Disney World Articles and News Stories


NBA Board of Governors Votes to Restart Season; Games to be Played on Disney Property

UPDATE 06/26/20: The NBA Players Association and the National Basketball Association has just officially confirmed plans to restart the 2019-2020 season at Walt Disney World. Games will begin being played on July 30th. The plan to restart the season is being described as “comprehensive,” and “was developed in consultation with public health experts, infectious disease NBA Board of Governors Votes to Restart Season; Games to be Played on Disney Property

Majority of Florida Counties to Enter Phase 2 of Reopening on June 5th; Bars and Movie Theaters at 50%

Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced at today’s press conference that the state, with the exception of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Broward counties, will move to Phase 2 of reopening procedures this Friday, June 5th. Today’s press conference took place at Universal Studios Orlando. Some of the most noteworthy facets of Phase 2 are that bars Majority of Florida Counties to Enter Phase 2 of Reopening on June 5th; Bars and Movie Theaters at 50%

Orlando Area Under Overnight Curfew, Disney Springs Will Close Early at 7pm

UPDATE 06/08/20: Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has lifted the temporary overnight curfew effective immediately. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has has also lifted a similar curfew for Orlando. Disney Springs has resumed its normal operating hours and is scheduled to close at 10:00pm tonight. Individual restaurants and retailers may not have adjusted their hours as Orlando Area Under Overnight Curfew, Disney Springs Will Close Early at 7pm

Joe Rohde and Jon Landau Go Behind the Magic of Pandora for its Third Anniversary

To celebrate this week’s third anniversary of Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Disney Parks Blog took a trip “behind the magic” with two of the creative minds that helped develop the land. Joe Rohde, Portfolio Creative Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, and Jon Landau, producer of Avatar, talk about Joe Rohde and Jon Landau Go Behind the Magic of Pandora for its Third Anniversary

Aerial Photos Taken During Closure Give a Bird’s Eye View of Kilimanjaro Safaris

In yesterday’s column, thanks to some incredible aerial photos taken during Walt Disney World‘s temporary closure, we virtually zoomed over the Disney Skyliner station at Caribbean Beach Resort to get a peek at the gondolas in their storage area. Today, I thought it’d be fun to virtually swing by Disney’s Animal Kingdom for a look Aerial Photos Taken During Closure Give a Bird’s Eye View of Kilimanjaro Safaris