Mickey Mouse and Minnie perform in a parade as they pass Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated visitors at all indoor and outdoor locations.
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Mickey Mouse and Minnie perform in a parade as they pass Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort announced Tuesday that face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated visitors at all indoor and outdoor locations.
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The Walt Disney Company said it is lifting most of its indoor mask requirements for vaccinated guests at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks.
Starting Thursday, the company said face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated guests in indoor and outdoor park spaces, according to Disney World and Disneyland websites.
Due to “recent trends and regulatory guidance,” Disney said its California and Florida resorts will begin to relax health and safety protocols. Disney World and Disneyland do not require proof of vaccination to enter.
However, the company said guests who have not been fully vaccinated must continue to wear face coverings at all indoor locations, such as indoor attractions and theatres.
“We expect guests who have not been fully vaccinated to continue to wear face coverings at all indoor locations, including indoor attractions and theaters,” the company said. speak.
Both Disney World and Disneyland require guests 2 years of age and older to wear masks indoors as of July 2021 – precautions that parks have taken to combat the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Disney’s mask policy change comes after Universal Orlando in Florida has lifted the requirements for indoor and outdoor masks for fully vaccinated guests. The new guidelines go into effect on Saturday. Unvaccinated guests will be encouraged to wear masks while indoors, Universal Orlando said.
Disney theme parks to close March 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic unfolds at Disney World US open again in July 2020 with social distancing and mask requirements. Disneyland reopens in early 2021.
As of Wednesday, several states voted to lift their statewide mask-wearing regulations as COVID cases and hospitalizations decrease.
In California, the state finish its in-house mask quest for those vaccinated on Tuesday. California counties and municipalities are allowed to implement stricter state rules.
Florida recommends masks for the general public, but there are currently no statewide regulations on mask-wearing. However, businesses have the right to determine their own masking requirements.
