Lots and lots of little updates lately
Guests with Park Reservations for Walt Disney World Will NOT Be Able To Park Hop Under New System
https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/guests-with-p ... ew-system/I thought this had already been confirmed lol. Would make it hard to monitor capacity if you’re letting people park hop like normal. I’m sure Park Hoppers will return eventually, certainly in time for the 50th.
NBA Players to Be Housed at Three Specific Hotels Across Walt Disney World Resort; To Be Tested Nightly for COVID-19
https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/nba-players-t ... -covid-19/No official word on which hotels yet, but from the article: “Rumors have been flying recently with Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House or Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort being potential candidates for housing the teams. Recently, ESPN announced that according to inside sources, “NBA teams will be contained to three specific hotels within the Disney complex.””
Walt Disney World Resort Provides Update that Hotel Reservations Do Not Guarantee Theme Park Access
https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/walt-disney-w ... rk-access/But surely, if you reserve your theme park tickets during the early reservation period allotted for people who already Disney hotel reservations, you can easily secure your tickets? Or am I underestimating the numbers were working with here? Idk, but I do hope Disney makes this reservation process as simple as possible because the park greeters and grapes are going to have to deal with the worst of it if things go wrong.
Walt Disney World Now Waiving Change and Cancellation Fees Through October
https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/walt-disney-w ... october-3/About Disney’s international and college programs, I haven’t heard any news or rumors about where the wind might be blowing lately, but I finally talked to my friends about it. My domestic friend was kind of “que sera sera” about it, it would mess with her school plans but in some ways it would make things easier with her scholarships and the like if she stayed home. She said she’d just apply again, and she’d rather be there when things are back to normal again, anyway. So she’ll be okay if it gets cancelled.
My friend from Mexico still expects he will go. He says “no news is good news,” and he said he’ll be screwed if it doesn’t happen because he planned his whole year around it.

Yesterday marked one month until his official arrival date. I know he seems a bit overly optimistic but... I’m still going to be so pissed if Disney decides to drop the bomb on these kids two weeks out from their arrival or something.

EDIT: More (oldish) news I want to talk about
Electrical Water Pageant Will Not Be Available Upon Reopening of Walt Disney World
https://wdwnt.com/2020/06/electrical-wa ... ney-world/Of course we expect that parades and shows will be canceled due to Covid-19, but the Water Pageant is more something you pass by or watch from your hotel balcony. Nobody lines up for this, do they? So I’m worried it’s just a budget cut and something that in fact never returns....