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Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Canceled for 2020

Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Canceled for 2020 Food & Wine Classic

Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Canceled that was to take place on November 6th and 7th has been canceled for 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 concerns.

Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Canceled for 2020

We noticed today that tickets for the event are no longer available on their website.

Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Canceled for 2020 Fantastic Food & Wine Classic

A spokesperson from the Swan & Dolphin states that the event for 2020 has been canceled and expect this fan-favorite event to return in 2021.

No word on refunds for those who purchased their tickets already…

Don’t forget… Disney’s Swan and Dolphin will be hosting MLS starting on July 8th and will begin accepting new reservations starting on July 29th.

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Disney’s Swan & Dolphin accepting reservations starting on July 29th

Disney’s Swan & Dolphin accepting reservations starting on July 29th Swan & Dolphin

There’s good news for those waiting to learn the opening dates for additional Walt Disney World Resorts. Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Resorts are now accepting reservations for July 29th, 2020.

Technically, the Swan & Dolphin Resorts are Marriott-owned even though they lie between two Disney theme parks. The Swan and Dolphin website previously stated that the hotels will be closed until July 29th. The site also gives more information for guests with reservations:

“In order to better serve our guests during the temporary closure of Walt Disney World Theme Parks and hotels, the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin will close effective Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 12:00pm EST through July 29, 2020.

Resort reservations does not guarantee entrance into Disney theme parks.

For guests with existing reservations for any future arrival date, including reservations with pre-paid rates that are typically more restrictive, we will allow full changes or cancellation without a charge up to 24 hours prior to arrival will be allowed, as long as the change or cancellation is made by July 29, 2020. Please note that any changes to existing reservations will be subject to availability and any rate differences.

For guests making new reservations for any future arrival date, including reservations with pre-paid rates, between today and July 29, 2020, we will allow the reservation to be changed or cancelled at no charge up to 24 hours before your scheduled arrival date. Please note that changes to the reservation will be subject to availability and any rate differences.”

Source: Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin

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Fans petition Disney to keep Splash Mountain as it is

Fans petition Disney to keep Splash Mountain as it is Splash Mountain

We shared the news a couple of days ago about a petition to change the Splash Mountain theme to something from Princess and the Frog. It was a very heated debate on our Facebook Page and Group.

Today there is a petition To Keep Splash Mountain as it is in the Magic Kingdom!

On the site it says this:

Splash Mountain is an iconic ride at the Magic Kingdom and has been such for nearly 50 years. There is nothing wrong with the ride and is loved by millions of fans all over the world. To change such an iconic ride would erode The Nostalgia that lives in Disney World and take away a little bit of the magic.

They want to change the ride to be themed to something more politically correct is foolish. The characters in The Ride do not specifically generalize any race or group of people. They are nothing more than caricatures of the turn of the century America. To change them would be to remove a bid of our art history from the world and to be ashamed of it.

Show your support and let Disney know that you want Splash Mountain to stay exactly the way it is!

So if you feel Disney needs to leave Splash Mountain as it is you can sign the petition here. If you would like for Disney to re-imagine Splash Mountain to a Princess and the Frog theme just click here to find that petition.

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Face Masks not Required in Orange County California but Recommended

Face Masks not Required in Orange County California but Recommended orange county

The Orange County Register is reporting that Orange County California is no longer requiring face masks to be worn in public. While masks are no longer required, they are still “strongly recommended”.

Orange County Health Care Agency Director Dr. Clayton Chau said that while he believes wearing cloth masks helps slow the spread of COVID-19, the county wanted to be consistent with state guidelines, which don’t mandate face coverings.

“This will give our business community and individuals the ability to make the most appropriate decision for them and their situation,” he said.

When asked about the rule change, Chau said, “This decision is not because of the public pushback on it and we are not taking the masks away. We strongly recommend that people wear masks.”

Masks are still required for workers who deal with the public like at grocery stores and gas stations.

While Disneyland announced their reopening plans, there’s been no word if guests will be required to wear masks while at the park.

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Trump proposes Explore America Tax Credit which includes Theme Parks

Trump proposes Explore America Tax Credit which includes Theme Parks Explore America

The U.S. tourism industry wants people to resume traveling. Soon, a proposed “Explore America” tax credit might help the industry recover. The travel industry has lost 8.1 million jobs so far and is projected to lose $519 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbyists are currently circulating a proposed plan in Congress that would offer $4,000 tax breaks for U.S. vacationers. The intent is to get Americans to begin traveling and spending money at hotels, theme parks and other tourism businesses.

The “Explore America” tax credit is one of several proposed subsidies that tourism industry lobbyists are pitching to policymakers as the early contours of a new economic stimulus package begin to take shape in Washington. President Trump is in favor of the “Explore America” tax credit.

The tax credit would be a great benefit even though the federal government committed trillions of dollars to stop the economic damage caused by the pandemic. However, they will have to spend even more to help pull the tourism industry back to its feet. Tori Emerson Barnes, a lobbyist for the U.S. Travel Association, went on to say:

“We are grateful to the president for hearing our call for a national effort to get Americans traveling again as the country shifts into the recovery phase.”

Some of the members of the U.S. Travel Association include the Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.’s Universal Parks & Resorts. Also, Roger Dow, CEO and President of the U.S. Travel Association, issued the following statement in regards to the proposed tax credit:

“An ‘Explore America’ tax credit and campaign will do wonders to put America back on the path to prosperity. We applaud the president’s support, and with our industry’s health and safety guidance for the reopening of travel businesses in place, we are very prepared to work with the administration to push the effort forward at the right time.”

Source: www.ustravel.org

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