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Lake Buena Vista opened the floodgates at EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios Monday night, as seen in videos showing families running from and playing in the rain throughout the theme parks’ streets.

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ORLANDO, Fla. Walt Disney World is preparing for another reopening this week, after welcoming guests back to two of their theme parks Saturday. Epcot and Disneys Hollywood Studios will welcome back parkgoers Wednesday as part of Disneys next steps in its reopening plans. Disney reopened the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic forced the parks to close for nearly four months. In addition, hand sanitizer stations have also been placed around the parks and physical distancing cues and guidelines have been placed on the ground. For more information on Disneys reopening plans, head to clickorlando.com/themeparks.

ORLANDO, Fla. People missing the magic and the great food can soon smell the churros at Walt Disney World as some its theme parks are set to reopen Saturday. New measures are in place to promote health and well-being in table-service restaurants at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Many Walt Disney World restaurants are also implementing technological changes to help minimize contact. The My Disney Experience mobile app now offers a mobile check-in option for select table-service restaurants at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disneys app also has a new feature, offering mobile dining check-in for select table-service theme park restaurants.

The theme park company says it will limit and carefully manage attendance. To help promote the health and safety of guests, Disney says its getting innovative. The theme park company has also prioritized creating limited-contact options from mobile order and cashless payments to Walt Disney Worlds MagicBands. Safety starts with our cast, Disney said in a news release. Renewed cast member training includes new hygiene protocols and how to help guests follow the new health and safety measures while promoting them.

ORLANDO, Fla. Walt Disney World is getting ready to welcome back guests this week after being closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will reopen Saturday, July 11, and Disneys Hollywood Studios and Epcot will open July 15. The parks were closed in mid-March as coronavirus cases increased in Florida. Annual passholders will be able to get a preview on Thursday and Friday, ahead of Disneys reopening on Saturday. Florida has reported more than 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March, with recent daily numbers hovering near 10,000 cases.

The surprising addition of Sam the Eagle at Epcot took many cues from PizzeRizzo that opened at Disneys Hollywood Studios in late 2016. One of the yet to be announced but well-known upcoming projects is a complete redo of the Imagination Pavilion. If The Muppets do take over the Imagination Pavilion, its likely that the Mobile Lab would be frequently used within the pavilion area.At Epcot, the Imagination Pavilion provides space for a dark ride, a theater attraction, and a possible play area. By moving Muppets from Hollywood Studios to Epcot, it opens up prime real estate at the studios park while helping address the lack of kid-friendly offerings at Epcot. Its no secret that while food and beverage sales at Epcot are among the highest per guest of any Disney park, merchandise sales lag behind most of the other parks.

The new land rounded out the final significant piece of a multi-year expansion of the television and film-based theme park. While Disney hasnt shared what this new theater will be screening, the name seems to indicate that the Mickey Mouse shorts, like those which inspired Runaway Railway, be screened in the theater. Disney also hasnt revealed the exact location of the reimagined venue but noted it was within the parks theater district, which is viewed as the area directly around the Chinese Theater. These future plans are far less set-in-stone, thanks to the shifting leadership and changing priorities within the parks division. Disney has so far not indicated if or when any these changes will take place.All of the confirmed additions should open within the next eight to twelve months.