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Disney World has again updated its face mask policy, saying visitors at dining locations must wear their face masks while "standing, waiting or sitting." The theme park has updated its protocols several times during the pandemic. But the face mask policy for dining locations was not specific, aside from an admonition…

It is tradition for the Super Bowl MVP to be asked what his next move is. They always reply, “I’m going to Disney World.” Not this year. The question will still be asked. But the Orlando, Fla. theme park isn’t holding its traditional post-game parade this year wherein the winning player appears on a float. It’s the…

The Jungle Cruise, a fixture of Disney’s theme parks since the 1950s, is getting an overhaul designed to address years of complaints that it presents a racist view of indigenous people. The changes will be made both at Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida, with the aim of completing them this year…

Now that you’ve won the presidency, Joe Biden, where are you heading? The answer, of course, is he’s going to Disney World. The theme park said today that President Joe Biden will have an “audio-animatronic” replica on display at the Disney World’s Hall of President’s exhibit. Disney has updated the Hall of Presidents…

Walt Disney Word will lay off 8,857 part-time union employees as part of the 28,000 staff cuts the entertainment announced late last month at its domestic parks. Disney didn’t announce the split between Orlando, which opened in July at reduced capacity, and Disneyland in Anaheim, which remains shuttered and according…

Presumably “whistle while you work” is still acceptable, but add “eating and drinking while walking” to the list of things you can’t do at Walt Disney World in the pandemic era. Like some Las Vegas casinos, the park has banned consumption of food and drink on the move in order to ensure masks are worn at all…

The wicked stepmother isn’t the only one who has a complaint about Cinderella. Some Disney employees are chiming in as well, claiming they don’t like the new paint job on her Disney World castle. The Disney World theme park officially reopens tomorrow, July 11. But employees got a sneak preview of the changes awaiting…

UPDATED at 2:50PM PT with Disney statement. The Coalition of Resort Labor Unions, which represents about 17,000 workers at Disney parks and resorts, has scheduled a protest for Saturday morning at Disneyland in Anaheim. A hotel union, Unite Here Local 11, is co-hosting the “Disney Caravan for Safety” event with the…

It’s clear there will be major changes at Central Florida’s major theme parks, including Disney World and Universal Orlando, when they begin to reopen as coronavirus restrictions ease. The Orange County Economic Task Force issued some preliminary guidelines Tuesday as the state considers a phased approach to reopening…

About 43,000 unionized Walt Disney World employees will be furloughed starting April 19 because of the coronavirus crisis. The Service Trades Council Union, a coalition of six unions representing Disney World employees, made the announcement Saturday during a Facebook Live briefing. “This is a decision that the union…

A Pasadena-area man who on Thursday become the second person in Los Angeles County to die of coronavirus reportedly visited both Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort theme parks in Florida before getting sick and returning home. According to social media posts from the family of Jeffrey Ghazarian, 34…

There’s no better remedy for the coronavirus blues than standing shoulder-to-shoulder hundreds of people, right? Walt Disney’s grand-niece took exception to a pair of photos posted Sunday on Twitter that showed crowds watching fireworks displays at the parks her great-uncle founded. “Are you f*cking kidding me?” Abigai…