To Enforce Mask Wearing Disney Has Banned Eating and Drinking While Walking
By George Robbins
It has been over a week since Disney World reopened their gates to the public and a limited amount of people have been able to re-enter the parks. Before the parks had reopened their gates, there was a lot of concern as to how the park would handle the enforcement of social distancing rules and keeping people from doing dangerous things. For instance, how well would they be able to enforce the rule of people having to wear masks while they are in the park. Before the parks reopened to the public, many employees were also worried about what would happen and it was a valid concern considering the massive spike in coronavirus cases in Florida recently. Despite the growing concerns in regards to what was happening, the parks reopened on July 11th to the public.
Now, it appears that the idea of having people keep their masks on during their visits to the park has become something of an issue. As of late, there have been way too many people complaining about having to wear masks when they go out. The point of having them in the first place is to control the spread of the virus and keep the number of unnecessarily infected people down as much as possible. This is something that the Disney Parks division realizes they must adhere to in order to remain open to the public. Therefore they have started taking some interesting steps to keep people from taking off their masks while they are in the parks. One way that they decided to do this was by forcing people to keep masks on while on rides or else they can’t buy the souvenir photo.
Now it would seem that some people are trying to get around having to wear their masks everywhere that they go in the park. The only time that people are not required to wear their masks within the confines of the parks is when they are eating or drinking something. This loophole allowed people to walk around with food or drink without wearing their masks, but it is a loophole that has now been closed. The parks will no longer allow guests to be moving while eating or drinking and they must remain stationary in order to do so. As of now guests over 2 years of age must have face coverings that fully cover the face and mouth, and must be secured in a manner that allows guests to remain hands-free. Hopefully with this loophole closed, these rules will be followed properly and they will not have to update their guidelines again in the near future.