Christmas 2014 trip booked 11 months ago, still go if ebola spreads?

[MoreTravels]

I am so worried about my DVC trip booked 11 months ago because home resort. With the way it looks, it may get worse in the next few months... would you still go if there are confirmed cases of ebola in Florida?

My already-paid flights are non-refundable.... sigh, that's the problem of advance booking, like 11 months ahead! I hope this problem goes away soon.

 

[gracerussell]

No advice but I'm right there with you. Our first DVC trip begins 11/29. Not panicked but watching the situation closely.

 

[DizBub]

No advice but I'm right there with you. Our first DVC trip begins 11/29. Not panicked but watching the situation closely.

We are to check-in on 11/29 too, made that reservation at 11 months. We had to cancel our September trip due to our daughter about to have a baby, made that one at 11 months also.

We ARE GOING on this one, even if we just hang out at the resort and cook in the villa. Lots of hand washing, trying not to touch railings, eyes, noses and a good supply of hand sanitizer. Hoping for the best. For everyone. Booked our September trip just yesterday.......

 

[Escape Artist]

My daughter convinced me that your chances of getting ebola from someone who has it are only somewhat greater than your chances of getting AIDS from someone who has that.

So...if you're planning any activities that would put you at high risk from an ebola patient, you'd better stay home.

Have a GREAT trip!

 

[robinb]

I am going at the same time and I am not worried.

 

[TagsMissy]

I'm more worried I'm going to get a nasty papercut at work today than I am to ever contract Ebola....

I hate American Media, sorry I do. Nothing but fear mongering and people falling for the sensationalization of it all rather than being rational.

 

[AZMermaid]

If I have to get Ebola, I guess I'd rather get it at WDW than my local grocery store staying home.

It's so hard to catch, I'm not worried about it. I'm not a worrier, but I'm more concerned about West Nile or that respiratory thing. Not enough to stay home or really take any precaution at all actually! But, those seem to be much bigger risks.

 

[Silligoose]

If I have to get Ebola, I guess I'd rather get it at WDW than my local grocery store staying home.

So true!

 

[Canadian Disney Mom]

I'm more worried I'm going to get a nasty papercut at work today than I am to ever contract Ebola.... I hate American Media, sorry I do. Nothing but fear mongering and people falling for the sensationalization of it all rather than being rational.

I totally agree. American news is the worst (but I still watch it almost exclusively).

I am by no means a physician, but you can only get Ebola by direct contact (ie broken skin, mucous membranes) with bodily fluids from an infected person or something indirectly contaminated with such fluids. Everyone who is getting it in North America/Europe appear to be either aid workers or health care workers that tried to help the infected. I feel horrible for the epidemic and hope it is curbed swiftly with minimal loss of life, but I am not worried about contracting Ebola myself at this point, nor would I allow it to change my travel plans. We are going to WDW Nov 22-28 and then on the Oasis of the Seas on Nov 29. Cruises are virtually Petri dishes for all kinds of viruses and I am not concerned about Ebola.

 

[heynowirv]

Seriously,I'd be more worried about my children getting Enterovirus D68 than Ebola.

 

[DisneyDad61]

Interesting question. I am not sure if this is set-up question or not. So is the original poster indicating that if ebola was found in (now 2 people) in his/her state of residence, then that person (and family) would not leave the house?? at all??

Anyways, I live in Dallas and we now have 2 local healthcare workers that have ebola resulting from the original person coming back to the US. As far as I can tell, the highways, restaurants, airports, Texas Fair, etc. all seem to have normal crowds, traffic,etc., not withstanding the state. As far as I know, the exposure appears to be related to advanced direct contact with the healthcare workers.......

So I guess if you are fearful of someone in the State of Florida coming down with a case of ebola, then I assume you should stay home. There are no guarantees in life but I would assume that you are more likely of obtaining a end-of-life episode by some other means like a traffic accident or other typical diseases of life and not ebola.

I guess we could all use this excuse coming out of 9/11 as well, pertaining to not flying, etc.......Not sure I really follow this line of questioning but...oh well.

 

[bgraham34]

I'm more worried I'm going to get a nasty papercut at work today than I am to ever contract Ebola....

I hate American Media, sorry I do. Nothing but fear mongering and people falling for the sensationalization of it all rather than being rational.

And thats why I don't watch the news. I would rather read an article so that way I can easily close it out and go on to the next story.

More people die each year from the flu than ebola has killed so far.

Do watch the news and just focus on your upcoming trip.

 

[gzmtlock]

My daughter convinced me that your chances of getting ebola from someone who has it are only somewhat greater than your chances of getting AIDS from someone who has that.

If AIDS isn't keeping you home, ebola shouldn't either.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

Could one if you panic and cancel the night of November third for a studio at BCV? Thank you You can tell I'm obviously not too worried I'm trying to extend my vacation

Quit watching the news. The media lives for ratings if they make this out to be a disaster then they get high ratings. I am doing a little online research every day or so and then not worrying about it. and I work in healthcare

 

[delilah]

I'm more worried about coming in contact with Ebola at work. A few years ago, the first patient I had with the H1N1 flu was a soldier in the military base, and he had the disease in July, before there was even a vaccine. I don't understand being under "quarantine" and getting on a plane to Cleveland. I'm sorry, but I think many people are just too casual about this situation. I'm not even certain that the experts know whether it is transmissible during the prodome phase, the way that some other viral illnesses are. In which case, sitting next to somebody you don't know on a plane puts you at risk. Then, of course, there is Southwest, where the airline doesn't even know who's sitting where on the plane. But, I still think I am at higher risk of exposure at work than at WDW.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I don't know. IF it happens, then I'll decide. I had friends in Dallas when the news originally broke. I wondered about them, they didn't give the illness a second thought. The festival went on.

 

[delilah]

Well, now the latest is a health care worker who handed off a lab specimen on a cruise. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a "quarantine" to avoid spreading infection to other people means includes not taking vacation trips on public transportation. Quarantine means staying home, in your own place, so you don't contact others until it is certain you aren't contagious. Obviously, we don't want exposed health care workers in the hospital exposing other patients. But, we don't want them traveling across the country, either, potentially spreading contagion.
Only problem is how the employer (hospital) intends to treat workers who are exposed in terms of FMLA vs PTO. I can see that most people, myself included, would use up all their PTO for a 21 day quarantine, and most hospitals require using PTO first. I had to use my PTO for two days last winter that my hospital was closed because of weather, and I was on call, in other words, I was actually working. As a matter of fact, I had so many calls on those days that I could barely move from the phone to shower and use the rest room

 

[MoreTravels]

Thank you for all the replies so far. Since my original post, Ebola and public travel have indeed made news and concerns. Imagine you were in that Cleveland flight on your way to Disney World. You just get that airline notice call that you should monitor yourself. Or imagine that Carnival cruise was a Disney cruise.. All of a sudden, these concerns seem a lot closer to reality for DVC owners.

 

[AZMermaid]

Like a pp said, Ebola spreads similarly to HIV. My guess is I have been on a plane with people infected with HIV more than once. I'm still fine. If the fear would ruin your trip, then I think it would be better to cancel, but I truly think the risk is minimal.

My community lost a 6 year old last week to (probable) enterovirus. He was feeling a little sick on Friday, went to the ER on Sunday, died on Tuesday. A 5 month old never woke up from his nap and never had symptoms of the virus. That is spread through coughs and sneezes. That is WAY scarier to me and my family! But, I can't live in a bubble, I just gotta wash my hands!

 

[MoreTravels]

Like a pp said, Ebola spreads similarly to HIV. My guess is I have been on a plane with people infected with HIV more than once. I'm still fine. If the fear would ruin your trip, then I think it would be better to cancel, but I truly think the risk is minimal. My community lost a 6 year old last week to (probable) enterovirus. He was feeling a little sick on Friday, went to the ER on Sunday, died on Tuesday. A 5 month old never woke up from his nap and never had symptoms of the virus. That is spread through coughs and sneezes. That is WAY scarier to me and my family! But, I can't live in a bubble, I just gotta wash my hands!

I don't think we should believe everything being said about Ebola. It is definitely not like HIV. Those poor nurses did not have sex or share dirty needle with the infected patient. They still got it. While it is good to stay calm, it would be unwise to simply underestimate Ebola like CDC and Texas hospital did.