wˌɛn wˈɔlt dˈɪzni wˈɜːld ɹɪˈoʊpənd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kˈɑːvɪd nˈaɪntiːn ʃˈʌtdaʊn, ˈɔːl stˈeɪdʒ ʃˈoʊz sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈaɪndɪŋ nˈiːmoʊ ðə mjˈuːzɪkəl, bjˈuːɾi ænd ðə bˈiːst: lˈaɪv ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒ, fˈɛstɪvəl ʌvðə lˈaɪən kˈɪŋ, ænd ðɪ ˌɪndiːˈænə dʒˈoʊnz ˈɛpɪk stˈʌnt spɛktˈækjʊlɚ! hæd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd klˈoʊzd dˈuː tʊ ɐ dɪspjˈuːt bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈæktɚz ˈɛkwᵻɾi ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd wˈɔlt dˈɪzni wˈɜːld ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐlˈaʊɪŋ pɚfˈoːɹmɚz tə wˈɛɹ fˈeɪs mˈæsks ænd pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ tˈɛstɪŋ.
When Walt Disney World reopened in July 2020 following the COVID-19 shutdown, all stage shows such as Finding Nemo – The Musical, Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage, Festival of the Lion King, and the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! had remained closed due to a dispute between the Actors' Equity Association and Walt Disney World over allowing performers to wear face masks and providing regular testing.