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 Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Main Entrance at Peter Pan's Flight has returned The main entrance at Peter Pan's flight has returned after a lengthy refurbishment.  The sign has been gone for several months.   Most areas at Fantasyland are being refreshed just in time for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Walt Disney World's Mask Guidance The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced new guidelines which recommend that those who are fully vaccinated resume wearing masks when indoors in areas of high transmission. Florida is currently a COVID-19 hotspot and rated at the highest level of transmission by the CDC, with 20% of the nation's cases being reported in the state. Masks are now required in all indoor locations starting July 30th.   Masks are required on all attractions, including those that are primarily outdoors. Examples include Jungle Cruise, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Du

 Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Reopening Date set for Disney's Polynesian Village Resort at Walt Disney World Good news!  Disney's Polynesian Resort will reopen to guests on July 19, 2021.  Disney refurbished guest rooms and the Great Ceremonial House. The resort will be opening, however, the new monorail station will not be completed yet.  The front-desk will reopen in the Great Ceremonial House and 'Ohana will reopen on July 9, 2021. Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com The new guest rooms will be ready starting July 19.  The standard view room is currently starting at $595 plus tax.  The new rooms will feature a new color palette inspired by the Pacific Ocean and its many islands and also inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios film, "Moana." Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com Disney World Cast Members can go maskless indoors and handle guest items including cameras Disney has once again updated its mask policy beginning today for Wa

Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Stage shows are back at Walt Disney World! Stage shows are back at Walt Disney World with the opening of 'A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King'. It is now playing at Disney's Animal Kingdom with showtimes available in My Disney Experience.  Most days, you will find 6 performances at 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm. This is a big step forward towards reopening of Walt Disney World. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com A look at the monorail station at the Disney's Polynesian Village Resort Work has continued on the monorail station at Disney's Polynesian Resort to meet the late July deadline.  The new arrival experience will have guests pull up to its Great Ceremonial House.  The design will feature color, four chandeliers inspired by glass floats, fishing nets and oversized bamboo elements mirroring the chandelier inside the lobby.   Photo courtesy of  WDWMagic.com Harmonious show programming beg

 Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Head salesman first to be removed from the Jungle Cruise as rework gets underway Work is underway at Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise.  The "head salesman" Trader Sam is seen as the first to go.  The changes and additions will be added in phases over the next couple of months.  Imagineers do not anticipate the closure of the ride. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Construction walls up in the Morocco pavilion as Disney moves to modify a social media photo spot Last week, construction walls went up at EPCOT's Morocco pavilion. Access to the area is blocked from the other side of the marketplace.  The remainder of the pavilion walkways are open to guests. Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Orange County Mayor comments on timelines for mask mandate expiring Mayor Jerry Demings commented on the mask mandate during a briefing.  Demings replied that the mask mandate would likely end when about 50% of the population is vacc

Ears the News Brought to you by our friends at WDWMagic.com Main Street Confectionery opens in temporary location at Main Street Cinema The Main Street Confectionery at the Magic Kingdom closed at the end of March to begin a large scale refurbishment project.  The Main Street Confectionery will now be located at the Main Street Cinema until the refurbishment is complete.  One will find mostly pre-packaged items, candy apples, and rice crispy treats.  Unfortunately, food items like cupcakes and fudge will not be sold.  A reopening date is still to be determined but it is expected to run into at least June.   Photo courtesy of WDWMagic.com Florida Governor moves to prevent the use of vaccine passports in the state of Florida including at theme parks Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, stated that he hinted to block the use of COVID-19 vaccine passports in Florida because of privacy concerns.  He states, "It is completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to im

We've gotten a lot of questions about what it's like to tour the theme parks since Universal Orlando Resort reopened earlier this year. Let's take a photo tour through Universal Studios Florida to see what's changed since the COVID-19 safety guidelines have been put in place. One of the first changes you'll notice after entering the park is that park maps are unavailable. There's a sign where the park maps are usually kept that asks guests to "be safe and practice social distancing" and also encourages guests to download the Official Universal Orlando Resort App for wait times, show times, maps and more. There's a QR code available for easy download. I highly recommend you download the app before you arrive so you can access wait times, virtual line and also order food. Very light crowds right after opening. Another big change is the boarding process for attractions. Universal is doing a great job keeping guests socially distant throughout the queu