Disney eliminates mask policy at Walt Disney World theme parks for guests who are fully vaccinated effective June 15

Jun 11, 2021 in "The Walt Disney Company"

Forum Forums Tweet Share Tweet Share

Posted: Friday June 11, 2021 3:45pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Beginning next week, Disney will no longer require masks to be worn at the Walt Disney World Resort hotels and theme parks for guests who are fully vaccinated.

Guests entering Disney's Animal Kingdom without masks for the first time in a year on May 15

Face coverings will still be required for all Guests on Disney transportation, including Disney buses, monorails and Disney Skyliner. The new policy will be effective June 15 2021.

Rope drops were brought back this week as Disney relaxes distancing measures

In addition, Disney has stated that it will continue to reduce physical distancing in queues, shops, restaurants, attraction boarding areas, transportation and theaters.

Masks will still be required on Walt Disney World transportation systems including the monorail

The last mask policy change came just over 3 weeks ago on May 15, when Disney responded to new CDC and Orange County guidance and dropped its mask requirement for guests when outdoors. However, masks were still required to be worn when indoors or on any Disney transportation.

Guests walking along Main Street U.S.A. with the optional masks rules in place on May 15

The new policy does specify that guests who are fully vaccinated may go mask-free, however, this does mean that Disney will be relying on the honor system as there is no way for Disney to verify the vaccination status of its guests or employees.

Disney has just recently installed 'Masks On' signage outside many buildings

Here is the new Walt Disney World mask policy in full.

FACE COVERINGS

Face coverings will be optional for fully vaccinated Guests in most areas. Face coverings will still be required of all Guests on Disney transportation, including Disney buses, monorails and Disney Skyliner. While we will not require proof of vaccination, we expect Guests who are not fully vaccinated to continue wearing face coverings in all indoor locations, and upon entering and throughout all attractions and transportation. Guests must observe current policies on face coverings until June 15.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING

We will be relaxing physical distancing guidelines for Guests. This will be visible in places like queues, shops, restaurants, attraction boarding, transportation and our theaters. It’s important to remember that some experiences and entertainment may still be operating with limited capacity or may remain temporarily unavailable. We’re not quite ready to bring back everything yet, but we are optimistic and look forward to the day when Disney pals and princesses are able to hug once again.

Discuss on the Forums

Get Walt Disney World News Delivered to Your Inbox

wdwmagicApr 14, 2022

This thread is going to take a break for a while until any changes are announced at Disney in regard to the last remaining mask requirements on transport.

Andrew CApr 14, 2022

If we are talking about WDW, put the blame on the company for keeping this silly rule in place. For airplanes, put the blame on the feds. When people realize stupid rules are in place and have no impact, they are going to be challenged. That’s just human nature and the reality throughout history. On the other end, when rules tend to make sense, people are more receptive. WDWs transportation rule is illogical. The feds 14 day extension of the public transportation rule at this point is the same. Expect more push back. It’s all about appearances than anything else and more and more people will pick up on that.

Chip ChippersonApr 14, 2022

No, you're not following the rules. You're planning the mask version of holding your finger an in from your siblings face and saying, "I'm not touching you!" And for the record, on my recent flights, the message was that masks had to be replaced between bites/sips, so unless you plan on holding g a drink to your mouth for the entire flight then you're not following the rules - but if you do that, please report back and let us know of how that worked out for you during turbulence.

Club CooloholicApr 14, 2022

I already explained it. It slows things down and makes it harder for the employees. And some might not really want to sit for 3 hours on a flight next to a guy sipping coffee the whole time.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

I don’t understand why you’re mad at me.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

There. Fixed the stupid. Now, go create ANOTHER account for me to ignore. :rolleyes:

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

Thanks for understanding

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

Okay.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

God bless, but no thank you.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

They are flag carriers for the socially inept and the self-important. They have one job here. It's stupid but they're going to do it.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

Just go back to your regular account. Please? For everyone.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

What can I say? I’m so lonely at this stage in my life, that the (virtual) company of people who hate me is better than the alternative, which is no company at all.

DisneyCaneApr 14, 2022

Hence why I asked the poster if they were intending to only experience outdoor attractions with outdoor queues. If yes, then I can at least understand their logic. If no, then the obsession about people not masking on transportation doesn't make any sense.