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Disneyland is taking another step towards reopening!
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
Disneyland Resort is scheduled to begin a phased reopening starting with Downtown Disney on July 9. Both Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure are set to follow, reopening on July 17th.
While Disney World has shared a ton of information about what to expect with the reopening of hotels, restaurants, and theme parks, we’ve still had some lingering questions.
Disney Strollers
And with the focus on decreasing contact and increasing sanitation being major components of Disney World’s phased reopening, we were especially curious to find out if and how stroller and scooter rentals would be impacted. Here’s what we found out!
Now that select Disney World Resort hotels and restaurants have reopened, we’re here to check out the experience and report back!
Grand Floridian Cafe
We headed to Grand Floridian Cafe to see how the new restaurant procedures are being implemented. Let’s take a look inside!
While most character dining is suspended in Disney World, Topolino’s Terrace — Flavors of the Rivera is the one location currently offering a modified character dining experience.
Topolino’s Terrace | Photo Courtesy @carlyewisel
And, while we know there will be a number of changes to the dining experience, including a limited menu, we stopped by Topolino’s Terrace to see what it’s actually like on reopening day!
One of the ways Disney World will be encouraging guests to reduce contact upon reopening is by utilizing the Mobile Order service at eligible quick-service restaurants.
Captain Cooks on Mobile Order
But for table service restaurants, Disney World has added a new feature to its My Disney Experience app called Mobile Dine Check-In so that once you arrive for your dining reservation, you can bypass the host stand. Let’s see it in action!
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Father’s Day Coupon ©Disney
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Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground has officially debuted the brand new barn at Tri-Circle-D Ranch!
The New Barn at Tri-Circle-D Ranch! ©Disney
The barn is ready just in time for the Resort to welcome back guests on June 22nd. And despite the closure, the animal care team has been hard at work taking care of the horses and getting them settled in at the new barn!
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort reopened to guests on June 15th.
Pool at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
Upon reopening, Vero Beach Resort implemented a number of new safety measures including masks required in certain areas, social distancing procedures, and increased sanitation measures.
Select Disney World Resort hotels began reopening to Disney World guests on June 22nd. And now we finally have MORE hotel reopening dates! So if you have a Disney resort hotel reservation at one of those hotels that have been in limbo, we’ve got answers for a few of you!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Here’s the full list of confirmed Disney World Resort hotel reopening dates!
We’ve seen a bunch of cool merch at Disney’s Days of Christmas in Disney Springs recently — including Ear Hat ornaments inspired by some of our favorite Epcot attractions!
Frozen Ever After Ornament
And today, we spotted another Epcot attraction ornament at Disney Springs!
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