FAQ: Travelling to/from Orlando (Including PCR/Antigen Test Info for Canadians)

[damo]

I just went through the anxiety of COVID procedures and emergency what if scenarios yesterday and i havent even booked our vacation yet.
Maybe by 2023 they will be changed again IDK. It was import for peace of mind to know IF an event wasa to happen how and could we handle it. BIGGEST concern was LOSS of plane flight / LOSS of park tickets and reservation (was more of contingency planning) going to didnt seem to bad Airline said dont worry about it you would be allowed to re schedule a flight. I have NOT spoke with WDW yet regarding anything. but will raise the scenario prior to booking. I have tried to search for what happens if you contract COVID while at disney (just to see how it may unfold) my anxiety starts to boil as i read Quarentine for 5 days? or 10? and if so IF everything is on a schedule at WDW we stay in our room at the resort for an additional 5-10 days then clear and we can fly home? Park tickets Gone! 5-10 extra days in our room (um $1250 -2500) additional fees. the print that an park entry if you show any symptoms or whatever they can say "NO PARK for you!" we loose our ticket? reason i ask or am concerned is our little one seems to have allergies? Getting Allergy tested I mean really I could hit 5 of those symptoms on a daily basis any given day. SO a little nervous on these issues. Any ways,

1. So we fly from Ontario Canada to Orlando Direct. (return same thing Direct) SO much i still need to get info on (Airline?)
2. Family is or will be fully Vacc'ed proof easy enough
3. we need to BUY these PCR test prior to flying (i recall a negative test within 24 hours of flying etc) be good to know how and or where.
4. same issues on the way back?
5. I thought Planning was a tad stressy but fun this is 5x worse planning a contingency plan that definately can make or break your very expensive trip..

The only thing i have seen (and granted may have been more towards PEAK times of Covid) was that WDW will help facilitate these issues. well TBH facilitating these issues is what I want to know about prior to booking NOT after i book a room and find out im will need to pay FULL rack rate for an additional (5-10days) and then 5-7 more days so we could finish our vacation (if even possible).

As i write this i feel my panic alarm going off.
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Few things here. You don't need a PCR test to fly to the USA. You just need a rapid test that can be taken at most Walmarts, Rexalls, Shoppers Drug Mart, Costco. Since you are in Ontario, you should have lots of options.

You won't get stuck in Orlando since you don't need to test to get back to Canada. So that isn't any different than it used to be in the olden days.

Nobody is checking to see if you have any symptoms when you go to WDW. Nobody cares anymore.

If you need to change your room only reservation, you can do so until the time you actually check it. You just can't cancel it without penalty. You can change it for a couple of months down the road and adjust it as you need to.

 

[Daddy's 'lil Princess]

Few things here. You don't need a PCR test to fly to the USA. You just need a rapid test that can be taken at most Walmarts, Rexalls, Shoppers Drug Mart, Costco. Since you are in Ontario, you should have lots of options.

You won't get stuck in Orlando since you don't need to test to get back to Canada. So that isn't any different than it used to be in the olden days.

Nobody is checking to see if you have any symptoms when you go to WDW. Nobody cares anymore.

If you need to change your room only reservation, you can do so until the time you actually check it. You just can't cancel it without penalty. You can change it for a couple of months down the road and adjust it as you need to.

ummmm now i may be looking at old data i thought i just read we need a Negative COvid test result to enter USA no later than 24hrs to departure?
"Nobody is checking to see if you have any symptoms when you go to WDW. Nobody cares anymore."
all the documents i read and videos i saw yes that was my feeling as well so im glad for some verification. BUT can change its cool

Granted my information is based of AIR canada website and they are asking for all these items so IDK. documentation : VAC and NEG test papers and so on etc.

Hey thanks for the shout out I appreciate it.

EDIT: Also we never have been on a vacation as a family before and we have never been to the USA

 

[Madame]

ummmm now i may be looking at old data i thought i just read we need a Negative COvid test result to enter USA no later than 24hrs to departure?
"Nobody is checking to see if you have any symptoms when you go to WDW. Nobody cares anymore."
all the documents i read and videos i saw yes that was my feeling as well so im glad for some verification. BUT can change its cool

Granted my information is based of AIR canada website and they are asking for all these items so IDK. documentation : VAC and NEG test papers and so on etc.

Hey thanks for the shout out I appreciate it.

EDIT: Also we never have been on a vacation as a family before and we have never been to the USA

Flying out of a US airport or just driving to Florida are always options. Yes you need to test before flying into the US per their rules. No tests going over the land border. We live in a border area and have crossed 5-6 times since April.

 

[Daddy's 'lil Princess]

Flying out of a US airport or just driving to Florida are always options. Yes you need to test before flying into the US per their rules. No tests going over the land border. We live in a border area and have crossed 5-6 times since April.

we a kind of close not sure of there is a major airport lol cornwall is the closest B-crossing.
Ya driving is an option but im on VAC the less i need to prep for and with GAS at the rate it is its very compareable to fly

 

[Madame]

we a kind of close not sure of there is a major airport lol cornwall is the closest B-crossing.
Ya driving is an option but im on VAC the less i need to prep for and with GAS at the rate it is its very compareable to fly

True but driving allows freedom from the stress of worrying about what happens if you get covid on vacation - just drive home. We sometimes fly, sometimes drive, but since Dec we’ve flown 1x out of Detroit and driven 1x with 2 more by car upcoming this year. The stress of not enough crew for the plane, long security lines at mco make it more appealing. We are a family of 5 though, so driving is *much* cheaper.

 

[damo]

ummmm now i may be looking at old data i thought i just read we need a Negative COvid test result to enter USA no later than 24hrs to departure?
"Nobody is checking to see if you have any symptoms when you go to WDW. Nobody cares anymore."
all the documents i read and videos i saw yes that was my feeling as well so im glad for some verification. BUT can change its cool

Granted my information is based of AIR canada website and they are asking for all these items so IDK. documentation : VAC and NEG test papers and so on etc.

Hey thanks for the shout out I appreciate it.

EDIT: Also we never have been on a vacation as a family before and we have never been to the USA

You do still need a covid test, just not a PCR test. PCR tests are very expensive and take several days to get the results. Rapid tests are cheap and results are available in 15 minutes.

 

[Daddy's 'lil Princess]

You do still need a covid test, just not a PCR test. PCR tests are very expensive and take several days to get the results. Rapid tests are cheap and results are available in 15 minutes.

sorry i thought the PCR was the fast ones IDK from the test it is the instant or like 15 min ones

 

[bcwife76]

I kept checking appt availability with Life Centers and today lucked out, they opened all weekend dates in July so I was able to book an appt for the 4 of us for the Saturday night before our Monday cruise!

 

[KandyM]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/10/politics/us-to-end-pre-departure-testing-requirement/index.html

 

[damo]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/10/politics/us-to-end-pre-departure-testing-requirement/index.html

Woohoo!!!!

 

[Disney Addicted]

22 days left before our flight and 2 hurdles gone! (Testing to come back to Canada, and testing to go to the States). Now I wonder if the cruise line will drop testing before our cruise, and hopefully all goes smoothly and our flight leaves - with us on board!

 

[CanucksRock]

This thread probably not required anymore I was happy to no longer have to get a test to go to US …that they never even look at.

 

[hdrolfe]

22 days left before our flight and 2 hurdles gone! (Testing to come back to Canada, and testing to go to the States). Now I wonder if the cruise line will drop testing before our cruise, and hopefully all goes smoothly and our flight leaves - with us on board!

We drove to our last cruise and it was a big worry for me right up until we got that negative! Hopefully it'll be dropped soon. I do know many people on my cruise came down with covid though, so even all those negatives don't guarantee not getting it.

 

[gisele2]

It is official on the CDC site no more testing !

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/201...all,documentation of recovery unless exempted.

 

[lovethesun12]

It is official on the CDC site no more testing !

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html#:~:text=Yes, at this time all,documentation of recovery unless exempted.https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html#:~:text=Yes, at this time all,documentation of recovery unless exempted.

So the only thing we need now is our passport again right? Totally back to normal?

 

[CanucksRock]

So the only thing we need now is our passport again right? Totally back to normal?

Not quite. Still need to complete ArriveCAN when you return. But no more testing if fully vaccinated.

 

[lovethesun12]

Not quite. Still need to complete ArriveCAN when you return. But no more testing if fully vaccinated.

Thanks! I was knew the requirements for Canada weren't changed but to be honest I'm not as worried about the return back

When I first read an article on this, the headline referred to the restriction being dropped for "returning visitors" so I was a little confused whether it meant U.S. citizens or everyone. Thanks for clarifying

This is great news for me though, we would have had to take an extra day off work just for the tests.

 

[MyPrince&Princess]

I am so confused with so many changes happening with the requirements to travel. Is there anyone well-versed in the rules who can summarize the following for me?
1) To travel by plane OUT of a Canadian airport, does EVERYONE have to be vaxxed or just those 12+?
2) To return to Canada by plan, you don't need to be vaxxed if you're a Canadian citizen, but those 12+ who are unvaxxed must provide negative Covid test? Will rapid test work or does it have to be PCR?
3) quarantine still required for unvaxxed 12+ or all unvaxxed?
4) can you freely drive to US with unvaxxed 12+ and return as long as you have a negative PCR or antigen and quarantine?
Thanks

 

[MyPrince&Princess]

I am so confused with so many changes happening with the requirements to travel. Is there anyone well-versed in the rules who can summarize the following for me?
1) To travel by plane OUT of a Canadian airport, does EVERYONE have to be vaxxed or just those 12+?
2) To return to Canada by plan, you don't need to be vaxxed if you're a Canadian citizen, but those 12+ who are unvaxxed must provide negative Covid test? Will rapid test work or does it have to be PCR?
3) quarantine still required for unvaxxed 12+ or all unvaxxed?
4) can you freely drive to US with unvaxxed 12+ and return as long as you have a negative PCR or antigen and quarantine?
Thanks

 

[bcwife76]

Now that the US no longer requires testing to fly in, I wonder how many of these telehealth options will still be around in the next few months? Cruising still requires a test pre boarding and the cost from the cruise line (at least from Disney) is substantial so we are using Life Centers in July for our Alaska cruise. $35CDN for the 4 of us vs $95CDN EACH at the cruise port. We cruise again at the end of December and if testing is still around then we would hope to use Life Centers again.....