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Big news this week as Universal Orlando announces the cancellation of this year's Halloween Horror nights.

Plus, two weeks ago Disney announced the permanent closure of Primeval Whirl and Stitch's Great Escape. Widely regarded as the most reviled attractions on property, how did we end up with these two bizarre attractions in the first place?

In this week's news only episode, we continue to share our thoughts on the phased reopening of Disney World. Plus, Disney announces three attractions are permanently closed!

For better or for worse, Disney World reopened to the public this week. What does that mean for guests and cast members?

Plus! Let's talk about some nighttime parades! SpectroMagic and Disney's Electrical Parade delighted guests for decades. But now, no nighttime parades run in Disney World at all!

Recently, Disney announced that Splash Mountain as we know it will be going away, to be rethemed as a Princess and the Frog attraction. So this week, we're examining how we wound up with the Splash Mountain we've known for so long.

Big news this week! Disney announces plans to completely overhaul Splash Mountain to a brand new Princess and the Frog themed attraction. Plus, Disneyland's reopening is pushed back! What does this mean for Disney World's proposed reopening.

And in our main segment, we interview a former College Program Custodian to learn what a day in the life of this role is like!

In this episode, Kaela Celeste joins us for our second part of our Downtown Disney/Disney Springs extravaganza.

Brandon gets excited about parking garages.

And Danny tries - and fails - to successfully join a foodie conversation.

Before Disney Springs, there was Downtown Disney. This week on Distant Disney, we're profiling one of the wildest ventures Disney has embarked upon (no, we don't mean the sort of wildest ride in the wilderness you might find in Frontierland). We'll be talking about the village's original purpose, its transformation to a legendary club district, and eventual loss of popularity.

Distant Disney is a podcast designed to help bring the escapism of Disney theme parks to you, no matter where you are.

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Disney World proposes reopening dates for its four Florida theme parks!

Plus, our final stop around Epcot's World Showcase - The Canada Pavilion. Explore Canada's wild west here, while maybe enjoying some of the best food that Epcot has to offer.

All that and more on this week's episode of Distant Disney.

More information about Walt Disney World's reopening

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Disney Springs and CityWalk have both partially reopened, with Disney Springs to see more Disney operated stores reopening this week. What does this mean for the reopening of the parks?

Plus, our tenth stop around Epcot's World Showcase - The UK Pavilion. Steeped in culture and tradition, this pavilion may be getting a large overhaul!

All that and more on this week's Distant Disney.