PHOTO REPORT: Magic Kingdom & Disney’s Animal Kingdom 5/15/21 (Guests No Longer Wearing Masks Outdoors, Temperature Checks Removed Early, ‘A Celebration of Festival of the Lion King’ Officially Opens and Reduces Audience Distancing, and More)

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It’s a historic day at Walt Disney World, as news came late yesterday that masks would no longer be required outdoors starting today. With these changes comes a much different feeling at the parks. Today, we’re visiting Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what it’s like and how guests are reacting. Our morning … Read more

Walt Disney World Guests May Now Eat and Drink While Walking Outdoors

With today’s change to Walt Disney World’s outdoor mask policy comes an additional benefit. Guests may now eat and drink while moving outdoors. Previously, guests were required to remain stationary while eating or drinking. Cast Members would remind guests who violated the previous policy to put on their masks or stop and go off to … Read more

Mask Announcement Not Currently Playing at Walt Disney World Theme Parks

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With updated outdoor mask policies in place at Walt Disney World, we expected an updated announcement. Our reporters are in the parks this morning. To this point, we have yet to hear any mask announcement, let alone an updated one. An additional change today was the discontinuation of temperature checks a day before the announced … Read more

PHOTOS: Universal Orlando Resort Guests Go Maskless in Outdoor Areas

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Soon after Orange County, Florida lifted its outdoor mask mandate, Universal Orlando Resort quickly followed suit. We visited both Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure to see how things have changed. Stickers have been added to signs to indicate the updated mask policy. Universal Studios Florida Guests arriving early were mostly masked. Health … Read more

Disneyland Resort Releases Statement Reiterating Outdoor Face Mask Requirement

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Although the Walt Disney World Resort made the groundbreaking decision yesterday to end the mask mandate outdoors for Guests, the Disneyland Resort issued a statement today clarifying that their outdoor mask requirement remains in place, per State of California regulations regarding theme parks. The clarification came from a Disney spokesperson, who said: “Disneyland Resort’s current … Read more