4/21/20 podcast

[fla4fun]

Totally. Heck, bag checks are mostly for show.

But fever? For sure. You just need to take 800mg of Motrin or (and) 1,000mg of Tylenol before you head to the parks to knock any fever down long enough to get through security.

So I guess for people like me (I have a bad knee and back, and can’t make it through a day at Disney unless I start out with ibuprofen and keep on dosing) there won’t be an issue with temp checks? I never thought about it before, but the first thing I do when I wake at Disney is take my Bonine for motion sickness and Advil so I can walk. I wouldn’t be able to do the parks without either of those.

I don’t go to the parks sick though. With an AP I am just as happy to have a resort and room service day if I am not feeling well.

 

[samsteele]

I don’t think, once travel is open for them to get here, that Disney will want any procedures in place that will make it much more difficult for them to enter than domestic guests.

There are so many practical obstacles for international guests that most have now accepted there is a slim to none chance of a WDW vacation until at least Jan 2021 or even later until they receive a vaccination. Even once the borders open and commercial flights are viable, consider this: 1) what travel medical insurance is going to cover international guests for covid19 medical treatment in the US 2) if you manage to talk your employer into letting you take vacation time in the next 6 months, after being furloughed or laid off for weeks this spring, what happens to your job when you tack another 2 weeks onto that for mandatory quarantine once you return home 3) if some type of fever check happens at the park gate, how do you get home if you test positive for fever and that leads to a positive test result for the virus? Can you board your flight home after a positive test result? Nope. A positive test result should mean you are barred from the flight and 4) if bringing kids, can they or should they miss more school next fall? And if Mom and Dad catch the virus, who will take care of the kids and get them home?

Every international visitor must be asking themselves these and other practical questions. Even if that family still has the disposable income after lost work, lost income, tanked investment income and a lower dollar. That's a huge amount of risk for a vacation. Covid19 would practically have to drop right off this summer and be very slow to rebound next fall for most international guests to consider that trip at all. As a solo adult traveler, I'm waiting right to the last minute to cancel my Sept vacation. I can hope but it doesn't look good.

 

[KingLlama]

I would just like to add that "Dr. G" would be a great stage name for a rapper, if it isn't taken already.

That's all I got.

 

[disneysteve]

So I guess for people like me (I have a bad knee and back, and can’t make it through a day at Disney unless I start out with ibuprofen and keep on dosing) there won’t be an issue with temp checks? I never thought about it before, but the first thing I do when I wake at Disney is take my Bonine for motion sickness and Advil so I can walk. I wouldn’t be able to do the parks without either of those.

I don’t go to the parks sick though. With an AP I am just as happy to have a resort and room service day if I am not feeling well.

If the fever cutoff is 100.4 and someone has 100.9 or 101.2, a dose of Tylenol or Advil should certainly be enough to pass security. Many people tolerate a low grade fever like that just fine without feeling badly, especially if they take something. Now if you're feeling awful and your temp is 102 or 103, then you probably aren't up to a day in the park anyway, Advil or not.

The fever thing is of limited value anyway because many COVID patients don't present with a fever.

 

[fla4fun]

@samsteele you present very good points, but I was thinking more of long term policies and procedures than near term in 2020. Although it is certainly probable that there will be more restrictions in place at the beginning and they could be relaxed later, I still believe Disney will establish long term policies and procedures that treat domestic and international guests equally, not ones that put a heavier burden on the international guest.

I am not sure international guests will even be able to get here in 2020. Time will tell.

 

[Murron]

My only comment would be that the rule of thumb is not to put rules in place you cannot enforce.