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Advanced Dining Reservations are now available online for all guests up to 60 days in advance!

Posted on the Disney World Website this morning was this announcement…

Dining Reservations Are Available Online

All Guests may now make dining reservations online up to 60 days in advance. Learn about updates to dining during the phased reopening of Walt Disney World Resort.

For many of us that didn’t have previous reservations, we are now able to book Advanced Dining Reservations for Walt Disney World!

Don’t forget about these updates to your Walt Disney World Experience…

To help you plan, here are important updates to their food and beverage experiences:

• In-Park Dining: Theme park guests will need valid park admission and a reservation for park entry through the new Disney Park Pass system, as well as a dining reservation for in-park, table-service restaurants for the same park on the same date.  Dining reservations do not guarantee admission to the park.
• Disney Resort Hotel Dining: A confirmed dining reservation is required for day guests and reservations are highly recommended for guests staying overnight at a Disney Resort hotel.
• Disney Springs Dining: Select dining locations at Disney Springs are currently accepting reservations. Please visit https://DisneySprings.com/dining for schedules and availability.

Here is more information from the Disney World Website:

Changes and Enhancements to Dining

We’re committed to a responsible reopening of Walt Disney World Resort—and we’ve made some important updates and enhancements to our dining experiences based on guidance from health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and appropriate government agencies.

During the reopening period, many dining experiences may be modified or unavailable in order to promote cleanliness and physical distancing.

Discover which dining locations are open—and what’s coming soon.

What You’ll Need

Before you dine at Walt Disney World Resort, please be aware that you’ll need:

• Face coverings for each Guest age 2 and up, which must be worn in all public areas—including while entering and exiting dining locations—and can be removed while eating or drinking
• Planning to dine at a table-service restaurant in a Disney Resort hotel? A confirmed dining reservation is required for day Guests (those not staying overnight) and is highly recommended for Guests staying overnight at a Disney Resort hotel

Also, it’s highly recommended to have:

• The latest version of the My Disney Experience app on your mobile device, with location services enabled
• Cashless or contactless forms of payment

Dining Reservations

All Guests may now make dining reservations up to 60 days in advance. Here are some important details to help you plan:

In-Park Dining
With the opening of Magic Kingdom park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on July 11, followed by EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15, Guests will need valid park admission and a reservation for park entry through the new Disney Park Pass system—as well as a dining reservation—to dine at in-park, table-service restaurants. Dining reservations do not guarantee admission to the park.

Disney Resort Hotel Dining
Planning to dine at a table-service restaurant in a Disney Resort hotel? A confirmed dining reservation is required for day Guests (those not staying overnight) and is highly recommended for Guests staying overnight at a Disney Resort hotel.

Disney Springs Dining
Select dining locations at Disney Springs are currently accepting reservations. Check availability and make reservations online now.

Available Dining Experiences
Learn which dining locations will be available during the initial reopening period at select Disney Resort hotels and theme parks.

Dining Plans

At this time, Disney dining plans cannot be added to reservations. Check back soon for more information.

Learn about cancellations and refunds for dining plans.

Booking Windows

Learn about updates to booking windows for dining reservations.

Health and Hygiene

New measures have been implemented across Walt Disney World dining locations to promote health and hygiene, including:

• Enhanced Cleaning: We’ve increased cleaning in high-traffic areas such as public elevators and escalators, handrails, benches, tables, handles, restrooms and more. Additionally, seating areas, dining areas and pagers will be cleaned between Guests.
• Reduced-Contact Menus: Menus will be shared in ways to minimize contact. At quick-service restaurants, menus will be displayed on signage. And at table-service restaurants, you can scan a code with your mobile device to access the digital menu.
• Self-Serve Changes: Beverages and other items that were previously self-serve will instead be served by Cast Members.

Enhanced Technology

Use convenient technologies to minimize your contact with others:

• Mobile Order Service: A time-saving feature of the My Disney Experience app, mobile order service enables you to order ahead at select dining locations and pick up food during a designated arrival window.
• Mobile Check-In for Reservations: Check in to your dining reservations at select table-service restaurants using the new mobile check-in feature on the My Disney Experience app. There’s no need to visit the host stand to check in!
• Scannable Codes for Select Restaurant Menus: While at a table-service restaurant, you can use your own mobile device to scan a code for access to the digital menu.
• Cashless Payments: At this time, it is recommended all Guests use cashless payment options, including debit cards, credit cards and Disney Gift Cards. Guests can also opt for contactless payment options—such as mobile wallets—or use cash to purchase a Disney Gift Card at Guest Relations and select merchandise locations. Disney Resort hotel Guests can also use MagicBands to charge their purchase to their Disney Resort hotel folio.

Dining Experiences

Additional changes to Walt Disney World dining experiences include:

• Menu items may vary. For specific menu information, check the restaurant’s online menu when the restaurant reopens.
• Character Dining will not be offered during the initial reopening, with the exception of modified Character Dining experiences at Garden Grill Restaurant and Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera.
• Dinner shows will not be offered during the initial reopening.
• Dining locations will be limited in capacity. Some locations will remain temporarily closed.
• Private dining and in-room delivery will not be offered during the initial reopening window.
• Mobile order service will be offered at select quick-service dining locations throughout the Walt Disney World theme parks (when open), Disney Springs and select Disney Resort hotels.

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The Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort is reopening on Thursday, July 9. In preparation for the opening, tents are being installed at the entrance to Disneyland where guests will have their temperatures checked before entering.

Photo credit: The Orange County Register

These temperature screening tents have been installed at the entrances just prior to security before guests enter the Downtown Disney District. The tents appear similar to the ones installed at the reopened Disney parks in China and Japan and soon-to-reopen parks in France and Florida.

The Orange County Register is also reporting that there are new blue signs at the entrance to Disneyland, advising guests of health and safety protocols. There are also signs warning guests of the inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 while visiting the Disneyland Resort.

Visitors to the shopping center will be required to wear face coverings, have their temperature checked prior to entering, and will need to follow social distancing guidelines. Right now, Downtown Disney is the only part of the Disneyland Resort that has a scheduled reopening date.

Source: The Orange County Register

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The Disney World reopening is starting this coming weekend. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom will reopen Saturday, July 11, with Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopening Wednesday, July 15.

In a recent press conference, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings addressed a question regarding his opinion of the decision for the Disney World Parks to reopen. Here’s what he said:

“At this point, I’m fairly comfortable with the decision that Disney has made to reopen because of the extent that they have gone through to ensure it’s a safe environment. Again, we saw something positive today in terms of the lowering of the positivity rate within the last week and some of the other things.

So we have to take the good news where there’s bad news, as well, and we have to try to get our economy stimulated. But we don’t want to do that at the expense of risking people’s safety. What Disney reviewed with all of us several weeks ago now should be in place, and we’ll just have to monitor it going forward.”

While Demings is “fairly comfortable” with Disney World reopening, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared he has “no doubt” that Disney World will be a safe environment.

Disney has many protocols in place to keep guests and Cast Members healthy and safe while visiting the Walt Disney World Resort. We hope that all who visit the parks follow the safety measures and stay healthy!

You can see the entire press conference with Mayor Demings here.

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Get ready to have a bouncy trouncy fun summer with these delicious Tigger Cupcake Cones!

This sweet treat is colorful, fluffy and adorable! Perfect to spend some time baking with your family this summer!

Plus the recipe is super easy to make, take a look:

INGREDIENTS:

Egg Yolk Batter

• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp of canola oil
• 2 tbsp of milk
• 1/2 cup of cake flour
• Pinch of salt
• Orange, yellow and pink food coloring

Egg White Meringue

• 2 egg whites
• 1/8 tsp of cream tartar
• 3 tbsp of sugar

Additional Ingredients

• Dome molds
• Zip-top bag
• Scissors
• Icing
• Melted milk and white chocolate
• Sprinkles
• Ice cream cones

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Prepare the egg yolk batter by whisking the egg yolks and sugar together until the sugar melts
• Add in the vanilla extract, oil, milk and salt and mix well. Then sift in cake flour and mix it
• Prepare the egg white meringue by whisking the egg whites with cream of tartar for 1 minute, then gradually add in sugar and keep whisking until firm peaks form
• Scoop out 5 tsp of egg yolk batter and 10 tbsp of egg white meringue and gently fold them together
• Scoop out 2 tsp of egg yolk batter then add yellow food coloring and 4 tbsp of egg white meringue. Gently fold them together
• Scoop out 2 tsp of egg yolk batter then add pink food coloring and 5 tbsp of egg white meringue. Gently fold them together
• Add orange food coloring to the remaining egg yolk batter, gently fold in the remaining meringue
• Scoop batter into dome molds

• Bake at 300 F for 15 minutes or when a toothpick comes out clean
• Let the cake cool down completely before removing them from the mold
• Use a knife to cut the orange and yellow cake into slices to make Tigger’s ears. Then use a pair of scissors to cut out his ears, use a knife to make cuts where the ears should be then dip the ends with a little icing before inserting in

• Use white cake to cut out Tigger’s face and pink cake to cut out Tigger’s nose, then use icing to attach onto the cake
• Use melted milk chocolate to draw Tigger’s features. Place the chocolate in a zip-top bag, cut a small hole, pipe on parchment paper, leave in fridge to harden, and then peel off (you can also pipe directly onto the cake but it will be messier). Use icing to attach onto the cake

• Coat the rim of the ice cream cone with melted chocolate before coating with sprinkles. Place the cake in cone and serve your Tigger Cupcake Cones immediately

You can also make different characters from Winnie The Pooh! You will only need more food coloring!

Once you are done, you can enjoy your Tigger cupcake cones while you watch  Winnie the Pooh or The Tigger movie on Disney+! 

Credit: Disney Family

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Julian Bass, a 20-year-old Georgia State University student, recently created an amazing VFX video to share on TikTok. The video shows Julian transforming into three of his favorite heroes: Jedi wielding a lightsaber, Ben 10, and Spider-Man. He shared the video to Twitter, which quickly went viral, and he earned the praise of Bob Iger!

He posted the video to Twitter hoping to demonstrate his impressive VFX skills. “If y’all can retweet this enough times that Disney calls, that’d be greatly appreciated,” said Julian in his Twitter post. You can watch the video below.

if y’all can retweet this enough times that Disney calls, that’d be greatly appreciated pic.twitter.com/GrKlIRxg3J

— Julian Bass (@thejulianbass) July 2, 2020

His video soon accumulated over 500,000 shares on social media! Bob Iger did take notice and offered his praise in a comment by saying, “The world’s gonna know your name!”

Other filmmakers and actors gave credit to Julian for his awesome video clip. His talent will take him far in his career! His visual transformations are quite flawless in how he shifts from a Jedi to two other superhero characters.

Seeing fan videos like this is inspiring. Those who truly have passion and dreams can pursue their goals through hard work. It’ll be something if we see Julian working in the movie industry one day soon!

Source: IGN

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