As many Central Florida residents and those who have been following along with our coverage already know, both Osceola and Orange County have recently issued a stay at home order that will go into effect this evening at 11 PM.
Early Morning at Cinderella Castle
Due to its location between both counties, the entirety of the Walt Disney World Resort falls under these laws, which only permit travel for essential businesses, supply shopping, and medical care for the next two weeks.
According to The Orlando Sentinel, Orange County officials have confirmed this morning that Disney World’s amusement rides and water parks are regarded as non-essential businesses, therefore the soonest Disney World could lawfully begin operating again is April 9th at 11 PM.
Magic Kingdom
Disney announced the closure of Disney World on March 12th and hasn’t released a statement yet about whether or not they’ll be extending its temporary closure. We’ll be sure to keep a watchful eye and update you as soon as more information is announced.
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Here in the UK the whole country is in this position as are a lot of other countries. Many people are wondering why the whole of America isn’t.
The political answer — look at the president and his administration.
On a practical level, many Europeans don’t have a good concept of just how large the US is. We have 11 states that are bigger than the UK and Texas is 3x larger than the UK. In many ways our states are like a bunch of countries. So the decisions are being made on a state, county, and/or city level. There are lots of localities that are “stay at home” because of local regulations (such as WDW being in two counties that have restrictions).