We’re almost a year out from when Disney first closed the theme parks in March of 2020, and there are still a lot of health measures in place.
Cinderella Castle
During your Disney day, you’ll see mask mandates, temperature checks, and social distancing. Now, Disney has added a new update to their existing social distancing policy that specifically speaks to larger groups.
With an update to the Disney World website today, the Physical Distancing policy now states a clarification when it comes to party size. The statement says, “Guests traveling in parties of more than 10 are asked to split into smaller groups in queues, dining locations, and other areas around our parks and resorts to allow for physical distancing.”
Disney Website Screenshot
We’ve certainly noticed that one “Please Stand Here” marker isn’t quite enough for a large group when standing in queues and it makes sense that limited dining room arrangements wouldn’t leave room for larger parties.
EPCOT Crowds
We’ll be keeping a close eye out for more updates on the Disney World website. As always, stay tuned to DFB to make sure you’re in the loop on all the changes in Disney World and beyond.
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Friends and I were in EPCOT..specifically in the countries… on Sunday, January 17th. Holy Cow! It was crowded….Social distancing on the pathways were non-existent, not to mention impossible. When I tell people I’m going to WDW, they say I’m not being safe…I say it’s safer than my grocery store…Now, I have to think to myself, “Well, except at EPCOT!”
Sad, just sad, if we don’t open up 100 percent soon, there are going to be people who will never be able to be around other people, it is a virus, it is everywhere you can not hide from it and it mutates regularly, it will never be gone, we need to get on with life.