food IS a theme park
Good morning from Disney Springs! It’s been a long time since we were here!
Starbucks at Disney Springs Today
We’ve been walking around checking out what’s new (umm, the new Homecomin’ Shine Bar & Social, anyone?!?) but now it’s time to duck in line for a quick Starbucks!
After parking and passing through the new health screening process, we’ve made it inside Disney Springs for the first time since mid-March!
Orange Garage
And although Disney Springs doesn’t officially open until 10AM, we’re currently walking around to see what’s new or different before the some of the shops and restaurants start to open up. You can follow along with our live, all-day coverage here!
Disney parks are opening around the world, and health and safety measures are mandatory at this time to keep guests and employees safe. But one that seems standard across many entertainment venues, including Disney properties, is temperature screening.
Disney Springs
So, if we’re going to get our temperatures taken a whole bunch as things reopen, we’re wondering — what exactly is the science behind these temperature checks? Are they legitimately giving true data, or are they all for show?
Disney Springs is planning to start Disney World’s phased re-opening tomorrow, May 20th.
Chicken Guy!
We’ve been keeping you updated with all of the restaurants that plan to re-open tomorrow, but Earl of Sandwich, Chicken Guy!, and Planet Hollywood just released more information on how they plan to protect guests at the re-opening.
Although Disney Springs is set to begin a phased re-opening tomorrow, May 20th, and Universal Orlando’s CityWalk has re-opened to the public, Florida’s major theme parks still remain closed.
©SeaWorld
No opening dates have been announced for Disney World, Universal Orlando, or SeaWorld Orlando, but SeaWorld appears to already be prepping for guests to return.
As we’ve seen many new safety guidelines and other preparations being made for Disney Springs’ phased reopening tomorrow. Now, we’ve just learned what the new hours will be for the time being.
Disney Springs
According to its website, the new hours for Disney Springs will be 10AM to 10PM.
Disney Springs will begin a phased reopening of several third-party restaurants and retail locations in Disney World starting tomorrow.
Wine Bar George
And while we’ve been curious about what to expect at Disney Springs since dining at a few restaurants at Universal Studios’ CityWalk’s which reopened last week, we just received a text message from one of the places we’ll be stopping by tomorrow informing us of some of the changes they will be implementing.
Now that Shanghai Disneyland has partially reopened, it seems Hong King Disneyland might be taking steps in the same direction.
Hong Kong Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to close on January 25th while Hong Kong Disneyland shut its gates only a day later, but has yet to welcome back guests.
Big changes are in store for Disney Springs on May 20th — and we’re not just talking about the shops that will be reopening.
Filet Sliders at Splitsville
What we’re actually referring to are the several menu changes we’ve noticed cropping up recently at a handful of the dining locations set to open on Wednesday.
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As United States businesses begin to reopen, movie theaters are starting to come back online as well.
AMC Theatre
Even though AMC Theatres has announced that its locations plan to remain closed until closer to the release dates of films such as Tenet on July 17th and Mulan on July 24th, other movie theaters across the country are slowly beginning to reopen.
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