By: Natalie Riera
When the spread of COVID-19 hit the United States, life as we knew it came to a complete halt. This included the shut down of small businesses all over the country as well as millions staying home. Over the first couple of months of quarantine, businesses and and attractions were forced to shut down but slowly started reopening with new guidelines. Although most people are still waiting for life to resume to the way it was before COVID, these new guidelines could quite possibly be our new normal. Here are some ways that this post-COVID world has effected the reopening of Disney.
Not all of the new guidelines are bad for the guests of these amusement parks, they actually have proved to work in park goers favor.
- Due to the new capacity limits, the hour long wait times that we once knew are gone. If you are planning on visiting a Disney World park, expect far shorter wait times than before.
2. Another bonus from the new capacity limits are that he park is way less crowded and easier to navigate without the sea of people clogging up every street.
3. With COVID regulations, the parks are being sanitized and inspected more than ever. This makes for a much safer and clean visit.
Although some COVID regulations have worked in park goers favor, a lot of them have also put a halt to some of the most exciting parts of visiting a theme park.
- Face masks are required in businesses all over the country and amusement parks are no exception. If you are planning on visiting Disney, expect to be required to mask up all day long.
2. One of the main contributors to the magic of Disney World is all of people’s favorite fictional characters walking around the park and greeting guests. However, in order to ensure the safest possible experience, meet and greets are no longer allowed.
3. Disney used to have the perfect end to a magical day at the parks with their nightly firework shows. Now, these shows are no longer happening in attempts to stop the spread of COVID.
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