Disney announces when more of its Orlando resorts will reopen after coronavirus closure
Walt Disney World is ready to welcome back guests.
Disney’s Florida theme parks have been closed since March 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the company announced last month the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom would be open for business July 11; Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopen July 15.
Universal Orlando and SeaWorld reopened earlier this month.
And, naturally, those guests are going to need places to stay. Some of the company’s resort hotels reopen Monday. On Sunday, the company announced a phased reopening plan for more of its Orlando resorts.
“Given the current situation, there are some Disney Resort hotels and other areas that are not, as of this time, being scheduled for reopening yet,” the company says on its website. “We will continue to evaluate the situation and reopen more locations when the environment is right to do so.”
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Resorts scheduled to reopen July 10:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
July 29:
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Aug. 12:
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Aug. 24:
Disney’s Yacht Beach Club Resorts
Sept. 21:
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Spa
Oct. 1:
Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
Oct. 14:
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
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When guests return, they’ll be facing some changes, including a new reservation system and no park hopping.
The company announced Friday that the new Disney Park Pass System will operate through disneyworld.com on either a desktop or mobile device, and registration through a My Disney Experience account will be required. Visitors must have a valid park ticket or an annual pass to get reservations.
The system is not yet available, but will be rolled out before the parks reopen.
“Guests will be able to select one park per day; visiting more than one park per day will be temporarily unavailable upon the reopening of the theme parks due to attendance limitations,” according to an official Disney Parks Blog post.
No park hopping for now: Disney to roll out new reservation system when parks reopen
