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How your Disney holiday could be different after lockdown with virtual queues, temperature checks and pricey tickets

DISNEY holidays have been put on pause for families as the theme parks have closed due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

A holiday to the Magic Kingdom is set to be a very different experience, however, when the parks open once more.

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, a new "Virtual Queues" section has been added to the Disneyland app since the park's closure.

While nothing has yet been confirmed, the park may enforce these measures to allow guests to continue social distancing.

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When the theme parks do open, however, guests may find themselves paying more to enter.

Disney have upped prices for day ticket and annual passes every year, with last year's day passes increasing from $154 (£118) to $209 (£160).

Yet the parks could be forced to make steep jumps again next year, with (£16m) for every day the attractions are shut.

Not only that, but the usual capacity of guests may be lowered at first to keep guests safe, meaning less entry tickets - and less profits.

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Disney World, which closed on March 16, has only had to close a number of times since it opened in 1971.

It first closed in 1999, 28 years after opening, due to Category 4 Hurricane Floyd, and closed again in 2001 following 9/11.

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Other closures took place in 2004, 2016, 2017 and 2019 due to hurricanes.

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