White_Rabbit18
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I am not sure how driving would be safer in your situation especially if you are considering spending overnight in a hotel. I think I would prefer a 90 minute flight
My point was that RIGHT NOW our country is experiencing a massive surge in cases and hospitals in most places are full. I would have traveled to WDW a few months ago. I wouldn't even think of going right now.
This isn't a good comparison.
My point was that RIGHT NOW our country is experiencing a massive surge in cases and hospitals in most places are full. I would have traveled to WDW a few months ago. I wouldn't even think of going right now.
I'm not sure why any of this matters in the context of this thread or the post I was referring to. Going to a grocery store is 10 steps closer to the "necessity" end of the scale than vacation travel so regardless of where they stand on that, it's way before "fly to WDW." It's a diversion tactic and nothing more.I disagree. There are a couple different “don’t go out” groups I have come across. One group says we shouldn’t be going out anywhere, even the grocery. We should be doing all of our buying online and only going out for a medical emergency. The other group is OK with going out for life necessities like food, but not OK with going out to malls or dine in restaurants, etc. So when someone comments that we should be staying home, it’s important to know which group they identify with to understand their point of view. I don’t want to assume a person feels one way when they actually feel another. Neither point of view is wrong so long as everyone obeys the mandates in their area.
Because, like I mentioned, they are only a 9 hour drive away, so there really is no need to stop overnight, and your not surrounded by a bunch of other people like you are in an airplane, no matter how good a planes air filtration is, it's still a bigger risk. Also, just because a flight is only 90 minutes, you still have to add the 2 hours (each way) that you need to be at the airport before the flights, so realistically, they would only save a few hours.I am not sure how driving would be safer in your situation especially if you are considering spending overnight in a hotel. I think I would prefer a 90 minute flight
I think a car is safer no matter what.Because, like I mentioned, they are only a 9 hour drive away, so there really is no need to stop overnight, and your not surrounded by a bunch of other people like you are in an airplane, no matter how good a planes air filtration is, it's still a bigger risk. Also, just because a flight is only 90 minutes, you still have to add the 2 hours (each way) that you need to be at the airport before the flights, so realistically, they would only save a few hours.
BTW, I have no issues going grocery shopping etc. because I wear my mask and I can normally control that situation and keep a distance from other people. In airplanes, you cannot.
We were supposed to go on 12/18. We canceled. I would not have enjoyed myself worrying about staying 6ft away from everyone (which is probably impossible to do). We rebooked for summer. I'm hopeful that we will be vaccinated by then and will be comfortable going.
I really don't get lets keep the mask on all the time but then when we eat everyone will take masks off all at once and open their mouths.
One of the many reasons why people should not be traveling right now!!You bring up a really good point. People traveling who become sick will need somewhere to go. Driving while symptomatic isn't advisable, yet lodging providers don't want any Covid positive people onsite. So what's a Covid positive person far from home to do?
They can hope that someone else can drive or they end up hunkered down until they feel better. It could be a pretty expensive proposition.You bring up a really good point. People traveling who become sick will need somewhere to go. Driving while symptomatic isn't advisable, yet lodging providers don't want any Covid positive people onsite. So what's a Covid positive person far from home to do?
But hunkered down where, if they're honest and then the hotel throws them out?They can hope that someone else can drive or they end up hunkered down until they feel better. It could be a pretty expensive proposition.
Have you heard of Disney throwing out COVID positive guests?But hunkered down where, if they're honest and then the hotel throws them out?
No, but it's certainly a possibility. Most Disney guests with Covid probably don't know they have it, and the few who do probably wouldn't tell Disney about it if they needed a place to stay, so it's not like a lot of people's experiences with testing positive for Covid while at Disney have been reported.Have you heard of Disney throwing out COVID positive guests?
There was a link posted previously that things are handled on a case by case basis by Disney.No, but it's certainly a possibility. Most Disney guests with Covid probably don't know they have it, and if they do, probably wouldn't tell Disney if they wanted to be able to stay, so it's not like a lot of experience with testing positive for Covid while at Disney has been reported. I have a hard time imagining Disney being okay with Covid positive people using the resort facilities.
And referring to travel in general, I know that the Four Seasons temp checks all guests every time they enter the resort (even after a swim in the resort pool), and won't allow anyone with a fever inside. So the possibility of getting stuck without lodging is real.