News Disney mask policy at Walt Disney World theme parks

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MisterPenguin

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dreday3 said:
I feel like it's pretty crowded, but manageable.

Genie + has made rides a breeze for us. No lines. Paid for Rat, Railway and Rise. Scheduled for evening rides, totally worth it...

We just called down for more coffee, they just brought us this! 😂
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Oh, they gave you the 'please don't call us again' size!!
 
Vegas Disney Fan

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dreday3 said:
Been here since last Wednesday. It's been very hot and humid.

That said, we've not seen any people causing problems with masks. And honestly, we haven't found it to be bothersome, although mine got soaked on Splash. Brightside, saved me from a mouth full of water!

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Love seeing empty boats, we go next week and we’ll settle for normal crowds, our last 2 Disneyland trips have been insanely packed.

We went last November also and even with indoor and outdoor masks it wasn’t that bad, indoor only will be a breeze.

In all our trips we haven’t seen anyone be a jerk about masks, we’ve seen lots of people forget but once reminded by a CM they put them on, no arguing at all.
 
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dreday3

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Vegas Disney Fan said:
Love seeing empty boats, we go next week and we’ll settle for normal crowds, our last 2 Disneyland trips have been insanely packed.

We went last November also and even with indoor and outdoor masks it wasn’t that bad, indoor only will be a breeze.

In all our trips we haven’t seen anyone be a jerk about masks, we’ve seen lots of people forget but once reminded by a CM they put them on, no arguing at all.
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Boat was empty because it was Boo Bash!!!
 
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dreday3

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Vegas Disney Fan said:
Bummer… when we went last November it was fairly slow, I’ll settle for normal crowds though, I just don’t want wall to wall people like DL has been.
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We are sitting having some wine right now!

So it's crowded, but not bad. Lines have been between 30 and 40 minutes for most rides.

I think I just wasn't expecting it to be this humid. I would have way more patience if it was more comfortable out!
 
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We’re here now and back from DHS today. First trip in ‘93, with many since, and wanted to offer an observation that has probably been mentioned already here concerning masks. I never realized just how much smell adds to the rides at Disney. I have a long standing bout with allergies so my smell isn’t that great to begin with and when you add a mask I can’t smell much of anything outside of it- I’m sure many still can.

Today, I subconsciously pulled down my mask for a second and scratched my 5 o’clock shadow during the TOT preshow and got a whiff of the smell of the room. It was crazy how well my brain knows the smell of the ride buildings, especially the dark water rides, and how much that adds to my enjoyment of the ride.

We have no problems wearing a mask, but just an observation I hadn’t thought of before this trip. I knew there was a familiarity with smell and Disney rides, but didnt realize just how much of an effect it had on me until today.
 
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Stitch826

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Mask question for those who have been to WDW recently… where can you buy face masks at WDW (in the parks or resorts)? Brought some washable ones and a couple packs of cheap disposable masks with us, but quite possibly may run out before the trip is over. Haven’t had any luck finding any for sale other than a vending machine selling disposable ones for $2 each. Absolutely crazy considering that Disney wants people wearing them, but doesn’t have any for sale (looked everywhere at MK today and asked cast members in several shops). Also overheard a lady at a restaurant ask the hostess if they had any masks available (because her strap broke) and the hostess said no. Disney could be making a fortune…
 
pdude81

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Stitch826 said:
Mask question for those who have been to WDW recently… where can you buy face masks at WDW (in the parks or resorts)? Brought some washable ones and a couple packs of cheap disposable masks with us, but quite possibly may run out before the trip is over. Haven’t had any luck finding any for sale other than a vending machine selling disposable ones for $2 each. Absolutely crazy considering that Disney wants people wearing them, but doesn’t have any for sale (looked everywhere at MK today and asked cast members in several shops). Also overheard a lady at a restaurant ask the hostess if they had any masks available (because her strap broke) and the hostess said no. Disney could be making a fortune…
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In August they had them at counters in the bigger stores and on some walls. I assume you should be able to get a ton at World of Disney at DS also
 
MagicHappens1971

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pdude81 said:
In August they had them at counters in the bigger stores and on some walls. I assume you should be able to get a ton at World of Disney at DS also
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AFAIK they’re not really selling them anywhere. I was in the parks several times over the past month and saw very few displays. Guests relations, the guest experience team & all transportation have disposable ones to give out though.
 
Dranth

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pdude81 said:
In August they had them at counters in the bigger stores and on some walls. I assume you should be able to get a ton at World of Disney at DS also
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Been here almost a week now and have yet to see any for sale. Could be we just missed them but when we came late last year they had them out everywhere.

Also haven’t seen much in the way of compliance issues. Mostly people just forgetting and putting them on as soon as a cast member says something.
 
Dranth

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dreday3 said:
We are sitting having some wine right now!

So it's crowded, but not bad. Lines have been between 30 and 40 minutes for most rides.

I think I just wasn't expecting it to be this humid. I would have way more patience if it was more comfortable out!
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Agree with this 100%. Crowded but doable and way more humid than it seems like is normal for this time of year.
 
Imagination Director

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OC's executive order/state of emergency lifted at 3pm today.

Demings noted that it is now up to businesses if they want to require masks for employees and patrons. OC properties will continue to wear masks until CDC map goes yellow.

So far, Disney has not required masks when the county has noted them as 'optional.' Will see if that changes here.
 
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Heelz2315

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OC's executive order/state of emergency lifted at 3pm today.

Demings noted that it is now up to businesses if they want to require masks for employees and patrons. OC properties will continue to wear masks until CDC map goes yellow.

So far, Disney has not required masks when the county has noted them as 'optional.' Will see if that changes here.
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IF and I mean IF WDW makes any changes they'll happen quickly? As in by weeks end I would imagine.
 
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mikejs78 said:
I applaud Disney for listening to it.
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Agree. But it's still unclear who Disney is listening to. So far, everything they have done has been aligned with OC (they actually went against CDC on masks and distancing earlier in the year). That being said, we're about to find out who they are listening to. If it is the CDC, masks will stay on for a bit longer.
 
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