food IS a theme park
Ever wanted to have superpowers? We certainly have!
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That’s why we’re pretty pumped for the opening of Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Paris. The land was supposed to open in DCA with the WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure attraction in July but was delayed. Now, we have a peek at the RIDE VEHICLES for the new web-based attraction!
Today, the Walt Disney Company is sharing LOTS of information with its shareholders on their fourth-quarter earnings call!
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The fourth quarter, and the fiscal year, for the company ended in late September, and we’re really beginning to see the results and consequences of COVID-19 on Disney’s financial status. Disney reported over $14 billion dollars of revenue loss, and $2.4 billion of that was losses in the Parks, Experiences, and Products division. CEO Bob Chapek also shared how well Disney theme parks around the world fared. We’re taking a look at that now.
The global health crisis has rocked the world for almost the entirety of 2020 so far. This year, every single Disney theme park around the world has had to close, and it’s been a slow road to reopen them.
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Already, we’ve seen Hong Kong Disneyland close for a second time and reopen again and now Disneyland Paris has announced its second closure due to the global health crisis.
Disney theme parks around the world closed temporarily earlier this year in response to the global pandemic.
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All of Disney’s theme parks, except those at Disneyland Resort in California, have since reopened. But, as the situation with the coronavirus develops, changes continue to occur. Big changes are coming very soon to France that will likely impact Disneyland Paris.
Back at the beginning of October, Disneyland Paris implemented the Virtual Queue Disney Standby Pass.
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Just over a week later, the Standby Pass system was temporarily paused in order to improve the experience for guests. And now, the Standby Pass has made it’s way to Disneyland Paris…again!
We have seen Disney join or kickstart quite a few environmentally friendly initiatives within the last few years.
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Now, Disneyland Paris is launching an ambitious solar energy initiative…in one of their parking lots.
French President Emmanuel Macron has recently ordered a nightly curfew which will impact roughly a third of the country’s population.
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As reported by Reuters, Macron said the curfew is intended to slow the resurgence of COVID-19, which has been tied to parties and private gatherings. The curfews will take effect beginning this evening, and will run nightly from 9PM to 6AM until December 1st. The Paris region is one of the areas included in the curfew, which means Disneyland Paris will be impacted.
Welp, guess we’re on standby for standby service!
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Sometimes, rolling out new features at theme parks isn’t ALWAYS as smooth as we’d imagine, as Disneyland Paris can attest this week.
We’ve been hard at work scoping out all the news for you this week. Today we have the details on the latest in the Disney World theme parks and MORE!
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See all of our coverage on Disney park reopenings HERE. We still have a LOT to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in… .
During the course of the global health crisis, a series of rules, both in certain parts of the U.S. and abroad, have been put in place requiring residents to quarantine for 14 days after visits to specific states or countries.
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The U.K. recently added France to its mandatory quarantine list, meaning that those traveling from the U.K. to Disneyland Paris must quarantine for 14 days after returning to the U.K.
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