Be aware if traveling to WDW within the next few days

[Nemo32]

I didnt know that you could request "special" cleaning. How do we know they are actually doing special cleaning though? We arrive @ Coronado Resort February 14. If I were to call and request this, what exactly do I say?

I want the special cleaning.....??

I suppose there's no way you can really tell, so we cleaned it ourselves also.

But I just said that I heard about the virus and asked if the people in the room before us were sick...of course the CM had no idea what I was talking about (yeah right). So, I just asked if they could clean the room before we came back and in her computer she sent in a request with specifications - like bleach in the bathroom for us.

 

[philschic]

I'm def gonna look into that before we head down there. I was excited but now I'm a lil worried & This trip was to celebrate 3 things....

Its my hubbys bday
Its Valentines day
& OUR HONEYMOON!!

 

[mmmagic7754]

This thread was started over a month ago. We spent a week there over Christmas and never saw or heard of anyone getting sick. I think it's time to move on

 

[Groucho]

Someone just pointed me at this thread... my wife, son, and I have been at WDW since Sunday (the 18th) and a few days ago, my son started vomiting a lot but no sign of the "D" word. He seemed OK the next day, but yesterday, he vomited shortly after waking up and ended up with pretty bad diarrhea by the afternoon and through the rest of the day. My wife also had a bad vomiting episode after we got off the bus at AK. She actually felt a little better afterwards, but went downhill again later and she and my son ended up spending the afternoon and evening in the room, with my wife suffering at both ends.

This morning, she seems better (though still no appetite) and my son seems better. I've managed to avoid it all. Whatever it is, though, it's definitely still around!

BTW, don't bother with Airborne. It's a homeopathic product, which means that it's basically just a sugar pill with the active ingredients diluted to a virtually non-existant level. Airborne itself has recently had to settle a $30mill lawsuit and another $7mill one just last month for false advertising claims, and there's no evidence that it does anything whatsoever that it says that it does. These products have zero testing by the FDA (except to make sure you won't drop dead if you take it) and have no legal need to back up any of their outlandish claims. It's just anecdotal evidence and psychosomatic effects. The only reason such things even share shelf space with real medicine is due to heavy lobbying in the '90s and a law passed in 1994 that treads "alternative medicine" as food instead of medicine. IMHO these snake oil peddlers ought to be tarred and feathered.

You can read a little more here, here, and here. Consumer Reports has a short summary of homeopathic "medicine" and why you should avoid it here.

Back on topic - yes, there is still definitely something going around! Make sure to do lots of hand-washing!

 

[Conway733]

I'm in PA and this sickness is definitley going around at my job. I think it is just that time of year.

 

[uagirl]

Just returned from 8 days at the lodge. We ate at buffets, didn't sanitize the room after arrival, and only followed our normal hand washing routine, and still managed to avoid this bug. I don't know if it has died down, or if we were just lucky, but I think it can be avoided with some common sense hygiene rules.

 

[Tomskatt]

Just returned from 8 days at the lodge. We ate at buffets, didn't sanitize the room after arrival, and only followed our normal hand washing routine, and still managed to avoid this bug. I don't know if it has died down, or if we were just lucky, but I think it can be avoided with some common sense hygiene rules.

Thyank God we avoided that virus! Celebrated for 8 days and Julia had the time of her life telling everyone we met that she is finishing up with 4 years of chemotherapy and radiation and kissing Leukemia Buh Bye!

 

[Eeyore's-tail-tack]

I am so happy for you and your family. I pray for continued good health for all.

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

Someone just pointed me at this thread... my wife, son, and I have been at WDW since Sunday (the 18th) and a few days ago, my son started vomiting a lot but no sign of the "D" word. He seemed OK the next day, but yesterday, he vomited shortly after waking up and ended up with pretty bad diarrhea by the afternoon and through the rest of the day. My wife also had a bad vomiting episode after we got off the bus at AK. She actually felt a little better afterwards, but went downhill again later and she and my son ended up spending the afternoon and evening in the room, with my wife suffering at both ends.

This morning, she seems better (though still no appetite) and my son seems better. I've managed to avoid it all. Whatever it is, though, it's definitely still around!

BTW, don't bother with Airborne. It's a homeopathic product, which means that it's basically just a sugar pill with the active ingredients diluted to a virtually non-existant level. Airborne itself has recently had to settle a $30mill lawsuit and another $7mill one just last month for false advertising claims, and there's no evidence that it does anything whatsoever that it says that it does. These products have zero testing by the FDA (except to make sure you won't drop dead if you take it) and have no legal need to back up any of their outlandish claims. It's just anecdotal evidence and psychosomatic effects. The only reason such things even share shelf space with real medicine is due to heavy lobbying in the '90s and a law passed in 1994 that treads "alternative medicine" as food instead of medicine. IMHO these snake oil peddlers ought to be tarred and feathered.

You can read a little more here, here, and here. Consumer Reports has a short summary of homeopathic "medicine" and why you should avoid it here.

Back on topic - yes, there is still definitely something going around! Make sure to do lots of hand-washing!

That was a very good, comprehensive and thorough post, Groucho.

I'm betting you would not normally have this much time to write in WDW unless you were stuck in the room with the rest of your family. Been there, done that! Hope your family feels better soon.

I would recommend the Vitamin Water called "revive", my DH brought me some when I was sick once I could keep stuff down again. It has a lot of electrolytes in it, no corn syrup (cane sugar instead), and it helped to get me back on my feet.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Thyank God we avoided that virus! Celebrated for 8 days and Julia had the time of her life telling everyone we met that she is finishing up with 4 years of chemotherapy and radiation and kissing Leukemia Buh Bye!

What a wonderful celebration! Congratulations, Julia! Shout it from every rooftop if you want - you have so much to be excited about!

 

[Eeyore's-tail-tack]

I am so happy for you and your family. I pray for continued good health for all.

 

[CindyKansas]

I was one of "those" that got sick last month. We stayed at CBR from Dec 11th thru the 18th and I was the only one that got sick. DH and DD remained healthy. I washed my hands many times before I got sick and I carry a bottle of hand sanitizer at all times. I hope I am never that sick again. I ended up going to the ER and when we got back home I ended up in the hospital because of dehydration. Kidney and pancreas functions were compromised and I just went back to the doctor Thursday for blood work and have to go back in 3 weeks. Whatever I caught didn't do many any favors. I was tested for food poisoning and that was not the case. Anyway, I am headed back down Friday and I hope this trip is much better. I think I will take a can of Lysol and spray the room. Wish me luck.

 

[tinkbyday]

We just returned yesterday and didn't see anything resembling sickness anywhere. I did bring Lysol wipes and wiped down the sink handles and toilet, but other than that we just washed hands and used hand sanitizer when soap and water were not available. So far, no sickies here...

 

[philschic]

Urgh....Im so not looking forward to my trip now....

 

[grannyminnie]

Urgh....Im so not looking forward to my trip now....

Call me paranoid (and I know from reading this thread some of us are!) but i cancelled a short trip down because of this virus! I don't see how it can be gotten rid of when the resorts are always occupied and rooms probably never really cleaned well.

 

[philschic]

Well right...Im not afraid to admit that I am paranoid...especially when it comes to paying for a wk long vacation and then possibly not being able to enjoy it after spending all that money..ya know?

But what do you do once you've booked it and I think the plane tix are non refundable....

Ive always looked forward to going to WDW BUT now....not so much.

 

[Kickapoo Joie Juice]

You know, nearly 50 THOUSAND people have looked at this thread since it started.

If all those people who read this thread and then went to Disney and washed their hands much more than they normally would, then it's a great thing!

This thread can do nothing but good-it will help to keep some people from catching whatever the heck is there, and the increased hand washing and sanitary behaviors in general will also help slow it down and I'm sure eventually knock it out to normal, non-thread-worthy levels.

FWIW, we'll be back next month.

 

[dls881]

You could pick up the exact same virus at the library, grocery store, gas station, etc.

Go on your vacation and have a good time, wash your hands, use your sanitizing gel, and have a great time (until/if/when you catch the bug).

 

[Missus Toad]

Thyank God we avoided that virus! Celebrated for 8 days and Julia had the time of her life telling everyone we met that she is finishing up with 4 years of chemotherapy and radiation and kissing Leukemia Buh Bye!

So happy for you and Julia! My best girlfriend's 4 y/o son just started maintenance for his leukemia and I cannot wait 'til they can say the same thing. It's wonderful to see someone on the other side of it.

 

[Groucho]

From the research I did on the norovirus, the hand sanitizers do absolutely nothing to stop this virus - they only work on bacteria. Not that you shouldn't use sanitizers, but don't expect them to help you avoid this.

As I feared, I ended up contracting it last night. I had a small vomit just before getting off the bus at OKW (fortunately, I had a bag with me) then spent the entire night (!) throwing up - ten times in total, I think! It was really a horrendous experience, just awful.

We had been washing out hands and using sanitizer a lot this trip, too. It sounds like it's common for it to be passed via food. I would say to make sure to wash your hands before every meal, snack, anything that goes in your mouth. You. Do. Not. Want. This. Virus!

I have heard that it's running rampant around my home town, too, so like dls881 said, don't be too paranoid about it only being a WDW thing.

Kickapoo Joie Juice, I usually do a daily update thread on the Photography board when I'm down here, the one for this trip is here if you're curious.