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Walt Disney World temporarily closed in March for the longest period in Disney Parks history. The resort and its theme parks will soon reopen, but many things will temporarily be different – and that is causing lots of questions. Read below for answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Walt Disney World’s reopening.
On July 2, Marvel Entertainment announced that fans of three iconic sci-fi horror franchises — “Alien,” “Predator,” and “Alien vs. Predator” — can expect to see all-new stories in 2021.
Walt Conti and Roger Holzberg, former creative director and vice president for Walt Disney Imagineering — together with the team at special effects company Edge Innovations — have created a robotic dolphin that could potentially replace the real thing in aquariums and theme parks.
Based on Walt Disney’s childhood memories, Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland Paris is filled with historical references to the turn of the century. But did you know that many details were also inspired by the movies?
Theme park designers do an incredible job creating environments that people dream about visiting, whether it’s a princess’ castle, your favorite wizarding school, living inside cartoon atmospheres, or a myriad of other wondrous locations. But it isn’t always the job of a theme park designer to make fantasy-themed places a reality. Often, the job is put upon them to make very natural environments feel as real as possible. In this case, the designer’s job becomes invisible (if done well) and the credit isn’t as plentiful as someplace more imaginary brought to life.
This week, the New York Times reported on the devastating effects of COVID-19 on Orlando’s hospitality workers, and how they are struggling financially, with virtually no end in sight as tourism plummets and Florida’s unemployment system continues to fail them.
