Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[SaintsManiac]

See, I'd rather get rid of masks!

I mean I’m planning on early mornings and no fireworks, but I miss them so much.

 

[Farro]

I mean I’m planning on early mornings and no fireworks, but I miss them so much.

I will miss later hrs, so I hope they come back too!

 

[LSUmiss]

Except it will backfire if nothing changes but then at least Disney had some money now to use and hope they can follow through. I live 2.5 hours from Disney that went last summer and early fall and survived it but have already decided they will not do the heat and masks again they will wait for winter again or for no masks.

Well it’s not like they haven’t done something like that before...free dining. I also think a certain percentage of ppl would go ahead with it, since the trip is already booked & planned.

On a side note, we went in July & I didn’t think masks were that bad BUT that was the first week when it was empty. We walked on everything. I wouldn’t go with masks in the heat with current crowd levels.

 

[jlwhitney]

Well it’s not like they haven’t done something like that before...free dining. I also think a certain percentage of ppl would go ahead with it, since the trip is already booked & planned.

On a side note, we went in July & I didn’t think masks were that bad BUT that was the first week when it was empty. We walked on everything. I wouldn’t go with masks in the heat with current crowd levels.

Yes walk on rides would make it a bit better. I struggle in the heat with out a mask and have to be careful to not overheat and drink enough water as is. We are doing dolly wood in june, well mostly will do the water park but I think I can survive the park there only because they aren't as strict and they will be one of the first parks (besides legoland) that drops to indoor only and on rides I bet.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I understand hopeful speculation that the mask restrictions will be loosened or lifted sometime in the near future, but it really is not based in any reality. I will be happy to be wrong, and you have my permission to use this post against me in the future if I am! I just think people are setting themselves up for disappointment.

There is so much uncertainty with vaccination rates, effectiveness of each vaccine vs. the variants, potential for more variants because we aren’t vaccinating fast enough, uncertainty about being able to vaccinate kids under 12, how long it will take to truly lower transmission rates.

I personally don’t yet see how they could justify loosening or lifting restrictions as soon as summer. Where I live, vaccinations are moving at a snail’s pace. It’s going to take a long time to really slash those transmission rates.

I fully expect my kids to be masked when they begin the 2021-22 school year. Just really not confident about the need for masks changing given the slow rate of vaccinations & variants emerging.

I also don’t think Disney will be trailblazer in lifting mask restrictions.

 

[cgattis]

Those bumps were definitely more than a magnet's length apart. Interesting that they don't employ a magnetically actuated brake on the cars. Interesting fact: Houston's Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has a "people mover" in its basement to shuttle passengers between terminals. It uses the same linear motor technology. Never saw them bump into one another

Me either, but Ive seen it down more than once...

 

[Mit88]

I mean I’m planning on early mornings and no fireworks, but I miss them so much.

Even pessimistically thinking I believe (iirc that you’re going in the latter portion of the year) fireworks will be back. I think there’s a better chance WDW closes down again than MK and Epcot being without fireworks come October.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Even pessimistically thinking I believe (iirc that you’re going in the latter portion of the year) fireworks will be back. I think there’s a better chance WDW closes down again than MK and Epcot being without fireworks come October.

God I hope so. We go Thanksgiving week. I’ll even take only Epcot since we are staying at the Swan!

 

[Farro]

I understand hopeful speculation that the mask restrictions will be loosened or lifted sometime in the near future, but it really is not based in any reality. I will be happy to be wrong, and you have my permission to use this post against me in the future if I am! I just think people are setting themselves up for disappointment.

There is so much uncertainty with vaccination rates, effectiveness of each vaccine vs. the variants, potential for more variants because we aren’t vaccinating fast enough, uncertainty about being able to vaccinate kids under 12, how long it will take to truly lower transmission rates.

I personally don’t yet see how they could justify loosening or lifting restrictions as soon as summer. Where I live, vaccinations are moving at a snail’s pace. It’s going to take a long time to really slash those transmission rates.

I fully expect my kids to be masked when they begin the 2021-22 school year. Just really not confident about the need for masks changing given the slow rate of vaccinations & variants emerging.

I also don’t think Disney will be trailblazer in lifting mask restrictions.

My point is not everything needs to result in a lecture. It's exhausting.

We were just talking about a silly rumor. No one here needs constant lessons in right vs wrong regarding masks or vaccines.

In the end, this is a Disney board where some come.for a bit of fun and frivolity.

Honestly, do we need to put "I understand masks are here until CDC says so" in every post?

 

[SaintsManiac]

My point is not everything needs to result in a lecture.

We were just talking about a silly rumor. No one needs constant lessons in right vs wrong regarding masks or vaccines.

In the end, this is a Disney board where some come.for a bit of fun and frivolity.

Honestly, do we need to put "I understand masks are here until CDC says so" in every post?

Honestly I took Andy’s post as more like an insider info thing than a lecture, but I know tone is difficult to read online.

 

[Farro]

Honestly I took Andy’s post as more like an insider info thing than a lecture, but I know tone is difficult to read online.

Could be. I can see that now you said it.

It just can feel like being beat over the head when you(general) weren't even questioning the rules. Like you aren't even supposed to hope...

Anywhoo, just waiting for a Halloween party...

 

[JayMass]

I understand hopeful speculation that the mask restrictions will be loosened or lifted sometime in the near future, but it really is not based in any reality. I will be happy to be wrong, and you have my permission to use this post against me in the future if I am! I just think people are setting themselves up for disappointment.

There is so much uncertainty with vaccination rates, effectiveness of each vaccine vs. the variants, potential for more variants because we aren’t vaccinating fast enough, uncertainty about being able to vaccinate kids under 12, how long it will take to truly lower transmission rates.

I personally don’t yet see how they could justify loosening or lifting restrictions as soon as summer. Where I live, vaccinations are moving at a snail’s pace. It’s going to take a long time to really slash those transmission rates.

I fully expect my kids to be masked when they begin the 2021-22 school year. Just really not confident about the need for masks changing given the slow rate of vaccinations & variants emerging.

I also don’t think Disney will be trailblazer in lifting mask restrictions.

My point is not everything needs to result in a lecture. It's exhausting.

We were just talking about a silly rumor. No one here needs constant lessons in right vs wrong regarding masks or vaccines.

In the end, this is a Disney board where some come.for a bit of fun and frivolity.

Honestly, do we need to put "I understand masks are here until CDC says so" in every post?

I don't think this was much of a "lecture." I think it was just weighing in on the other side of the topic. I don't see where there was a lesson on right vs. wrong with masks and vaccines. All I read is someone's opinion that they don't think Disney's mask mandate is going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Farro]

I don't think this was much of a "lecture." I think it was just weighing in on the other side of the topic. I don't see where there was a lesson on right vs. wrong with masks and vaccines. All I read is someone's opinion that they don't think Disney's mask mandate is going anywhere anytime soon.

Sure, maybe.

But anytime people start to talk about what could happen at some point in the future, someone always comes in to say "if you are going to Disney, plan to wear a mask because blah blah blah" as if the discussioni s supposed to end then....I mean yeah, we all know that. We are just talking about what ifs...

Whatever, I'm in the minority on my opinion. Wouldn't be the first time!

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Sure, maybe.

But anytime people start to talk about what could happen at some point in the future, someone always comes in to say if you are going to Disney, plan to wear a mask because blah blah blah ....I mean yeah, we all know that. We are just talking about what ifs...

Whatever, I'm in the minority on my opinion. Wouldn't be the first time!

I think it is just because this is a discussion board. My post wasn’t meant as a lecture, just offering my point of view. Not everyone is going to agree with everything. And that’s ok.

I didn’t think WDW would open in July. They reopened much earlier than I thought they would. I was wrong. They also opened later than others thought they would.

I think the discussion and different points of view are interesting while we wait for it all to shake out.

 

[Farro]

I think it is just because this is a discussion board. My post wasn’t meant as a lecture, just offering my point of view. Not everyone is going to agree with everything. And that’s ok.

I didn’t think WDW would open in July. They reopened much earlier than I thought they would. I was wrong. They also opened later than others thought they would.

I think the discussion and different points of view are interesting while we wait for it all to shake out.

I get that.

I think sometimes it seems like showing signs of optimism or hope is taboo these days.

 

[jlwhitney]

I get that.

I think sometimes it seems like showing signs of optimism or hope is taboo these days.

Pretty much in this group. I’m in. Many FB groups for various places and theme parks and by far the Disney groups are the most pessimistic.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

People online were convinced Disney was never going to require masks, then never going to be able to enforce successfully, then never going to keep up the requirement beyond a few weeks, then going to drop the requirement when people weren’t rushing in, etc. Here we are nearly February 2021 with Disney having done an overall very good job and no real sign of masking going anywhere. When they go, it will not be based on popularity rather when Covid is no longer a major threat IMO (kind of like someone else said, quote this when I’m wrong and rub my nose in it haha), and while there are predications out there right now there’s nothing concrete enough that phone CMs are going to have any info to pass on.

My take, they’re not going anywhere anytime soon and making the indoor/outdoor or crowded area/not crowded distinction is not worth the hassle. I don’t think that’s pessimistic or optimistic. Masks are (or rather they should be) neutral and a tool that allows more normalcy than the absence of them would. I know that’s not how a lot of people view them, but it’s why I don’t think assuming they aren’t going away anytime soon is a pessimistic viewpoint to take. Doesn’t mean things aren’t or won’t get better.

Honestly I took Andy’s post as more like an insider info thing than a lecture, but I know tone is difficult to read online.

Same, I read it as refuting that there is anything reputable leading to this rumour, not a lecture.

 

[Runnsally]

I get that.

I think sometimes it seems like showing signs of optimism or hope is taboo these days.

Pro hope and pro mask!

 

[Farro]

I'm just gonna go play with my cat. Just watched Aristocats and I'm extra in love with him!

Masked of course.

(Just because you wish masks would go away doesn't mean you are anti-mask)

 

[New Mouse]

I think Disney purposely leaked the vague mask rumor in hopes of getting more ppl to book in the summer.

Hey NCL did similar to get people to book cruises so it wouldnt be surprising