2020 Week 25 - Splash down

• Splash Mountain is officially being rethemed to Princess and the Frog at both Disneyland and WDW. Disney announced the change, which has been in development for a year, early due to Controversy around the incredibly racist movie Song of the South which the original ride is based upon. As it’s still with Imagineering, there is no date for when work will start on this re-imagining. • Disneyland has indefinitely postponed their reopening plans. The Californian government has said that it won’t decide on any theme park in openings until July 4th. Disney said this didn’t leave sufficient time for their planned July 17 opening. • Tokyo Disney has announced July 1st as its opening date. Disneyland Paris has announced they will reopen July 15th • The UK government has stated that their parks are allowed to reopen from July 4th. • Australia’s first theme park to reopen, Sea World reopened today! • WDWs new Park Pass Reservation system opened this week, with heavy access and technical glitches. • Disney has also stated they have "paused” the planned rewrite and refurbishment of Epcot's iconic Spaceship Earth attraction. • In the Netherlands, Efteling Opens Its New Family Coaster, Max & Moritz. • The US state of Virginia has cleared the way for it’s theme parks, Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Williamsburg to reopen, but have capped parks to 1000 people.