 29
• The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Save up to 25% at these select Value Resorts for stays most nights September 1 to September 30, 2020:

• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort – reopening August 12
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort – reopening July 10

Important Details

• Additional per-adult charges may apply if more than 2 adults per room at Disney Value, Moderate and Deluxe Resorts and Studios at Disney Deluxe Villa Resorts.
• Cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion.
• Advance reservations required.
• Offer excludes the following room types: 3-bedroom villas, campsites, The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Cabins at Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Bungalows at Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows.
• Proof of Florida residency required at check-in.
• Valid admission and a park reservation are required to enjoy theme parks and special events and are not included in this offer.
• The number of rooms allocated for this offer is limited.

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