A fair point, but it does not make things stressful for the cast members if the cast members don't care. From what I'm hearing from people "on the ground" it sounds as if cast members are basically making no attempt to enforce the mask rules. I think Disney may have gotten to the point where they are paying lip service to the mask requirement until we get through the holidays, but they really don't care if guests follow it or not.
Remember mask wearing is uncommon and no longer required in most of the country, including Florida.
Perhaps they're sick of trying. Either way, guests shouldn't be putting them in that position in the first place.
As I understand it, there are signs and announcements throughout the parks. People aren't forgetting; they're deliberately flouting the rules.
In most cases, those CM’s who are not enforcing the mask mandates are fed up with being berated by guests who refuse to comply with the rules while they are just doing their jobs. After a while of being verbally (And sometimes physically) attacked by enough guests on the topic you just give up for your own sanity. If all the guests followed the rules they agreed to when they walked through the entrance we wouldn’t have a problem.
I don’t (not that my personal opinion means anything in the grand scheme of things). I believe that masks should be worn by everyone in all crowded indoor settings until infection rates come down across the board.
Maybe after a year and a half, they’ve reached critical mass. I’m amazed they enforced it successfully for so long. But long story short, a lot of guests suck.
No, I agree with you there. That's why my family and I haven't been in the parks yet. I don't want to wear a mask, but I'm not going to violate Disney's rules to do it. I think as long as Disney has the rule in place, people should obey it. And given how quick people on these boards are to jump on any perceived attempt to skirt rules in other areas, I agree it's odd how it's being overlooked in this case.
I've got news for Disney. People have already contracted Covid while at the parks. Likely many thousands of times. There is no way a disease this contagious is running around and Disney has been somehow magically protected.
My thoughts have nothing to do with WDW specifically. I was referring to all indoor spaces where people gather, whether supermarkets or entertainment venues.
Realistically, though, that's not going to happen. Like it or not, the majority of the country is done with mask requirements. There is really no point in Disney being the outlier at this stage.
I agree with your first paragraph but am not convinced by the second. That said, I have no knowledge of the behind-the-scenes workings of WDW, so perhaps you're right.
Disney is very much different than a local grocery store or movie theater. I think it’s pretty obvious why they’re the outlier.
Personal philosophies aside, I think everyone here agrees. However, there has to be at least one "high-up" board member that is clenching their cheeks at the thought of a lawsuit if someone contracts COVID while at the parks.
Yes. I know that it would likely be tossed out as frivolous but it is the only reason I can think of that Disney is hanging on so tight to this right now.
A cruise line is a very different situation than a theme park. There is literally no way anyone could ever provide that they caught Covid, or any other virus, in a particular location. It is impossible. People on cruises can at least make the argument that they are a "captive audience" for an entire week, so to speak, and therefore the odds are that it came from the cruise. But even then, it would be difficult to actually prove, especially if the person got off the ship at any ports of call. But a theme park? Forget it. Not a chance of proving it.
