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Downtown Disney, Disneyland Resort’s shopping and dining district, began its phased reopening on July 9. Just as Walt Disney World has recently issued clarification on guidelines for face coverings, the Downtown Disney District has also tightened up requirements, limiting when guests are able to remove masks.
Fans of Ample Hills Creamery, the Brooklyn-based ice cream shop that opened an outpost on Disney’s BoardWalk in 2016, have been on quite the roller coaster ride when it comes to tracking the beloved scoop shop’s fate at Walt Disney World. Sadly, we just received confirmation from an Ample Hills Creamery spokesperson that the ice cream shop will not be operating any Disney World locations in the near future.
Magic Kingdom reopened to cast members and their guests today as part of a preview ahead of its official reopening this Saturday, July 11, 2020. We were there to check out the park’s operational changes, safety protocols, and to see how the Disney experience has changed in general.
With Walt Disney World theme parks starting to reopen July 11, we were left to wonder how long it’d be before the Disneyland theme parks would follow suit. Wonder no more, as the Disneyland Resort has announced its phased reopening.
In an effort to get Kings Island reopened to guests, the park’s parent company Cedar Fair is suing the Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton and the Warren County Health District.
Dollywood Parks and Resorts have announced that they will begin a phased reopening period this month after being closed since March 14, starting with Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort.
Today, for the first time since March 15, Universal Orlando Resort let people through their theme park gates. While the park officially opens up to the public on June 5, team members were allowed an early preview. These photos, provided by @megadis13 on Twitter and Niamh Larkin, give us a look inside the parks before they officially re-open.
Shanghai Disney Resort’s theme park, Shanghai Disneyland, has reopened its gates to guests, welcoming them back to the magic after its extended closure.
It appears that Universal CityWalk at Universal Orlando Resort is planning at least a partial reopening to guests next week.
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