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        <title><![CDATA[Disney World reduces hours after massive drop in revenue]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Magic Kingdom will soon close earlier.</p><p>Following a multi-month closure due to the <strong>coronavirus</strong> pandemic beginning in <strong>late March</strong>, the Walt Disney World theme parks <strong>reopened on July 11</strong>. Now, less than a month later, the amusement park giant plans to take a step back, shortening hours beginning next month.</p><p>The news was revealed in an earnings calls by Disney executives to investors on Tuesday, <strong>Variety reported</strong>. Starting in September, the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom will all close an hour earlier than normal — at 6 p.m., at 7 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively — and Epcot will close two hours earlier — at 7 p.m. (The parks will maintain their current opening times: the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom at 9 a.m., Hollywood Studios at 10 a.m. and Epcot at 11 a.m.)</p><p>The change in hours comes amid a 40% drop in revenues for Disney, in large part due to the parks being shuttered and now unable to operate at full capacity as a result of COVID-19, Variety reported.</p><p>Amid Disney&#8217;s initial reopening in July, <strong>Florida reported record daily numbers of coronavirus deaths</strong>.</p><p>While again open, Disney&#8217;s theme parks have taken on a <strong>surreal new atmosphere</strong> due to precautions now being enforced to prevent the in-park spread of the coronavirus. These include regular audio reminders to guests about social distancing and wearing masks and signage about sanitation stations. Late last month, the park closed a mask-mandate loophole by <strong>banning eating and drinking while walking</strong>, now explicitly requiring guests to stay in place if they remove their masks to eat.</p><p> <noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-42.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-42.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-42.jpg" /></p><p> Guests walk past the the Slinky Dog Dash roller coaster on the second day of the reopening of Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., July 16, 2020. All four of Disney&#8217;s Florida parks are now open, including Epcot, the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, with limited capacity and safety protocols in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p class="credit">Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via</p><p> <noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-41.jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-41.jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/08/disney-world-41.jpg" /></p><p> Park guests enter the Magic Kingdom during the reopening of Walt Disney World, July 11, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.</p><p class="credit">AP/John Raoux</p>]]></content:encoded>
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