One of the biggest post-closure changes visible to guests when they travel to Disney World these days are the plexiglass dividers on rides. Over time, some rides have these barriers installed, like on Rise of the Resistance and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, to increase the ride’s capacity. Other rides, particularly fast-moving ones, originally opted instead to load every other row to allow for physical distancing.
Spaceship Earth
In recent months, however, we noticed Disney shifting protocol to loading every single row, like what we saw change on Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster and Slinky Dog Dash.
While we visited EPCOT today, we noticed that the boarding process has changed on Test Track.
Test Track
Previously, each party was given their own car on Test Track. Today, however, we noticed that both rows in each car were being boarded with guests, with no plexiglass barriers in between the rows.
Test Track is now loading every row
Our reporter shared with us that when they rode today, they were seated in the back row with a different family seated in the front, with no plexiglass barrier.
No plexiglass barriers are present between the two rows
Like we mentioned before, these adjustments are typically done in order to increase a ride’s capacity. We’ll continue to keep an eye on all of the rides across Disney World as these updates continue and we’ll make sure you know what each ride experience is like so you can assess what is best for your travel party.
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I think that each blog should include a date at the top. Tell when the observation occurred. For instance the above blog talks about Test Track now has boarding ever row. When was this, today, last week? I know there is a date in the URL but is that the date the blog was published?
Tim, yes, the date in the URL is the date the article was posted. I’ve shared this wish with the team, so they’re aware!