Walt Disney World Relying on "Valuable" Out of Town Guests to Stay Afloat During Pandemic

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 09:12

Disney is hoping more guests will come from out of town soon

Unfortunately it looks like the surge of COVID-19 cases in Florida has had a direct effect on the number of guests visiting the resort from outside Central Florida, but Disney is confident that numbers will pick up once regular travel patterns into Walt Disney World resume.

Walt Disney World is an international travel destination, and with so many travel restrictions in place, the resort is already facing a difficult situation, and when you add in mandatory quarantines for inter-state travelers, the resort is in the unfortunate position of relying on local guests for now, but they are hopeful that as restrictions are lifted in the coming months, guests will return in larger numbers.

Unfortunately, there's no way to know exactly when this will happen, and it will definitely be a long time before we see a "normal" day at Walt Disney World. However, it looks like the Orlando park is making at least some money in the meantime, and we're sure Disney is anxious to get Disneyland Resort in California back open as soon as possible so it can continue to improve its financial situation.

As always, while this situation is evolving, all travelers should check out the CDC's official site here, which has information on the virus and how to prevent its spread.

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