Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Farro]

If you have a true virus or infection causing a fever, your temp will not go away by drinking cold water with a fan or damp cloth for 5 minutes.

They will put people in full ice baths to attempt to lower high fevers and for longer than 5 minutes.

 

[Arguetafamily]

Yup, there are times where I work when I come back from my lunch break at 1pm, and I have a decent walk from the parking lot. And sometimes I rush myself, and my car is blazing hot (even with a sunshade). I have read 102 before. Took 5-10 minutes, sat in the shade, drank some more ice water, then I was 98.

Not a doctor or anything, but I would think if you had a fever, it wouldn't be going down

What about someone who had a fever when they woke up and popped a few Tylenol or Advil and then went to the park
IMO if someone knows they have a temp and they want to go to the park, they could very well find ways around it

 

[dreamit]

The 30% AP discount does work on the Droid package!

 

[Runnsally]

The 30% AP discount does work on the Droid package!

Fever or not...that’s a deal!

 

[anthony2k7]

If you have a true virus or infection causing a fever, your temp will not go away by drinking cold water with a fan or damp cloth.

They will put people in full ice baths to attempt to lower high fevers and for longer than 5 minutes.

Core temp doesn't matter though if they are using contact less thermometers. Placing an ice cold towel (or cup of ice water ) on their forehead for a while will be enough to fool the thermometer.

 

[dreamit]

Glad your DD loved it! Did it break down while you were in line? That seems like a really long wait...

Yes, it was down for about 90 minutes.

 

[armerida]

Yes, it was down for about 90 minutes.

Gotcha, glad you got to experience it - such an awesome ride!

 

[Arguetafamily]

The 30% AP discount does work on the Droid package!

Oh m g! Can I still upgrade to AP after I enter the first park?

 

[WonderlandisReality]

At the end of the day, the temperature check is mostly safety theater.

There is some early talk in medical circles that it would be more effective to test for anosmia with something similar to a scratch and sniff sticker. And no I am not joking.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

At the end of the day, the temperature check is mostly safety theater.

I like to think of it as another layer of protection. It won’t catch everyone by any stretch of the imagination and obviously can’t catch people without a fever or any symptoms at all, but like distancing, and masks, while not perfect it might do something (with little downside, IMO). Nothing is good enough by itself unfortunately.

If nothing else I hope it pays off during regular flu season.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Fever checks can also serve as a deterrent for someone who does have a fever (because of COVID or otherwise) and would attempt to go to the park anyways, a number that is unfortunately not 0.

I don’t think they’re entirely useless.

 

[Mit88]

Fever checks can also serve as a deterrent for someone who does have a fever (because of COVID or otherwise) and would attempt to go to the park anyways, a number that is unfortunately not 0.

I don’t think they’re entirely useless.

Was just about to say this. “Theater” could serve as protection, not just consciously, but sub consciously as well.

 

[SarahC97]

Oh m g! Can I still upgrade to AP after I enter the first park?

Depends on when you go, I guess. They're not selling or upgrading to new APs right now.

 

[Runnsally]

Fever checks can also serve as a deterrent for someone who does have a fever (because of COVID or otherwise) and would attempt to go to the park anyways, a number that is unfortunately not 0.

I don’t think they’re entirely useless.

Yes that is what the term means. Like Security Theater - makes people feel safer and may deter attackers but doesn’t actually do anything.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Yes that is what the term means.

What? Security theatre? I’ve always understood that to mean it’s there to make people feel better and “put on a show” not actually do anything.

 

[Mit88]

What? Security theatre? I’ve always understood that to mean it’s there to make people feel better and “put on a show” not actually do anything.

That is what it means lol

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Yes that is what the term means. Like Security Theater - makes people feel safer and may deter attackers but doesn’t actually do anything.

To your edit:

But I would argue (I am arguing, lol) that fever checks can actually do something even if they don’t do everything.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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I've missed you too Living with the Land aka the best attraction in Epcot aka the Carpets of Aladdin of Epcot

#BringBackListenToTheLandYouCowards

 

[TheMaxRebo]

To your edit:

But I would argue (I am arguing, lol) that fever checks can actually do something even if they don’t do everything.

It's definitely not nothing so maybe "little more than security theater"

 

[tlmadden73]

The only honest answer to your questions is I don’t know. Nobody knows

as far as the odds, there was a poster on here last week who is a statistician. We had a non emotion based convo where he basically said that if you go somewhere where the virus is prevalent you increase your odds of exposure exponentially.

so that’s it. If you are unconcerned about contracting, and unconcerned about potentially spreading while asymptomatic than that’s your view. I happen to think both of those potential outcomes are problematic, and I also think they lead to further prevalence of the virus and that does nothing but complicate the efforts to get it under control

so you are of course free to evaluate these factors and proceed as you see fit. If you feel these evaluations bolster your decision more power to you. I do not see them as statistically or scientifically based, but that’s just my opinion. So the argument you present would not sway me to change my decision, anymore than I would expect mine to sway yours

I wish you safe and enjoyable travels...

My point isn't that we shouldn't be safe and wear masks and distance .. quite the contrary. If wearing masks allows a place like Disney be open .. great. Let's do it and let people make their choice if they want to go there or not. I feel it should have been open with a lot of these measures months ago when things weren't near as bad in Florida.

I guess my point was I don't like to see this fear of the virus ... and the shaming that goes with it ... infecting everyone. Especially because not EVERYONE has the virus .. not even close. A super small portion of people actually do. So you see someone not wearing a mask? Odds are pretty good they aren't infecting anyone. No need to take a picture and post it on social media of how "unsafe" they are being.