Alan Dalinka

– Entertainment changes coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in October. Be sure to join Fun at Home Show #26 tomorrow celebrating six months of weekly MousePlanet LIVE streams with a chance to win a new book!

– Possibly more news later today (watch our social media and MousePlanet LIVE!); TRON construction milestone; Mobile Dine options expand; Disney Springs gets Batuu products and new dining discounts; Disney Animals & Kingdom on Disney+ on Fri

– Holidays Season celebrations scaled back in the time of COVID-19, with no Dream Lights, Very Merry Christmas Party or Candlelight Processional. More Fall entertainment and dining details and Florida Resident Discounts announced.

– It is the traditionally quiet time of year for news around Walt Disney World Resort, and the pandemic has kept that tradition intact: preview Mulan at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; news around Disney Springs. Watch Fun at Home stream on Weds.

– Disney and Actors Equity Association reached an agreement, but no word yet on the return of performers to the parks, as additional September dates now show reduced operating hours. The MLS is Back tournament successfully concluded at ESPN.

– Florida Department of Health reports suggest ‘deceleration of the pandemic’ in Orange County Florida, home of Walt Disney World Resort. Meanwhile, Passholders that wish to cancel, must do so by today. NBA Playoffs at ESPN coming up.

– Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaias passed Central Florida without impacting Walt Disney World Resort. Disney’s Hollywood Studios opened a new entertainment option, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomed a new baby mandrill.

– Walt Disney World postpones reopening some hotels: Polynesian & Art of Animation until fall; Beach Club & BoardWalk Inn indefinitely. Rise of the Resistance Virtual Queue modified again. DCL shares ‘Tangled: The Musical’ & Fall 2021 Ports

– Phased reopening of Walt Disney World continued last week with the reopening of EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Face Covering requirements have been clarified, and additional merchandise discounts offered to Passholders.

– New COVID-19 infections hit records in Florida, as Walt Disney World continues its phased opening. Tomorrow, EPCOT and Studios join Magic and Animal Kingdoms in operations, with a modified virtual queue offered at Rise of the Resistance.