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Hot on the heels of the limited reopenings of Universal CityWalk and Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs, Universal Orlando is now Central Florida’s first mega-resort to announce the reopening of its theme parks, which plan to welcome the public again beginning on June 5.

This year, our usual Memorial Day outings may have been replaced with more somber stay-at-home observances, but we’re still paying tribute to the troops today with a fond flashback to the flag retreats, veterans parades, and other patriotic ceremonies found at Disney and Universal theme parks.

One week after Universal Orlando’s CityWalk became Central Florida’s first major attraction to reopen, Walt Disney World welcomed back its first guests as Disney Springs reopened with limited operations on May 20, 2020.

Maureen Deal, the founder of Autism At The Parks shares with us how she incorporates the theme parks, even thought they are closed, into her son’s daily routine. Currently, all theme parks, cruise lines, and many attractions are still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We at The Unofficial Guides hope all our readers and their loved ones, as well as all attraction employees, remain

One of Central Florida’s major resorts is once again welcoming guests for the first time since the COVID-19 coronavirus closed down the country in mid-March, and an Unofficial Guides team member was there on reopening day to show you how social distancing has changed the experience of visiting Universal Orlando’s CityWalk.