Disney World Quarantine Rules & Travel Guidance
Quarantine rules to Florida from many states apply to Walt Disney World visitors returning home. This covers travel restrictions, mandates & recommendations, international testing requirements, updates on numbers, and relaxation of rules for fully vaccinated people by the CDC. (Updated April 26, 2021.)
In addition to travel rules, this post has become our monthly status report for progress and setbacks by states and the U.S. as a whole. As always, we’ll begin with the above map, which has stalled in its improvements. In some states, new cases have plateaued and even increased in hot spots. The silver lining there is that hospitalizations and deaths continue to drop throughout the United States, and that trend will likely continue with older and higher risk populations vaccinated.
Speaking of which, more positive news: the vaccination rollout continues to accelerate. The United States has now administered more than 225 million doses, fully vaccinating over 92.9 million people or 29% of the total U.S. population (42% are at least partially vaccinated). The United States is now averaging 3 million vaccines per day in the last week. We’re among the best countries in the world for vaccine rollout, on par with the United Kingdom and well ahead of the rest of Europe and Asia.
The fruits of these improved numbers are starting to impact policy. After months of cautionary messaging that has been slow to evolve, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will release new recommendations this week. This is expected to include a lifting of outdoor face mask guidance.
Per multiple news outlets, President Biden will announce several changes on April 27, as part of remarks on the state of the pandemic. The will likely include more rule relaxations for fully vaccinated people, though the final language of the announcement is unclear, as is to whom the outdoor mask rules will apply.
This comes after prominent publications like Slate and The Atlantic proposed an end to outdoor mask mandates. Israel, which offers a potential preview into what the U.S. numbers will look like in another month if vaccination rates hold, lifted its outdoor mask mandate.
There has also been a growing chorus for ending outdoor mask rules among experts. Former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC: “People could choose to wear a mask if they want to. I think there shouldn’t be requirements that they have to wear masks outdoors…We know activities outside are lower risk than things done indoors.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci essentially said the same thing on ABC with regard to outdoor mask rules: “The CDC is a science-based organization. They don’t want to make any guidelines unless they look at the data and the data backs it up. But when you look around at the common sense situation, obviously the risk is really very low, particularly if you’re vaccinated.”
As we reported last week, Orange County is weighing a timeline to phase out some restrictions, including face masks and physical distancing. New CDC guidance could preempt that, and be a potential game-changer for Walt Disney World. However, that’s likely only going to be the case if dropping masks outdoors encompasses both the vaccinated and unvaccinated.
If you’re wondering why Walt Disney World probably won’t change its mask rules if that relaxation applies only to the fully vaccinated, it comes down to logistics. Theme parks, airlines, hotels, and various other businesses cannot have two classes of people. That would be a nightmare scenario for enforcement, and overly burdensome to frontline Cast Members and other employees of the aforementioned businesses. As we’ve reported previously, vaccine passports could sidestep this issue, but will not be allowed in Florida.
Prior to this, the CDC released new travel guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals. This is a big step that reflects a shift in messaging and better balance, which is necessary if the CDC wants its advice to remain relevant to real world behavior.
For domestic travel, people who are two weeks past their final shot (first dose of Johnson & Johnson; second dose of Moderna or Pfizer) do not need to get a test before or after trips and do not need to self-quarantine after travel. That means, for example, fully-vaccinated grandparents can fly to visit their grandchildren without testing or self-quarantining, provided they follow the other recommended public health measures, such as wearing masks on planes, buses, trains and other forms of public transportation.
For international travel, the CDC guidance indicates that fully vaccinated people do not need to be tested before their trips unless it is required by the destination. When returning to the United States, fully vaccinated people should get tested and have a negative result before boarding an international flight back to the United States.
Of course, this international travel guidance is somewhat meaningless for most countries that have barred travel. However, that could change in the coming months. The U.S. Travel Association has pushed the government to lift travel restrictions on international visitors. As many of these are reciprocal in nature, this is first likely to occur with other countries–like the United Kingdom and Israel–that are also vaccinating at high rates. (Vaccine passports remain likely for international travel, with the European Union and many other countries working on implementing such systems.)
In tandem with this travel guidance, the CDC also stated that “if grandparents have been vaccinated, they can visit their daughter and her family, even if they have not been vaccinated so long as the daughter and her family are not at risk for severe disease.”
Extrapolating from that quote, this could be a precursor to how the CDC will handle bigger picture guidance given that most kids likely will not be vaccinated in 2021. That’s very relevant to Walt Disney World’s rules given its core demographics. With all adults now eligible to be vaccinated and ample availability throughout most of the country, it’s entirely possible that things are closer to normal and public health measures can be further relaxed by Memorial Day.
We’re already seeing some states ditch their rules, and more will undoubtedly follow suit as the early-movers are “vindicated” by numbers that continue to decline. Based solely on seasonality, current trajectory, and vaccination rates, that seems likely. Moreover, public tolerance of face masks, especially once vaccines are widely available, is going to plummet.
Being fully vaccinated is effectively the end of this for most people, and they’ll want to behave accordingly. No matter how people might feel about masks right now, the vast majority won’t want to continue having to wear them long after they’ve been vaccinated, especially on vacation.
We’ve been predicting precisely this for months. (See When Will Walt Disney World Stop Requiring Face Masks? among many other posts.) Even late last year as the holiday surge started, we stressed that there was light at the end of the tunnel and numbers would start to come down as the season of family gatherings ended (contact tracing has shown over 70% of cases are a result of “living room spread“) and vaccines rolled out.
On the last earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Chapek recently stated that Walt Disney World could have some level of physical distancing and mask-wearing for the remainder of 2021 but called vaccine availability a game-changer. Most other sites emphasized the “remainder of 2021” part of that, saying it meant face masks until 2022.
We disagreed, emphasizing the some level and game-changer parts. In parsing Chapek’s words, it appears to us that Disney is laying the groundwork for changing its approach to health safety protocol so rules can be relaxed on an earlier timeline. (Just reiterating all of that here to double-down on our past predictions, which have been criticized for being too bold and optimistic.)
Even with variants posing some cause for concern and making it premature to declare mission accomplished, our view is that “cautious optimism” is still the appropriate perspective. In Europe there has been a plateauing of numbers or even spikes in some countries, but the United States’ vaccine rollout has been markedly better. Again, we’re on par with the United Kingdom, which is still seeing cases and deaths drop despite their variant.
Obviously, things could still go wrong–as has happened several times throughout this–but hopefully the U.S. can outrun the variants with vaccinations. Anyway, let’s move along to the travel restrictions and quarantine recommendations & rules…
Domestic Travel Restrictions & Quarantine Rules
Now let’s turn to the state-by-state quarantine rules. For its part, Florida does not have any quarantine requirements, travel bans, or restrictions in place for those arriving from other states. Governor Ron DeStantis issued a series of executive orders rescinding all of those in fall of last year, and Florida Fully Reopened in September.
In short, there is no quarantine rule that will impact you going to Walt Disney World. However, returning from Walt Disney World is another story entirely. Many states have quarantine rules in effect for residents returning from Florida or visiting from out of state. Here’s a rundown of quarantine rules for various states and cities. (Note: the aforementioned CDC travel guidance for vaccinated people was just released on April 2, 2021 and many states haven’t yet had a chance to update their rules accordingly–within a few days, all will align with the CDC guidance.)
New York has announced that domestic travelers will no longer be required to quarantine after entering New York from another U.S. State or U.S. Territory. It’s still recommended as an added precaution, and completing a health form is still necessary.
New Jersey has already shifted from a mandatory to a voluntary quarantine, as has Connecticut. This is significant, and the Tri-State Area is all lumped together up top, because this trio has had some of the more stringent rules in the contiguous United States.
California‘s travel advisory has been relaxed for the fully vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, avoid non-essential travel. If you must travel, get tested 1-3 days before travel and 3-5 days after travel. After travel, self-quarantine for 7 days, no matter what your test results were. If you didn’t get tested, self-quarantine for 10 days.
Maryland‘s emergency order to limit all travel to essential purposes only still appears to be in place. All Marylanders who do travel outside of Maryland or any individuals who do travel to Maryland must either obtain a negative test result or self-quarantine for 10 days upon return home.
Kentucky‘s travel advisory now discourages all out-of-state leisure travel until further notice. Those who do travel out-of-state for leisure travel are urged to voluntarily self-quarantine upon return to Kentucky or follow CDC guidance for alternate options to shorten the quarantine period.
Minnesota highly discourages out of state travel for non-essential purposes. Incoming visitors and Minnesotans who travel out-of-state are asked to stay home and quarantine for 14 days. Consistent with CDC guidance, a shortened quarantine period may be possible.
Rhode Island‘s rule is that those arriving will need to quarantine for 10 days or provide proof of a negative test result taken within 72 hours prior to arrival. Quarantines can be shortened with post-arrival testing. Those who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine if asymptomatic.
Both Maine and Massachusetts have nearly identical rules in place, right down to the exception for fully vaccinated individuals.
Pennsylvania has rescinded its quarantine rules. Now, travelers are simply advised to practice appropriate public health measures to slow the spread.
New Mexico also rescinded its mandatory quarantine rule. Visitors from anywhere outside of the state will instead by strongly advised to self-quarantine for a period of 14 days.
Vermont no longer requires quarantine for those who are fully vaccinated (it has been 14 days since your final vaccine dose). Anyone else traveling to Vermont must quarantine for 10 days.
New Hampshire requires a 10-day quarantine upon arrival, except for fully vaccinated people. If you have not had any symptoms, you have the option to get a PCR test and end your quarantine with a negative test result. You must continue to monitor yourself for symptoms for the full 14 days.
Kansas no longer has a quarantine requirement for Florida. However, it does have one for mass gatherings of more than 500 where you did not socially distance and wear a mask. Walt Disney World has such rules, so this arguably does not apply.
Both Alaska and Hawaii have very similar mandatory 10-day traveler quarantine and passenger verification process for anyone traveling to those states. This has nothing to do with Florida, specifically.
Out-of-state travelers have the option to get tested via a trusted travel provider prior to their arrival, and show proof of a negative result, to avoid the quarantine.
Washington DC requires anyone engaging in non-essential travel to or from Florida and other states to self-quarantine for 14 days when they come to the District.
Same deal with Chicago’s Emergency Travel Order, which directs travelers entering or returning to Chicago from Florida and other surging states to self-quarantine for a 10-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state.
If your state has a test-out option, there are numerous diagnostic testing sites within a short drive of Walt Disney World. The closest is unquestionably the Disney Maingate Complex, which is near Animal Kingdom (and actually on-property). The Florida Division of Emergency Management operates this walk-up testing site daily from 8 am to 5 pm, and appointments are not required at this location.
The Disney Maingate Complex offers rapid testing, with results available in about 15 minutes. We’ve used this site and have had great experiences–never a wait, quick & easy, and friendly staff. Highly recommended!
Two alternatives with less convenient locations are the no-contact rapid tests at Walgreens or CVS. Walgreens has two locations: one in Kissimmee east of Disney’s Hollywood Studios (2274 Fortune Rd) or near Universal Orlando (5280 S John Young Pkwy).
CVS has two Orlando locations (13454 South Orange Blossom Trail & 7001 Old Winter Garden Road). Both have eligibility and appointment requirements right now, but are in the process of scaling up testing so it should become easier in the next month or two.
(If your state or city has a Florida quarantine order or advisory, we’d greatly appreciate it if you’d leave a comment letting us know. There is no nationwide database with this information, and searching state-by-state is a tough task. Thanks!)
International Travel
The CDC is expanding the requirement for a negative test to all international air passengers entering the United States. A test will be required before departure to the United States, and that will be combined with the CDC recommendations to get tested again 3-5 days after arrival and quarantine for 7 days post-travel.
The new administration issued an executive order reaffirming this rule, which is now in effect. It also requested that these policies be reviewed by the State Department, Homeland Security, Transportation Department, HHS, FAA, TSA, and CDC leadership.
Canada and the United States issued a mutual ban on non-essential travel across the land border last spring, and have extended that order each month since. People driving into Canada must provide proof of a negative PCR test taken in the United States within 72 hours or proof of a positive test result between 14 and 90 days before arrival, which is long enough for the illness to have passed, but not so long that immunity might have waned.
Travelers arriving at Canada’s land border points will also be required to take tests upon arrival. That is also the date that air travelers will be forced into a mandatory three-day hotel quarantine at their own expense and required to take multiple tests.
United Kingdom citizens are currently barred from entering the United States, with some exceptions–including those with close family members in the US, and certain other limited categories of visas holders such as diplomats. The limited categories of people who are allowed entry to the US must self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival.
Previously, were some flickers of hope about a New York to London “air bridge” that would restore flight routes between those two cities without a quarantine, thanks to rapid testing. We would caution against too much hope about this–there had been rumors of a travel bridge between the UK and US, but those have been quiet for months.
The same proclamation that bans travel to the United States from the United Kingdom and Ireland also applies to the European Schengen area. That means no one will be completing any Chateau to Castle challenges anytime soon.
This ban includes Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
It is presently unclear when and how this travel ban will be lifted–it could occur on a country-by-country basis, or a blanket proclamation. At this point, it is not expected to occur until Summer 2021 at the earliest.
In addition to United States-issued travel bans regarding arrival, Australians are restricted from traveling overseas. Exceptions exist for New Zealand and other countries that have the pandemic under control; the United States is not one such exception.
With vaccine distribution likely to take several months, there are concerns that these non-essential travel bans could last until 2022 if nations don’t come up with ways for people to safely cross borders. One such possibility is a rapid polymerase chain reaction test prior to travel. Airport testing is a viable option with results possible within 10 minutes, but the degree to which such a system could scale is debatable. (Although lack of demand for international travel may render that concern a moot point.)
In summary, a variety of international travel bans remain in place–by both the United States and other countries–that will make visiting Walt Disney World a non-starter for at least the next few months, if not the remainder of the year. Past estimates have pegged international tourists as accounting for 18-22% of all guests to Walt Disney World, so this could be a big blow for park attendance.
With regard to domestic travel restrictions, visitors from all 50 states are now welcomed to Walt Disney World without restriction upon arrival. When returning home, it’s a different story, as over one-dozen states have mandatory quarantine requirements or recommendations. Unfortunately, after some of these were rescinded, we’re now likely to see more quarantine rules reinstated or implemented due to Florida’s upward trends. If you have a 2021 trip to Walt Disney World and are visiting from out of state, plan accordingly, as a quarantine could be required when you return home.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Are you located in a state that has quarantines on travelers from Florida? How far into 2021 do you expect the travel restrictions to be extended? Do you have plans to visit Walt Disney World this spring or summer? If you’re an international reader, what’s your expectation regarding travel between your country and the United States? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Other thoughts or concerns? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Very perplexed by this extension for the NY Tri-State area (where I live). When we were spiking cases, I totally understood. Since all of this began, I have rescheduled two trips pushing them to the Fall to give more buffer time. But now with Florida spiking, and this odd extension that I imagine will be re-extended, I feel like we have to cancel our trip. I’d rather know we can do what we are planning, then plan it all only to have to cancel again last minute.
Disappointing but not the end of the world. I know so many are going through much worse.
Not surprised. DeSantis is mad that we are quarantining people from Florida up here in the tristate area now. It’s completely political red state vs blue state stuff. Trump is mad at the blue states and DeSantis does what Trump wants. Numbers and science don’t come into it.
I wouldn’t go to Disney now anyhow. Agree with @Robert– vacation in a safer location. Better yet stay hike until this thing is truly under control.
Oops “stay home” not “hike” lol
Agreed. We live in South Jersey where the cases are no worse than many other places who are allowed to travel to Florida. We have rented DVC points for a vacation beginning July 19, so are totally out of luck and out of the money as it is non-refundable. I never thought that Gov DeSantis would extend the quarantine out of spite, but that seems like what is happening. I am still hoping he is a better man than our NJ governor and will lift the travel ban with a separate order.
I’m not surprised the quarantine was extended. Not sure if it was for political reasons, but am pretty certain it will prove best for those in the tri-state area considering how Florida’s numbers have been rapidly rising. I don’t understand how Disney parks are still being allowed to reopen while other venues are being shut down. ICU beds in many Florida counties are at capacity. Not good news.
I really hope people are wise enough to value their health and lives and those of their loved ones over a Disney vacation. I also hope they don’t take to heart the comment I read on one of Tom’s blogs, which stated that the Disney bubble is protected by fairy dust. (If only). Unfortunately, no amount of fairy dust will protect you from Covid.
Haha…”pixie dust” is what we called that stuff custodial uses to help sweep up “protein spills.” It saves people from slipping. That’s about it.
Barbara I agree. I really do hope that people will value the health of the country as well as themselves and just stay away from social interactions as much as possible.
I’m in NZ and we can’t leave the country which means our 4 week trip to Orlando and Hawaii is cancelled. It sucks but it’s working.
Please please. …STAY HOME. .SAVE LIVES. This won’t go away on its own.
Barbara,
I respect your opinion for yourself, but would like to make my own choices.
Ridiculous – the numbers just don’t support extending this. . The positivity rate in my county in NY is literally 0.3%. I was all set to head down next week (and fully prepared to behave responsibly with masks, mostly stay outside, avoid enclosed spaces, physical distance, etc. and quarantine when I return – I have the luxury of being able to work from home, so 2 week quarantine upon return was not a deal breaker for me). Now because of political issues, I have to lose this vacation that I’ve so needed and looked forward to. I realize it’s a first world problem in the extreme, but doesn’t make it less disappointing to essentially have this happen because of political retaliation.
I agree had a trip planned for july 18th planned and now my dvc points have to be banked by July 10th. This is ridiculous as 30 plus states have higher rates than us. I also know first hand people that have gone to Florida and back without quarantining to nj. They hand in blank papers to the people collecting them. Not right I know but its happened. Is disney going to cancel all the tri state areas reservations?
I agree with both of you, it is utterly ridiculous at this point. I get it, there are probably more people in the tri state area per capita then in other areas, so therefore we have more potential people coming down to Florida, but you can’t tell me that this is an issue on this date. Texas is closing down again, Arizona is raging with cases, yet they are free to visit Florida as many times as they’d like. Factor in the main point that these parks are opening for their economic impact to Florida, and it is astonishing that they are banning the area from spending money there. Perhaps it does make some sense to hand in blank papers or fill out the wrong information to get around it. I firmly believe it is just a scare tactic anyways, they have no intention of following up on every person from every plane from the tri state that lands in Florida. They can’t. And I logically see that, however, that 2% of me that just might think they will is potentially enough to make me reconsider a trip down there right now.
Agreed!! This is the governors way of retaliating against one another.. people can’t even see family for crying out loud.. if it was for safety and the well being of everyone then all of these “ openings” wouldn’t be happening. Tit for tat is all this is. BS!
The only 3 states required to quarantine are meeting the recommended positivity rate. Yet others states that are way above the positivity rate are excluded from any requirements. One would think the state of Florida would want to look at this especially with the opening of disney to the public this weekend. There will be an influx of people coming from states that are currently having surges. Yet they deny entry without quarantine to those who have been meeting the recommendations for months now. If florida keeps excluding the tristate area based on march the ban will never be lifted. Clearly its not about current facts.
So – he extended the state of emergency so that automatically extends the tri-State order..correct?
I’m not sure, trying to figure that out as well. It doesn’t specifically say that anywhere.
Correct.
waiting on july 7th decision!!!!!
This is stupid and torturous!!!!! We are from New York and are waiting to start driving!!!!!!
Argggggggg
I doubt he will sign another order the order 20-82 and the paragraph in 20-139 go away with 20-52 unless he extends the state of emergency
Also this makes no sense at this point because 30 plus states are now Hotspots. Also what about NBA players if any are from tri state…
I have had multiple family members go back and forth by car and plane with no issue in the last month from jersey.
Any updates?
Joe
The kicker here is that he didn’t extend it 30 days he did 60 days so he shut out the tri state area for the whole summer while all those other states can go infect florida. I still have a short trip at end of Sept keep my fingers crossed for that. He actually did me a favor saved me money and let florida get there cases down. Just was looking forward to this july trip.
Take a look here…Disney Food Blog put their take up…. https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2020/07/07/news-florida-governor-extends-state-of-emergency-and-tri-state-quarantine-order-for-another-two-months/
We have been cooped up for 5 months and are ready for some Disney. If there is any company in the world that would keep you safe it’s Disney!
So let’s open the state!
It’s July 7th we have a trio booked for the 10th it’s either Disney or Hilton head. We start driving tomorrow…. Come on Ron make a decision!
it’s july 7th… waiting on news of an extension or lift of these restrictions!
I’m surprised disneyworld is even opening with all of the new covid cases being reported in Florida – 11,000 plus cases on Saturday alone.
So if I go to Disney world I have to stay 14 days oh no I don’t want to stay 14 days!
Nope! If you go to WDW and are from NY/NJ/CT, you have to self quarantine for 14 days when you get back home.
The quarantine in both directions. Coming from ny/nj/ct when you get to Florida you have to quarantine for 14 days and going back to ny/nj/ct you have to quarantine for 14 days. And no you cannot quarantine at Disney. You will not be allowed on property. And Florida has other enforcement measures both at the airport and on the highways and during your stay. NY does as well. Not sure about CT/NJ.
The EO expires today. Tri-state will be allowed to travel to Disney tomorrow. If anyone tries to do otherwise, there is no legal way in which they can. It would be expired. Florida knows they need tri-state area money and Disney seemingly planned and timed themselves around this to an extent.
I am a Canadian and in the province I live, I cannot travel to the United States by plane or cross the border by land unless it is for an emergency or work. When I return I must quarantine for 14 days. Every province has their own rules for quarantine so we must follow the provincial guidelines as well as the Canadian orders. The travel ban has been extended until the end August and may be extended even further. I hope everyone in Florida stays safe and that we can get back to Florida soon. Take care
Maybe just a technicality but the fines you mentioned do not apply to CT. It is up to the individuals to abide by the quarantine…the state is not enforcing it…this is very different than NY which is enforcing and has stiff fines.
We don’t have to quarantine but we are being kicked out of the Waldorf Astoria in August. According to staff, the entire hotel has been booked by a group (NBA?) for three months. Being moved to Hilton Bonnet Creek. Plus AA cancelled our nonstop flight. And Disney says all hotels are fully booked through December. We are SO done. It’s going to be a CA staycation or drivable beach vacay! Stay healthy everyone!
I was saddened this morning to hear that four St. Pete hospitals are now out of ICU beds. I’ve driven many times between Bay Lake and there to see family when visiting WDW, as it’s such a short drive.
Prayers for all in the Sunshine State.
but Disney is stillopening, no respect for the citizens of Florida or their employees.
They are a disgusting organization.
Hi from Christchurch, New Zealand! !
Thanks Tom for all your great updates.
Unfortunately New Zealanders can’t leave the country right now to even go on holiday (like Australia as per Tom’s info). We have a ban until at least mid September but that can easily extend and is likely to be until the end of the year.
There are some international flights arriving for mainly kiwis coming home but they must be in quarantine for a minimum of 14 days in a managed facility usually hotels near the airport. This is mandatory and you will be refused entry into the country otherwise!
We had our once in a lifetime 4 week trip planned for August to WDW as well as universal and a cruise out of Miami. Sadly, our flights are cancelled along with any hope of a sunny holiday and we are left fighting for refunds instead of packing with excitement.
Really the spread of this is crazy and I can only suggest that if anyone wants to stop this then we must stop ourselves. NZ had a 4 week lockdown without work, school or normal social life back in March/ April. Our economy is suffering greatly and our tourism industry is almost in the toilet but we have no other options.
If you want things to return to normal socially and economically (albeit very slowly. .) then you just have to suck it up and stay home for the sake of everyone.
To quote the NZ government :
STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES
Trust me….I hate it as much as anyone else….I am in a tiny country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean so nowhere else to go.
Please please help this world get back on track so we can all visit WDW like we used to!
I love New Zealand, and I love Kiwis! Thanks for your post. We all are truly in this together. I hope your dream vacation will come true for you soon.
I am in the UK and a senior who had planned a two month stay in Florida – sadly all cancelled, until who knows when – these people who say they “don’t care/are not frightened etc. are the very people who are causing this pandemic to keep going – and I agree with everything you say – maybe we still have time – but ??????????? Please keep safe as Cheri says.
Here’s the message, “Stay home until we’re through this!”
Today I should be finalizing packing up for a 2 week trip to WDW (but I am still at my hair stylist today!) . We sadly have cancelled our trip from July 5-18. We are so disappointed but we can’t afford To take the 14 day quarantine once we are back home in Canada. We love our trips to Disney and Florida and will start to plan another trip only once the COVID situation is under control in Florida/USA. Stay safe Florida friends.
Can I just say Canadians have had the best responses on here? Ya’ll really warm my heart with your well wishes.
We hope to see you again soon, too!
I am hoping Disney will take these issues. into account for annual passholders who don’t live in Florida – partial refunds or extensions for a longer period of time and not base it on the opening dates! Right now, I’m not feeling see that they will. My husband and I, having been a long time passholders, would be very disappointed in Disney if the policy as I see it doesn’t change.
Does anybody know if out of country annual pass holders will have an additional extension based on these restrictions?
We just moved locally to Disney and we were wondering if FL passholders tickets will be opening up again soon especially with all the people who are cancelling theirs? Thank you
We were hit and never asked to stop.payments almost 500 on m y credit card thank God my card blocked knowing this was unusual. That is how I found out. Have sat on phone for 1hr and 56 mins never got to speak to anyone. So every day I am doing same thing until I actually speak to someone.
Hi from Canada. Particularly in the Ottawa area where cases are low and masks are going to be mandatory in all indoor spaces. We had to cancel our 10 days end of the summer Disney trip at the end of August for 8 ppl. Last month, our flights were cancelled, and now Florida is a hot spot…new cases each day is more than our total cases combined! Needless to say, it’s not smart to go to Disney in the near future. To add to that, we would have to self quarantine for 14 days after we come back, there’s no way I can miss that much work. So for now…we’ll save our money and play the waiting game.