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The Florida tourism giant is almost ready for action.

Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida was forced to close its gates on March 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For almost three months now, the closed park, along with closures of Disney’s other major attractions like Disneyland, have caused the company to hemorrhage money. With the US trying for a gradual reopening in the next month, Disney has been one of the first major tourism players to try to get back on its feet.

Jim MacPhee, senior VP of operations at Disney World, gave the company’s presentation to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, headed by Mayor Jerry Demings. According to MacPhee, the park is planned for a phased reopening in a similar vein to its sister park, Shanghai Disneyland, which began its reopening earlier this month. Disney World will officially reopen at a reduced capacity on July 11, alongside Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. Any remaining sectors of the park will reopen on July 15.

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All visitors to the park will be required to wear a face mask, have their temperature taken at the gate, and observe social distancing protocols. These are the same requirements in place at the recently reopened Disney Springs, a small part of Disney World that is host to various stores and restaurants. The park will only allow a fraction of its guest capacity at first, but barring any detrimental events, it will gradually increase that number back to its full capacity over the next few months.

Disney also recently began talks with the NBA to host the remainder of their season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Disney World. If these talks succeed, the season will resume at the complex in late July.