Drinking Fountains During Covid-19

[Sleepless Knight]

Having run many races at Walt Disney World and being well versed in making sure I stay hydrated, I've been considering how to handle this with all the understandable precautions due to the pandemic. In the past, I bring my own water bottle to the parks and refill it as necessary at a drinking fountain or water bottle refill station.

Are drinking fountains not next to water bottle refill stations turned on right now or will I need to ask counter service locations for a free ice water in order to make sure I stay hydrated if a water bottle refill station is not nearby? Fortunately for me, I know there's one in Galaxy's Edge where I will once again be spending hours enjoying and appreciating.

 

[disneygirlsng]

Someone who has gone more recently can chime in, but they were on and working in August.

 

[yulilin3]

They're on

 

[MrsPete]

Regardless of whether they're on, I'd say using them should be a hard no.

 

[DCLPrincess]

Regardless of whether they're on, I'd say using them should be a hard no.

I agree. Even the bottle refill station makes me nervous. You don't know who touched or licked the nozzle. Yes, I saw 2 kids licking things on my Sept trip.

 

[NC State]

Just returned two weeks ago. It was so hot I saw too many use them as sinks to wet cloths for their face/necks. I will not use them because of what I saw. The bottler fillers were great. Does anyone know if they have maps that shows their locations in the parks?

 

[MrsPete]

At the high school where I teach, the water fountains are "blocked off".

 

[yulilin3]

Just returned two weeks ago. It was so hot I saw too many use them as sinks to wet cloths for their face/necks. I will not use them because of what I saw. The bottler fillers were great. Does anyone know if they have maps that shows their locations in the parks?

No maps, from what i remember there's the one at the exit to mfsr, one at the swge by the milk stand, in the fop queue, next to the skyliner restrooms at dhs and inside cosmic ray, this last one was blocked off a couple of weeks ago, not sure why

 

[soniam]

I agree. Even the bottle refill station makes me nervous. You don't know who touched or licked the nozzle. Yes, I saw 2 kids licking things on my Sept trip.

I saw that in July too at the water bottle filler/fountains near the market in SWGE. I didn't use one again after that.

 

[Crystal824]

They are in use as of a few weeks ago....should you use them is a different question. I told kids not to even think about it.

 

[AprilLizbeth]

They are in use. We didn't use them. Like others as soon as I saw someone wetting a cloth held right against the spigot we have not used them. That's been a couple years now. I haul a backpack with water bottles for everyone and once it's gone it's time to head back to the hotel for a break.

 

[fla4fun]

While I would normally champion using reusable water bottles, I have seen so many gross things at Disney (even washing a baby’s behind in a drinking fountain) that I just resign myself to buying bottled water in the parks or getting cups at quick service. Yes, it’s a waste of resources, but my health comes first. I love the idea of the bottle filling stations, but people just can’t resist being disgusting.

 

[hippiechicken]

They worked 18 days ago when I drank out of one..