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A customer to Disneyland get emotional as she walks up Essential Road U.S.A. in the course of the park’s reopening in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, April 30, 2021. The resort’s parks have been closed for 412 days because of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Picture by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Disneyland guests will not have to put on COVID-19 face coverings on House Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, however that doesn’t imply they'll depart their masks at residence simply but.
Disneyland and Disney California Journey will not require vaccinated guests to put on masks indoors beginning on Thursday, Feb. 17. Unvaccinated guests will nonetheless be required to put on masks indoors on the Anaheim theme parks.
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California will elevate a statewide COVID-19 well being and security mandate requiring masks indoors after Tuesday, Feb. 15 as coronavirus circumstances associated to the omicron variant proceed to say no.
Native governments can proceed stricter indoor masking necessities. Los Angeles County well being officers will hold indoor masks necessities in place past the state deadline. Orange and San Diego counties will finish indoor masks necessities on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Vaccinated Disneyland guests will nonetheless have to carry their masks to the parks.
All Disneyland guests — no matter vaccination standing — will probably be required to put on masks whereas touring on enclosed transportation. That features the shuttle buses touring between the Toy Story car parking zone and the theme park entrance entrances. The Disneyland Monorail is presently closed for refurbishment by way of March 6 — with no phrase but if the enclosed transportation system would require masks when it returns.
Masks is not going to be required on the Mickey and Associates and Pixar Friends parking trams returning on Feb. 23 or the Disneyland Railroad.
Disneyland and DCA first help stations may even require guests to put on masks.
Preserving observe of the on once more, off once more masks insurance policies at Disneyland and different Southern California theme parks has been complicated in the course of the coronavirus pandemic that's nearing the two-year mark.
Disneyland and DCA adopted masks necessities and different COVID-19 well being and security measures in April mandated by state reopening pointers. The Disney theme parks dropped masks necessities for vaccinated guests on June 15 when state mandates have been lifted and reinstated indoor masks necessities no matter vaccination standing on July 30 amid the delta variant surge.
Southern California theme parks tightened indoor face masks restrictions in December amid state mandates issued in response to a surge in COVID-19 circumstances and hospitalizations associated to the omicron variant.
What’s occurring now at different SoCal theme parks?
A complicated mixture of COVID-19 well being and security guidelines that fluctuate relying on what county you might be in will decide whether or not it's good to put on a masks indoors at Knott’s Berry Farm, Common Studios Hollywood and different Southern California theme parks.
Theme park masks guidelines will differ relying on whether or not you might be in Orange County (residence to Disneyland, Disney California Journey and Knott’s Berry Farm), Los Angeles County (Common Studios Hollywood and Six Flags Magic Mountain) or San Diego County (SeaWorld San Diego and Legoland California).
Totally vaccinated Knott’s guests will not be required to put on masks indoors as soon as the state mandate lifts. Face coverings will probably be required indoors for unvaccinated guests.
SeaWorld San Diego will drop indoor masks necessities for vaccinated guests on Feb. 16. Unvaccinated guests and all SeaWorld workers no matter vaccination standing will nonetheless be required to put on masks indoors.
Vaccinated Legoland California guests will probably be allowed indoors and not using a masks beginning on Feb. 16. Legoland workers will proceed to be required to put on masks indoors.
Six Flags Magic Mountain will proceed to require face masks indoors for all guests and workers no matter vaccination standing.
Nothing adjustments at Common Studios Hollywood both with the L.A. County indoor masks mandate remaining in place.