Walt Disney World has set several dates in July to reopen its most popular parks, including Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
The theme park has been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but as the rate of virus cases have slowed down in Florida, several of the state’s most popular attractions of opened with limited hours and social distancing guidelines in place.
On June 5, Disney’s rival Universal Orlando announced it would open with limitations on June 5.
Disney World parks will open more than a month later. The company plans a phased reopening of the park, with the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opening on July 11, Jim McPhee, senior vice president of operations for Walt Disney World, told the media. Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios is set to reopen on July 15. Before opening, the plan for the parks in the coronavirus era must be approved by officials in Orange County, Florida, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The parks will begin with a soft reopening period in the time leading up to these days with cast previews and “Affinity” soft opening preview days, according to the Mickey Visit blog.
The parks will have establish attendance limits. They will also manage attendance demand through a new theme park reservation system, but there are no details available just yet on that.
Disney’s partnering park Disneyland in California has not announced reopening dates.
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