California Ending Face Covering Requirements For Fully Vaccinated Individuals June 15

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New face covering guidelines released today by California may change the way guests experience parks like Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Universal Studios Hollywood. The June 15 changes end mask mandates for fully vaccinated individuals in most locations. The new guidance allows those who are fully vaccinated to go maskless outdoors and indoors. The guidance … Read more

CONFIRMED: Vaccinated Outdoor Team Members No Longer Required to Wear Masks at Universal Orlando Resort

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Only moments after reporting the rumor, we can now confirm that Universal Orlando Resort Team Members who have been fully vaccinated and work in outdoor positions are no longer required to wear face masks effective tomorrow. Fully vaccinated Team Members are also not required to wear masks in most indoor areas backstage. They are required … Read more

RUMOR: Outdoor Team Members Will No Longer Be Required to Wear Masks at Universal Orlando Resort

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Effective tomorrow, Universal Orlando Resort Team Members in outdoor positions will reportedly no longer be required to wear masks. No guests are required to wear masks outdoors and fully-vaccinated guests may go maskless indoors at Universal Orlando Resort. Indoor Team Members are still required to wear masks at this time. Orange County, Florida is lifting … Read more

BREAKING: Orange County Florida Lifting All Mask Mandates Tomorrow

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Orange County, Florida Mayor Jerry Demings announced that he is lifting all COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates and physical distancing, effective tomorrow, Saturday, June 5, 2021. This is only a day later than reports earlier this week indicated when Demings stated that Orange County had achieved an 11-day positivity rate below 5% and would need … Read more

UPDATE: Guests Now Allowed to Remove Face Masks Outdoors at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

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Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, has updated their COVID-19 Health & Safety Plan to allow guests to remove masks when outdoors. The Hawaiian resort joins Walt Disney World in this policy change in accordance with current CDC recommendations. Guests age 2 and older are still required to wear face masks while indoors unless eating … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: EPCOT & Disney’s Hollywood Studios 5/27/21 (Themed Graphics Removed From Morocco Pavilion, Jardin de Fiestas Festival Booth Closed, Physical Distancing Reduced At MuppetVision 3-D, and More)

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Hello from the ever-lovely Walt Disney World! Even though we’ve had very hot weather here, a hot day at Disney is better than a cooler day anywhere else. We found some new things to show you today, as well as some construction updates. We started our day at EPCOT, which never disappoints in the construction … Read more

CONFIRMED: Masks No Longer Required Indoors at Universal Orlando Resort Starting May 29

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Universal Orlando Resort has officially informed Team Members that they will no longer be requiring vaccinated guests to wear face masks indoors or outdoors, effective Saturday, May 29. Universal is not requiring guests to provide proof of vaccination to go without a mask, but expects guests to comply. While onstage, Team Members are required to … Read more

UPDATE: California To Begin Following New CDC Mask Guidelines on June 15

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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its guidelines regarding COVID-19 health and safety to state those who have been vaccinated do not need to wear masks or physically distance. Since then, both Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort began allowing guests to go maskless outdoors, in addition to reducing … Read more

CDC Says Masks or Physically Distancing No Longer Necessary for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

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As the numbers of individuals fully vaccinated against COVID-19 continue to rise in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (better known as the CDC) has issued new guidance that radically changes the policies we’ve seen in the last year. In a briefing Thursday afternoon, the CDC confirmed that face masks and … Read more

CDC To Update Guidelines Allowing Vaccinated People to Go Maskless Indoors

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will reportedly issue guidance later today that states people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks indoors in some instances. Reportedly, the updated guidance will no longer state that fully vaccinated people need to wear masks in crowded outdoor spaces. As for indoor spaces, … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (5/3/21): FL Governor Suspends Local Emergency COVID Orders, Disney College Program Returning, Walt Disney World Reminding Guests Via App That They Have Not Changed Their Mask Policies, and More

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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 Monday, May 3, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (5/1/21): Face Masks No Longer Needed For Those Fully Vaccinated Per New FL Health Advisory, New Thematic Details from Inside Avengers Campus, Main Street Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Game Plaques Removed, and More

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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 Saturday, May 1, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

CDC Mask Recommendations for Theme Parks Stay the Same for Fully Vaccinated People

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Today the CDC announced that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are safe to participate in outdoor activities without a face mask. However, they followed up by noting that fully vaccinated people should still wear masks in crowded public outdoor settings. This means that the recommendations for all guests to wear face masks at … Read more

Biden Administration to Relax Outdoor Mask Guidelines

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The Biden Administration is set to relax federal public health guidelines regarding wearing masks outdoors, CNBC reports. The announcement may come this week as early as Tuesday. There would be separate guidelines for vaccinated people and un-vaccinated people. Dr. Fauci also indicated this weekend that updated mask guidelines would be coming soon. “The CDC is … Read more

Magic Kingdom Changes Mask Mandate Audio Reminders to Reflect New Policy

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With the mask mandate at the parks starting to relax, it seems the Magic Kingdom has changed the audio reminder informing guests of the new COVID-19 safety mandates currently in place. Take a listen here: For comparison, last year we reported on the audio reminder that formerly greeted guests at the parks. This newer announcement … Read more

PHOTOS: Mask Reminder Stickers Removed From Photo Spots in EPCOT

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Officially beginning today, Walt Disney World has relaxed its COVID-19 mask mandate to allow guests to take mask-less photos outdoors. At Magic Kingdom, signs enforcing masks when taking photos have been removed. At EPCOT, similar stickers have been removed from popular photo spots. One sticker was at the park’s entrance in front of the Sorcerer … Read more