4. Magic Kingdom wins TripAdvisor award

The Magic Kingdom Park was recently named “Best Amusement Park” in TripAdvisor’s annual Travelers’ Choice Awards  taking the crown from last year's champion, Universal's Islands of Adventure, which fell to third place for 2020. 

5. Disney tightens mask restrictions

Because there are a wide variety of face coverings available (and some seem to be more effective than others at preventing the spread of COVID-19), Disney has once again tightened its mask-wearing policy, to officially ban masks with breathing valves and/or holes. With this new addition, that means the following types of face coverings are all banned now:

• Neck gaiters
• Open-chin triangle bandanas
• Face coverings containing valves, mesh material or holes of any kind 

6. Temperature screenings expanded to resort restaurants

Though temperature screenings at the theme park gates have been a fixture of the "new normal" Walt Disney World experience since its very first phases Disney has announced that it has now expanded temperature screenings to guests dining in table-service restaurants at Disney Resorts, effective immediately. According to the official Walt Disney World website guests dining in table-service restaurants at Disney Resort hotels will undergo a temperature screening prior to entering the location, and if a guests' temperature falls outside the acceptable range, they will not be allowed to enter.