Mask Rules Changed!

[Tess]

Disney announces plans to drop mask requirements at the Walt Disney World theme parks and resort hotels

 

[KerryCM]

Just heard this. I am here now.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Wow, that's a big announcement - I guess not a huge surprise either. I thought they might allow a bit more time for the change when they announced it, as there are still folks who have made plans based on indoor masking. The official policy appears to be changing only for vaccinated guests, and even vaccinated will need masks on certain transportations. Things continue to change!

 

[KerryCM]

Transportation is federally mandated,so that won’t change for a while

 

[gharter]

I expected it to happen, but was not thinking they would do it so quickly based on cautious they have been to date.

 

[BelleGi]

such wonderful news!

 

[kilik64]

FANTASTIC NEWS!

We are going 3/6 to 3/12 and im super pumped about this change!

 

[bambialways4ever]

Transportation is federally mandated,so that won’t change for a while

Yes, but that mandate is currently scheduled to end March 18th. Could it be extended again? Yup, and seems more likely it will be then it won't be. But, it's not that far away if it doesn't get extended.

 

[MsVanderquack]

This is awesome! I'm heading there in a few days. We'd started to consider changing a few days to Universal when they made their announcement the other day. Lol

 

[Jrits]

So as of today we dont have to wear masks?

 

[Tess]

So as of today we dont have to wear masks?

2/17/22

 

[Catvondita]

Wow, that's a big announcement - I guess not a huge surprise either. I thought they might allow a bit more time for the change when they announced it, as there are still folks who have made plans based on indoor masking. The official policy appears to be changing only for vaccinated guests, and even vaccinated will need masks on certain transportations. Things continue to change!

Thats where I'm at. I was hoping for the policy to still be in place for when we go but I think I'll just try to stick to more outdoor rides. It shouldn't be too bad there's still a ton of do

 

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[VandVsmama]

Good to know! I saw the Dreams Unlimited Travel post about it just now on FB and let our friends know who we're traveling with to WDW in October. Thanks for sharing this info!

 

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[snikki]

Disneyland also dropped their mandate.

 

[MISCdisney21]

What’s the policy for 2 year old unvaccinated?

 

[thanxfornoticin]

So as of today we dont have to wear masks?

If you look at the policy, it now says as of 2/17/22 vaccinated do not need to wear masks indoors, except on certain transportation like monorail, buses, and Skyliner. The policy appears unchanged for unvaccinated, as stated.

 

[bambialways4ever]

What’s the policy for 2 year old unvaccinated?

Officially, this: "We expect Guests who are not fully vaccinated to continue wearing face coverings in all indoor locations, including indoor attractions and theaters. Face coverings will still be required by all Guests (ages 2 and up) on enclosed Disney transportation, including Disney buses, monorails, and Disney Skyliner."

 

[hultrain]

What’s the policy for 2 year old unvaccinated?

Technically still “expected” from what I read but I think they phrase it “we expect” rather than “we require” on purpose. As in I don’t see how they are going to enforce it.