Mome Rath
3 Decade Disney Traveler
- Joined
- Mar 13, 2014
Just back. Things I noticed; it varied by park what I overheard CMs saying to guests, but in the main it was underscored that the masks are to go on once in the attraction area proper; so for example, when you enter in under a ride marquee, that's when the masks go on. The more popular rides are where people tended to throw all social distancing out the window. Crowds were nowhere near pre-covid levels, IMO (we had days before the availability increase and days after). Fantasyland is where I would most notice the difference. Pre-covid it was a madhouse, cheek to jowl, no room to move, etc... by contrast there was never a time in Fantasyland on this trip where I felt hemmed in (early morning is still your friend).
This was my first trip during covidtide, and I was really impressed overall that Disney handled it the way they did. One thing I noticed that people didn't seem to realize; the original 6 feet distancing markers take into account 6 feet in every direction, not just in front of you, or in back of you. So, people kept better distance front and back, rather than side to side (not Disney's fault, as the original stickers are spaced correctly to keep 6 feet from side to side as well).
The weather was fantastic, and I love the Castle additions. Mobile order worked well.
This was my first trip during covidtide, and I was really impressed overall that Disney handled it the way they did. One thing I noticed that people didn't seem to realize; the original 6 feet distancing markers take into account 6 feet in every direction, not just in front of you, or in back of you. So, people kept better distance front and back, rather than side to side (not Disney's fault, as the original stickers are spaced correctly to keep 6 feet from side to side as well).
The weather was fantastic, and I love the Castle additions. Mobile order worked well.