Universal Orlando Resort announced they will no longer require fully vaccinated guests to wear face coverings at indoor or outdoor venues, effective Saturday, February 12.
What’s Happening:
- Universal said the updated policy was based on local trends and conditions. As of the Florida Department of Health’s most recent weekly COVID-19 report, the state had a positivity rate of 18%.
- Previously, guests were required to wear face coverings at all restaurants, shops, indoor hotel public areas, and at all attractions from the moment they entered the queue to when they exited, according to the resort’s online safety guidelines.
- Proof of vaccinations was not required, but guests were asked to complete a health survey before visiting. The survey asked whether a guest was feeling sick or experiencing flu-like symptoms, had a cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain among other health conditions.
- The press release also stated that “guests who have not been vaccinated will be encouraged to wear face coverings while indoors.”
More Universal Orlando News:
- Universal Orlando’s popular Mardi Gras event has returned and is running now through April 24th, louder, spicier and better than ever, as part of this year’s festivities, the traditional parade has been reworked with this year’s original theme, “Planet Mardi Gras.”
- Universal Studios Florida holds a celebratory tribute store, pretty much every season for the last few years, and their current highly-themed retail location in the New York section of the park is all decked out and ready for this year’s Mardi Gras festivities.
- Universal Studios Florida is taking the Sahara Traders gift shop at the exit of Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride (Currently closed for an extended refurbishment) and has turned it into a temporary tribute store, this time set to the classic Universal Monsters.
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