Park Capacity
Before entering the park, every cast member and visitor must pass a temperature check.
I’ve been to Disney World too many times to count (thanks to Abby), and I have never seen the park so empty, especially for August. Just to give you an idea of how crowded the park normally is in August, let’s just say when walking through Magic Kingdom, you cannot move without brushing elbows with someone. Before COVID-19, Magic Kingdom alone can hold up to 90,000 attendees. Right now, Magic Kingdom is only reaching 10-17% capacity. Now, that is still 9,000-15,000 people a day, but Magic Kingdom is around 107 acres.
So to put that in perspective, the CDC recommends 113 square feet per person to maintain social distancing for indoor businesses (most of Magic Kingdom is outdoors). So let’s do some math.
43,560 square feet or 1 acre / 113 square feet = roughly 385 people per acre.
107 acres x 385 people per acre = 41,195 people can be safely distanced in Magic Kingdom.
Even on days where the park reaches 15,000 attendees each person would still have 310 square feet of distance of their own. That’s 3 times the recommended amount.