Disney4me Posted March 16, 2020 Report Posted March 16, 2020 The four Walt Disney World theme parks are temporarily closed as of today as part of the efforts to promote safety during the Coronavirus outbreak. However, there are various areas of the Resort that remain in operation in service of guests in these transitional days. Walt Disney World Entrance Please note, we will continue to update this post daily as various parts of the Resort begin their temporary closures. Here is an at-a-glance list of what remains open today, March 16, 2020. Walt Disney World Resort Hotels All Walt Disney World Resort hotels remain open today. Disney’s Wilderness Lodge At press time, Walt Disney World Resort hotels are still in operation through 5:00 PM on March 20, 2020. (Note that it is anticipated that the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel is planning to close its doors on March 17th, and remaining guests will be transferred to the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel.) The Resort restaurants also remain in operation, including Character Meals and dinner shows. However, Disney has shared that Character dining experiences may be modified this week. Disney’s Magical Express Disney’s Magical Express — which provides transportation to and from the Orlando International Airport — is still open and will remain in operation for Resort guests through March 20, 2020. Disney’s Magical Express Bus Disney Transportation Walt Disney World transportation options still in operation today are the Disney buses servicing Resort hotels and Disney Springs. Mickey Bus The Walt Disney World Resort Monorail is in operation transporting guests to Disney’s Grand Floridian, Contemporary, and Polynesian Village Resorts. (Please note, this loop is NOT currently stopping at the Magic Kingdom or the Transportation and Ticket Center.) Contemporary Monorail At press time, all Disney transportation will be suspended beginning the morning of Wednesday, March 18th. Disney Springs Disney has announced that all Disney owned and operated locations in Disney Springs will be temporarily closed starting tomorrow, March 17th. Independent tenants in Disney Springs, however, may make their own decisions regarding operations. Disney Springs Town Center We are taking a different approach in this section, as most locations in Disney Springs are still open today. So we are presenting a list below of which locations are already CLOSED in Disney Springs. Then we will focus on which stores and restaurants plan to be open tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17th, as of press time. Disney Springs Today — March 16, 2020 The following restaurants and stores are CLOSED as of today. Restaurants Jaleo Starbucks locations Stores Under Armour Stance Anthropologie MAC Melissa Kipling Coca Cola (including Rooftop Beverage Bar) Columbia Everything but Water Free People Lily Pultizer Love Pop Levi’s Origins Note that some locations may have shorter hours than usual this evening, including The Ganachery, which will close at 9:00 PM and City Works Eatery and Pour House which will close at 10:00 PM. Disney Springs Tomorrow — March 17, 2020 Though we will continue to update this post focusing on each present day, we do want to provide a list for you of locations in Disney Spring which plan to be OPEN TOMORROW, March 17th — as of press time — so guests can keep these options in mind. We do want to stress, however, that this list is very much subject to change and we will update with new information as it becomes available. (Also note that many locations will have modified hours.) Blaze Pizza Again, at this time, these are the restaurants and stores that are planning to be open tomorrow, March 17th: Restaurants and Food Kiosks Frontera Cocina Sprinkles Morimoto Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza Haagen-Dazs Sunshine Churros Planet Hollywood Erin Mckennas Earl of Sandwich 4 Rivers Cantina Stores Superdry Shore Kiehl’s Lacoste Zara Pandora (Note: the location is limiting store to a very small amount of people, 5-6 people at a time depending on how many stylists they have. One stylist per person.) Just Fun Socks Chapel Hats Pele Soccer Sugarboo Vera Bradley Johnny was Kate Spade Lucky Brand Tommy Bahama Art of Shaving Oakley Rustic Cuff Happy Hounds Lefty’s LEGO Volcom Again, we will continue to update this post daily to keep you updated on the latest on the operations throughout Walt Disney World Resort. As a reminder, Disney has stated that these measures are taken in “an abundance of caution” for the safety of all Walt Disney World guests and Cast Members. We here at DFB have been tracking the steps that Disney has taken around the parks to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. You can learn more about that here. Related posts: NEWS: Date Announced for Suspension of Disney Transportation in Walt Disney World Resort MagicBand Upgrades for Disney World Resort Guests and Annual Passholders Now Live on My Disney Experience Disney World Annual Pass Price Increases for Disney Vacation Club Members View the full article Quote
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