It seemed kinda pointless to keep the masks and dump the distance. Many were keeping their distance…which is the way it always should be…but I was there during the Delta wave and packing people into the stretch rooms was complete bad management. Just didn’t look right.
let's hope so... it's time for things to get back to normal
There is no CDC mask mandate. They admit that masking depends on local rate of spread and vaccination status. I suspect with kids down to 5 coming online next week, Disney will move quickly to, “we expect the unvaccinated to wear masks indoors.” Whether they include a “recommendation” for everyone else to wear a mask is up to them. It’s meaningless, regardless.
Confusing why people think this. As you said, they are personal recommendations based on the levels of transmission. Even Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that "wearing a mask is always a personal choice" when these recommendations were announced. I was actually surprised to see Disney mandate masks under this premise and assumed they were complying with the request of the OC Mayor.
Throughout most of this Disney has used a blend of the two leaning toward whichever is stricter at the time but never less restrictive than CDC recommendations.
This is not true. Disney removed their outdoor mask mandate when the CDC explicitly expressed that they should be universally worn, regardless of vaccination status, in crowded outdoor settings. They also reduced the distancing in their ride queues and shop lines from 6 ft. to 3 ft. when the CDC recommendation remained unchanged at 6 ft. They also continued to utilize plexiglass when the CDC expressed it may promote transmission rather than inhibit it. Disney is still using plexiglass today in some settings.
Correct…they weren’t “irresponsible”…but they made choices to keep up with the Joneses and Benjamins in some cases
It took about a week last time for them to make any changes and they did so on a Friday after market close (just as they did when they announced Genie+ details). So I would say if nothing after tomorrow, expect them to re-evaluate on a week by week basis as the levels of transmission continue to decrease.
Rules/policies are always changed on a weekend…Friday or Sunday typically
Well because you need to give it some time. Disney isn't going to lift them the moment the words come out of Demings mouth. They are likely carefully re-evaluating right now; heck they may already even have a date set.
Last I’d heard, it starts next week, however. Or did they push it up? Some folks were unhappy about lack of notice last time.
They have a CEO who is certain masks are costing the parks money…
They probably are. I won't lie. As cases drop here people are dropping them too and I live in a pretty mask complaint area. People who don't mind them tire of them.
