
He’ll appear in his Sorcerer Mickey look at this location beginning February 13, 2022. In more positive news, Mickey Mouse will be returning to Red Carpet Dreams at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, currently home to just Minnie Mouse, in time for Valentine’s Day. It’s undoubtedly still happening, but for everyone’s sake and safety, here’s hoping the worst is in the rearview mirror. We haven’t heard anything since, suggesting that the worst outbreaks among Cast Members happened around the holidays. Cast Members are also entitled to wages for missed scheduled shifts for up to two consecutive weeks during company-mandated isolation due to business-related confirmed exposure.Īs we reported in Omicron Appears to Peak in Florida, this was a big issue 2-3 weeks ago, with some already short-staffed locations operating with skeleton crews or with insufficient Cast Members. Under the extended policy, Cast Members are entitled to up to 80 hours of sick pay for missed shifts during two consecutive weeks for an employee with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 with documentation provided to the company.

(This definitely applies to unionized Cast Members, but presumably is across the board.) Speaking of extended (awkward transition), Walt Disney World is extending its policy for Cast Member leave due to mandatory close contact isolation or testing positive for COVID-19 through March 31, 2022. See our Guide to Extended Evening Hours at Walt Disney Worldfor more info on this on-site perk, eligibility, strategy, and recommendations for taking advantage of the benefit if you’re on a budget. With Fantasmic likely returning by Easter, either scenario seems plausible. It’ll be interesting to see whether that was a one off, or the three parks will go into rotation.
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Here’s the full schedule: DateĪs you can see, Magic Kingdom is back in the rotation after Disney’s Hollywood Studios took its spot on April 13, 2022. Walt Disney World has also added more dates for the Extended Evening Theme Park Hours that will allow eligible guests to experience select attractions, shops, and dining after regular park hours–in select theme parks on select nights. That’s not uncommon for this time of year, but it does seem like there have been many more cold days than normal. I swear Typhoon Lagoon has been closed more days than it’s been open since returning last month. Many Midwesterners would consider this t-shirt and shorts weather…but it appears Disney disagrees. It’s currently 58 degrees and cloudy, with rain in the forecast at Walt Disney World. Good thing he wasn’t in a tree like the frozen iguanas.) (That’s actually not Blizzard Beach pictured above–it has been so cold out that Lagoona Gator froze and turned into a gatorcicle. In other park hours news–or rather, lack thereof–Typhoon Lagoon water park will be closed again today (February 5, 2022) and tomorrow due to low temperatures.

Same goes for March 2022, which will likely see many more hour extensions once spring break season starts. The bottom line is that we are not predicting February 2022 to be a slow month at Walt Disney World. (As covered in our recent Winter Isn’t Off-Season at Walt Disney World, coverages have been elevated–relative to last January/February–thus far this year.)įor more predictions, see our February 2022 Crowd Calendar.
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This isn’t a huge surprise, as this is the week of Presidents’ Day plus Princess Half Marathon Weekend and the lead-up to Mardi Gras. Unlike past extensions, this applies to weekdays rather than just weekends. In particular, Magic Kingdom has had its closing extended until 10 pm on those dates (from 8 pm) and Animal Kingdom is opening an hour earlier and closing an hour later (now operating 8 to 8). With earlier dates already extended, we’re now seeing earlier openings and later closings for February 20-26, 2022.

In addition to these boilerplate hours for Spring 2022, there are also extensions to park hours for several dates over the course of late February 2022.
