food IS a theme park
Like the rest of the Walt Disney World hotels, Shades of Green, a Disney World resort for military members and families has closed its doors temporarily.
©Shades of Green Resort
Owned by the United States Department of Defense, the resort is located near Magic Kingdom.
Disney World is currently in the midst of the lengthiest closure in its history and things could look a LOT different when the theme parks reopen.
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Today, we’re taking a look at what the current situation means for the future of Disney World. Will things really change? (Yes.) How much? (Hmm…) Nothing’s certain yet, but we can get an idea of where we’re headed by taking a look at history and similar situations — even some very recent ones.
While Disney’s hotels closed down last Friday, the Swan and Dolphin Resort was still partially open.
Swan and Dolphin Resort
As part of the Walt Disney Collection of resorts, Walt Disney Dolphin Resort closed its doors on March 17th, while guests were able to transfer over to its sister hotel Disney’s Swan.
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls of all ages! We need your help kicking off our very first official DFB Snack Madness! Never before have we had the honor (or ample enough time on our hands) to devise such a diabolically fun activity FOR YOU! Muuh-ha-HA!
Bubble Waffle Sundae at AristoCrepes
No, we haven’t lost our minds (not yet, at least!) but things are about to get all levels of cray up here as you and your family will ultimately determine which Disney parks snack shall reign SUPREME! We leave this final judgment in your very-capable HANDS!
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Marriott will be temporarily closing.
Disney World During Its Closure
Based in Orlando, Florida, Marriott Vacations CEO Stephen Weisz spoke on behalf of the company, stating, “Without a doubt, these shutdown decisions have been some of the most difficult and heartbreaking of my career.”
The construction cranes were still surrounding Cinderella Castle on Monday, the first day of Disney World’s temporary closure. Was it a sign Disney might be continuing on with some of its many projects that are currently underway?
Magic Kingdom Today
It appears not. According to the Orlando Business Journal, Disney has halted all construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping our country.
Among several frequently asked questions we’ve been receiving, many of our concerned readers have been asking us whether or not we think Disney World and Disneyland will re-open in April.
Magic Kingdom
As of March 19th, we honestly don’t know. But we’ve been following the impact of COVID-19 on the Disney parks since the outbreak first began back in January, and we have some insight on what news we should all be preparing ourselves to hear.
In what has been a historic, unprecedented moment, Disney World has started the first day of its temporary closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak, otherwise known as Coronavirus.
Magic Kingdom Today Photo c/o News 6 WKMG
Orlando News 6 WKMG flew their Sky 6 helicopter over Magic Kingdom this morning, revealing a whole new version of Disney World as we’ve rarely seen before.
Earlier, we told you about the new fin-tastic Finding Dory’s Friends scavenger hunt, a family-friendly game you and your little tadpoles can now play at Epcot!
Finding Dory’s Friends
And today we’re going to test our skills at Finding Dory’s Friends! Follow us over to The Seas with Nemo and Friends in Future World for a first look at this new interactive experience!
We’ve been discovering so many new goodies throughout Epcot today! First, we stumbled across the new Coral Minnie Ears before making our way to France where we spotted a new sign for Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure!
Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie
And after ducking into Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie for a quick bite, we just discovered a new item on their menu — and this is where we warn you we hope you’re sitting down!
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