Reports suggest that the White House is considering domestic travel bans to Florida amid steeply rising U.K. variant COVID-19 cases in the state

Feb 10, 2021 in "The Walt Disney Company"

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Posted: Wednesday February 10, 2021 4:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Various news outlets are reporting that the White House is considering domestic travel restrictions to Florida as COVID-19 mutation cases rise steeply in the state.

Guests are returning to Walt Disney World in greater numbers, but restrictions may be coming

The B.1.1.7 strain is surging in Florida, with cases doubling every 9 days and accounting for up to 15% off all new COVID cases in Florida. Florida is leading the case numbers in the U.S.A., followed by Wyoming, Colorado, Connecticut and California. A third of all U.S. B.1.1.7 cases are now occurring in Florida.

The B.1.1.7, or U.K. strain, is more transmissible than original COVID-19 strains according to recent research, which is prompting the concern from the Biden administration.

This comes at a time when airlines have been increasing flights to Florida, and guest numbers continue to rise at Walt Disney World. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is unlikely to support any restrictions on travel to Florida, with DeSantis being a cheerleader for no COVID-19 restrictions and a fully open state.

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The MomAug 02, 2022

WDW made an announcement about lifting all Covid restrictions, etc so if they reinstate them another thread will be created to enable discussion.

correcaminosAug 02, 2022

You ever go to Epcot? WS stores are not all open. Not even close. Lots of dining missing. Tons of shows missing No trams at Epcot or DHS. We had a lovely time but the missing and restrictions stand out. Pretending something is back to normal isn't the same as it actually being back to normal.

DisneyDebRobAug 02, 2022

I thought I contributed greatly to the downfall of the thread. Giving myself to much credit i guess.😎

disneyfiremanAug 02, 2022

All closed? I saw just about all dining open. There are shows. And cultural reps are there. There is a thread in here about it. Not sure about the trams. I knew they are running MK. And Epcot I think. I didn’t see any store closed. And as for all shows. Yes some are not on. But many are. Either way. It was a great time. Genie plus works great. Loved the whole visit.

hopemaxAug 02, 2022

The thread was closed too long! DisneyDebRob - About 2,000 results

DisneyDebRobAug 02, 2022

As for the hand sanitizers being removed , IMO its a bad idea but maybe im just speaking for myself. Im a clean nut. I do taje sanitizer with me and use it acter everything. Ive been sick almost every time i return home from a trip and since ive been taken my own, i think one time I didn’t feel good out of the last 10-12 trips. Sure there are a lot of bathrooms and wasking is much better but for me that needs to clean after i leave a store, attraction, monorail,bus,skyliner,etc it comes in handy. Not taking it out of my backpack after doing any of those things and getting some was convenient. But thats me. Oh and welcome back everyone..even you #hopemax. 😂

Angel ArielAug 02, 2022

I’ll be shocked if those ever go away.

AEfxAug 02, 2022

I won't be ready to declare the "end of pandemic restrictions" until they remove park reservations. I mean, that's why they are there, right? It wasn't just an opportunistic way to further lock down people into ridiculous levels of vacation planning. Amirite?

correcaminosAug 02, 2022

For some that's not an easy option.

correcaminosAug 02, 2022

It's why we won't return to AKL anytime soon. As AP and DVC I'm more patient on the rest. Oh and those darn patk reservations and hopping at 2pm. Still annoyed with that. Disney is getting there but missing lots still.