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Disney World guests who had their dining reservations canceled will be given early access to new dining reservations starting tomorrow, June 30.

Disney is sending out communications to guests who were impacted by these cancelations. Below is an example of what guests are receiving:

“Dining Reservations Update
Since you had a dining reservation that was previously cancelled, as we promised in earlier communications, we are offering you the opportunity to make a new reservation beginning on June 30, before reservations open to other Guests on DisneyWorld.com. You can make reservations for select Walt Disney World dining locations or experiences up to 60 days in advance of your arrival.

For more information on the availability of select Walt Disney World Resort hotel, Theme Park and Disney Springs dining locations, please visit our dining page.

When you’re ready to make a reservation, call us at 407-939-6690.

Disney Vacation Club Members may call 800-800-9800.

Please note that new measures are in place across Walt Disney World Resort dining locations to promote the health and well-being of our Cast Members and Guests. To find the latest updates to our dining procedures and offerings, please visit our Know Before You Go page.”

Keep in mind dining reservations are now able to be made 60 days in advance rather than the previous 180 days.

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Cirque du Soleil Files for Bankruptcy due to COVID-19

The Montreal-based company made the announcement earlier today blaming its bankruptcy on the “immense disruption and forced show closures as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic” and is aiming to restructure its debt with assistance from the Canadian government and private equity firms.

Cirque Du Soleil suspended the Disney Springs’ “Drawn To Life” back in March along with their other shows around the globe while laying off 95% of their workforce.

Cirque entered a “stalking horse” bid from its largest backers, including a mix of multinational private equity firms from the United States, China and Canada for $20 million. That offer is intended to be a starting point in an auction to draw other bidders.

As part of the investment, government body Investissement Québec will provide $200 million in debt financing.

“For the past 36 years, Cirque du Soleil has been a highly successful and profitable organization. However, with zero revenues since the forced closure of all of our shows due to COVID-19, management had to act decisively to protect the Company’s future,” President and CEO of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group Daniel Lamarre said.

The company said in a release The Land of Fantasy show will continue in China, but all other performances at other locations will be rescheduled including Cirque du Soleil’s Drawn to Life show at Disney Springs.

“Performances will resume once the pandemic is under control, pending an easing in government lockdowns and travel restrictions, and in accordance with the new corporate structure in place,” a spokesperson said.

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Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, and ‘Juno’ Director Secretly Organize A ‘The Princess Bride’ Remake for Charity. Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers, Camp Rock) and wife, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones, X-Men: Dark Phoenix) decided to spend some of their time in quarantine secretly filming a ‘The Princess Bride‘ “remake” in gender swapped roles to help raise funds for World Central Kitchen after being contacted by Juno director, Jason Reitman.

“World Central Kitchen is working across America to safely distribute individually packaged, fresh meals in communities that need support – for children and families to pick up and take home, as well as delivery to seniors who cannot venture outside. WCK is now active in dozens of cities providing over 250,000 fresh meals every day. Traditional safety nets like school feeding programs, city services, and food banks are struggling to meet basic needs. Seniors, who are isolated for their safety, are unable to access meal services. Meanwhile, the country’s hospital workers are more stretched than ever before. WCK is also now activating restaurants to help meet this demand by providing jobs for their staff and meals for those in need. #ChefsForAmerica is making a key connection between people who need meals and restaurant workers and drivers who need to earn a living.”

The celebrity couple is known for their series on Quibi, a short video streaming service, and decided to make the most of their newfound downtime to create some fun content while helping those in need.

And now, for your viewing pleasure: the fan film version of Westley and Buttercup vs. their own ROUS.

Home Movie: #ThePrincessBride, benefitting @WCKitchen comes to #Quibi this Monday. pic.twitter.com/EB8KofIMQa

— Quibi (@Quibi) June 27, 2020

Joe and Sophie are not the only celebrities to get in on the project. Jonas, Turner, and Reitman recruited fellow entertainers: Common and Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, Chris Pine and Annabelle Wallis, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Garner, Elijah Wood, Jon Hamm, Beanie Feldstein, Lucas Hedges, Jenna Ortega, Jack Black, David Oyelowo, Keegan-Michael Key, Patton Oswalt, Josh Gad, Andy Serkis, Diego Luna, Taika Waititi and Zazie Beetz to join in on the fun and completed their own scenes from the film.

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Calling all #ThePrincessBride fans: Hollywood A-listers—including Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman, Tiffany Haddish, Joe Jonas, Jennifer Garner, and (many) more—have spent quarantine secretly making a homemade version of the classic film to benefit the World Central Kitchen. At the link in bio, filmmaker @JasonReitman reveals how the project came together—and debuts more must-see footage.

A post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair) on Jun 26, 2020 at 2:42pm PDT

To learn more about World Central Kitchen or to donate to the cause you can visit their website by CLICKING HERE. Be sure to check back here at Chip and Co. for all things Entertainment!

Featured Photo Credit: Vestron Pictures/Quibi

Source: UniladUK

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