Face coverings are still required for all guests ages 2 and up on disney transportation closed at both resorts, such as shuttles and monorails. Disneyland will also require masks in « health facilities, such as first aid. » Disney theme parks closed in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States Disney World reopened in July 2020 with social distancing and mask requirements. Disneyland reopened in early 2021. This comes after California`s indoor mask requirement expired on Wednesday in the face of falling cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Disneyland and Walt Disney World have pointed out that starting Thursday, they will no longer need masks for fully vaccinated guests in the parks, either indoors or outdoors. Customers who are not fully vaccinated will still need to wear masks indoors (even when walking indoors). The Walt Disney Company has announced that it is removing the majority of its indoor mask requirement for vaccinated guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland theme parks. Vaccinated guests who wish to visit Disneyland and Disney California Adventure no longer need to wear masks in most indoor spaces. Disney World and Disneyland have required guests ages 2 and older to wear masks indoors since July 2021 — a precaution parks have taken against the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. It should also be noted that there are no protocols in both parks to determine who is vaccinated and who is not, so compliance with the mask requirement related to vaccination among guests is on the honor system. Disneyland`s website states: « The State of California strongly recommends that all guests be fully vaccinated or receive a negative COVID-19 test before entering disneyland resort » and « We encourage people to get vaccinated. » Interestingly, the very carefully worded statements of each park differ slightly in that the Disney World text explicitly mentions that « face coverings are optional for fully vaccinated guests, » while Disneyland`s statement omits the mention of fully vaccinated guests and only addresses the status of unvaccinated guests. Of course, California will tomorrow lift its indoor mask requirement for vaccinated people, which means the park will also lift those requirements given Disneyland`s non-reporting.

The mask policy updates come days after Universal Orlando Resort announced that vaccinated guests would no longer be required to wear face masks and after the state of California lifted its requirement to wear a mask. Disneyland was more explicit and required face masks for all unvaccinated guests aged 2 years and older. Starting this Thursday, vaccinated guests will no longer have to mask indoors in most Walt Disney World and Disneyland neighborhoods. All guests must wear a mask in Disney shuttles and « health facilities, » including first aid areas, regardless of their vaccination status. On Wednesday, several states decided to lift their national mask requirements as COVID cases and hospitalizations decline. Park officials noted that for unvaccinated people who still have to wear masks, « neck gaiters, open chins, triangular bandanas, and face coverings containing valves, meshes, or holes of any kind are not acceptable face coverings. » In California, the state on Tuesday ended its requirement to wear a mask for people vaccinated indoors. California counties and municipalities are allowed to implement stricter rules than the state. The new mask policy went into effect Thursday after revised guidelines for visitors. Visitors over the age of 2 who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 must continue to wear masks at Anaheim theme parks.

Disney`s change in its mask policy comes after Universal Orlando in Florida lifted its requirements for indoor and outdoor masks for fully vaccinated guests. The new guidelines came into effect on Saturday. Customers who have not yet been vaccinated are encouraged to wear masks around the home, Universal Orlando said. Florida recommends face coverings for the general public, but currently has no nationwide mask requirement. However, companies have the right to decide on their own obligation to wear a mask. American Idol Season 19 finalist Willie Spence dies in a car accident Mickey and Minnie Mouse perform at a parade as they pass Cinderella`s Castle at Walt Disney World`s Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida.