Today, April 28, 2020, the Florida Task Force discussed recommended guidelines for various businesses for reopening — including hair salons, movies, restaurants, hotels, and Florida’s theme parks — Including the Disney Parks and Universal Orlando.
Restaurants
Though this discussion from the Task Force wasn’t directed towards the theme parks, places such as Disney Springs are home to several different restaurants, such as Rainforest Cafe, D-Luxe Burger, Earl of Sandwich, and others, these guidelines and protocols could be put into place.
The following Task Force guidelines were discussed:
Paper/disposable menus
The encouragement of take-out and online orders
Touchless hand sanitizer at entryways
Also discussed was hand sanitizer at every table, all employees must wear face masks, temperature checks for staff before a shift, doors to be wiped regularly, seated tables six feet apart to encourage social distancing, and more.
The Economic Recovery Task Force has recommended small and large theme parks.
Small Theme Parks
Places such as Top Golf, Funspot, and Gatorland should take the following Task Force guidelines when reopening:
Tape marking of 6 feet apart in ride/attraction queues to encourage social distancing
Staff regularly wipe down surfaces
Large Theme Parks
Places such as Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando should take the following guidelines when reopening:
Tape marking of 6 feet apart in ride/attraction queues to encourage social distancing
Staff regularly wipe down surfaces
They also discussed temperature checks (which Bob Iger has already recommended), touchless hand sanitizer at each ticketing entry and exit and each ride and attraction, and employees must wear face masks at all times.
During Phase 1 of the theme Park’s reopening — Places such as Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando may reopen at a 50% capacity. Once Phase 2 hits, the capacity can expand to 75%.
Mayor Demings stated during the meeting that a June reopening is “more realistic” than a May reopening.
As of right now, Disney Parks has not yet announced when the parks will reopen to Guests, but Inside the Magic will continue to update you as we find out more information. For more information on Disney Resort reservation cancellations, you can visit our FAQ article here.
We recently announced Disney made changes and canceled previously made Park and Resort reservations for Walt Disney World travel dates in mid-May due to the temporary Park closures, which you can read more about here.
Has the current Disney Parks closure affected your Disney vacation? Let us know in the comments.
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