Rumor about “modified experiences” when Disney reopens (read 1st post for potential modifications being considered)

[DGsAtBLT]

Don’t stand here probably works better with different sized groups of people like Disney will have vs stores and such that are more likely to have smaller parties (or just singles) in line.

I agree though, it’s going to confuse people.

 

[Eric Smith]

Masks are going to be flying off all the time, get stuck in the machinery, going to be a maintenance nightmare, glasses don't catch the wind and are much heavier than masks, the KN95's worn correctly will be fine, bandannas and loose masks will be problematic.

Masks that are attached around people's faces aren't going to fall off any more often that glasses or mickey ears do. Also, there isn't much machinery that is going to get jammed up on a roller coaster. The roller coaster will just rip the mask apart.

 

[MicheyMouse]

Well my job just took the fun out of hoping Disney opens by my vacation. New policy is that if we travel out of state AT ALL, ANYWHERE, we have to self quarantine for 2 weeks, using our own time. They will reevaluate in 30 days so I will find out June 19th if I can go to WDW on the 26th (if they are open!). Worse part is that I was supposed to go see my son in Mississippi this weekend. He is military and usually in California but out here training for a few weeks. I haven't seen him in a year and he was so excited to have us come visit him. We are not in a hot spot (Arkansas) and neither is Mississippi so I wasn't worried about visiting him (plus he had to self quarantine when he got there for 2 weeks so he is good).

That most likely would qualify for 2 weeks of enhanced unemployment pay

 

[Tigger's ally]

I honestly have no idea what you mean by this. Lol

We walked off of it after it broke down and they had the lights on. All you saw on the floor were hats, glasses, mickey ears and other stuff people were wearing. The floor was covered.

 

[wdw_dine_junkie]

I inherently want to stand in the boxes.

 

[Jamie060907]

Because there's no proof that you can't get it again. My friend had it and still has to wear a mask every day at work.

And there’s no proof that you do either so I could argue the other point as well.

 

[curlymom]

Don't stand here = the floor is lava here. My kids know this game.

The "wait here" spots at our local checkout are super faded, maybe the don't stand here spots will hold up longer?

 

[LSUmiss]

We walked off of it after it broke down and they had the lights on. All you saw on the floor were hats, glasses, mickey ears and other stuff people were wearing. The floor was covered.

So now it’ll include masks!

 

[Tigger's ally]

Mine had this requirement for international travel for most of February and March. We were almost all sent to work from home by March 16 but in that last week before closing offices they started asking people who had traveled domestically to report their travel for tracking/tracing purposes though we did not have to isolate. Our current policy is there is no business travel of any kind and won't be for the foreseeable future and all personal travel is discouraged. Since we are mostly all working from home we obviously don't have to self isolate if we do travel right now. And while I don't expect to be back in the office with any regularity until the end of summer at the earliest I do think we'll have the 14 day self isolation rule in place once we are back.

I have a travel job and have been home since March 17. Was just told a few minutes ago that we can resume our normal business travel (to my customer base) on June 1. Already have my hotel booked for the location that does the most business with us. It doesn't involve air travel though. Saving that for a few weeks down the road if all goes well.

 

[JacknSally]

It's also just nonsensical. Ok so I can't stand on the square. Can I stand to the left or right of the square? Only in front or back of the square? The square doesn't say. And it's colored white which means nothing to Americans. The squares should be RED with GREEN circles in between where people should stand. Or, like literally every other business, skip the squares entirely and just direct people where to stand. Oy.

Good point about standing next to the square instead. That hadn't even crossed my mind yet.

I was surprised to see directional lanes for the walkways. People don't bother with the one-way aisles at our Walmart and Kroger, and those aren't wide open spaces like the sidewalks at Springs. I'm all for the concept of the queue markers on the ground, but the directional arrows just seemed like one more headache for everyone, especially these CMs....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262824289469968385

 

[cakebaker]

The "where not to stand" signs are so confusing. I am very surprised they are going to have them here in the US.

I don’t know how much simpler it can get. A huge circle with a line going through it over footprints is the universal sign for just don’t. Plus it looks like there’s printing in there most likely saying, don’t stand here. Seems better to be than a little round circle you’re supposed to stand on. Seriously, if people can’t get how to stand 6 ft apart, I don’t know what to say.

Some people are really over thinking this.

 

[Sandiz08]

I think the do not stand here spots are for durability in high traffic areas. They don't have to redo them as much or have stickers peeling off.

 

[Pyotr]

It's also just nonsensical. Ok so I can't stand on the square. Can I stand to the left or right of the square? Only in front or back of the square? The square doesn't say. And it's colored white which means nothing to Americans. The squares should be RED with GREEN circles in between where people should stand. Or, like literally every other business, skip the squares entirely and just direct people where to stand. Oy.

TimTracker just posted a bunch of pictures on Instagram and it shows plenty of “please stand here” stickers on the ground. Perhaps the don’t stand here ones were only for a specific location?

 

[UOAP]

Don't stand here = the floor is lava here. My kids know this game.

The "wait here" spots at our local checkout are super faded, maybe the don't stand here spots will hold up longer?

Maybe it would work better if the squares were painted like a giant ravine like the "path of god" Indiana Jones had to cross in Last Crusade....

 

[hertamaniac]

There will be tons of Disney masks and hand sanitizer bottles in every store front and kiosk all throughout the parks. If Disney knows how to do anything it, they know how to sell Disney branded merch

For sure, but I think there could be a spattering of vending machines throughout the transportation hubs as well (where there wouldn't be a traditional store or kiosk). I think they will over-saturate the sanitizer angle in the name of safety AND profit.

 

[JacknSally]

I don’t know how much simpler it can get. A huge circle with a line going through it is the universal sign for just don’t. Plus it looks like there’s printing in there most likely saying, don’t stand here. Seems better to be than a little round circle you’re supposed to stand on. Seriously, if people can’t get how to stand 6 ft apart, I don’t know what to say.

You're right, they are very simple and straight-forward! It's just a matter of paying attention to them, especially when they're a little backwards from what people have gotten used to at most grocery stores the last couple of months - usually boxes/markers where you're supposed to stand and empty space where you're not supposed to stand. At least that's how my local grocery stores have been designating things. So it may just be second nature for people to see a "spot" on the ground and think "oh I should be in the spot". Like I said before, I saw the markers in the posts for SDL and just didn't even process what was on them at first - once I actually looked at them (more closely than just "oh, there is a rectangle on the ground") I realized what they were intended for.

 

[goofystitch]

True, but I see a guest refilling station as a much more complicated system they're going to have to figure out. It's one of the highest potential cross contamination points, and allowing guests to use the same spigot without any middle ground or specific cleaning before/after seems like a recipe for disaster. I dont doubt they'll have other solutions figured out, but I just dont see guests filling their own cups unsupervised (at least) is going to happen any time soon.

edit: this point has been missed a few times I think but my concern isnt the persons hands, its the persons cup that they then drink out of. If they don't clean the cup after they fill it from a filling station after someone else has just used it directly (the sides and bottom of their cup hitting the station), your hands being clean doesn't really help you.

If the cup isn't clean before it goes under the filling station, and especially if it still has some liquid inside (droplets) then those can splash up when the cup is refilling and contaminate the spigot. That's why on the cruise the refill stations say to take a new cup (and a lot of people don't).

 

[UOAP]

Good point about standing next to the square instead. That hadn't even crossed my mind yet.

I was surprised to see directional lanes for the walkways. People don't bother with the one-way aisles at our Walmart and Kroger, and those aren't wide open spaces like the sidewalks at Springs. I'm all for the concept of the queue markers on the ground, but the directional arrows just seemed like one more headache for everyone, especially these CMs....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262824289469968385

Agree. Without designated lanes/barricades, no one is doing to follow those directional rules. Not even out of malice. Just because they aren't clued in.

 

[hereforthechurros]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262819303121997825

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262809015521812480

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262818273835585545

This Orlando Sentinal reporter was escorted around Disney Springs today to document some of the new implementations ahead of their reopening.

Directional signs, yes! Wish they would have implemented these years ago. When it’s crowded at DS or in the parks it’s such a pain fighting against traffic.

edit: assuming people play nice and follow them

 

[UOAP]

I don’t know how much simpler it can get. A huge circle with a line going through it over footprints is the universal sign for just don’t. Plus it looks like there’s printing in there most likely saying, don’t stand here. Seems better to be than a little round circle you’re supposed to stand on. Seriously, if people can’t get how to stand 6 ft apart, I don’t know what to say.

Some people are really over thinking this.

Didn't we just establish that people stick their mouths under ice cream dispensers on cruise ships and pull the handle?