A lot of things have actually gone back to typical in the Disney World parks after the pandemic closures in 2020.

World Hollywood Entryway with social distancing markers

Nevertheless, when the parks initially resumed, a great deal of things were done rather in a different way– social distancing was required everywhere, numerous trips had plexiglass barriers in between rows, and masks were required. And those were simply a few of the modifications we saw in effort to guarantee a much safer experience. All of those are gone now, however one modification does stay. Truthfully however, we hope it NEVER disappears!

The security lines in Disney World might be quite unpleasant before the pandemic-related closures. Prior to the 2020 closures, every visitor with a bag needed to go through a manual bag check.

Security Examine Point

This implied that throughout peak times of day lines took what appeared like permanently to enter into each park or onto the Monorail While making sure nobody was bringing anything hazardous into the parks was tremendously essential, it implied you needed to budget plan for a lot more time when showing up.

Contemporary Monorail Security Location

Nevertheless, when the parks were gradually resuming after the COVID-19 closures, Disney understood that having their security touching whatever inside numerous visitors’ bags was not the very best method to tackle things any longer. So they presented touchless security systems!

Security Screening

Now, visitors simply require to stroll through the scanner with their bags in their hands (unless they remain in a movement car or have a stroller, then they go through a different line). If absolutely nothing pings on the system, they’re great to go! If something in the bag triggers an alert, the visitor is asked to stroll over a couple of actions to get their bag examined

Magic Kingdom Security

While this part can take a minute, it total takes MUCH less time than it did in the past, and we like this modification If you’re intending to prevent your bag going off, we suggest securing any big metal pieces ahead of time and holding them right out in front of you as you stroll through the scanner This might be a water bottle, an umbrella, a portable phone battery charger, or perhaps a glasses case (yes, we have actually existed!).

Entryway lines at Magic Kingdom

It does not appear like Disney will return to the old method of security anytime quickly (ideally not), given that their staff members are trained to check out the touchless scanners, and it would likely need more personnel to explore everybody’s bags when again.

Here’s how Disney World has TOTALLY changed over the past 5 years!

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