We’ve seen a lot of updates made to Disney World’s face mask policy since the parks reopened.

Disney World has also strictly upheld these policies to adhere to appropriate health and safety guidelines. Guests must wear masks all the time when on Disney property, except when eating and drinking while stationary, swimming, or in a relaxation station. However, Disney recently announced an update on its policy regarding eating in restaurants.

The new policy requires guests to wear masks when dining in restaurants, except when they’re actively eating or drinking. This means masks should be worn when sitting, waiting, or doing anything other than actively eating or drinking in a restaurant.

So we thought we would visit a Disney World restaurant to see what the experience is like now. We moseyed over to the 50’s Prime Time Cafe in Hollywood Studios. When we were seated, the Cast Member thanked us for wearing our mask and told us to keep it on unless we were eating or drinking.

After the server initially dropped off our drink, she came back to take our order while we had our mask off in between sips and not actively drinking. However, she didn’t say anything about it, and instead, asked us what we wanted to eat.

When the food runner dropped off our food, we also weren’t actively drinking, but they delivered it to our table like normal without saying anything. We looked around the room and noticed that no one else was being told anything different than what we had experienced. We will also note that we do not feel like we’re under any kind of scrutiny by Cast Members here. 

A family was seated nearby and they kept their masks on while seated, even after ordering their drinks. Previously, guests were allowed to take off their masks when they were seated.

Oh, and by the way, mission accomplished.

And we got our sticker so the world knows we are in the Clean Plate Club! Go us!

Our experience wasn’t THAT different from before, besides the little reminder after we were seated. We still haven’t seen any signs out notifying guests about the updated policy. We’ll be checking out other dining locations, too, to see what the experiences are like elsewhere and let you know what we find!

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Have you dined at Disney World since the policy was updated? Let us know what your experience was like in the comments!

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