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The Orange County Register is reporting that Disneyland unions want Disney to delay reopening the Anaheim theme parks. The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions sent a letter demanding that California Gov. Gavin Newsom stop Disney’s Anaheim theme parks from reopening on July 17 out of concern for employee safety.

“Disney wants clearance from the government to reopen the Disneyland Resort in July,” according to the letter from the Coalition of Resort Labor Unions. “Unfortunately, despite intensive talks with the company, we are not yet convinced that it is safe to reopen the parks on Disney’s rapid timetable.”

The coalition of unions represents 17,000 Disneyland Cast Members. “We are not yet satisfied that it is safe to reopen the resort,” according to the letter posted to the unions’ Facebook page. “There are numerous questions about safety which Disney has not yet answered.”

Disneyland‘s current plans are to open the Downtown Disney District on July 9, the theme parks on July 17, and two of the three resort hotels on July 23, pending government approval.

The new Disneyland COVID-19 health and safety protocols for visitors would include:

• Reduced capacity in the parks
• Required face coverings for visitors 2 years old and older
• Temperature checks for visitors before entering the parks
• Physical distancing throughout the parks
• Increased cleaning and disinfecting, especially in high-traffic areas
• Additional handwashing and hand sanitizer locations
• Contactless payments at shops and restaurants

Health and safety guidelines for Disney employees will include:

• Required face coverings and temperature checks
• Adjusting work practices to promote physical distancing
• Increased cleaning in work areas
• Encouraging workers to stay home when ill

Along with taking Cast Member’s temperatures daily when they arrive for work, the unions want Disneyland employees to be tested for COVID-19.

“Disney has rejected or not yet responded to important safety proposals made by CRLU member unions,” according to the union letter. “Therefore, at this point we do not know if the resort can be operated safely.”

Disneyland has not made any official statement changing its plans for reopening the resort.

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With Walt Disney World reopening next month, many have been wondering what will be available for guests who are visiting the parks. We know that parades, nighttime spectaculars, and character meet & greets won’t be happening when the parks first open. But here’s the good news-we know what attractions, shopping, and entertainment WILL be available to guests visiting next month.

Magic Kingdom – Opening July 11

Attractions

• “it’s a small world”
• Astro Orbiter
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
• Country Bear Jamboree
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• Jungle Cruise
• Liberty Square Riverboat
• Mad Tea Party
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
• Space Mountain
• Splash Mountain
• Swiss Family Treehouse
• The Barnstormer
• The Hall of Presidents
• The Haunted Mansion
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Tom Sawyer Island
• Tomorrowland Speedway
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
• Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room

Entertainment

• Main Street Philharmonic
• Character Cavalcades throughout the day, with Guest-favorite Disney friends appearing along the parade route—which will include:
  The Royal Princess Processional
  Mickey & Friends Cavalcade
  Fantasyland Friends Cavalcade
  A Goofy Cavalcade
  Tinker Bell & the Lost Treasure

Shops

• Arribas Brothers
• Baby Care
• Big Al’s
• Box Office Gifts
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin Photos
• Crystal Arts
• Emporium
• Fantasy Faire
• Hundred Acre Goods
• Island Supply by Sunglass Hut
• Main Street Confectionery
• Memento Mori
• Mickey’s Star Traders
• Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar
• Rubio Arts
• Sir Mickey’s
• Splashdown Photos
• Strollers & Wheelchairs
• The Chapeau
• Tomorrowland Light & Power Co.
• TTC Cart / Wheelchairs
• Uptown Jewelers & Cinema
• Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe

Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Opening July 11

Attractions

• Affection Section
• Avatar Flight of Passage
• DINOSAUR
• Discovery Island Trails
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
• Festival of the Lion King
• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
• It’s Tough to be a Bug!
• Kali River Rapids
• Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Maharajah Jungle Trek
• Na’vi River Journey
• The Animation Experience at Conservation Station
• The Oasis Exhibits
• TriceraTop Spin
• Wilderness Explorers
• Wildlife Express

Entertainment

• Character Cruises throughout the day, with Guest-favorite Disney friends appearing in boats around Discovery River—including the following:
  Discovery River Character Cruise
  Discovery Island Drummers
  Donald’s Dino Boat Bash!
  Mickey & Friends Flotilla

Shops

• Africa Hub Cart
• African Heritage Wood Carving
• Baby Care
• Chester and Hester’s Dinosaur Treasures
• Discovery Trading Company
• Garden Gate Gifts & Strollers
• Kilimanjaro Safari Cart
• Mandala Gifts
• Mombasa Marketplace
• Out Of The Wild
• Serka Zong Bazaar
• The Dino Institute Shop
• Windtraders

EPCOT – Opening July 15

Attractions

• Awesome Planet
• Canada Far and Wide
• Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
• Friendship Lagoon Boats
• Frozen Ever After
• Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
• Impressions de France
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• Kidcot (modified)
• Living with the Land
• Mission: SPACE
• Reflections of China
• Soarin’ Around the World
• Spaceship Earth
• Test Track
• The American Adventure
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Turtle Talk with Crush
• Walt Disney Imagineering presents the Epcot Experience

Entertainment

• America Gardens Theatre Presents… featuring popular EPCOT performers such as:
  JAMMitors
  Mariachi Cobre
• Character Cavalcades throughout the day, featuring favorite Disney friends traveling around World Showcase promenade—including:
  Frozen Promenade
  Mickey & Friends World Tour
  Princess Promenade

Shops

• African Heritage
• Arribas Brothers
• Art of Disney
• Baby Care
• Canada Cart
• China Kiosk
• Disney Traders
• Galerie Des Halles
• Gateway Gifts
• Glas Und Porcellan
• ImageWorks
• Karamell Kuche
• La Bottega Italiana
• Mexico Indoor Plaza
• Mission: SPACE Cargo
• Mitsukoshi
• Mouse Gear Temporary Location
• Pin Traders – Camera Center
• Port of Entry
• Puffin’s Roost
• Sea Base Alpha Gift Shop
• Strollers & Wheelchairs
• Tea Caddy
• Test Track Simporium
• Wood Carver
• World Traveler

Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Opening July 15

Attractions

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• Muppet*Vision 3D
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
• Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
• Toy Story Mania!
• Vacation Fun (at Mickey Shorts Theater)
• Walt Disney Presents

Entertainment

• Character Cavalcades throughout the day, with favorite Disney friends appearing along Hollywood Boulevard—including:
  Disney Junior Stars Motorcade
  Mickey & Friends Motorcade
  Pixar Motorcade

Shops

• Celebrity 5 & 10
• Crossroads of the World
• Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities
• Droid Depot Experience
• Droid Depot Store
• In Character
• Legends of Hollywood
• Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Mickey’s Of Hollywood
• Movieland Memorabilia
• Once Upon A Time
• Sid Cahuenga’s One-of-a-Kind
• Rock Around The Shop
• Rubio Arts
• Strollers & Wheelchairs
• Tatooine Traders
• The Market
• Tower Hotel Gifts
• Toy Story Mania Shop

Will you be visiting the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks when they reopen?

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Calling all Disney World Annual Passholders! We have some updates for you!

As the reopening of the Walt Disney World Resort gets closer, there are some important dates annual passholders need to consider:

• June 22: On this date, Disney Resort and other select hotels guests with a valid theme park admission including passholders, will be able to make a park reservation on the Disney Park Pass System
• June 26: Annual Passholders without a resort reservation, can make park reservations for up to 3 days at a time

Passholder Previews

Annual passholders will have the opportunity to attend a special preview at Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom on July 9 or 10.

An invitation will be sent via email soon. Reservations for these previews are required and limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. So make sure to register as soon as you get your invitation.

If you would like to bring another guest to this previews, they will also need to have a valid annual pass and be listed on your “Family & Friends” section on My Disney Experience, as well as, share “All My Plans” with you.

Policy Updates and Refunds

For Annual Passholders that paid in full:

• Your pass will be extended for one month. It will automatically appear on your My Disney Experience account in October 2020
• You also have the option to cancel your pass and receive a partial refund, depending on the amount of time your pass was used

You will also have another option in case the one automatic one doesn’t work for you:

• You can extend your pass for the number of days the parks were closed. The new expiration date will be reflected on your annual passholder account prior to reopening
• If you pick this option and choose to cancel, you will receive a partial refund for the park closure period.

*For this alternative option you will have to call 407-939-7277

For Annual Passholders on the monthly payment plan:

• Your pass will be extended for one month. It will automatically appear on your My Disney Experience account in October 2020. Remember that monthly payments are scheduled to resume when the park open in July 11
• You also have the option to cancel your pass. If you choose this, payments due after August 11, 2020 will be waived. And payments made between July 11 and August 11, 2020 will be refunded

You will also have another option in case the automatic one doesn’t work for you:

• You can choose to have your monthly payments postponed starting with payments due April 5, 2020 through the park closure period and then resumed on your scheduled payment date once the parks reopen. Those postponed payments will be collected in the months following the end of your current payment term and the pass will be extended for the number of days the parks were closed. Your new expiration date will appear on your annual passholder account before the parks reopen.
• You also have the option to not make any changes to your pass. Payments from April 5 and while the parks remained closed will be automatically waived. You will also get a refund for payments made between March 14 and April 4, 2020. Your scheduled payments will resume once the parks reopen and your expiration date will remain the same.

• For these alternative options, please call 407-939-7277

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A new assortment of Attractions Mickey Ear Ornaments has arrived at Disney Springs and shopDisney! This new collection is Epcot Attractions Mickey Ear Ornaments! That means we also get a new Figment ornament to enjoy too.

Epcot Attractions Mickey Ear Ornaments

The new ornaments we have spotted online and in Disney Springs include Figment’s Journey Into Imagination, Soaring, Mission Space, The Seas With Nemo and Friends, Test Track, and Frozen Ever After.

The Test Track ornament is extra special because it also lights up! You can flip the switch on the bottom to show off an illuminated interior, headlights, and also taillights.

Unfortunately not all of them are available online, but Disney Springs does have several different Epcot attraction ear ornaments available! Each of these ornaments also retails for $24.99.

The Mickey ear hat ornaments have been a long-running style, that has become fun for many fans to collect over the years. They are inspired by the classic Mickey hat shape, but with lots of details and embellishments of beloved characters, attractions, and icons from Disney.

If you missed out on the rainbow castle, or the Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway ornaments those are also available now in Disney Springs.

Are you excited about the new collection of Epcot Attractions Mickey Ear Ornaments?

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It’s almost time for magic! And a big part to be able to go back to it is the Disney Park Pass System! 

As we know, before visiting a Disney park again, a reservation will be needed. That’s why Disney launched a very convenient online tool that will make the process a bit easier.

So if you are planning on visiting the Walt Disney World Resort soon, these are the dates you need to consider for making your park reservations:

• June 22, 2020: For Disney Resort and other select hotels with a valid theme park admission
• June 26, 2020: For Annual Passholders without a resort reservation
• June 28, 2020: For Guests with a valid theme park admission

Disney Park Pass System reservations will be available through September 26, 2021.

If you would like to visit a Disney Park in 2020 and don’t have a Disney Resort reservation or valid admission, you can purchase that later this summer based on availability of park reservations.

For Guests looking to book a Disney vacation in 2021, can do it starting June 28, 2020. You will be able to view park reservations availability online before purchasing tickets.

Now let’s see how to use the Disney Park Pass System and start planning your vacation!

Step 1: Link your ticket to your My Disney Experience account

 

• First you need to access your My Disney Experience account or create one if you need to. You can do it here. 
• Then link your valid admission. All guests in your party must also have a valid ticket linked to their account
• If you have a Disney Resort reservation you must link that to your account as well

Step 2: Create your party that will join at the parks

• Select your family or friends that you would like to include and click continue. In case you don’t see one of them, you can select “Add a Guest” and put their information
• If you are staying in a Disney Resort or other select hotel with a package that includes tickets, everyone in your party must also have a hotel reservation linked. If this varies, you will need to make separate reservations
• Please note that you may need to make more then one Disney Park Pass System reservation depending on your admission type. Make sure your party consist of Annual Passholders or theme park ticket holders

Step 3: Select a date and theme park

 

• Select a date: View a calendar and choose one of the available dates for your visit
• Select a theme park: You will also see the park hours displayed for your convenience
• Select a time: Pick the time you would like to visit the park

Step 4: Review and confirm your plans 

• Carefully review and confirm your selected theme park and date
• In case changes need to be made, you can simply select “Back” to revise your selections
• Agree to the terms and conditions, including the COVID-19 liability waiver
• Finally click “Confirm”
• You can view your reservation on the “My Plans” section of My Disney Experience
• If you need to make another reservations, click on “Make Another Reservation” to keep planning your vacation

Also is important to remember that park hopping is temporarily unavailable, for more details you can go here. 

Reservations are limited and subject to availability and not guaranteed until a reservation is finalized. So if you are purchasing tickets, be sure to complete your reservations as soon as possible.

Once your Disney Park Pass System reservation is done, you can start your countdown to visit Disney again and enjoy the magic!

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