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Disney’s World social distancing and health measures tend to change fairly regularly.
A new social distancing policy has arrived!
We’ve kept you in the loop on changes to the face mask policy and clarifications about vaccinated guests. Recently, we also noticed that a new social distancing measure had been implemented — but now, it’s already been removed.
Disney is constantly adjusting its safety policies and procedures.
Minnie Mouse knows the importance of a comfortable face covering!
Recently, it updated its mask guidelines and specified that guests who received the COVID-19 vaccine will still need to wear a face covering on property. But we recently noticed an important change in the parks that could impact how you social distance.
Lots of things have been changing all around Walt Disney World.
Festival of the Arts Mask
Although many things were different when the parks first reopened, through the reopening period Disney has continued to adjust its terms and policies about face masks and more. Recently, Disney has made some KEY updates to its policies about masks and social distancing and now we’re sharing what you need to know!
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.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Mask rules, distancing guidelines, and more have changed significantly in Disney World recently. Masks are now no longer required for fully vaccinated guests in most places, and distancing guidelines are being reduced. We’ve seen distancing markers removed in some line queues, pre-shows return to some attractions, and more changes being made. Many attractions are now loading guests in every row just as they used to prior to the pandemic-related closures. We expect that more changes will continue to take place on Disney World’s rides throughout the upcoming days and weeks as the updated mask and distancing guidelines are put in place.
If you’re headed to Disney World soon, there are a few things you need to know about like Park Pass reservations, which restaurants are open, and updates on the latest mask policies.
New Distancing Markers for Slinky Dog Dash
But, another important thing you’ll want to be aware of is how Disney is handling loading its attractions while keeping social distancing in mind. Will you be sitting with another party on Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run? Are there plexiglass barriers on this ride or the other? We’re breaking it ALL down for you today.
Since the reopening of Disney World, character meet and greets have looked a little bit different.
Joy Strikes a Pose!
You can spot your favorites in the character cavalcades at each park, or even frolicking in the grass at EPCOT. Recently, we saw Anna and Elsa greet guests from a distance and now, another crowd-favorite is returning to the meet and greet scene!
Disney World has been open for a few months now with many different health and safety procedures.
Rose and Crown Distance Markers
The restaurants have spread out tables, masks and physical distancing are being enforced, and now something is missing from this EPCOT favorite!
We’ve seen lots of unique and fun Disney-themed mask designs released recently.
New DFB Masks!
But why only have fun with your masks? We’ve recently spotted some fun shirts emphasizing social distancing with a magical spin!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom has undergone a lot of changes since the park closed in March!
Rafiki’s Planet Watch
We’ve noted missing snacks, re-appearing snacks, attraction changes, and SO much more. We took a trip out to Rafiki’s Planet Watch to see if we noticed anything different. [Read more…]
We wanted to know what safety measures our readers want to see Disney World implement when the parks reopen!
Animal Kingdom Entrance
While all of the Disney World parks remain closed until further notice, the resort has taken its first step towards reopening with Disney Springs starting a phased reopening on May 20th. This comes on the heels of the reopening of Shanghai Disneyland on May 11th, which made it the first Disney park to resume operations worldwide.
Both of these reopenings have included safety measures such as required face coverings for guests and Cast Members, social distancing protocols, and increased sanitization. So, now that things are beginning to reopen, we wanted to check in with our readers to see what health and safety measures they would like to see implemented in the parks at Disney World. Here are the results!
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