Earlier this week, Disney World's Swan and Dolphin Resort announced that they would be extending their closure through July 29th and now we know why! The resort will be hosting the Major League Soccer Teams for the new tournament taking place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Major League Soccer released an article about the tournament and the enhanced health, safety and medical protocols that will be implemented including:
The Walt Disney World Resort and the Swan and Dolphin Hotel will be providing enhanced cleaning of all venues and enforcing appropriate capacity-management and other social distancing guidelines.
The Major League Soccer League will resume its 25th season with the MLS is Back Tournament from July 8 to August 11. The tournament will include all 26 MLS clubs competing in a continuous schedule of 54 total matches that will take place nearly every day. Unfortunately, the event will be held without spectators in attendance.
News Source: Major League Soccer