Hong Kong Ending Mandatory Hotel Quarantine for Travelers Next Week

Hong Kong Disneyland Castle of Magical Dreams sunset

Hong Kong will end their mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals beginning Monday, SCMP reports. The city has been one of the strictest in the world regarding COVID-19 safety measures, at one point requiring 21 days of quarantine in a self-paid hotel. Travelers will still need to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms for three days after … Read more

Walt Disney World Removing Last of COVID-19 Warning Signage

As Walt Disney World continues to try to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, warning signs about the disease are being removed around resort property. The signs notified guests that by entering a public space, they ran the risk of contracting COVID, and that they assumed all risks involved. But as testing requirements are coming … Read more

Vloggers With COVID-19 Reportedly Visit Disneyland, Hundreds Sign Petition For Disney to Stop Them

According to Reddit user diskneelvr, some Disney influencers sick with COVID-19 were planning on visiting Disneyland today to ride Pirates of the Caribbean after it reopened. Diskneelvr shared a screenshot of the sick vloggers, seemingly from a video. The influencers are Katie Slockbower and Spencer Emmons of “Best Life and Beyond.” A Change.org petition calls … Read more

CDC To End COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Visitors

According to CNN, the Biden administration will announce today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S.A. Without this requirement, we will likely see more international visitors at the Disney and Universal parks. The requirement would be officially lifted … Read more

COVID-19 Notifications Simplified on Walt Disney World Website

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The Walt Disney World website now only displays one notification about COVID-19 instead of three at the top of each webpage. The remaining notification reads: COVID-19 Warning and Information An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. View important details.Review health and safety measures, including face covering information, … Read more

Normal Character Meet and Greets Returning to U.S. Parks & Disney Cruise Line, Walt Disney World Annual Passholder Park Pass Availability Reduced Then Refilled, and More: Daily Recap (3/31/22)

We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, March 31, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more

CDC Lifts COVID-19 Risk Advisory for Cruise Ships

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted their COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ships, according to NPR‘s Jonathan Franklin. The CDC has removed its “Cruise Ship Travel Health Notice” from its website, though it still advises guests to be “up to date” on COVID-19 vaccines prior to setting sail. In a statement to … Read more

U.S. Travel Association Urges White House to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Including Mask Mandate by April 18

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The U.S. Travel Association is urging the White House to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, including mask mandates on airplanes and other transit. The association sent a letter to Dr. Ashish Jha, the incoming White House COVID-19 response coordinator. They called for the immediate end to pre-departure testing requirements for fully vaccinated international visitors. They called … Read more

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy Says Character Meet and Greets Will Be Returning to Disney Parks ‘Soon’

At Morgan Stanley’s 2022 Technology Media & Telecom Conference, Disney CFO, Christine McCarthy, was quoted saying that character meet and greets will be returning to Disney Parks “soon.” Since the parks have reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, characters have been required to stay six feet away from guests, usually behind some sort of barrier or … Read more