Serious Question- I am a bit of a germ a phobe at times. so if I bring some handywipes on the ride would they let me wipe down the buttons before take off or woud that get me kicked off the ride??
Totally serious answer:
So you're not going to touch anything at all anywhere at anytime? Door knobs, table tops, handrails, the Falcon role card they hand you, merch on display, bus poles, handrests on chairs, lap bars and seatbelts on rides, menus, fingerprint scanner, etc...?
But don't worry about touching things, because the only things you can get by touch are the easily passed-on rhinoviruses that make up the common cold. And they're all around you in the air. Doesn't matter if people conscientiously cough/sneeze into a tissue or their forearm, every sneeze and cough throws the viruses into the air. And just breathing and talking and laughing does that, too.
If you're worried about germs, the best course of action is regularly cleaning your own hands. Mash the dirty buttons and then when done, use the wipe on your own hands (or get a small travel size alcohol hand sanitizer). And don't bring your hands up to your face until they're washed.
The next step, which is extreme, is to wear a surgical mask like is common in some Asian countries.
But in general, you're exposed to the germs all the time everywhere. Your own immune system is taking care of you until a new strain of rhinovirus that you haven't had yet shows up.
And you should get the yearly flu shot. Ignore news reports that they're not effective "this year". Just regularly getting them makes a huge difference over time.
