Disney has announced Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will be reopening on July 11th followed by Epcot and Hollywood Studios on July 15th.
Magic Kingdom
Due to limited capacity, guests will be required to have valid theme park admission and a hotel booking to have priority access to the new reservation system before the parks reopen. But one of the biggest questions many would-be-guests are seeking clarity on is whether they’ll even be allowed to travel to Florida because of where they reside.
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have experienced widespread community transmission during the global crisis which resulted in Florida implementing a tri-state quarantine for residents of these states. Guests entering Florida from these states were being directed to quarantine themselves for 14 days upon entry. The order was originally set to expire on May 8th, but was extended an additional 60 days to end on July 7th.
Disney Springs
While Governor DeSantis has announced most of Florida is moving into Phase 2 of his reopening plan, he still hasn’t announced another extension for the tri-state quarantine. At this point, it seems the executive order is less contingent on the actual phases of the Governor’s plan and will expire with the State of Emergency order on July 7th. Of course, this can always change or be extended. We are keeping a close eye on this and will let you know if anything changes.
So for now, guests in these states should keep an eye on the news out of Florida concerning this rule. If it expires, they’ll be free to visit the theme parks once they reopen, but if the governor decides to extend it, this would mean guests from these states will be forced to quarantine and miss out on the parks.
Mickey Waffle at Magic Kingdom
Louisiana residents can rest easy as well — they are no longer being required to quarantine when entering Florida at this time. We’ll continue to follow this developing story and let you know if anything changes with the Governor’s tri-state order or Florida’s State of Emergency.
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Any info on the Disney Cruise operation? I’m scheduled to cruise Aug3rd
Lori, current suspensions are:
Disney Magic: 10/2/2020
Disney Dream: 7/27/2020
Disney Wonder: 9/14/2020
Disney Fantasy: 7/27/2020
These dates do keep getting adjusted, so I would pay close attention to the announcements from DCL!
Hi AJ! Just wondering how this will work if you have a connecting flight to NY and then to FL. I will be traveling to WDW in August for our wedding!
Bridget, I’m really not sure how FL is handling that. I’ll see what I can find.
I’m local with an Annual pass. I don’t need a hotel room to drive a couple miles to the park. After paying for a Platinum Pass will I not be able to reserve a date to go to a park because I didn’t book a hotel?
There’s a party of twelve arriving on the 15th September from Liverpool England I would like to know a.s.a.p.if we will be able to enter florida
I’m from NJ but have family in VA. We are planning to drive in August and can quarantine there for 2 weeks if needed. Will we be allowed to visit Florida still? Is there a way to monitor this?
Kate, that’s an interesting question. I have not heard or read anything that would fit that model. You could try reaching out to the State of Florida to see if they’d have an answer for you, but I wouldn’t count on it, unfortunately. Hopefully the State of Florida will clarify this or end the practice by the time your trip comes. Good luck!
Paul, we will update ASAP when there’s news on international travel!
Tracy, it sounds like the reservation system will favor those with existing tickets and APs. When it comes online, we’ll try to update as clearly as we can.
This is funny to me since the cases in NY, CT & NJ have dramatically dropped, yet Florida has seen a recent huge spike in cases far surpassing what is going on in the tri-state right now. In other words, people are more likely to catch COVID in FL right now than in NY. Perhaps they should ask FL travelers to quarantine for 14 days if they travel outside of their state.
Does the quarantine restriction apply to all parts of the three states? We are from Central NY, quite far from the city and when they say Tri-state area it is hard to know what specifically it refers to.
Its funny that people from the tri-state area are being told to quarantine for two weeks even though NYC has one of the lowest infection rate of Covid right now and Louisiana is higher than NYC and they are ok makes no sense.
State of emergency in Florida for residents of New Jersey, New York , Conn . It is up to July 7 but can be in forced longer it is up to the Gov .I believe if we where in the 3 phase it would be a go ! It will take a few more month’s by that time summer will be over !😣 If you have to be quarantined it will take place in Florida to enter this state .
Amy, as far as we know, it’s a blanket policy.
How will it be for people from Europe. Virgin airlines will staart flighing to Orlando within two weeks. We are having rebooked for oktober. We do not mind the restrictions. We just make our memories. My time is ringing.
It will be interesting to see the verbiage. For those flying in from the Tri-State area. We live in Taxachusetts. And I purchased tickets to fly out of Albany at the end of August – September. The best prices and more importantly times, without having to connect or layover. I guess we will need to wait until July 7th, like many others for our definitive answer.
We are DVC members and live in NY. We have reservations to visit WDW Aug 9-15 staying at The Grand Floridian Villas. This Tri-State quarantine is very confusing and I have researched the EO and have found conflicting information. While the EO was extended 60 days from the original order which would mean a July 7th expiration, according to several WDW sites, the Gov stated on Monday that the quarantine order is extended indefinetely. Living out of Florida makes it extremely difficult to find out accurate information. Can you help with an accurate answer? Is the EO banning travel from the Tri-State expiring on July 7th or has it been extended indefinitely.
Thank you.
I am a vacation club member and will not visit Disney until you no longer have to wear a mask. I don’t know how you can survive wearing a mask in that hot Florida weather. I am also a tri State area resident I guess Florida doesn’t want me anyway !
Raquel, it does seem that Governor DeSantis wants the quarantine to be based on a “state of emergency” rather than tied to a specific phase or Executive Order. I think we just have to wait until it’s rescinded… or see what happens on July 7.
Dvc members going to Disney make sure you have a villa and tickets into the park if they let you enter the park . If you drive in they are not going to know if you are being quarantined the resort is your quaremained at the resort . If you fly in the airport will ask you were you are being quarantined for 14 day or less they can check up on you all .They will ask you were you will staying at a Disney resort ! Then you have to deal with “Disney Resort “. I live in New Jersey this is the info I have to help you all !!!😃
Hello!
Yesterday, I posted the following on a different DFB. -Hope it helps!
The Executive Order the article and some of the comments are referring to was unfortunately extended in Section 3 of the new order—Executive Order 20-139.
I spoke with the Florida Health Dept. yesterday for clarification since we live in upstate NY, are DVC members and have a reservation in July.
The representative there said that July 7th, 2020, WAS the expiration date of the older order but now because the order was extended in the new Exec Order 20-139, there is no expiration date now.
It’s extended until the governor decides otherwise. If you go to floridahealthcovid19.gov/travelers/, you’ll see the update there.
I also called the governor’s office and got the same answer re: no expiration now.
We’re nowhere here near the Tri-State Area, i.e. NYC and its surrounding areas. Regardless, both the health dept. and governor’s office said that the order applied to ALL of NY, NJ and Conn.
I’d love to know if someone else has contacted both or either and received a similar response.
We had booked back in February for Pop in August, and we’re from NJ. Just waiting to see what happens…
Thanks AJ for doing that research. Correct me if I’m wrong, if they extended the Tri-State Quarantine, will that apply to the NY Knicks and Brooklyn Nets when the NBA Playoffs start up down there in July. Also the 76ers team facility is in New Jersey, wonder if they fall under that order as well?
Will, my understanding is that the NBA teams will be contained to their Resorts and the Wide World of Sports facility. I also read an ESPN article stating any replacement players (needed in case of injury or illness) would be required to quarantine for seven days before they could even practice with their teams. I don’t think the NBA has really shared the details about this, but it’s something we’ll be watching for. (FYI that I just took a look at the Twitter threads of a couple of ESPN NBA reporters, and it sounds like the players and the League are still working out terms of quarantine.)
If you do reside in New Jersey, New York, or Connecticut, but fly out of say, Boston, and have been in another state besides the tristate area for quite a while before, you would not have to adhere to this two week quarantine. Just a thought.
Charlie, I’m not sure how the logistics actually work on this, but this is an interesting theory!
According to the Florida department of health, those who will be made to quarantine upon arrival to Florida, are those arriving from New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, not those who reside there. That makes driving an interesting argument because how can anyone prove where you’re coming from? Further, if you live in another state but found a great flight out of New York, will you still be forced to quarantine? This just has so many holes. Will be very difficult to enforce.
Charlie, I think what you’ve pointed to are some truly complicating factors.
I watched your youtube video yesterday, the one you posted the day before, About Disney reopening.
My experience was totally different than what you said in the video. My reservations were for June 21- June26. Disney offered me nothing. I can cancel, or rebook, and pay a huge upcharge. I had two rooms at the Allstar Resort with a meal plan, for $1000.00. The cheapest rom they offered me was one cabin at Ft. Wilderness for $3000.00, and no meal plan.
Ronald, it does seem that some folks get different information. The update from last week was that guests with departure dates up to July 11 could upgrade for free, but we’ve even heard some different information on that.
To Sarah and Charlie your passport and or drivers license has your home address and state you are from if you sneak in to the state you can have jail state time and or $500.00 fine the State
Trooper are all over boarders . Family went to Hawaii told a lie about home address . He needs a lawyer he has a court case coming up ! NBA is being quarantined before ,during they are stuck at the resort only . The fun is only in there room and the basketball court
!If anyone has D V C question s please let me now I can help you
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How can Disney say that the parks will be “open” next month when there are so many restrictions and obstacles to enjoying a Disney vacation. I have been a annual passholder for years and I live in NJ. Both Florida and NJ have reciprocal restrictions on visiting either state. Until these problems and others are resolved, the clock should not start ticking on July 11 for existing annual passes. In other words, annual passes should be extended further than down time plus one month!
George I live in N.j. also it is a weird times Florida residents will have a great time with out New Jersey I am a DVC Member I have Non – Expired tickets to go because Florida will not lift the Ban ! The UK spend slot of money 💰 also they go for 3 – weeks that’s slot of money Disney will not see this year ! Hope We All Can Go Next Year .Good Luck !!!!😀