Walt Disney World presented it’s reopening plan to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force this week and the company is now preparing for that reopening by canceling all of its dining reservations for the rest of the year and suspending its FastPass+ reservation system.
Pending approval from government agencies, Magic Kingdom park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will begin a phased reopening on July 11—with Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopening on July 1, but advance reservations will be required to visit.
The parks will reopen with some important updates to promote physical distancing, including. Take a look below:
- Park Reservations: Initially, park attendance will be managed through a new park reservation system. To enter a park, both a park reservation and valid admission for the same park on the same date is required.
- New Ticket Sales: At this time, new ticket sales are temporarily paused. Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold. Additional details will be shared with these Guests soon. New ticket sales will resume after that period of time.
- New Disney Resort Hotel Reservations: At this time, new reservations at Disney Resort hotels are temporarily paused so we can focus on Guests with existing reservations (Disney Vacation Club Members can still make new reservations). Reservations will resume after that period of time.
All existing dining reservations and experience bookings, including Disney dining plans included in packages, are canceled through the end of 2020. New ones will be able to made closer to when the parks reopen, and the booking window will shift from 180 days to 60 days.
The company has established a new “Know Before You Go” web page at DisneyWorld.com/Updates for the latest news on operations, including details on how to change plans.