The post was last updated on: March 19th
As many of you know, Disney World, Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris are closing temporarily in response to Coronavirus.
Now, Disney World has announced that Disney World-owned and operated hotels will officially be closing as well.
All Disney World owned and operated hotels including Vero Beach will officially close at 5 PM on Friday, March 20th in order to give guests time to make other arrangements. Disneyland and Disneyland Paris have taken similar measures and have previously announced that they would be closing their hotels as well.
Beach Club Resort
Disney has also announced that Disney Springs and Downtown Disney in Disneyland will close beginning March 17th. Individual tenants will have the opportunity to continue or adjust their operations. A few tenants have already decided to close their stores and events at locations like Jaleo and House of Blues have been canceled or rescheduled.
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Disney World is currently set to remain closed until the end of the month. We will continue to keep you posted as more information is released.
We know that this may change many of your plans, and we here at DFB are here to help. So if you have ANY questions, please let us know and we will do our very best to help you get the answers you need. Sending virtual hugs and lots of love!!
For now, you can check out everything we currently know about refunds, Annual Passes, Tables in Wonderland, and more details on the Coronavirus closures here.
UPDATE: On March 19th, Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Disney World stated they would temporarily be closing from March 24th through April 5th. Click here to learn more.
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Thank you so much for keeping us updated throughout this!! Is there any sense of how much longer Disney World’s closure may be? Any idea how fastpass changes may work for any of those who had fastpasses booked during the closure time? Thanks again for the updates and positive context. Please keep posting videos if possible during this hard time, it makes it a little easier!❤️
Katherine, we’ve collected answers to DFB readers’ questions here (plus quick links in case you’re looking for something specific). If the answer isn’t in here, let me know, and I’ll have the team get into it!
Hoping that everyone stays safe xxx we are due to come in May from the U.K. all this uncertainty is awful but we need to take precautions.. hopefully we beat this virus and we can start living again . If I can’t come in May we will reschedule
Stay safe everyone and in the mean time I’m watching all my favourite Disney movies xxxxx ?
your doing the right thing,even though my vacation will be compromised, i agree and aploud your decision