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Disney Parks Chairman Thinks Some Of Walt Disney World’s Pandemic Changes Are Here To Stay

The global pandemic first forced Walt Disney World to close, and now that it’s open, things are far from the way they were before the closure. 

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RunDisney Just Created Workouts Set to Disney Fanatics’ Favorite Films

Thanks to the team at runDisney, your next movie night can move off the couch and into a fun romp where you can thoroughly enjoy breaking a sweat. A new blog post from this Disney division details a new cross-training workout program that is designed around some of the most iconic Disney films, with the very first being The Little Mermaid.

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Holidays At Walt Disney World? Looks Like Things Still Won’t Be Closer To Normal

Walt Disney World is open to the public, but it’s still a very different world, and the “new normal” doesn’t look to be returning to the “old normal” anytime soon.

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What It’s Really Like to Visit Walt Disney World During the Pandemic — and 3 Tips if You Go

Walt Disney World has long touted its reputation as “the happiest place on earth.” So it is strange to enter the iconic theme parks and realize that the usual welcoming smiles from cast members — a hallmark of Disney hospitality — are invisible.

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Disney World attendance has plummeted 80%

Disney executives said in August that theme park attendance was lower than expected as the United States struggles to contain its COVID-19 outbreak, but new data shows the dropoff may be even more severe.

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THESE CLASSIC DISNEY CHANNEL HALLOWEEN FILMS ARE FINALLY ON DISNEY+

August is already halfway finished which means Halloween is right around the corner. To celebrate the upcoming spooky season, Disney+has added 20 classic Halloween films to its streaming service.

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Walt Disney World scales back its 50th anniversary, but still moving forward with some projects

It’s clear that things won’t be back to normal anytime soon, and that means Disney World, which has leaning on its upcoming 50th anniversary to attract record-breaking crowds, is now being forced to rework its plans for the foreseeable future. 

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Why Disney World rarely ever has a power outage

You’ve planned a trip to Walt Disney World envisioning sunny Orlando. Even though many, many things will be different right now, one thing you’re probably not expecting is for the power to go out while you’re waiting in line to ride Space Mountain. But as a storm last summer demonstrated, inclement weather can throw off even a Magic Kingdom.

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Universal and Disney roll out deep Florida Resident ticket discounts that leave Annual Passholders in the dust

In the latest sign that theme parks are taking unprecedented steps to lure guests back inside their recently reopened gates, Universal Orlando has joined Walt Disney World in offering deeply discounted tickets to Florida residents.

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Disney World to cut hours after reopening to smaller-than-expected crowds during the pandemic

One month after reopening amid the mounting coronavirus pandemic, which surpassed 5 million U.S. cases over the weekend, Walt Disney World is modifying its hours of operation in a new schedule taking effect on Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day.

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