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Theme Park COVID-19 Policies & Procedures

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This thread is cataloging and reporting the new policies and procedures at theme parks, resorts, and shopping areas. This list will focus on Universal and Disney's parks and will not be comprehensive. Visit the CDC site for up-to-date guidelines, information, and ways to protect yourself.

Please keep all opinions in the COVID-19 General Discussion thread or the Theme Parks & Shopping Districts Reopening thread.

Universal Studios Hollywood

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Universal Orlando Resort

  • Now Open
  • Guidelines
    • Face covering required
    • Temperature check required
    • Wash hands often
    • Social distancing
    • Floor markings

Universal Studios Japan

  • Reopening July 1

Walt Disney World

  • Disney Spring phased reopening May 20.
    • Reduced capacity of shops and restaurants
    • 3rd Party Vendors at first, Disney venues later
    • Face masks required for guests and CM
    • Disney Venues reopening May 27
  • Walt Disney World Parks Reopening
    • July 11 - Magic Kingdom & Animal Kingdom
    • July 15 - Epcot & Hollywood Studios
  • Guidelines
    • Limited parking and reduced entrances
    • Temperature screenings prior to entry
    • Face coverings required for everyone
    • Physical distancing practices including physically-distanced queues and physical barriers
    • Temporary operation modifications, including reduced hours at select locations and no scheduled entertainment offerings or high-touch interactive areas
    • An increased focus on disinfecting and sanitation, including the addition of hand-washing stations and hand sanitizers in key areas

Disneyland
  • Reopening July 17

Others

Shanghai Disneyland
  • Phased reopening: We’re looking at all of our locations and how best to begin the reopening process, including a gradual reopening and/or partial reopening of certain locations. For example, the opening of retail and dining locations prior to the opening of our theme parks.
  • Physical distancing and capacity measures: As you can imagine, managing guest density in queues, restaurants, hotels, ride vehicles and other facilities throughout the park and across the resort is a major focus, as we implement physical distancing guidelines based on guidance from health authorities, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and appropriate government agencies. This will likely include implementation of guest capacity measures to comply with state and federal guidelines. We’re also exploring ways to use technology to aid us in these efforts, like with our Play Disney Parks App and through virtual queues at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
  • Cleanliness and sanitization: We’re planning increased cleaning and disinfection, determining where that should take place (for example, in high-traffic areas), and the cleaning products and processes we’ll use.
  • Screening and prevention support: We’ll follow guidance from the government and the medical community regarding enhanced screening procedures and prevention measures, including those related to personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face coverings. Some measures, like adding hand sanitizers and hand washing stations across our resorts, have already been implemented.
  • Cast training: We’re further emphasizing our strong culture of health and safety amongst our cast members, and will continue to provide new training and reinforcement as we get closer to reopening.


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With the first news of Disney Springs reopening I am unlocking this thread.

This thread is to discuss the measures put in place by the parks and their implementation. Please keep all opinions in the General Discussion thread.
 
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Face masks required. That answers that.
 
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What does 3rd parties first mean?
 
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What does 3rd parties first mean?
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No Disney owned locations
 
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No Disney owned locations
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Makes sense.

If it hits the fan, it's not Disney's fault, it wasn't their restaurants and shops.
 
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blogmickey.com

Walt Disney World Will Limit Capacity to Theme Parks, Hotels, Restaurants, and More When They Reopen

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond
blogmickey.com blogmickey.com
 
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Scott W. said:
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blogmickey.com

Walt Disney World Will Limit Capacity to Theme Parks, Hotels, Restaurants, and More When They Reopen

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond
blogmickey.com blogmickey.com
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Right now I want to keep the main post with actionable information, so "reduced capacity and some things might not open" isn't enough at this time. i will keep an eye out for more info though.
 
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He is standing shoulder to shoulder with a guy pointing out a sign for guests to keep their distance... what thwacked messaging!
 
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He is standing shoulder to shoulder with a guy pointing out a sign for guests to keep their distance... what thwacked messaging!
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and not just that one instance. There's numerous ones after that with the CM's
 
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and not just that one instance. There's numerous ones after that with the CM's
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I had to turn it off because it was disgusting joke and absolutely horrid example to set.
 
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I had to turn it off because it was disgusting joke and absolutely horrid example to set.
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What I took from that video is that the cast members are crowding up the areas and not able to maintain social distancing due to their job constraints in many cases (although the guy talking in the video should've known better than to do better than some of the things he did). Theme parks are going to be incredibly tough places to maintain social distancing once guests are inside as well.
 
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Literally the first dozen posts into this and we've already gone off the rails. Keep this about the factual nature of what is being implemented and keep opinions in the General Discussion.
 
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From Chris Explorer, an example of how Disney's policies are being used proper with Pirates.

 
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Literally the first dozen posts into this and we've already gone off the rails. Keep this about the factual nature of what is being implemented and keep opinions in the General Discussion.
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Here’s a list of the attractions not operating with the reopening of the park at SHDL. The list includes the nighttime fireworks show (Ignite The Dream) and Daytime Parade (Mickey’s Storybook Express).
 
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From Chris Explorer, an example of how Disney's policies are being used proper with Pirates.

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Also note that exiting guests must now leave the boat before they open gates for the next load.
 
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One thing that hasn’t been discussed is screams and laughter on dark (enclosed) rides. Kong and Spidey are two that come to mind that induce such reactions. Expelling that much air is iffy.

On the other hand, can you imagine a theme park having signs that say, “please, no laughter or screams”.
 
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One thing that hasn’t been discussed is screams and laughter on dark (enclosed) rides. Kong and Spidey are two that come to mind that induce such reactions. Expelling that much air is iffy.

On the other hand, can you imagine a theme park having signs that say, “please, no laughter or screams”.
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Well, people are going to be enforced to wear masks on rides, so will it matter much?
 
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