Walt Disney World Resort will begin reopening to guests at select Resort hotels on June 22nd followed by the theme parks beginning on July 11th.
Cinderella Castle
While we have known for some time that — upon initial reopening — experiences around the Resort will see modifications (and, in some cases, will be unavailable), we are getting a full picture of what that means for specific offerings and special events. For instance, it was just announced that Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has been canceled for this fall. (The Epcot Food and Wine Festival, however, will return SOON!).
Offerings that will also be unavailable upon initial reopening include things like unique dining experiences (which you can see listed here), and enhancements such as backstage tours. At press time, these include — but are not limited to — the Disney Private VIP Tours and nature experiences including the Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Animal Kingdom Tours sign
We’ll take a look at the lists of unavailable experiences — as found on the Walt Disney World website — for each of these kind of offerings below.
Walt Disney World Tours
The following Walt Disney World Tours will be unavailable upon the initial reopening:
- Backstage Magic
- Behind the Seeds
- Disney Private VIP Tours
- Disney’s Family Magic Tour
- Disney’s Keys to the Kingdom Tour
- Disney’s The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour
- Taste of Magic Kingdom Park VIP Tour
- The UnDISCOVERed Future World
- Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP Tour
- Ultimate Disney Classics VIP Tour
- Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour
- Up Close with Rhinos
- Walt Disney: Marceline to Magic Kingdom Tour
- World Showcase: DestiNations Discovered
- Wild Africa Trek
- Wild Africa Trek (Morning)
Wild Africa Trek is also mentioned under the next group of impacted offerings, featuring nature experiences.
Walt Disney World Nature Tours
The following Walt Disney World Nature Tours will also be unavailable upon the initial reopening:
- A Path Less Traveled Tour
- Behind the Seeds
- Caring for Giants
- Dine with an Animal Specialist
- Epcot Seas Adventures – Aqua Tour
- Epcot Seas Adventures – DiveQuest
- Epcot Seas Adventures – Dolphins in Depth
- Savor the Savanna: Evening Safari Experience
- Sense of Africa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Starlight Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Up Close with Rhinos
- Wanyama Safari
- Wild Africa Trek
- Wild Africa Trek (Morning)
As a reminder, Disney has already stated that guests who have previously booked experiences that are impacted will receive refunds.
Also note that Disney states that details may change, so we’ll be keeping you posted as more information is provided! To learn more about what the Walt Disney World Resort experience will look like upon reopening, you can visit the links below.
What are your thoughts of the modified offerings at Walt Disney World upon reopening? Please let us know with a comment.