Today is the beginning of the optional outdoor mask mandate and seemingly the end of temperature checks too. Seeing the images I was surprisingly emotional.
Guests are coming to the Walt Disney World parks today and some are wearing masks and some are not because when you are outdoors masks are now optional.
Social media has images of guests coming into the parks and it feels a bit more normal:
For some reason it’s making me cry. It’s a relief to see something that looks more like what we know.
PHOTOS: Guests Walk Up Main Street USA Without Masks for First Time in 14 Months at Walt Disney World – https://t.co/ONlXIwTz26 https://t.co/QERyHr5cTw
— Jimmy Shaffer (@TubeEye4) May 15, 2021
We’ve seen a lot of managers having huddles with Cast Members. The short notice on the policy change has really thrown a wrench into operations today. Everyone should be extra nice to CMs today, they can use some encouragement. pic.twitter.com/3RYgEziUqp
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) May 15, 2021
You MUST wear your mask indoors and in attraction queues.
Disney seems to be giving out masks to those that misplaced theirs (or didn’t bring them because they didn’t actually understand the new rules.)
Seeing a lot of maskless guests in outdoor queues, but we did see Cast Members enforcing the rules towards the ride entrances pic.twitter.com/eeLmd97YBP
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) May 15, 2021
PHOTOS: Cast Members Asking Guests to Wear Masks in Some Outdoor Queues at Walt Disney World, Free Disposable Masks Availablehttps://t.co/ADLj56cPWM
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) May 15, 2021
Individually-packaged disposable masks are being distributed to attraction entrances at Magic Kingdom for guests who may have misplaced theirs while outdoors. pic.twitter.com/AqUBBsuf7J
— WDW News Today (@WDWNT) May 15, 2021
Please keep in mind that you are still required to wear masks in some situations.
It’s been 10 months since the parks reopened and about 14 months since the last time we saw guests walking around mask-less. Eventually we will go back to normal, but I have a feeling a lot of things that are different at the parks will stay different moving forward.
What do you think? Comment and let us know!
Source: Twitter, WDWNT
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