Walt Disney World Reopening Date of July 11th
Today the Walt Disney World reopening date was put forward to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force which has unanimously approved the proposal. The proposal then moves forward to the Orlando Mayor and the Governor of Florida. The date set is July 11th for Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom & July 15th for Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
Jim MacPhee the Senior Vice President of Operations / Chief Operating Officer of WDW gave the presentation.
When the approval from the Governor has been granted the plans can be put in motion.
*Update* Proposal approved. Moves to the Governor and Mayor.
Proposed Timeline
Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom – July 11th
Epcot and Hollywood Studios – July 15th
Previews will occur before these dates.
Plan Outline
- New theme park reservation system for all guests
- Enchanced safety protocols – face masks required for all guests and cast members
- Temperature screening for cast members and guests
- Limiting guest and cast member contact points
- Pausing character meet and greats
- Temporarily suspend parades and fireworks
- Reduced capacity
- Social Distancing squads around the park of cast members
- Relaxation zones for areas where a mask is not needed added to the parks
- Paper maps only handed out upon request
- Mobile ordering and cashless transactions encouraged
- Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World will reopen to members and guests and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen on June 22
Help protect the magic….
Some of the signs you will see at the parks:
For more information check the Disney parks blog.
Some quotes from the blog:
Theme park capacity will be significantly limited as we welcome guests back to the magic, we will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance.
At this time, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations so we can focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations (Disney Vacation Club members can still make new reservations). Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details.
Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details. We will resume new ticket sales and hotel reservations after that period of time. Theme park reservations will be limited due to attendance limitations and will be subject to availability. More details about this new reservation system will be available soon
This follows Universal Orlando who presented last week and will be opening June 5th to the public.
