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

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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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MisterPenguinJan 16, 2025

I would die to hear them sing "Pure Imagination."

Alice aJan 15, 2025

You just identified EXACTLY what I like about these :D

natatomicJan 15, 2025

Btw, it probably makes me sexist, but I hate how some women will be wearing pants. 🤣 I say that as a woman, though

natatomicJan 15, 2025

And ran whimsical chocolate factories…

MisterPenguinJan 15, 2025

What if American Colonialists wore leisure suits? 🤔

jrhwdwJan 15, 2025

I get your point but I found some Great things from JCP!

James AlucobondJan 15, 2025

They at least actually look like intentional costumes instead of ill-fitting off-the-rack stuff from JCPenney. 🤷‍♂️

natatomicJan 14, 2025

Maybe some people like them. I still think they’re hideous. 🤣

SquishyDec 25, 2024

There wouldn't be much Disney could have done differently, FAA did checks and approved the software and hardware that was in use by sky elements in Orlando similar to what processes Dronisos goes through. They weren't just dropping, some of the ones which started failing were flying way outside the safety zone instead of just dropping down as intended. Universal and Disney will likely be waiting to see what the FAA investigation outcome says.

DisoneDec 25, 2024

It was alarming to see those downtown Orlando drones just dropping like flys and into an area where people were present. What happen to the laws that said they could not be over people? Maybe that's just a Disney rule? I guess after seeing that Footage at lake Eola Orlando, this is a good rule. Having said that I Disagree this will kill any chance of Drones in use at Luminous or Dak or other WDW. Fireworks have injured cast, exploded on world drive, caused numerous fires on property and there continue to be used. Will this slow down the arrival in order for Disney to be extra diligent, likely! But accidents happen and if Disney wants to add drones, this won't be the reason they stop.

peter11435Dec 25, 2024

Not really.

CompedDec 25, 2024

I think we all know that Disney would have done a much better job making sure it was all safe, rather than whatever company the city used... Universal pretty publicly has only paused their drones though, so much like the crocodile throughout WDW we could see them return eventually.

TTA94Dec 25, 2024

There goes any chance of drones being added to Luminous or DAK, if there was a chance in the first place, after that drone incident in downtown Orlando.