Tag: closure
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Knott’s Berry Farm Closed Again Due to Inclement Weather
Knott’s Berry Farm is closed again today due to the ongoing weather event that is impacting Southern California. This is the second day in a row that the park has not opened because of this storm. The park also closed early on Sunday night because of the weather. The following message was posted on the…
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One Last Ride on the Huff and Puff at Knott’s January 7
Knott’s Berry Farm will have last rides on the classic Huff and Puff attraction before it closes. The last day to ride will be January 7. Starting that day, Camp Snoopy will have a series of “badges” to obtain by riding the various attractions around the Peanuts themed area. Other attractions will have them throughout…
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Pandemic Forces Shanghai Disneyland Closure Again
The Shanghai Disney Resort has closed again due to the impact of the pandemic. This includes Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown, and also Wishing Star Park. It closed on Monday, October 31, 2022 and at this time a reopening date is unknown. The resort made the announcement about its closure at 11:39 AM (local time) and said…
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Hong Kong Disneyland Closing Again Due to Pandemic
Hong Kong Disneyland is closing once again due to the effects of the ongoing pandemic. The news comes from a post found on the park’s website. This will be the fourth time that Hong Kong Disneyland closes due to the coronavirus. The first closure was in January of 2020. “As required by the government and…
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Looking Back: One Year After Disneyland’s Closure
One year ago today, I was making my way over to the Disneyland Resort for what I thought would be my last day at the parks for a few weeks. There was a sense of uncertainty but there was definitely no recognition over how significant of a day this would end up being. One year…
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Blue Sky Studios Being Shut Down by Disney
Blue Sky Studios is being shut down by The Walt Disney Company. The animation wing of 20th Century Fox which Disney recently acquired was behind movies like Ice Age (and its subsequent sequels) The Peanuts Movie, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!, and 2019’s Spies in Disguise. Disney confirmed the news to Deadline saying, “Given the current…
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Disney is Shutting Down Radio Disney
Radio Disney is being shut down by The Walt Disney Company as the company continues to restructure itself. Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country will both go dark during the first quarter of 2021. It will result in a loss of 36 full and part-time jobs. The announcement came from Gary Marsh, president and chief…
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Walt Disney Family Museum Closes Again Due to Coronavirus
The Walt Disney Family Museum is again shutting its doors due to the coronavirus. This comes as San Francisco again moves into the Purple Tier in the fight against COVID-19. The following notice was sent out by the Walt Disney Family Museum on Saturday: Based on San Francisco’s shift to the purple tier today, The…
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Disneyland Paris to Close Again Due to COVID-19
As coronavirus cases continue to increase in France, Disneyland Paris will again be closing its gates. This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron made a televised address announcing that due to the surge of COVID-19 the nation would be again going into lockdown. Starting on Friday, October 30th the country will go into lockdown with…
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Disneyland Resort Loses $2 Billion During Closure
Analysts are predicting that the Disneyland Resort has lost $2 billion since closing in March. The loss comes from the closure of Disneyland Resort parks and hotels. The news came from MoffettNathanson founding partner Michael Nathanson. According to Nathanson, the Disneyland Resort generated $3.8 billion dollars in 2019. This means that the Disneyland Resort generated…
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Tokyo Disney Resort to Continue to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Last month, Tokyo Disney Resort shared that it would be making a decision and update about how long Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea would remain closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Originally, this was to be decided mid-May. Today, Tokyo Disney Resort released an update saying that the Resort will be remaining closed until further…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Gives an Update on Temporary Closure and Pass Extension
Knott’s Berry Farm has announced through social media that they are hoping to reopen in mid-May and that Season Passes will be extended based on the days of the closure. While the announcement is naming a target time it is good to remember that they are hoping for this time period to reopen. It means…
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Disney Announces Closure of Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris Resorts
Today The Walt Disney Company announced the closure of multiple Disney resorts due to the coronavirus outbreak. The news began with the announcement that the Disneyland Resort will be closing the gates to its parks starting on March 14th. The hotels at the Disneyland Resort will be closing two days later on March 16th. Later…
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Walt Disney World to Close Due to Hurricane Matthew
The Walt Disney World Resort has announced that it will be closing its gates due to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. Guests visiting the official website of Walt Disney World today found an announcement at the top of the page with this news. According to the website, Walt Disney World theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs,…
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2014 Disney Stories Countdown #5 – Disneyland's 60th & End of Attractions
Anticipating the turn of the clock for the new year, I usually like to look back at the top stories that we covered in the year. 2014 was full of some exciting stories and announcements. It’s hard to narrow down to just 5, so I’m going to take some poetic license and group a few…
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Walt Disney World Closures, Star Wars Rebels, and Disneyland News! – DAPscast – Episode 8
For September 2014, Mr. Daps and Murray review Star Wars Rebels’ first episode. Then they discuss the recently announced closures of attractions in Walt Disney World: Maelstrom and Studio Backlot Tour. Finally, the show goes over to the west coast to talk about the College Band and Halloween Time at Disneyland.