Yesterday, Walt Disney World released a list of what will be open–but when it comes to attractions, for most people knowing what will be closed is more helpful than what will be open. Here’s a list of what didn’t appear on the “open” list, that we would assume will be closed, at least during the first stages of reopening.
Magic Kingdom
Not appearing on the “to be open” (and presumed closed) list are:
- Main Street Vehicles
- Walt Disney World Railroad
- Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade
- Enchanted Tales with Belle
- Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor
- Casey Jr. Splash ‘n’ Soak
- Harmony Barber Shop
- Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
- All character meet and greet locations (although a “character cavalcade” will travel through Magic Kingdom with characters, very similar to the look and feel of the Move It, Shake It “mini parade”)
- Festival of Fantasy afternoon parade
- Once Upon a Time
- Happily Ever After
Although an official dining list has not been provided by Disney yet, Disney did announce which table service restaurants would have mobile dine check-in. When the list was first published, not all restaurants were listed, however more restaurants have been added and it appears all table-service restaurants will be operating in Magic Kingdom.
EPCOT
Not appearing on the “to be open” (and presumed closed) list are:
- Beauty and the Beast Sing-a-Long (although Impressions de France is on the opening list)
- Turtle Talk with Crush (this was removed from Disney’s “open” list last night)
- All character meet and greet locations (although there will be parade-like character meet and greets in World Showcase throughout the day)
- EPCOT Forever
On Disney’s list, no live performances were listed for World Showcase acts, and some had been cut earlier this year before the COVID closures. We do know that Disney is planning to have the JAMMitors and Mariachi Cobre performing as part of the newly revamped Food and Wine festival.
Although only a few restaurants are listed as having mobile check-in for EPCOT, because there are so many restaurants run by third-party companies, we can’t compile a list of what will and won’t be open for table-service restaurants at this time.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Not appearing on the “to be open” (and presumed closed) list are:
- Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
- For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Singalong
- Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
- Star Wars: Launch Bay
- Trials of the Temple: Jedi Training Academy
- Voyage of the Little Mermaid
- All character meet and greet locations (although there will be motorcade-type character parades throughout the day)
- Fantasmic!
- Star Wars: A Galactic Fireworks Spectacular
Not on the list originally for mobile check-in was Hollywood Brown Derby, however it has now been added to the list. All table-service restaurants are listed, however Oga’s Cantina is not listed at present.
Animal Kingdom
Not appearing on the “to be open” (and presumed closed) list are:
- The Boneyard
- Festival of the Lion King (this was removed from Disney’s “open” list last night)
- Finding Nemo the Musical
- Fossil Fun Games
- UP! A Great Bird Adventure Show
- Primeval Whirl (which had already been in the “maybe” category for openings anyhow)
- All character meet and greet locations (although there will be a character boat parade throughout the day)
- Rivers of Light
Live performances were also not listed for Animal Kingdom–we’ll have to wait and see what will be there when the parks reopen.
When the list was originally published, no table-service restaurants were listed for Animal Kingdom as having mobile check-in, however Tiffins and Tusker House have now been added. Rainforest Cafe and Yak and Yeti are both operated by a third-party company, and so I would expect we’ll hear more information about them soon.
Additional Notes
In addition, at least in the short-term, resort hopping will be a thing of the past. If you’re not staying at a resort, you won’t be looking around or dining there. As of noon on June 21, there was a notice on Disney’s web site that only guests with a room reservation could book dining at resort hotels. This will be changing in the future, however.
We don’t know yet about Disney Water Parks–some park hours are listed starting in July, however Disney has been removing park hours on a rolling basis and they have not yet officially announced a reopening date for Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach.
There are also likely smaller diversions that I wouldn’t expect to see in the short-term–anything that requires close contact between people, such as face painting and hair braiding.
At Disney Springs, we still don’t have reopening dates for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Splitsville, or The VOID, and the new Cirque du Soleil “Drawn to Life” show doesn’t start up until August 4.
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