It strikes me as easier for Disney to enforce a blanket "masks on everywhere" rule.
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Wendy Pleakley
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Exactly. As soon as they allow a loophole, i.e. you only have to wear a mask when within a certain distance of over guests, people will be doing all sorts of different things and it would an enforcement nightmare.
The current rules are simple for a reason.
21stamps
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There’s been a lot of great advice.. the best thing is to practice. Try a bunch of different masks.
We go to an amusement park weekly right now, my kid is going 2 days per week. They have incredibly strict rules on masks and distancing. If you pull your mask down to expose your nose, you will be told to put up immediately.
Here’s what I’ve found is most comfortable-
*Wear a ball cap.. this keeps the sun of your face.
*We have cotton and the surgical masks, my kiddo actually prefers the surgical when outside, he says it’s easier to breathe as opposed to the cotton ones.
Maybe try to go to a park where he wears a hat and mask, walk about a mile, see how he does? Bring several styles of mask.
We go to an amusement park weekly right now, my kid is going 2 days per week. They have incredibly strict rules on masks and distancing. If you pull your mask down to expose your nose, you will be told to put up immediately.
Here’s what I’ve found is most comfortable-
*Wear a ball cap.. this keeps the sun of your face.
*We have cotton and the surgical masks, my kiddo actually prefers the surgical when outside, he says it’s easier to breathe as opposed to the cotton ones.
Maybe try to go to a park where he wears a hat and mask, walk about a mile, see how he does? Bring several styles of mask.
lazyboy97o
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It's easier on guests too because there is a rather uniform policy and not a list of exceptions to track.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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Its easier for the dull tools.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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I believe the initial rule was all CM's must wear them.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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The sharp tools know when to wear them.
The dull tools wear them incorrectly and wouldn't know when to be responsible to put them on.
Good luck beating Disney in court.
If there's one company which every attorney I know in Florida doesn't want to go to court against with, it's Disney.
Could people please go back to the specific topic, not the general masks are good/bad/silly/ lifesaving argument? The OP wanted help on how to deal with a rule that most of us have never had to deal with in our lives.
Many of us have worn masks in the past, but only under specific conditions (ORs, isolation, working with dangerous chemicals etc) but never on vacation. This is still uncharted territory for most of us, and the OP was just asking if anyone had directions - or even just advice - on how to have her vacation in this time of Covid.
Many of us have worn masks in the past, but only under specific conditions (ORs, isolation, working with dangerous chemicals etc) but never on vacation. This is still uncharted territory for most of us, and the OP was just asking if anyone had directions - or even just advice - on how to have her vacation in this time of Covid.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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OP got solid advice already.
Wendy Pleakley
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Because it becomes an enforcement challenge. If a cast member sees someone without a mask do you expect them to take the time to do an assessment and determine whether or not that guest is isolated enough not to need a mask. They'd be doing this constantly.
Then, they'd be arguing with other guests who don't have a mask but are too close to others. "Why do we have to wear a mask but they don't?".
Everyone wears a mask at all times is the simple and effective way to manage the issue.
Wendy Pleakley
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Again, this isn't about common sense. It's about having easy to follow rules that are consistent and can be effectively enforced.
I'm not sure why you want "common sense" to be the rule of the day, while simultaneously pointing out how it's lacking.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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Well I wouldn't call people out because you could get yourself killed.
Not worth it. I'd have moved myself. Also not sure where you live but where I live nothing is full capacity and everything is spread out.
My95cobras
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whywould you expose him or others to the risk? They refund deposits.
Yellow Shoes
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February 2021 is LONG time off. It seems that this is plenty of time to determine if he will tolerate a mask and/or will give you time to find one that he loves. If it is an absolute no go on masks, it is still a long time off; the requirement may change; or you can re-schedule your trip.
No it's to protect the others that are innocently walking beneath the windows. The person in the room paid in advance to the hotel doesn't really care if they leave through the front door or the window... but hotels tend to get sued when they allow guest to drop things on people down below or god forbid someone down below gets hit by a body traveling a 100 mph.
There's a provision in the ADA which addresses direct threats that pose a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of others, which cannot be eliminated or reduced by a reasonable accommodation, and allows exemptions to the protections provided under the Act. The CDC has declared SARS-COV-2 a pandemic and the EEOC has thus concurred the virus is a direct threat and exemptions to the Act's protections are allowed. Thus, Disney can refuse guests entry who cannot wear a mask.