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Costumed characters haven’t been able to give hugs, sign autographs or interact up close with fans because of the pandemic.

Orlando is the top tourist destination in the U.S., attracting 35 million visitors in 2020. That’s during a pandemic. This story is about an unofficial diagnosis some visitors will get while on vacation.

The company currently requires anyone 12 and older who is vaccine-eligible to be vaccinated.

The employee is asking for a moratorium on the company's vaccine mandate. He hopes the protest lets other cast members know "they’re not alone and they’re not crazy,”

The deal requires union workers to show proof of vaccination by Oct. 22 unless they get a medical or religious exemption. Disney previous mandated that nonunion hourly and salaried employees get the shots.

Disney says the rules were put in place in accordance with a Bahamas law that keeps ships from entering its ports with unvaccinated passengers.

Disney says all salary and non-union hourly employees at its U.S. sites, including Walt Disney World, have two months to receive the vaccine. The company is also looking to get its union workers inoculated.

According to a report denied by the governor's office, a cruise exec says a compromise was being discussed that would allow ships to be recognized as in international waters.

Two weeks after reopening, workers at Disney World are praising the company for the safety protocols that have been implemented to protect against the new…

After 117 days being closed, Disney World welcomed guests back to its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom parks. Masks and temperature checks were required, as well as reservations.