Add “eat and drink while walking” to the list of things you can’t do at Walt Disney World in the pandemic era.
Like some Las Vegas casinos, the park has banned the consumption of moving food and beverages to ensure that masks are worn at all times.
Disney World has come under fire in some quarters for reopening at a time when COVID-19 cases are on the rise, particularly in its home state of Florida. To minimize the possible spread of the disease, the theme park has instituted many new rules on social distancing, capacity, and cleanliness. It also requires that masks be worn at all times.
Previously, the exception to the mask rule was limited to eating and drinking. But that loophole has now been closed, as customers were seen walking around the park with drinks and food without masks.
Popular Disney Blogs Walt Disney World News Today and Mickey Blog report that guests are now required to remain still while drinking or snacking. Walt Disney World updated its official policy to indicate the change. He now states that “you can remove the covering from your face while actively eating or drinking, but you must stand and maintain proper physical distance.”
Walt Disney World News Today asked an EPCOT cast member about the new policy, who informed them that “guests are now being asked to find a safe place six feet from other guests before removing their eating masks and to drink”.