This week’s SATURDAY SIX takes a look at the DO’S and DON’TS of the new safety protocols at theme parks! Both the Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World are about to re-open their theme parks for the first time in over two months, but “out of an abundance of caution” comes new safety measures put in […]
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Photograph copyright Universal Orlando. Universal Orlando Resort closed March 16, 2020, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Universal initially expected to reopen in mid-April but now expects to remain “closed through at least May 31, 2020.” Today, Universal Orlando announced the phased reopening of the resorts on June 2, 2020. […]
Disney recently unveiled the broad outlines of its Walt Disney World resort reopening plan. Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will reopen on July 11 and Hollywood Studios and Epcot will reopen on July 15. Additionally, some of the Disney Vacation Club hotels will be available to members and guests as early as June 22. An […]
We’re about to test Mickey’s theory in ways that he probably didn’t anticipate. We now have a better idea what touring a Walt Disney World theme park might look like after the COVID-19 lockdown. Here are our first thoughts. First, an acknowledgement. We aren’t saying that you should feel comfortable going to a theme park […]
With the announcement that the Walt Disney World Resort would potentially be reopening the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom on July 11 and Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15, there were, of course, some things that we didn’t know. What was announced was that when the theme parks reopen, attendance would be […]