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Disneyland Park will celebrate its 65th anniversary on July 17th!
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
And in honor of the milestone, Disney is releasing some awesome new merch! Check out a sneak peek of the new apparel, pins, and plushes celebrating 65 years of Disneyland! [Read more…]
News regarding the reopening of Downtown Disney in Disneyland Resort has been slowly trickling in. There has been some speculation and confirmations of what businesses will be available to the public on July 9th.
Catal and UVA Bar at Downtown Disney
Some restaurants had to adjust given the recent California mandate that required indoor dining at restaurants and bars to close. We confirmed that Naples Ristorante e Bar and Uva Bar will reopen with outdoor seating and limited menus. We also learned Salt & Straw will be available with a new to ice cream flavor to mark the reopening. We now have a full list of confirmed restaurants and retail shops that will re-open tomorrow!
California recently enforced a new mandate that requires indoor dining locations to close in 19 counties, including Orange County, where Disneyland Resort is located. Although Disney recently announced that the reopening of Disneyland’s theme parks would be delayed, Downtown Disney remains on track to reopen on July 9th. This led us to wonder which Downtown Disney restaurants would still be reopening in light of the mandate.
An empty Downtown Disney on the last day before its temporary closure
Restaurants with outdoor seating and patios still have the option to open for outdoor dining, and today we confirmed TWO Downtown Disney restaurants that are DEFINITELY reopening along with the various merchandise and shopping locations!
Downtown Disney will be reopening in Disneyland on July 9th. There will also be a preview for Cast Members on July 8th.
©Salt and Straw
While the shopping and dining district will likely be opening again with outdoor dining only with more locations to come soon, Salt and Straw will be mixing up ice cream for guests again this week!
With major Disney news seeming to drop every single day lately, it’s been tough to keep up with everything that’s going on! While there are plenty of things we’ve managed to wrap our heads around, we STILL have quite a few unanswered questions.
Cinderella Castle
Today, let’s look at nine things we’re still unsure about when it comes to the Disney Parks.
You…are…A…TOY!!!! We’ve been enjoying a lot of quality time lately with our Pixar pals Woody and Buzz!
Toy Story Mania new entrance
And while earlier this week a new line of Toy Story Mania Wishables debuted, they SOLD OUT online in mere moments!
Yesterday, Governor Newsom announced that 19 California counties needed to close reclose restaurants and movie theaters.
Black Tap
And while yesterday just the parking lots at beaches were expected to be closed in some parts of the state, we’ve just learned Orange County will be closing down many of its beaches entirely over the holiday weekend.
As you can imagine, Cast Members have been significantly affected by the closure of the Disney parks.
College Program Pins
One such group are students participating in the Disney College Program. When the parks closed, Disney announced that the college program would be suspended in Disney World and Disneyland and it is still unclear when students will return. Well, it seems it will be a little bit longer; College Program participants have started to receive notification that their fall programs have been canceled.
Lately, it seems like if we’re not working on a jigsaw puzzle, we’re probably busy doing a DIY Disney craft!
©Disney
And today, Disney has just debuted an adorable new activity called Disney Paper Parks!
Ever since Disney announced that they will be re-theming Disney World and Disneyland’s Splash Mountain attractions, Br’er Rabbit stuff has been hard to come by!
Splash Mountain
But believe it or not, we spotted some Splash Mountain merch on display at World of Disney today — or DID WE???
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