Hello and welcome to a packed week of theme park news! From a much-anticipated roller coaster s jaw-dropping nighttime display to major Monday morning news that ll change the way you visit Walt Disney World in the future, here s what you must know.
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Walt Disney World dropped some major news yesterday morning and confirmed your resort hotel stay of the future will differ from that of the past.
Come Jan. 1, 2022 less than a year from now Disney s Magical Express will no longer exist. The massive fleet of buses, operated by Mears Transportation, provided free transportation to any Walt Disney World resort hotel guest, offering convenient and complimentary bus rides between their hotels and Orlando International Airport since it was first introduced in 2005.
Universal Orlando Resort is facing a lawsuit after a man from Guatemala died after riding Skull Island: Reign of Kong. The family said that their father suffered a fatal heart attack after riding. U.S. News stated, “Jose Calderon Arana, who had prior heart problems, didn’t speak English and his family said in a wrongful death lawsuit filed this month that Universal was negligent by not displaying warning signs in Spanish.”
“Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said in an email that the theme park resort doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The official blog of Universal Orlando Resort has Spanish and Portuguese translations.”
Universal Orlando hits capacity within minutes of opening
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ORLANDO, Fla. (KABC) Universal Orlando Resort tweeted that it hit its capacity just 10 minutes after opening Wednesday - as well as Tuesday.
Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure hit capacity just after 8 a.m. and stopped admitting new guests. The parks also hit capacity shortly after opening on Tuesday. Guests were asked to check ahead of time before heading out to the parks.
Health officials are monitoring crowd sizes because of COVID-19.
They say Florida has a positivity rate of over 26%.
That means more than one in four coronavirus tests are returned positive.