News Disney mask policy at Walt Disney World theme parks

[Lilofan]

Who knows I think maybe 2023? Never?

WDW is a private business and over and over again the courts and as recent as May 2021(Supreme court ruling) have stated that private business can do as they like as long as they do not discriminate.

Masks inside will end at WDW most likely when Disney feels there is more upside then downside to the mask rule. Right now there is no upside for a business like WDW to eliminating the masks inside, in my opinion of course.

I just read another right wing article my dad pointed me to disguised as a main stream article, I am a conservative after all. In HUGE FONT it states ONE IN FOUR people don't want mask inside. They go on and on about rights and all that crap that make little sense in regards to a contagious virus, but get people like my elderly father all hyped up. So I say dad read that again, that means 75% of people do want masks right? 1 in 4 don't, but 3 in 4 do. He grumbles to himself.

So it is up to Disney and I agree with that, let the business decide. For me if businesses get fed money or are a corporation both those type entities should be under the Feds rule, not the states. I say that for a variety of reasons, the main being a virus has no borders and state rules simply do not make sense when planes fly in and out and cars drive over the border hour by hour, but that is another discussion. And for me it is a huge reason I believe we won't ever beat this thing. If the feds can't blanket the same rules across the country how can we beat it(again another discussion)? Anyhow, If WDW changed the indoor mask rules right now with the way the cases are some guests will still go and people like me, yes a 30 year Republican, will not go. I will vote with my 15 K trip, or not.

Fact is WDW is jammed packed with the mask rules right now so again what is the upside to eliminating the mask rules now?

Some of my family members health care professionals had a remedy for their stressed out careers . Some recently spent a week at WDW to get away from it all. They didn't have an issue with masks .

 

[Communicora]

This goes far beyond that.
All through human development, seeing faces has been a huge part of that process.
It's why we see face in inanimate objects - face pareidolia.
Now, we have removed two years of key psychological development across a range of ages for children.
No smiles, no noses.
Just eyes, staring at them like they are about to undergo surgery.

Are their parents wearing masks around them at home?

 

[Incomudro]

Are their parents wearing masks around them at home?

If you wear a mask around your own family in your home, you need psychiatric help.

 

[MaryJaneP]

Few, if any, masks on TV, DVDs, VHS, Youtube, etc, etc. WDW needs the freedom to choose when, if ever, it will abandon health measures designed to mitigate a deadly pandemic.

 

[Lilofan]

If you wear a mask around your own family in your home, you need psychiatric help.

You need to rethink your very wrong statement. My family member who is immunocompromised is someone I frequently come in contact with . She is 3x vaccinated with Pfizer awaiting the 4th booster when the pharmacy gives out appts. I am 3x vaccinated w/ Moderna but I wear my mask around her at all times.

 

[Trauma]

Lol reading some of you guys going on about masks forever. Masks will be gone in a matter of months.

No one is going to continue to mask for what amounts to a mild cold if your vaccinated.

We are in the final spike that is infecting everyone vaccinated included.

I had Omicron last week and my worst symptom was sniffles.

This is thankfully coming to an end.

 

[Incomudro]

You need to rethink your very wrong statement. My family member who is immunocompromised is someone I frequently come in contact with . She is 3x vaccinated with Pfizer awaiting the 4th booster when the pharmacy gives out appts. I am 3x vaccinated w/ Moderna but I wear my mask around her at all times.

That would be a different and extreme situation.
I'm talking about an average home. I'm talking about people who live in the same house where no one is immunocomrpomised.
Not visiting a family member outside of their dwelling.
If people are otherwise healthy, with otherwise healthy kids, and spend their time in their home around each other wearing masks - their psychological health is more questionable than their physical health.

 

[DisneyHead123]

You're acting like they never see faces eve and that eyes don't show emotion. Come on..... I get a level of what you are saying but masks are not on 24/7 and there are ways to read outside of just mouth. Plus many places don't require for super young. Just because the CDC says it doesn't mean all do it. I have many friends with toddlers. They aren't as bad off as you imply.

While I'm pretty middle of the road and have been generally supportive of Covid prevention measures, I do think that preliminary evidence regarding child development during this time is worrisome. I don't think it's time to panic about masks and child development - there were likely a lot of other factors impacting children during this time frame, most notably, just being trapped in their houses nonstop with little outside stimulation. Even so, I think the topic is worth considering seriously. "More research is needed" as the cliche goes, ha ha.

 

[Communicora]

If you wear a mask around your own family in your home, you need psychiatric help.

That's what I'm saying. The people that matter the most to those kids' development are not wearing masks around them.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

While I'm pretty middle of the road and have been generally supportive of Covid prevention measures, I do think that preliminary evidence regarding child development during this time is worrisome. I don't think it's time to panic about masks and child development - there were likely a lot of other factors impacting children during this time frame, most notably, just being trapped in their houses nonstop with little outside stimulation. Even so, I think the topic is worth considering seriously. "More research is needed" as the cliche goes, ha ha.

Except we never masked kids to prevent respiratory infection before, including respiratory infections that are higher-risk to children than COVID is.

"COVID IS NOT THE FLU," we're constantly told. But for kids...... it basically is. And for vaccinated people...... it basically is. Imposing mitigation measures on kids is a relic of the time before vaccines when kids' family members were at severe (much worse than flu) risk. Those people are now protected by vaccination, and kids themselves are protected by virtue of whatever mechanism has made this thing not all that dangerous to them to begin with.

Even if the HARMS of masking children are relatively minor, the BENEFITS of masking children are virtually non-existent in a post-vaccination environment.

 

[G00fyDad]

People need to relax. Children are not being psychologically or socially damaged from having to wear a mask. Children have no problem wearing a mask. Some people need to stop inventing problems to complain about.

By the way, if the people so worried about children wearing masks had worn masks themselves from the beginning then those children wouldn't have to wear a mask now. See how that works?

Some people just like to complain.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

People need to relax. Children are not being psychologically or socially damaged from having to wear a mask. Children have no problem wearing a mask. Some people need to stop inventing problems to complain about.

By the way, if the people so worried about children wearing masks had worn masks themselves from the beginning then those children wouldn't have to wear a mask now. See how that works?

Some people just like to complain.

How old are your kids?

But totally you're right. This is all a vast conspiracy from noted right-wing propaganda outlet *Brown University.*

Face masks DO harm kids' development, landmark study shows

Face masks may in fact impede on children's development, a new study has found, with the report citing a 23 per cent drop in scores measuring kids' cognitive abilities since the pandemic began.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MaryJaneP]

Are we back again to the whole "COVID is the flu" type of justification against mask wearing. Nevermind that they are two completely different infectious viruses nor that many things can create similar symptoms but put far less strain on the healthcare system than COVID does.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Are we back again to the whole "COVID is the flu" type of justification against mask wearing. Nevermind that they are two completely different infectious viruses nor that many things can create similar symptoms but put far less strain on the healthcare system than COVID does.

We're talking about CHILDREN.

You're right. COVID isn't the flu. It's much LESS LIKELY to put strain on the healthcare system than COVID in CHILDREN.

Why do you people refuse to acknowledge that the risk profile of this virus is vastly different for different age groups? Masking children for COVID is like treating teenage boys for menstrual cramps.

 

[correcaminos]

We're talking about CHILDREN.

You're right. COVID isn't the flu. It's much LESS LIKELY to put strain on the healthcare system than COVID in CHILDREN.

Why do you people refuse to acknowledge that the risk profile of this virus is vastly different for different age groups? Masking children for COVID is like treating teenage boys for menstrual cramps.

Children spread is the problem - so how do we deal with it? Clear masks? Keep them to small cohorts to help reduce spread? Sorry but losing people who picked it up from those who were not even physically harmed long term is something I won't forget. I do hope that these people who did spread to a loved one and lost them are not psychologically harmed. I can tell you I know adults who are.... there are no answers that are good for every situation for sure. We have to come up with what works for each situation is all. But blanket statements taken to extremes aren't wise either - generic statement towards no one in particular.

None of this really is an issue at WDW though. Asking someone to mask for a ride won't cause long term issues no matter what some cry foul about.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Children spread is the problem - so how do we deal with it? Clear masks? Keep them to small cohorts to help reduce spread? Sorry but losing people who picked it up from those who were not even physically harmed long term is something I won't forget. I do hope that these people who did spread to a loved one and lost them are not psychologically harmed. I can tell you I know adults who are.... there are no answers that are good for every situation for sure. We have to come up with what works for each situation is all. But blanket statements taken to extremes aren't wise either - generic statement towards no one in particular.

I think all of this was a reasonable position before vaccines were universally available. Kids can spread... to whom? To people who are vaccinated or have had the opportunity to be vaccinated and declined.

None of this really is an issue at WDW though. Asking someone to mask for a ride won't cause long term issues no matter what some cry foul about.

If the age was 5, I'd agree. But many two year olds literally can't do it. Some can, and that's great for them. But for some families, mandatory masking is a de facto travel ban for their toddlers.

 

[correcaminos]

I think all of this was a reasonable position before vaccines were universally available. Kids can spread... to whom? To people who are vaccinated or have had the opportunity to be vaccinated and declined.


If the age was 5, I'd agree. But many two year olds literally can't do it. Some can, and that's great for them. But for some families, mandatory masking is a de facto travel ban for their toddlers.

They can spread to immune compromised and unvaccinated. I cannot just stop caring about those people.

We'll have to agree to disagree on what we think ages can and cannot handle. I get some cannot but given what I've seen on planes this year I blame parents more than kids on not doing it right. 10 minutes for a ride is not a huge ask. And sorry but if you cannot or will not do it, just stay home. No one needs to vacation. Sure 2 is young but I see more 2yos at parks handling it than not.

 

[MaryJaneP]

We're talking about CHILDREN.

You're right. COVID isn't the flu. It's much LESS LIKELY to put strain on the healthcare system than COVID in CHILDREN.

Why do you people refuse to acknowledge that the risk profile of this virus is vastly different for different age groups? Masking children for COVID is like treating teenage boys for menstrual cramps.

Not sure this makes sense. "LESS LIKELY"? All caps? Hmmm.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

They can spread to immune compromised and unvaccinated. I cannot just stop caring about those people.

There is no achievable condition, even in theory, in which immunocompromised individuals will not be at risk in a theme park environment. That's what it MEANS to be immunocompromised.

The point is not "I don't care," the point is "that's literally impossible."

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Not sure this makes sense. "LESS LIKELY"? All caps? Hmmm.

More kids are hospitalized for flu than for COVID. That's an indisputable fact.