Walt Disney World’s four Florida theme parks will see reduced hours come September 8.
Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studio, Disney’s Animal Kingdom and EPCOT, are all set to scale back operating hours, nearly a month after opening in July. While the first three parks will see closing hours move forward by an hour…
Walt Disney’s chief executive and its CFO said the dramatic spike in Florida COVID-19 infections last month right when Walt Disney World reopened have resulted in higher cancellations at the park than they'd first anticipated  – and their expectations weren’t all that high to begin with.
CEO Bob Chapek and chief…
UPDATE There’s no cheek-to-cheek dance or whispering of sweet nothings between Belle and the Beast in a new show attraction that’s the latest Walt Disney World production revamped for a park without actors.
The resort yesterday replaced the long-running Beauty and the Beast — Live on Stage show, which featured actors…
With Florida and California both current COVID-19 epicenters, Walt Disney Parks said Friday that it has tweaked its mask policy for a second time in a week, while Universal canceled Halloween Horror Nights at its two theme parks for this year.
Enhanced safety protocols for Walt Disney World in Orlando and Downtown…
Cowen analyst Doug Kreutz downgraded Walt Disney shares Thursday, reduced earnings estimates and cut its price target on the stock anticipating a more prolonged impact on parks and resorts as the spread of COVID-19 accelerates in the U.S.
Walt Disney World reopened at limited capacity last weekend amid the surge…
Stocks, which had surged more than 500 points earlier in the day Monday in a solid rally, reversed course suddenly and late in the session on dishearteninng news that California was reinstating a lockdown as COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the state.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had been up 564 points as…
Even as Disney World reopens and the Florida state government was being pushed to host in-person classes for the fall school semester, the Sunshine State is setting new records for COVID-19 cases.
The Florida Department of Health reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s the highest total for any state…
As Disney reopened their premier theme park, Walt Disney World, today in Florida amid exploding coronavirus numbers, social media immediately took the entertainment conglomerate to task by criticizing the decision to resume theme parks operations, calling it premature and risky.
Florida has now seen more than 250,000…
Walt Disney World, the biggest theme park on the globe and arguably the Walt Disney Company's most important asset, opened for business Saturday after being shuttered for nearly four months with a swell of hope and twinge of apprehension.
The anticipation has been massive given the symbolic heft of the park, a…
UPDATE, with Disney response Actors’ Equity Association says Walt Disney World has “locked out” its union members as a way of retaliating against Equity’s demand for coronavirus testing as a condition for returning to work, while Disney says park safety protocols have been accepted by other unions.
Walt Disney World…
Just days after Actors’ Equity Association urged members not to take jobs with Florida’s Walt Disney World until the resort agrees to provide COVID-19 testing, the amusement park reports that “tens of thousands of cast members” are preparing to return for the phased opening that begins July 11.
On the official Disney P…
EXCLUSIVE: The executive committee of Actors’ Equity Association unanimously has rejected Walt Disney World’s reopening safety plan for workers because the proposal does not include coronavirus testing for the park’s performers.
In an email to its members that was obtained by Deadline, Equity writes: “Disney knows…
