Disney World Finally Has a Plan to Reopen

Some of the smaller regional amusement park attractions in Central Florida have been reopening after pandemic-related closures, and now we will hear from the Big Cheese itself. Walt Disney will be presenting plans to reopen Disney World before the county's economic recovery task force on Wednesday morning. SeaWorld Entertainment will also be making its presentation before the committee.

All reopening plans have to include the dates when they expect to get back to business, and that will be the biggest takeaway from the presentation. The mayor's committee and governor's office have to approve the proposals, but there haven't been any rejections yet. Comcast's Universal Orlando had its plans approved last week. It will open to select annual pass holders on June 3 and all day guests come June 5, so it's fair to say that just about any date in June that SeaWorld Orlando and Disney World offer up at this point will fly given the state's aggressive pro-business reopening stance.

The bare necessities

There's a lot on Disney's plate when it comes to Florida these days. It's been learning a lot about consumer behavior since partly reopening its Disney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment complex last week. The NBA has confirmed that it's negotiating with the media giant to play the rest of the pro basketball season at Disney World's Wide World of Sports starting later this summer.

It's still not a surprise to see Disney World likely being one of the last area theme parks to open. It may have been the first one to announce that it would be closing down in mid-March, but smaller players are a lot hungrier to get going. They don't have Disney's financial resources or the thriving broadcasting and streaming empire that will helping take some of the sting out of the closure of its theme parks, cruise ships, and retail stores.

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