Over 100 New Florida Laws Could Affect Disney World Visitors Starting July 1, 2026

Overview

• A package of more than 100 laws signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis will take effect statewide on July 1, 2026, and reporters are flagging several measures that touch travel and resort life around Walt Disney World.
• House Bill 35 raises penalties for repeat driving without a valid license and allows such violations to count toward habitual traffic offender status, which can lead to felony-level consequences for persistent offenders.
• Senate Bill 212 adds public swimming pools to the locations barred to certain registered sex offenders, a change that could legally restrict access to Disney water parks and resort pools for qualifying individuals.
• Most guests who hold valid state or internationally recognized driving credentials should see no change to their visits, and Disney’s own security and admission rules remain the primary operational control.
• Separate new laws on utilities, permitting and infrastructure are unlikely to change vacations this summer but could reshape Central Florida traffic, development and service reliability around the resort over the coming years.