NEWS: U.S. to Restrict Some Travel Due to New COVID-19 Variant

To ensure we are equipping our readers with all the information they need, we will continue to report on all travel, safety, and COVID-related news that could impact a Disney Parks visit.

Travel restrictions and procedures have continued to change as the global pandemic continues.

Holiday Crowds

Recently, the United States reopened some international travel for vaccinated visitors with specific guidelines for travelers. In Disney World, we’ve seen a big influx of crowds in the past couple of weeks due to more people visiting the country. However, coronavirus numbers and variants can change at any time and the introduction of a new COVID-19 variant is causing another travel restriction for the U.S.

According to CNN, President Biden will restrict travel to the United States from 8 countries starting on Monday, November 29th.

On the Airplane

Based on advice from the CDC and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the travel restriction will affect South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, and Malawi. The new restriction is due to the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron.

International visitors make up a large portion of Disney World guests

CNN stated that “the decision to restrict travel comes as the federal government is still attempting to learn more about the new variant.” Officials decided to pause travel with these countries until they learn more about the new variant.

Airport Crowds

As of right now, “there’s no indication” that the new variant has made its way to the United States according to Dr. Fauci. He also said “Right now, we’re getting the material together with our South African colleagues to get a situation where you could actually directly test it. So, right now you’re talking about sort of like a red flag that this might be an issue — but we don’t know.”
We’ll continue to give you the latest updates on this variant and how it could affect your travel.

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