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4. Joe Rohde retiring from Walt Disney Company 

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It was announced this week that Imagineer Joe Rohde will be parting ways with Disney after 40 years in the industry. His last day with the company will be January 4th, 2021. Theme park fans will doubtlessly know Rohde as the legendary Imagineer behind Disney’s Animal Kingdom park, Pandora: The World of AVATAR, the Aulani resort in Hawaii, Guardians of the Galaxy-Mission: Breakout at Disney California Adventure, and countless other iconic projects. 

5. Disney expands hours for the holiday season and New Year's Eve

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One of the busiest days of the year at Walt Disney World has always been the week of New Year's and though capacity caps will still be in place this year, it looks like the resort is still expecting to see big crowds to turn up as a result of the holiday, with all four parks extending hours on December 31st. In addition to the late hours on New Year's Eve, most theme parks are also opening earlier most days in December, and Disney Springs will be open later this holiday season as you can see in the newly updated schedule here

6.  Disney Springs bus service extended 

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To go along with the extended hours at the shopping district Disney has confirmed that beginning today bus service between Disney Resort hotels and Disney Springs will be available during Disney Springs operating hours—and will end one hour after closing, with buses now running most days from 10:00 AM until midnight.

 
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