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During the Royal Princess Processional at Magic Kingdom today, Merida’s horse got spooked by a balloon that wrapped around one of its back legs.

In the video below you can see that a blue balloon floats into Main Street and becomes tangled around the horse’s back leg which spooks the horse. Two cast members try to get control of the horse while a third comes over to help.

Merida is able to get down and away from the horse without getting hurt. The cast members are then able to calm the horse and no one was injured. The whole incident lasts less than 2 minutes.

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Walt Disney World Removes Toppings Bar From Restaurants

While visiting Magic Kingdom for the Annual Passholder Preview yesterday, we noticed that that toppings bars were removed from quick service locations, such as Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe and Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe.

Typically, guests can order their food and proceed to choose toppings such as lettuce, tomato, pickles, and more from the bar. However, due to sanitary concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic still present, guests have to use the My Disney Experience app to mobile order and customize meals.

All guests have to do is open the My Disney Experience app, go to ‘Mobile Food Orders,’ click on ‘Create new order,’ choose the restaurant you would like to order from as well as the time you would like to pick your food up, then choose your meal and any customizations you would like.

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Photos by Susan Maine Wilson.

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In celebration of the reopening of Walt Disney World, Disney is selling some super cute opening day t-shirts!

These Together Again shirts are being sold in both Disney’s Animal Kingdom & Magic Kingdom theme parks.

Pricing for the Opening Day shirts are:

• Kids $21.99
• Women’s $36.99
• Unisex $26.99

We found these shirts at Discovery Trading Company & Chester and Hester’s Gift Shop so far and have seen posts online that they are also available at the Emporium in the Magic Kingdom.

Did you see Josh D’Amaro & Bob Chapek are also on hand for the reopening of Walt Disney World? 

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Cinderella Castle Royal Makeover with Paint by Numbers

Cinderella Castle’s royal makeover at Walt Disney World has been in the works since March and the new paint job looks absolutely stunning! The magical makeover was in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the Disney princess classic, ‘Cinderella.’ The royal blue spires and rose gold paint on the inner curtain makes the castle look much more vibrant.

However, when you get a closer look at the castle, you can see that there is still painting in progress. There are even numbers on each of the bricks for the painters to know what shade of gray to use.

These numbers on the castle remind us of the interactive paint-by-number murals at Epcot’s Festival of the Arts earlier this year. But I guess we’ll leave the painting of Cinderella Castle to the professionals!

What do you think of the castle‘s new paint job? Let us know in the comments!

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Photos by Susan Maine Wilson.

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Today marks another milestone in the phased reopening of the Walt Disney World Resort, as the Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Parks welcome guests for the first time since March.

Disney World cast members have been eagerly anticipating this moment and are looking forward to making magic today as only they can.

Josh D’Amaro has been posting on his Instagram photos from both Disney’s Animal Kingdom & the Magic Kingdom Theme Parks with Cast Members who are excited to be returning to work!

Disney CEO Bob Chapek is also on hand for the reopening of Walt Disney World!

While experiencing Disney World is going to be a little different from what we are used to, please remember to take these changes with a grain of salt.

New health and safety measures will be in place at restaurants across Walt Disney World Resort theme parks during their phased reopening.

These new procedures include:

• Enhanced Cleaning – Seating and dining areas are cleaned between guest seatings, along with increased cleaning procedures in other high-traffic common areas.
• Self-Serve Changes – Beverages and other items previously available as self-service options will now be served directly to guests.

In addition, many Walt Disney World restaurants are using convenient technologies to minimize contact at dining locations, including:

• Reduced-Contact Menus – Most quick-service theme park restaurant menus are available in the Mobile Order section of the My Disney Experience app* and/or displayed on signage at the restaurant. At select table-service locations, guests may scan a QR code with their mobile devices to access a digital menu.
• Mobile Order – Using the My Disney Experience app, guests can browse menus for most quick-service theme park restaurants, order ahead from wherever they are in the park and pick an arrival time that fits their schedule. Upon their arrival at the restaurant, they tap “I’m here” in the app and head to a designated pick-up area. The service fully supports cashless payments, including debit cards, credit cards, Disney gift cards and more.
• Mobile Dine Check-in – The My Disney Experience app now offers this service via mobile device for select table-service theme park restaurants. As their check-in window for a dining reservation arrives, guests will receive a push notification on their mobile device prompting them to check in via the app; guests can also begin the check-in process by scanning a QR code located in the restaurant’s lobby. A series of prompts will walk guests through the check-in process, confirming their arrival time and party details. Guests will then be notified when their table is ready. While guests will be encouraged to use this new mobile check-in option, they will still be able to check in at the restaurant’s podium, as well.

Don’t forget that Epcot & Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be reopening on July 15th!

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