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Disney Updates and Promos!

You will be able to HUG characters again starting April 18th, more details to come!

Guardians of the Galaxy's Cosmic Rewind in Epcot will open May 27th!

Up to 25% off Resort stays for Disney+ subscribers! Now available for visits between July 8 through September 30, 2022, message me for a quote!

This is a great article about how to use Genie+!

Disney Claims You Can Expect to Skip 2 to 3 Lines a Day. Why They're WRONG. - AllEars.Net Disney has stated that on average, guests are able to make 2-3 Lightning Lane selections using Genie+ in one park day, but is it true? We put it to the test in Magic Kingdom!

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A close up of the Boba Fett bouquet!
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Disney World has announced it is changing it's face mask policy.

Beginning Feb. 17, face masks will be optional for fully vaccinated guests.

"We expect guests who are not fully vaccinated to continue wearing face coverings in all indoor locations, including indoor attractions and theaters," Disney wrote on its website.

Masks will still be required by guests on enclosed Disney transportation, including Disney buses, monorails, and Disney Skyliner.

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Universal Studios Florida is no longer requiring masks indoor or outdoor! Masks are still recommended for non vaccinated guests.

WDW, as of today:
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★ Sales of most annual passes are currently suspended. Renewals unaffected.
★ Park pass reservations required in addition to admission. Officially, the park pass reservation system is here to stay.
‣‣★ Hollywood Studios closes at 5:00 p.m. on April 6. There's no confirmation of any of these, but my best guess is that it's either a media event for the reopening of Fantasmic, a replacement date for the recently canceled Cast Member Appreciation events, or a corporate rental by McDonald's.

‣‣★ The Special Olympic Games has indicated that it will have a special evening at Walt Disney World on Thursday, June 9, 2022. It isn’t clear if this will affect park hours or park access for others.
𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴
★ At the Magic Kingdom, the new permanent fireworks show is Disney’s Enchantment. (Public) dessert parties and fireworks cruises have returned. Special fireworks dining packages are offered at California Grill.
★ At EPCOT, the new permanent fireworks show is Harmonious. Private dessert parties and fireworks cruises have returned. Special fireworks dining packages are offered at Rose and Crown and Spice Road Table.
★ At Hollywood Studios, Disney Movie Magic and Wonderful World of Animation are presented in Hollywood Studios each night. It is not clear whether Star Wars Galactic Spectacular will return.
‣‣★ Fantasmic will return in 2022; the theater is currently undergoing major renovations. Disney just refilled the moat, which indicates they're pretty far along in the refurbishment.
★ At Animal Kingdom park, Tree of Life Awakenings is a projection show that celebrates the eternal balance and harmony that exists in all living things. Also, KiteTails, live daytime entertainment, is being performed in the theater that used to host Rivers of Light.
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‣‣★ Festival of Fantasy Parade returns March 9. Scheduled cavalcades continue at some parks, including the brand-new “Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade!” featuring Nick and Judy from “Zootopia,” Baloo and King Louie from “The Jungle Book,” José Carioca and Panchito from “The Three Caballeros,” plus Merida, Moana, The Incredibles, and more – including the Magic Kingdom debut of Miguel from “Coco” in his mariachi best. At Destination D Disney announced that cavalcades are here to stay (continue to be presented alongside parades).
★ Enchanted Extras Keys to the Kingdom, Caring for Giants, Wild Animal Trek, Up Close with Rhinos, Savor the Savanna have returned.
‣‣★ Adapted versions of live stage shows currently operating include: The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Celebration of the Festival of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast Live On Stage. There are indications that Disney is beginning to move away from some of the adaptations and back toward the original show for at least one of these.
‣‣★ “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” will make its debut on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage Feb. 25. The show, newly enhanced for the Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary celebration, will incorporate favorite scenes inspired by “Frozen,” “Tangled,” and “The Princess and the Frog” – plus a new opening and a new finale with Mickey Mouse and all his friends in their sparkling, EARidescent fashions. Presented multiple times a day, the show will also include an all-new, original song entitled “Where the Magic Feels Like Home.” “Let the Magic Begin” on the castle stage in the Magic Kingdom continues as the opening stage show.
★ Other live stage entertainment currently operating: Feathered Friends In Flight!, Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, Turtle Talk with Crush.
★ Other continuing and returning live entertainment includes: Dapper Dans on Main Street USA; the piano in front of Casey’s Corner in the Magic Kingdom; the JAMMinators and Alberta Bound on the Mill Stage in Canada; Voices of Liberty in the rotunda; Mariachi Cobre in the American Gardens Theater; Sergio, the juggler in Italy; drummers in Japan in Epcot; live music in Africa and Asia in Animal Kingdom park; Yeehaw Bob (and Mickey Beignets) at Port Orleans; Jellyrolls. DiVine at Animal Kingdom; Tam Tam drummers in Harambe in Animal Kingdom.
★ Drawn to Life presented by Cirque du Soleil & Disney is now being presented.
★ A reimagined “Finding Nemo” musical “The Big Blue and Beyond” is coming in 2022, taking place in the timeline of the film Finding Dory. The theater will be themed as the Marine Life Institute and the show will feature the fish from Dr. P. Sherman’s office. Still puppetry.
★ Q-1 visas remain unavailable due to the pandemic, so International exchange cast members cannot return to EPCOT or Animal Kingdom theme park at this time, limiting country-specific entertainment.
★ Distanced character greetings continue instead of photo and autograph sessions with characters. Some adapted, still distanced, personal character greetings have returned.
★ Jedi training has not yet reopened.
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‣★ Disney is currently not using virtual queuing for any attractions.
★ Disney Genie service began October 19, 2021. On November 23, 2021, Disney fixed the bug that was leveraged for the main Genie+ stacking hack. FastPass will not return.
★ Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is open in EPCOT.
★ Construction on the new Journey of Water attraction in EPCOT is well underway.
★ Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, officially announced on November 20, 2021, that Guardians of the Galaxy Galactic Rewind roller coaster will open Summer 2022.
★ Construction on the Tron roller coaster continues, with no announced opening date or year. The Magic Kingdom Railroad is currently not operating due to Tron construction.
★ Effective July 16, 2021, Rider Swap allows only the waiting guardian and one other to ride.
‣‣★ Expedition Everest is down for a major refurbishment through mid-April. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will undergo a short refurbishment February 14-18, 2022.
‣★ Typhoon Lagoon has reopened as Blizzard Beach went down for its annual refurbishment.
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★ The EPCOT Festival of the Arts will run through February 21.
★ The EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival will run March 2 through July 4.
★ My wild guess for the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is July 14 through November 19.
★ RunDisney events are now again in person.
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‣★ Flying Fish reopened. Turf Club reopened. Jiko reopens February 17. Victoria & Alberts, Takumi-Tei, Monsieur Paul, 1900 Park Fare, Akershus, Marrakesh, Garden View Lounge, Hoop-Dee-Doo, ESPN Club have not yet reopened.
★ Boatwrights reopened.
★ Adapted character dining experiences may be found at Garden Grill, Chef Mickey’s, Topolino’s Terrace (breakfast only), Hollywood and Vine, Tusker House, Storybook Dining at Artist Point. At Cinderella's Royal Table and Be Our Guest, a single character does an occasional greeting to the whole dining room.
★ Space 220 Lounge and La Crêperie de Paris are now offering reservations for full-service dining.
‣★ Several restaurants have resumed self-service buffets: Boma, Biergarten, Crystal Palace, Ale & Compass. Cape May Cafe returns to a full buffet service on February 15.
★ The DVC lounge at Bay Lake Tower (Top of the World) has not yet reopened.
★ Most Disney-run restaurants are operating under pandemic protocols backstage, so we can expect smaller menus and simplified menu items to continue for a while longer.
★ The dining plan will be offered again but Disney has said nothing else about that for over six months.
★ There is no indication whether Tables in Wonderland will return.
‣★ Roundup Rodeo BBQ, a new full service restaurant in Toy Story Land, will open in 2022.
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★ All monorails are operating. All monorail stations are open.
★ Boats to and from Disney Springs on the Sassagoula River are operating.
★ Parking lot trams are operating at the Magic Kingdom, and will return to other parks in 2022.
★ Buses 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 to Disney Springs are not operating at all at this time. (Buses between Disney resort hotels to Disney Springs are operating.)
‣‣★ Mears Connect replaced Disney's Magical Express: $16 for adults, $13.50 for children, one way. Sunshine Flyer competes with it: $17 for adults, $12.50 for children, one way. Sunshine Flyer operates until 10:00 p.m. In addition, Disney is now reselling Mears airport connections as part of Disney packages.
★ Brightline train has nothing to do with Magical Express. It is an Intercity train from Miami eventually to Orlando Airport, and the connection between Orlando airport and Disney is up in the air, and at best will open in 2028 or later.
𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴
★ All parks now open 30 minutes early for Disney resort guests. Not all Good Neighbor hotels are eligible.
★ Select parks on select nights will remain open for Deluxe Disney resort guests. (Of the Good Neighbor hotels, only Swan and Dolphin, and Shades of Green, are eligible.)
★ No bounce back offers are being offered.
‣★ The Grand Floridian spa reopened. No other Disney resort hotel spas have reopened or are scheduled to reopen.
‣‣★ All Disney resort hotel club levels have reopened.
★ All-Star Sports Resort reopens March 31, 2022.
★ As of July 25, 2021, Disney will no longer transfer perishables between hotels, for guests with split stays.
★ Souvenir Pick-Up (at the front of the park) and Resort Hotel Delivery for purchases of park merchandise are both currently unavailable. Home Delivery shipping service is available for a fee.
★ DVC 50% borrowing limit remains in effect with no end date in sight. Most likely it will last for years.
★ DVC pool hopping is suspended.
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★ Harmony Barber Shop, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, etc., have not yet reopened.
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Updates are marked: ‣‣ or ‣ (the difference between the two being just how long since the last update that item was added/updated).

Meet and greets are coming back in November!
It's $200 to book your trip, let's get it started!

Coming this fall to Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, Disney Genie is a complimentary and convenient new digital service designed to create the best Disney day for our Guests. We’ve been listening to Guest feedback – they want planning to be easier, they want more flexibility and they want better tools to help you make the most of your visit – and that’s exactly what Disney Genie is here to do. We’ve made significant investments in this cool new technology, which guides Guests through our theme parks with tips that can help them reduce time in lines, discover magic around every corner and take the guesswork out of “what’s next.”

Built right into the My Disney Experience and Disneyland apps, Disney Genie service will maximize your park time for our Guests, so they can have more fun. It includes a personalized itinerary feature that will quickly and seamlessly map out an entire day. From specific attractions, foodie experiences and entertainment, to general interests like Disney princesses, villains, Pixar, Star Wars, thrill rides and more – Guests just tell Disney Genie what they want to do and it will do the planning for them. It will be a great complement to the incredible guidance and support you provide as a Travel Professional.

Here are a few more features:

Get Itinerary Updates from Morning to Night: Disney Genie will continue to update the Guest’s itinerary throughout your day, so they can be more spontaneous and go with the flow.
Find Favorites at a Glance: Guests can create their very own personal tip board to instantly see their favorites. It will display current AND forecasted future wait times, helping Guests predict when they might experience quicker entry to attractions.
Enjoy More Flexibility and Fun: Disney Genie brings existing planning features together in one place. Guests can join a virtual queue at certain attractions, make dining and experience reservations, mobile order food at many locations, get help from a virtual assistant and more.
For even more convenience and flexibility, there are two other options for enjoying our theme parks, through a queue we are introducing called the Lightning Lane entrance that also saves Guests time in line:

Disney Genie+ service (available for purchase): For the price of $15 per ticket per day at Walt Disney World Resort and $20 per ticket per day at Disneyland Resort, Guests can choose the next available time to arrive at a variety of attractions and experiences using the Lightning Lane entrance. Guests can make one selection at a time, throughout the day – from classics like Haunted Mansion to thrill rides like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and newer favorites like Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (attractions subject to limited availability). This convenient option is the next evolution of the fan-favorite Disney MaxPass service from Disneyland Resort. Disney Genie+ will also include Disney parks-themed audio experiences and photo features to capture your memories – augmented reality lenses for those visiting Walt Disney World Resort and unlimited Disney PhotoPass downloads from your day if you are visiting Disneyland Resort. Disney Genie+ will be eligible for commission on select tickets and more information will be available on the Disney Travel Agents website.
Individual attraction selections (available for purchase):Guests can schedule a time to arrive at up to two highly demanded attractions each day using the Lightning Lane entrance – like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom Park and Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure Park (subject to limited availability; attractions not included with Disney Genie+). Pricing will vary by date, attraction and park.
Lightning Lane selections will be made on the same day of the Guest’s visit and can be used across multiple theme parks, great for those who love the Park Hopper option. Attractions continue to offer a traditional standby queue, or a virtual queue at certain attractions like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – to maximize flexibility.

While the FASTPASS, FastPass+ and Disney MaxPass services will be retired, we’re incredibly excited about the flexibility and choices Disney Genie service provides. Guests can choose from all of our new options, a mix of them or none at all, and continue to have a great experience no matter how Guests decide to plan their best Disney day.

As Travel Professionals, you will play an important role in helping Guests experience their best Disney day with Disney Genie – and together we will usher in a new era of Guest service.

We are also making some enhancements to our Disability Access Service (DAS) program, including new options to enroll in the program pre-arrival and for DAS participants to select arrival windows for attractions directly in the app. These options will be available in addition to our existing, in-person DAS program. Visit our Services for Guests with Disabilities page on DisneyWorld.com and Disneyland.com for more details.

We realize this is a lot of important information, but rest assured that many of you will receive training on all-things Disney Genie over the next several weeks as we prepare for the launch.

Visit Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort for more details on Disney Genie and stay tuned for updates real soon.

It's almost open! I can't wait!

Are you ready for an out-of-this-world dining experience? Then prepare for liftoff, because Space 220 Restaurant at EPCOT is scheduled to begin service in mid-September... another milestone in the transformation of EPCOT underway at Walt Disney World Resort. Read more on the Disney Parks Blog: https://bit.ly/2VSAuDG

Disney is requiring masks indoors, here is the verbiage:

We are adapting our health and safety guidelines based on guidance from health and government officials, and will require Cast Members and Guests ages 2 and up, to wear face coverings in all indoor locations at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort beginning Friday, July 30, regardless of vaccination status. At Walt Disney World Resort, this includes upon entering and throughout all attractions and in enclosed transportation vehicles, including shuttles, buses, monorails and at Disney Skyliner.

For anyone who hasn't seen the email yet...

One of my favorite resorts is opening back up! Port Orleans Riverside is a Moderate Resort and has these extra magical Royal Rooms! Booking starts tomorrow! Request your quote: https://forms.gle/5x6AsDTg1vPSSQQH8

Disney’s All-Star Music Resort for arrivals beginning Sept. 16
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside for arrivals beginning Oct. 14
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter for arrivals beginning Oct. 28
Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort for arrivals beginning Dec. 9

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Let me be the first person, you can just relax and enjoy the vacation!

Starting April 8th, you can remove your face mask for photos in Walt Disney World! You must be stationary and socially distanced. Make sure you are adding the Memory Maker package to your reservation! All your Disney photos will be included!

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How well do you know the Disney Parks? What ride is this from?

What's your favorite character meal? It's a great way to meet characters right now!

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The Disney parks and resorts are FULL of hidden Mickeys and finding them is one of our favorite things! This is a great pic taken by my friend Dana White on Splash Mountain. Can you see the hidden Mickey?

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This made me laugh! So far, I think Port Orleans Riverside is my favorite because it's just so chill, followed by the Beach and Yatch Club because of Stormalong Bay! What is your favorite place to stay?

What's your secret? Mine is I've never rode Spaceship Earth. I literally always plan to but end up bailing to do something else 🤦 Don't yell at me, I'll get it next time, I swear!

Stay at Disney even longer! You can get TWO EXTRA FREE DAYS added to your ticket when you purchase a 4 night/3 day room and ticket package at select Disney Resorts! Valid for most arrivals Jan 8, 2021- Sept 25, 2021. This can be booked Jan 5, 2021!

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