Disneyland, Disney World will require guests, cast members to wear masks indoors

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As COVID-19 circumstances surge once more all through the nation, Disneyland and Walt Disney World plan to require visitors and forged members to put on masks whereas indoors, no matter vaccination standing.

The brand new coverage, making use of to all workers and visitors ages 2 and up, takes impact Friday, July 30.

“We’re adapting our well being and security pointers primarily based on steering from well being and authorities officers, and would require Forged Members and Friends ages 2 and up, to put on face coverings in all indoor places at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort starting Friday, July 30, no matter vaccination standing,” park officers stated in a media assertion.

It comes after the CDC issued new steering once more recommending that everybody – vaccinated or not – put on masks whereas indoors in public settings. The state of California on Wednesday additionally made related suggestions.

The CDC up to date its steering because the nation faces a brand new spike in COVID-19 circumstances, primarily as a result of highly-contagious delta variant.

Many of the new circumstances are among the many unvaccinated, however well being specialists have famous that even those that have acquired the vaccine can carry and transmit the coronavirus. There are additionally breakthrough circumstances of vaccinated individuals creating COVID-19, however the signs are often milder than amongst those that haven’t been vaccinated.

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Disneyland reopened in late April after being closed for greater than a yr throughout the pandemic. It initially had strict masks necessities in place however later loosened these for vaccinated visitors after the state of California reopened companies and lifted most social distancing and masks necessities on June 15.

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