Florida Governor moves to prevent the use of vaccine passports in the state of Florida including at theme parks

Mar 29, 2021 in "The Walt Disney Company"

Posted: Monday March 29, 2021 6:41pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Citing privacy concerns, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has this afternoon stated that he intends to block the use of COVID-19 vaccine passports in the state of Florida.

Disney has to annonce any plans to use vaccine passports at Walt Disney World

In comments today he said, "It is completely unacceptable for either the government or the private sector to impose upon you the requirement that you show proof of vaccine to just simply be able to participate in normal society." He went on to specifically mention theme parks, "You want to go to a movie theater, should you have to show that? No. You want to go to a game, or a theme park? No. So we're not supportive of that."

DeSantis said that he plans to use executive actions to ban their use in Florida.

Vaccine passports are gaining widespread attention world-wide as they are seen as a way to enable safer levels of transportation and attendance at events. Disney has yet to make any official comments on whether it plans to attempt to use vaccine passports as a part of its future policies at Walt Disney World.

Meanwhile at the White House, Andy Slavitt, a senior adviser for COVID-19 response said today, "The government here is not viewing its role as the place to create a passport, nor a place to hold the data of citizens. We view this as something that the private sector is doing, and will do."

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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.