Bob Chapek comments on Walt Disney World’s growing attendance and mask use but no opening dates for upcoming attractions

Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke to investors during today’s earning call, and briefly commented on Walt Disney World.

According to Chapek, attendance grew significantly from Q4 to Q1 thanks to increased capacity at the parks and desire for guests to visit Walt Disney World’s theme parks. Bob specifically credited Walt Disney World’s industrial engineering team for increasing capacity, which is presumably the installation of plexiglass dividers on many attractions that have seen more guests being loaded into ride vehicles. Capacity is apparently still capped at 35% according to CFO Christine McCarthy, and Bob Chapek mentioned that capacity will be driven by rates of vaccination, but that mask wearing and social distancing is expected for the remainder of the year. Chapek expects masks and distancing at the parks to be gone in 2022.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, Harmonious and Galactic Starcruiser were all mentioned as coming, but no opening dates or any other new details were given.

Notably there was no mention of TRON, which we understand has been delayed until 2022.

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Feb 11, 2021 / 4:41pm ET