DISNEY DITCHES REMAINING MASK RULES

Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings are now optional for visitors at all locations on the central Florida Disney property. The rule change was posted Tuesday on Disney’s website. Masks are still recommended, though not required, for guests who are not fully vaccinated in indoor locations and enclosed transportation.

In February, the park made face coverings optional for fully vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations, with the exception of enclosed transportation, such as the resort’s monorail, buses, and the resort’s sky gondola. The new rule change removes the transportation exception, as well as the requirement to be vaccinated.

The change was announced a day after a federal judge in Florida threw out a national mask mandate for public transportation. The ruling gives airports, mass transit systems, airlines, and ride-hailing services the option to keep mask rules or ditch them entirely.