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Disney Cruise Line has not set sail since the beginning of March in 2020, prior to the shutdowns from the global pandemic.
Disney Cruise Line
Disney cruises were cancelled in mid-March last year and have continued to be cancelled. Now, some passengers who sailed on a Disney Cruise before the closures are suing Disney for allegedly contracting COVID-19 while on board.
COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed around the United States, and President Biden has indicated that the U.S. could have enough vaccines for every adult by May.
Minnie Mouse Giving Us the Mask Rules
As the situation with the pandemic has developed, face mask recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have changed. In light of the vaccine distribution and evolving science, the CDC has now issued new public health recommendations regarding face masks for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The global health crisis has created many challenges for the tourism industry, especially for those businesses with cruise lines. Last year, even Disney confirmed that the last of its business to resume would be its cruises.
Disney Cruise Line Wonder Ship
As of this year, sailings for Disney Cruise Line were originally canceled through February, but that was extended to March and April. Select cruises have also been canceled through August.
Due to the global health crisis, Tokyo Disneyland — along with Disney’s other resorts across the world — closed its doors in February 2020. Its theme parks reopened in July, later seeing the return of nighttime entertainment, as well as character meet and greets.
Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland
In December, Japan announced a travel ban on non-resident foreign travelers due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Soon after, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea announced reduced hours through January, and then later through March 7th.
We got some BIG news about Disneyland Resort earlier.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle 2019
Due to new state guidelines, theme parks in California can reopen as early as April 1st, 2021. In response, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock stated that Disneyland would announce a reopening date soon. But if you were lost in excitement over visiting Disneyland again, you may have missed something important.
The theme parks at Disneyland Resort have been closed since last March, and are expected to remain closed throughout this March.
Disneyland Gate
But, many stores and restaurants in Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort have reopened, and a special ticketed event will soon be coming to Disney California Adventure Park. Still, because the county where Disneyland is located is within a specific reopening tier, stores and restaurants have certain capacity and other restrictions. And those restrictions can’t be lessened until the county reaches a lower tier. Soon counties may be able to move into a lower tier easier. This would allow those counties to loosen select restrictions.
Sports attendance in California could return soon.
Disneyland Gate
California Governor Gavin Newsom has not allowed fans to attend sporting events in the state since the start of the pandemic. But according to NBC Los Angeles, he is now having “advanced conversations” with local health authorities and Major League Baseball about a policy change.
To ensure we are equipping our readers with all the information they need, we will continue to report on all travel, safety, and COVID-related news that could impact a Disney Parks visit.
Disney World health and safety regulations seem like they are ever-evolving.
EPCOT
It has been almost two years since Disney World closed in response to the global health crisis. Since then, Disney has been repeatedly updating the mask policy, social distancing protocols, and more. Now, we’re taking an updated look at what happens when you experience COVID-19 symptoms in Disney World.
Face masks have become essential in the Disney Parks these days.
Pandora Face Masks
Since reopening in July of 2020, Disney World has shared and updated its face mask policies time and time again, so what do they look like now? Well, today we’re taking a look at everything you need to know about Disney’s face mask policies. [PLEASE NOTE: This post has been continually updated with the current face mask policies since it was originally published.]
The global health crisis continues to affect Florida and the rest of the country.
Florida Sunset
It has been exactly one year since Florida first reported COVID-19 cases in the state. Now, vaccine rollout is ongoing and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring several variants of the original virus.
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