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The world is still (rightfully) obsessed with Baby Yoda. This little guy has been featured on a TON of merch since his adorable debut in The Mandalorian on Disney+ — and for good reason! He’s stinkin’ CUTE!

Build-A-Bear first released “The Child” plush in April and after a series of sellouts, he is coming back for the FOURTH time!

If you’ve been trying to get your hands on a sweet Baby Yoda plush, you’ll be super happy to know that he will be released once again TOMORROW! Set your alarms because a virtual pre-waiting room will open at 11:30 AM CST and sales start at noon. You can sign up to be on the mailing list to find out when the plushes are restocked here!

These little guys are quick to go and, like past releases, there are limited quantities available. If you join the pre-waiting room, you will be assigned a random spot in line for when the sales goes live at noon and each plush costs $59.75.

Just in case you thought he couldn’t get any cuter, you can also jam out to The Mandalorian theme song by squeezing his little paw (er, hand?)!

Click here to check out more features of this precious plush!

Are you excited for the re-release of “The Child” plush from Build-A-Bear? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: disney merchandise, Disney News, Disney+, Featured, News, Special Stuff, baby yoda, baby yoda build a bear, build a bear workshop, Disney, Disney merchandise, disney shopping, plush, plush toy, the child, The Mandalorian, the mandalorian child

The future of AMC Theatres seems to be uncertain. The movie chain acknowledges the financial effects of COVID-19 and how it has “substantial doubt” about their future.

The AMC Theatre company, which closed its movie theaters earlier this year, expects to have lost between $2.1 billion and $2.4 billion in the first quarter alone. The movie theater chain also said that its revenue fell to $941.5 million, which was down roughly 22% from $1.2 billion in the same quarter of 2019. For second quarter of 2020, the financial situation has gotten substantially worse. If things don’t improve, the company might be forced to close its doors.

Today, the company held a regulatory meeting and stated how they are generating effectively no revenue. It was said in the meeting that the movie theater company had a cash balance of $718.3 million as of April 2020. An AMC representative stated the following:

“We believe we have the cash resources to reopen our theatres and resume our operations this summer or later. Our liquidity needs thereafter will depend, among other things, on the timing of a full resumption of operations, the timing of movie releases and our ability to generate revenues.”

The biggest challenge for the company is continued delay of theatrical releases. Highly anticipated films such as Mulan, Black Widow, and more have been pushed back due to health concerns during the pandemic. We’ll have to see how business activity resumes once movie releases return to theaters.

Source: WESH 2 News

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Filed Under: Disney Springs, Movies, News, Walt Disney Pictures, AMC Disney Springs 24 Theater, AMC Theater Disney Springs, AMC Theaters, AMC Theatres

We’ve been at Universal Studios today for an Annual Passhholder preview exploring all the sounds, sights, and smells of the newly reopened theme parks!

Yes, believe it or not, you can still smell the delicious aroma of theme park food, even while wearing a face covering! But while Universal Studios has pushed for more guests to use the mobile food ordering process at many of its restaurants, the app seemed to struggle a bit today.

Even though select Universal Studios restaurants offered mobile order before the temporary closures, even more locations have been added to the app! The feature looks very similar to Disney’s mobile order system. Just pick your location and select what you want (Butterbeer, obvi!!).

Once you’ve got your items entered in, you simply check out (contactless payment, baby!). All of that seems pretty easy, right? Well, not so fast… .

We’ve been having quite a few issues with the app today. First of all, the app seems to be crashing A LOT. Also, mobile order isn’t recognizing which park we’re at! Even though we were standing inside Islands of Adventures when we tried placing this order, we received an error message. We were able to sort it out by refreshing the app in our settings.

Other times when our orders successfully went through, we noticed a lot of confusion when we went to pick up our food.

Since the system is new for a lot of folks (and Universal employees, too) there doesn’t seem to be a lot of guidance or direction. And while we’ve also noticed several of the Harry Potter-themed restaurants had SUPER long mobile order lines, we found out some of these guests were just wanting to order some food! They didn’t realize they were standing in an order pick-up line!

From our experience today, it seems like full, sit-down meal restaurants are having a harder time with mobile order than grab ‘n’ go spots due to the limited capacity of these dining locations. Do remember that this is just the FIRST day of Annual Passholder previews, so issues may work themselves out over the next few days.

If you still have issues, just ask! Universal team members will address these technical issues you’re having with mobile order and can help you navigate it a little better!

Is my mask going to fly off? Learn everything you need to know about wearing masks on Universal Studios’ rides here!

Are you experiencing any problems with Universal Studios’ mobile ordering? Let us know if you’ve encountered any issues in the comments below!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Featured, News, app not working, confusion, limited capacity, limited seating, Mobile Order, not letting us order food, not locating, not working, Universal Studios, universal studios mobile order crashing

In case ya missed it, Universal Studios in Orlando is OFFICIALLY open for Annual Passholders.

Currently, guests traveling to Universal are required to wear face masks throughout the parks and CityWalk. When Disney World reopens July 11th, they will require fact coverings as well. We know that wearing is a bit of an adjustment, but why not add a little Universal flair to your new required accessory?

When we stopped by CityWalk a few weeks ago, we shared that Universal was selling masks for $6.00 and hand sanitizer for $3.

Today, as we reported LIVE from the Annual Passholder preview of the reopened parks, we noticed that a few stores had started selling some Universal-specific face mask designs.

A closer look shows three new styles including a black and white design with the Universal logo, a pretty royal blue mask, and a rainbow ‘Love is Universal’ mask just in time for Pride Month.

Wondering about the new virtual lines at Universal?

You can grab 1 mask for $6 or 3 for $15. A portion of the proceeds will be going towards local charitable organizations.

Universal is still selling hand sanitizer and had large amounts in stock! These bottles are great for snapping on your belt loop or bag for easy access as you move throughout the park.

Check out our experience with Universal CityWalk’s Reopening!

If you wanna buy a bottle, they are available for $3.

Today, Universal also debuted new URest locations throughout the parks. Here, guests are able to remove their masks to take a bit of a break.

Check out these new URest locations here! 

We will be back at Universal Orlando on June 5th, so let us know if you have any questions about the new procedures.

Check out our FULL coverage on Universal’s reopening here.

Which new design is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Featured, News, face coverings, face masks, hand sanitizer, Universal CityWalk, Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Passholders