Disneyland Paris meet and greets with face characters return to pre-pandemic normal while Walt Disney World's remain distanced

Mar 28, 2022 in "Character Meet and Greets at Epcot"

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Posted: Monday March 28, 2022 9:23am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Character meet and greets with Disney Princesses and other face characters have returned to normal at Disneyland Paris. The news is reported by @DLPReport.

??Starting today, face character meet and greets are no longer distanced at Disneyland Paris: pic.twitter.com/uvEVHcvYuq
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) March 28, 2022

Guests are now allowed to hug face characters at the Disneyland Paris theme parks, a return to pre-pandemic protocols.

This latest change comes a month after Disneyland Paris removed physically distancing from fur character meet and greets.

Disneyland Paris no longer requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entry, a change that was introduced on March 14, 2022, the same policy as at Walt Disney World.

At Walt Disney World, physical distancing remains in place at all character meet and greets, even those that take place outdoors.

Characters at Walt Disney World remain behind barriers to maintain physical distancing

Minnie Mouse meet and greet at the EPCOT World Showcase Gazebo

The only exception to the rule is at Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, where guests are able to directly interact with fur and face characters with no restrictions.

Guests are able to interact with characters Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser without barriers

Disney is yet to make any announcements about a return of normal meet and greets at Walt Disney World, but with COVID conditions continuing to improve, they can't be that far away.

Mary Poppins at the UK pavilion

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wannabeBelle2 hours ago

Current casting call for EPCOT: ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Variety Entertainment Acts Local to Central Florida for Epcot For: Walt Disney World Audition City: Local to Central Florida Location: Walt Disney World: Online Submission Looking For: Musical Acts and Variety ActsWednesday, November 27, 202411:30 PMTimezone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar Share Disney Live Entertainment is accepting online submissions from variety acts of up to five performers to perform as atmosphere entertainment at Epcot at the Walt Disney World® Resort near Orlando, FL. Seeking contemporary and engaging performers from the local Central Florida area. Acts will be contracted on an as needed basis with no guarantee of hours. Seeking fun-filled entertainment for diverse audiences of different ages, including families with children: Magicians, Jugglers, Physical Comedians, Performance Artists, Visual Acts, Solo/Duo Dance Team, Acts Using Technology, and unique multi-disciplinary acts We are not seeking musical acts, fire breathing or fire juggling acts, balloon artists, animal acts, face painters or caricature artists.

TrainsOfDisney2 hours ago

I believe they are hired by different departments but they could potentially do both. Some of the former boardwalk jugglers performed at both the boardwalk and storybook circus for a while.

wannabeBelle2 hours ago

Actually I saw casting call for both. Hopefully more entertainment is coming. It really isnt that hard to cast for this because in some cases I know people who still live locally and have done those roles previously. C'mon Disney, let's do this!! Marie

MisterPenguin2 hours ago

Disney Springs has streetmosphere performers during the holidays....

nickys2 hours ago

That was my impression too. But it occurred to me they could also “fit” on the Boardwalk. Do entertainers ever do both I wonder?

HauntedPirate2 hours ago

I think those casting calls were for Epcot. And I also think that those who know more tend to believe those are slotted for spots around WSL.

TTA9412 hours ago

Hopefully there’s a surprise or two but I guess we will see.

nickys1 day ago

There have been casting calls for street entertainers - I assume in Epcot / Boardwalk. Not sure if the location was mentioned.

jrhwdw1 day ago

And we have no hints that entertainment we had or currently have is getting restored....

mattpeto1 day ago

It's not that far away either.

Tony the Tigger1 day ago

It’s not 2025 yet.

TrainsOfDisney1 day ago

2 of the former Boardwalk / Storybook Circus Jugglers are performing for the holidays at Disneys Hollywood Studios - great to see them back and hopefully they keep them on.

mattpeto1 day ago

I mean we kept hearing 2025 was the year of entertainment at WDW. So far, we got Starlight and two new shows (Mermaid at DHS and Villains) at DHS. Is the new shows at DHS meant to help with capacity gain/losses during Muppets or Disney Jr. Dance closure? Dreams that Soar was wildly popular but was such a operations nightmare, I'd be surprised it returns at Disney Springs in 2025. Epcot and AK have what coming? Either way, not a ton of entertainment for my taste like they have been teasing. Not yet.

bcoachable1 day ago

Bummer- I kinda felt like the acts were cut to make budget room for the Star Wars hotel gigs… and so my hopes were that when that starship “crashed”, possibly the funding might come back… Those acts really helped to set the parks above others.