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Fall usually brings shorter days, even at theme parks.
Disney World will change its schedule for September and will refund its business hours. The news comes after Disney revealed that the theme park in Florida had seen more cancellations than expected.
The new operating hours will take effect from Tuesday 8 September, which is the day after the weekend of Labor Day. (iStock)
According to the Disney World website, the new operating hours will take effect from Tuesday, September 8, which is the day after Labor Day weekend. Disney World has only recently reopened after closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Magic Kingdom will close one hour earlier at 6pm, while Hollywood Studios will also close one hour from the end of its day and will close at 7pm. Meanwhile, Epcot will close two hours earlier at 7 p.m., and Animal Kingdom will open an hour later at 9 a.m. and an hour earlier at 5 p.m.
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FOX Business previously reported that Disney World had seen a higher number of cancellations than it had originally expected. This report came when Florida saw a dramatic increase in the number of cases of coronavirus.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek and Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy discussed the situation during a recent conference call, Deadline reported. Reportedly, Chapek said cancellations were expected due to the “ebb and flow” of numbers of coronavirus infection.
Florida saw a direct increase in infections, however, as the park was set to reopen, which may have contributed to a higher number of cancellations than first expected.
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Chapek and McCarthy said the park meets the financial criteria set by the company to maintain it. The park presumably handles its cost to walk, plus a little extra.
McCarthy also explained, “The per capita spending is very strong and that’s probably because people have not visited the park in a while.”
