Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[hertamaniac]

Welp. I am never gonna sleep tonight. The night before finding out if Disney might open is going to be like the night before actually going to Disney.

It makes me think if Disney could do a countdown watch party for the opening date(s) on ABC.

 

[SarahC97]

Totally see your point - guess my heart is leading me towards a moral standpoint -
There will be situations where someone has recently tested negative for Covid-19, but can't enter the parks because they have an affliction that doesn't allow them to wear a mask

I get it. And just as an aside, I have no idea how this would translate to theme parks. You can't do curbside pickup for Space Mountain. Is there are reasonable accommodation for a theme park?

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Totally see your point - guess my heart is leading me towards a moral standpoint -
There will be situations where someone has recently tested negative for Covid-19, but can't enter the parks because they have an affliction that doesn't allow them to wear a mask

Unfortunately, them NOT wearing a mask could cause civil unrest, and the person you describe does not want that attention...

 

[jerry557]

I expect they’ll stick around until a vaccine. The argument to wear them makes sense. If you wear a mask, you might reduce the spread of a dangerous virus. If you don’t wear a mask, you’re more likely to spread it. The virus doesn’t care if you’re disabled.

There may never be a vaccine. We need to stop assuming and basing policy decisions thinking a vaccine is right around the corner. Scientists have never developed a vaccine for a virus in this family.

 

[RamblingMad]

There may never be a vaccine. We need to stop assuming and basing policy decisions thinking a vaccine is right around the corner. Scientists have never developed a vaccine for a virus in this family.

Then we might be like Asia and wear masks indefinitely. That’s a possibility we can’t ignore either.

 

[Spaceguy55]

I would expect Make a Wish and Give Kids The World to have times available before or after hours at some point, hopefully as soon as possible

 

[tinkerhon]

Are those trips, especially ones with medically fragile children, happening during a pandemic?

Of course there's the flip side to your headline, imagine the press if a Make A Wish child contracted COVID-19 on their trip to Disney.

I can definitely see the flip side, but If, ( and Heavens forbid) the child is terminal, yes, the trip probably would be taken during a pandemic -

 

[jerry557]

Then we might be like Asia and wear masks indefinitely. That’s a possibility we can’t ignore either.

People will get more and more lax over time and herd immunity starts to work its way in. The death rate and hospitalizations are already in decline pretty much everywhere. Which means people expect restrictions and limitations to be lifted. But the virus itself may never go away. It's one of those things society will eventually have to learn to live with without endless lockdowns and endless restrictions.

You still need to live your life. We can't not travel anymore. We can't not go to school anymore. We can't not go to work anymore. The world is going to open up one way or another. Otherwise the cure will be worse than the disease. We are already getting to a point where a lot of people are starting to say they would rather take their chances with the virus than stay couped up in their house and behind masks.

 

[MrsBooch]

Something I was not sure about but was confirmed via Disney Food Blog is that you are allowed to walk around with drinks and snacks and temporarily pull the mask down to partake.

 

[skeeter31]

I’m glad Disney is taking the hardline stance of masks required, if you can’t wear one you can’t come in. It was going to be very hard to police who had a severe enough disability to warrant not having to wear a mask. It was going to wind up becoming like Southwest Airlines, where everyone would be disabled a check in and magically heal once they’re in the park (or on the plane). How was Disney supposed to determine whether or not someone shouldn’t have to wear a mask? Were they going to require a doctors note? This is just easier on everyone, including those front line staff who would have had to make the decision.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I’m glad Disney is taking the hardline stance of masks required, if you can’t wear one you can’t come in. It was going to be very hard to police who had a severe enough disability to warrant not having to wear a mask. It was going to wind up becoming like Southwest Airlines, where everyone would be disabled a check in and magically heal once they’re in the park (or on the plane). How was Disney supposed to determine whether or not someone shouldn’t have to wear a mask? Were they going to require a doctors note? This is just easier on everyone, including those front line staff who would have had to make the decision.

Yup.

We already had people on here doing the wink wink nudge nudge they aren't going to make you prove your medical issue with wearing a mask.

 

[RamblingMad]

People will get more and more lax over time and herd immunity starts to work its way in. The death rate and hospitalizations are already in decline pretty much everywhere. Which means people expect restrictions and limitations to be lifted. But the virus itself may never go away. It's one of those things society will eventually have to learn to live with without endless lockdowns and endless restrictions.

You still need to live your life. We can't not travel anymore. We can't not go to school anymore. We can't not go to work anymore. The world is going to open up one way or another. Otherwise the cure will be worse than the disease. We are already getting to a point where a lot of people are starting to say they would rather take their chances with the virus than stay couped up in their house and behind masks.

We are a long way from herd immunity. The mask may become a permanent part of life in the US. Best to get used to it at least for the next year.

And the virus will spread again as we reopen. So unless you want us to close again this year, it makes sense to reduce spread.

 

[SaintsManiac]

We are a long way from herd immunity. The mask may become a permanent part of life in the US. Best to get used to it at least for the next year.

And the virus will spread again as we reopen. So unless you want us to close again this year, it makes sense to reduce spread.

Never. Very few people in my community wear them.

 

[RamblingMad]

Never. Very few people in my community wear them.

Then we’ll get a W shape recovery with another shutdown at the end of the year. This will push an economic recovery out to as far as 2024. At that point folks won’t have the money to go to WDW.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Then we’ll get a W shape recovery with another shutdown at the end of the year. This will push an economic recovery out to as far as 2024. At that point folks won’t have the money to go to WDW.

yep

 

[tinkerhon]

You're right. I didn't think about that at first. I was thinking strictly "medical" such as asthma.

Yea, I was thinking about the situation from more of a mental standpoint - I wouldn't expect anyone with a physical ailment/condition to be at a theme park/shopping area/restaurant, etc - right now - ESPECIALLY without a mask on !

 

[LSUmiss]

Correct. If you can't, or don't wear a mask, you won't be let in.

Also keep in mind we are in phase 1 & it’s still just May. Most states just opened up & a lot don’t have much open yet. I expect it to change by mid June.

 

[KayMichigan]

If DS doesn't enforce the masks, we won't see anybody wearing them once they're inside the area. They'll just wear them to get inside, then take them off.

 

[tinkerhon]

As has been discussed above, you don't have legal rights to enter private property if you're endangering the health of the public.

So, someone (and again, it's hypothetical, but I can definitely see a scenario) that has recently tested negative for Covid-19, but it's mentally handicapped , and can't wear a mask, would be endangering the health of the public?

 

[cakebaker]

So, someone (and again, it's hypothetical, but I can definitely see a scenario) that has recently tested negative for Covid-19, but it's mentally handicapped , and can't wear a mask, would be endangering the health of the public?

Yes. Because testing negative this morning doesn’t mean you’re negative this afternoon.