Tokyo Disney Resort Removes Nearly All Physical Distancing Markers as Restrictions Ease

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Tokyo Disney Resort has become the first Disney resort in Asia to significantly roll back COVID-19 protocols as approaches to the pandemic change. With this, they have officially removed or nullified all physical distancing markers and lines throughout Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea virtually overnight. Reports came in from across social media as guests entered … Read more

Physical Distancing Ending, Self-Service Buffets Returning to Disney Cruise Line

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Disney Cruise Line has announced that physical distancing will end (except for character interactions) and self-service buffets will return to their cruise ships starting today, April 1, 2022. Read the full announcement from Disney Cruise Line: Disney Cruise Line is taking a phased approach to updating health and safety protocols on board. Considering recently updated … Read more

Walt Disney World Preparing to Bring Back Non-Distanced Character Meet and Greets After Easter

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Walt Disney World is reportedly getting ready to bring back standard character meet and greets without physical distancing as soon as mid-April. An official announcement has not been made, but sources indicate guests will once again be able to hug characters sometime after Easter weekend (April 17). For now, Walt Disney World has “character sightings,” … Read more

Guests No Longer Required to Physically Distance Around Characters, Hugs Allowed Again at Disneyland Paris

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Guests are no longer required to remain physically distanced around characters at Disneyland Paris. DLP Report shared a photo on Twitter of a guest hugging Winnie the Pooh. DLP Report wrote, “Character hugs and closer contact are once again allowed at Disneyland Paris.” Previously, guests were required to remain approximately six feet away, usually behind … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (11/15/21): CDC Indoor Masking Guidance Change, Mickey’s Toontown Reimagining, Holiday Kitchen Menus, Rise of the Resistance Lawsuit, 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, November 15, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Physical Distancing Markers To Be Removed Throughout Disneyland Paris

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Physical distancing is being done away with at Disneyland Paris, as it has been at other Disney Parks. Distancing markers will be removed from attractions and other queues. Characters will still only appear at a distance, according to the health and safety webpage for Disneyland Paris.

PHOTOS: Max Greets Guests Near Echo Lake at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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During a visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios we were excited to find Max greeting guests. Max was located along the banks of Echo Lake. Max was using his phone to take selfies. We found Max near the just-reopened Dockside Diner. Like other current character meet and greet opportunities, this one is physically distanced. “See ya … Read more

Princess Promenade Cavalcade No Longer Appearing in EPCOT World Showcase

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Despite World Princess Week starting tomorrow, August 23, Disney has ended the Princess Promenade cavalcade. Princess Promenade was the last remaining cavalcade at EPCOT. The character cavalcade has been removed from the Walt Disney World website. Rather than seeing princesses and other characters travel by carriage through World Showcase, guests will now be able to … Read more

PHOTOS: Magic Kingdom Ferryboat Crowded as Capacity Increases and Distancing Disappears

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This morning we took a ferryboat from the Transportation & Ticket Center to Magic Kingdom and found ourselves in a crowd like the days before the pandemic. The Monorail was not running, so guests were rushing to the ferryboat instead. Face masks are still required for all guests on most transportation, but boats are an … Read more

PHOTOS: Interactive Queue Comes Back From the Dead at the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom

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If, like us, you are a foolish mortal with a penchant for ghoulish delights, you will be thrilled to find the interactive queue reopened at the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom. Over the weekend we got our first look in a year at the supernatural scenery! The Dread family members look like they are going … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEOS: Physical Distancing Markers and Plexiglass Removed, Pre-Shows Return to Smugglers Run and Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland

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A lot of changes are happening around the Disneyland Resort lately, including many rides removing physical distancing markers and plexiglass barriers all-together. Joining the list of rides we now have Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance over in Galaxy’s Edge. In addition to these measures being removed, pre-shows have returned … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Pre-Show Returns, Plexiglass Removed from Ride Vehicles and Multiple Parties Seated Together on Dinosaur in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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With physical distancing ending at Walt Disney World, attractions are increasing capacity. At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the pre-show theater for Dinosaur has been returned to its pre-pandemic state. It was the perfect rainy day to visit Aladar and Dr. Seeker. During physical distancing, tape on the ground turned the pre-show theater into an extension of … Read more

PHOTOS: Monorails Restored to Pre-Pandemic Appearance at Walt Disney World

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Following the removal of dividers on Walt Disney World Monorails yesterday, physical distancing markers have now been removed. We rode Monorail Orange this morning, which was refurbished earlier this year. We now got to see its refurbished interior without dividers or markers, which were removed yesterday. The physical distancing markers were only placed a few … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (6/15/21): Fireworks Returning in July, All Walt Disney World Parks Experience Outages, Guests Go Maskless on Rides, 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 Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

PHOTOS: Physical Distancing and Dividers Removed Throughout EPCOT, More Mission: SPACE Training Labs Reopen

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As of today, masks are no longer required for fully vaccinated guests at Walt Disney World and physical distancing is being removed. Queue markers and Plexiglass dividers are now gone from most areas in EPCOT. In The Land Pavilion, there are still some distancing markers left leading inside and from the Soarin’ extended queue. Awesome … Read more

PHOTOS: Splash Mountain Now Loading Every Row at Magic Kingdom

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Physical distancing is disappearing at Walt Disney World. At Magic Kingdom, we noticed that every seat and row of Splash Mountain logs are now being filled again, increasing capacity for the ride. Unlike other attractions, Splash Mountain never had dividers on the seats, so rows were being left empty instead. One row of a Splash … Read more