Universal's "Getting Closer to Normal" Guidelines

[Speed]

Gringotts’ preshow and elevator are running today

 

[HalfGlass]

Universal Orlando parks now operating at full capacity

 

[Mad Dog]

OI is reporting that Universal is no longer offering their dining plans. I for one, love this news, and hope it's permanent. Too often people with the dining plans hold up the food ordering and payment lines while they're trying to figure out what they're ordering, and what's allowable, for their group. With the long food lines that didn't help matters. Plus, I could never understand why guests bought the dining plans. The savings was very minimal, in most cases.

 

[graspthesun]

OI is reporting that Universal is no longer offering their dining plans. I for one, love this news, and hope it's permanent. Too often people with the dining plans hold up the food ordering and payment lines while they're trying to figure out what they're ordering, and what's allowable, for their group. With the long food lines that didn't help matters. Plus, I could never understand why guests bought the dining plans. The savings was very minimal, in most cases.

I only bought them when they were buy one get one half off during passholder appreciation a few years back. Couldn’t justify it without the additional discount.

 

[Nick]

Doubt the parks will change much as in reversing policies, but Orange County is now recommending everyone wear masks indoors again now that the positivity rate is close to 8%.

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[Mad Dog]

Better he recommends everyone get vaccinated. Follow the science.

 

[Frank Drackman]

so I was wondering, if the park is open for four more hours, do they let you in the 16 hour queue??

 

[shiekra38]

*Team member halfway through tearing up a social distancing sticker sighs and starts gluing it down again*

 

[HalfGlass]

It will be interesting to see how the parks react. Someone else on Twitter said Disney has started running ads with the guests wearing masks again, something they personally hadn’t seen in a while (can’t speak to it myself).

 

[SeventyOne]

It will be interesting to see how the parks react. Someone else on Twitter said Disney has started running ads with the guests wearing masks again, something they personally hadn’t seen in a while (can’t speak to it myself).

All sorts of rumors out there -- until we have the text of the actual announcement, it's silly to try to make predictions.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

I’m pretty sure here in NH I saw a Disney commercial with masks on guests, can’t 100% confirm as it didn’t phase me when I saw the commercial but now I’m wondering if I should’ve noticed more for this reason. I’ll keep an eye out, I watch ABC on Wednesday’s so tomorrow I’ll notice for sure.

 

[Nick]

It will be interesting to see how the parks react. Someone else on Twitter said Disney has started running ads with the guests wearing masks again, something they personally hadn’t seen in a while (can’t speak to it myself).

This is something i've actually noticed myself and made comment of recently to some of my family. You rarely see Disney commercials where people aren't wearing face masks now unless it's a commercial with an outside sponsor (they have a few of those, one of which doesn't have masks in the commercial).

 

[shiekra38]

This is something i've actually noticed myself and made comment of recently to some of my family. You rarely see Disney commercials where people aren't wearing face masks now unless it's a commercial with an outside sponsor (they have a few of those, one of which doesn't have masks in the commercial).

The Universal ones still have them here and there

Universal actually did it a clever way where they are drawn on people's faces like a cartoon almost.

Regardless, I'm sure the parks do a whole lotta nothing...maybe more signage?

 

[Nick]

The Universal ones still have them here and there

Universal actually did it a clever way where they are drawn on people's faces like a cartoon almost.

Regardless, I'm sure the parks do a whole lotta nothing...maybe more signage?

With CDC guidance changing, I think indoor mask wearing may be required again, especially at places you are spending a significant amount of time in like food places. I guess we'll see if anything changes in the coming days.

 

[Frank Drackman]

the news last night mentioned Demings having an announcement today (Orange county Mayor). I do not think there is a lot he would be able to mandate, but I assume he would have talked to business leaders ahead of time so I assume if anything will change it would happen in the coming days.

 

[graspthesun]

I think most tourist destinations are hesitant to put mandates in place. New Orleans went under a mask "advisory" last Friday.

 

[shiekra38]

With CDC guidance changing, I think indoor mask wearing may be required again, especially at places you are spending a significant amount of time in like food places. I guess we'll see if anything changes in the coming days.

I believe Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex just announced they are required indoors.

Luckily I'm vaccinated so I can use my vaccine card to practice my origami

 

[HalfGlass]

It’s official - Disney indoor masking begins 7/30.

 

[shiekra38]

It’s official - Disney indoor masking begins 7/30.

They are also recommending eye coverings while visiting Epcot



...ok I'm going to bed

 

[snayberry]

Will Universal be next?