Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

Right. But no one sees COVID-19 going away for a year or more...

 

[xuxa777]

One can still hope that the virus continues to weaken, go away, and all the mask arguing would be a moot point.

I would hope if coronavirus ceases to be an issue that the mask policies everywhere will cease.... right?

This will most likely happen, it will take longer for the mask police to fade away though

 

[yankeesfan123]

Bags will obviously be checked, welcome to 2020. The debate is how.

Sarcasm doesn’t go very far here.

 

[SaintsManiac]

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It's amusing, but they take very frequent breaks and rotate in and out.

 

[xuxa777]

Right. But no one sees COVID-19 going away for a year or more...

Won't go away, but the threat level for the overwhelming majority of people will be understood better

 

[woody337]

Right. But no one sees COVID-19 going away for a year or more...

sadly it may be here for a while

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Another bad analogy. Characters take regular breaks where they go and take the tops off. Especially in the summer. You are asking guests to go through a theme park for 6-8-10 hours straight with a mask on that will be full of sweat in 95 degree heat in no time.

It’s a mask.. not a suit of armor.. If it is truly a deal breaker & you know ahead of time it will be required... well

As far as breaks go.. grab a glass of something cold - remove the mask and slowly enjoy - there’s your break. If they are selling food and drinks - they expect that the mask will have to come off sooner or later...

 

[yankeesfan123]

Right. But no one sees COVID-19 going away for a year or more...

For me, it’s much more important to ride in dumbo.

 

[UOAP]

Your quote I was responding to "I hope they empower the CMs to keep the masses under better control"

-if CM doesn't yell at a big crowd no one will hear them #science
-if a mass of people has decided to do one thing, it does not matter what CMs say THAT is the issue at hand

"No one needs to yell. Let's keep this conversation civil as well"
-lol have you ever said that to someone? had it said to you? how well did that go?
-everyday on a Disney trip at some point I will hear someone yelling at a CM "I paid X thousands of dollars to be here! I deserve X" Like that's not going to exponentially increase when everyone is paying full price for partial Disney experience?

Everyone wants CMs "empowered" to force guests to follow rules. I want to know what exactly this means. I see no other explanation than "the CM has the power to have the guest removed from the park" but I'm open to other ways they can be empowered. I see no other power they can wield honestly. You are talking "keep the masses under better control". A CM cannot remove a mass of people from anywhere so what are they now empowered to do?

Well what happens when guests don't sit down on a roller coaster? Do the CMs just shrug and say nothing? Of course not. So they ARE empowered when safety is at risk. If Disney previously allowed guests to bully CMs in other contexts, then that is a major flaw in Disney policy which they would need to fix if they want to open safely. Which was my point. Obviously.

 

[LSUmiss]

Bags will obviously be checked, welcome to 2020. The debate is how.

I would be much more afraid of bags not being checked than the virus.

 

[charmed59]

Maybe they are waiting until people here get used to masks, so Disney doesn’t have to be their first rodeo. First time I wore a mask into a store I was “this is just too weird”. Yesterday I noticed halfway home I forgot to take it off. I had gotten that used to it. After all, people got used to wearing pants and shoes.

 

[ScubaCat]

Won't go away, but the threat level for the overwhelming majority of people will be understood better

Right, it's a "better safe than sorry" and "can't hurt" situation right now. Nobody can be completely sure but there seems to be some evidence it helps. If I can prevent spreading something to someone else more vulnerable by wearing a paper mask for a little while, so be it. Not sure if I'll be able to handle that in Florida summer heat, though, but that's a decision I'll have to make at the appropriate time.

 

[UOAP]

Good luck enforcing it. They'll be fights.

Then those guests can be ejected from the park for fighting. Which will most certainly be better optics than Disney letting guests endanger the rest of the country by refusing to follow basic safety rules.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I would be much more afraid of bags not being checked than the virus.

concur. But it doesn't take much to check them better. Glean gloves, sticks mainly for checking and pony up for Xray machines when they can get them manufactured...

 

[gottalovepluto]

Maybe they are waiting until people here get used to masks, so Disney doesn’t have to be their first rodeo. First time I wore a mask into a store I was “this is just too weird”. Yesterday I noticed halfway home I forgot to take it off. I had gotten that used to it. After all, people got used to wearing pants and shoes.

Since they're committed to it I think waiting it out is wisest. Wait it out until people are used to it or it's not 90 degrees with 80% humidity. And they still haven't said what to do with your mask in the rain. Not that it rains in FL very often.

 

[goofystitch]

I read DVC is only cancelling points reservations one week before the stay...?

Yes, that is how they are cancelling.

 

[rpb718]

Alternate scene from "Casablanca"...

Rick Blaine and Captain Louie Renault are at the airport.

A car drives up and police exit the vehicle.

Rick stares at Louie as one of the policemen asks Captain Louie Renault for instructions.

Louie says: "The mask debate is still going on... round up the usual suspects."

 

[woody337]

Right, it's a "better safe than sorry" and "can't hurt" situation right now. Nobody can be completely sure but there seems to be some evidence it helps. If I can prevent spreading something to someone else more vulnerable by wearing a paper mask for a little while, so be it. Not sure if I'll be able to handle that in Florida summer heat, though, but that's a decision I'll have to make at the appropriate time.

Like someone said earlier. Chapek addressed the masks with the summer heat, They might be inclined to push the opening to the fall

 

[Lumpy1106]

Good luck enforcing it. They'll be fights.

First rule of Toon Town Fight Club...

 

[yulilin3]

Well what happens when guests don't sit down on a roller coaster? Do the CMs just shrug and say nothing? Of course not. So they ARE empowered when safety is at risk. If Disney previously allowed guests to bully CMs in other contexts, then that is a major flaw in Disney policy which they would need to fix if they want to open safely. Which was my point. Obviously.

I know you are dead set on this point but your example is different than enforcing mask wearing and social distancing
If a guest is sitting down to ride an attraction a) they have been in line for an xx amount of time b) want to ride this ride. IF they decide they don't want to use the safety belt/lapbar/restraint the entire ride has to stop. Socially this person will feel the pressure to buckle up or leave. This scenario has happened but is very, very rare
Obvious pregnant person goes to ride an attraction that is clearly marked as not suitable for women who are pregnant, CM cannot ask this person not to ride, they (CM) are told that the warning sign is there and it's at the risk of the pregnant lady. She's not endangering anyone else but herself.
The mask/social distancing will be see as scenario 2, endangering yourself more than endangering others, unfortunately. IF Disney decides to impose the rule it'll be up to Disney security and OC Sheriff to have the final word.
Unfortunately is the way it is and CM already know that if masks are going to be mandatory they have to buckle up for the complaints and the fights, they go into work every day thinking, who is going to yell at me today? it's sad, but that is the mentality of the front of the line CM because people have become extremely entitled