However, with the lingering threat of the COVID-19 virus, safety precautions have been put in place to protect guests and Cast Members from contracting or spreading the virus. EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios reopened 4 days later on July 15. Walt Disney World reopened on July 11 with the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom reopening the same day.

The closure extended to most other Disney parks around the world, such as Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Resort, and Shanghai Disneyland, due to the threat of the coronavirus to both guests and Cast Members. In March 2020, Disney announced the temporary closure of both Disney World and Disneyland due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three other theme parks were added over the years: EPCOT Center opened on October 1, 1982, Disney-MGM Studios on May 1, 1989, and Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998, and two water parks: Typhoon Lagoon in June 1989, and Blizzard Beach in April 1995.

As in other Disney Parks, visitors to Walt Disney World are referred to as Guests and employees called Cast Members.

The resort opened on October 1, 1971, with the Magic Kingdom theme park, and two hotels: Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort. The Walt Disney World Resort, commonly referred to as simply Walt Disney World or Disney World, is a Disney theme park resort located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, comprised of four theme parks, two water parks, more than twenty-three resort hotels, and many more recreational venues.

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