We have an 8 yr old. He will wear it whether he likes it or not because I want to go.
We have an 8 yr old. He will wear it whether he likes it or not because I want to go.
I saw plenty of kids wearing their masks yesterday at citywalk. At that age I think you can explain what needs to happen, and if they agree that they will leave it on, have the kid practice at home wearing it for a couple of hours, then walk outside or ride a bike or whatever for a couple of hours
My grandson is here with me, and we honestly had never asked him about how he feels about masks. He's been at home the entire time, so hasn't had to wear them hardly at all. His first reaction when I asked, " If Disneyworld is open, and we have to wear masks, would you rather stay home?" His answer was a no, he didn't want to wear masks. So, I said, do you mind waving goodbye to Grandma when we leave? Because I don't mind wearing a mask." He promptly changed his mind. lol He's going to get some practice wearing one, just to get past the whine stage, but he'll manage. 8 yrs old is plenty old enough to understand. Besides, if I make him one with Forky material, he may never take it off. Gotta bribe 'em sometimes.
I think it is more than just the "M" situation when it comes to kids. The younger ones especially will WILL whine about that and
My 5 year old wants to be like the adults wearing masks. She'd probably do better with it than I would, but like the rest of us, she would take it off as quickly as possible as well. I don't know how this would translate into a hot humid day anywhere, let alone in a park, but still worth a shot, imo. I also think we'll get to a point rather quickly that we as a nation are tired of masks and most will go back to not wearing them even to the places that say they require them and no one will say a word.
Also things like what if pool is open at WL but splash pad closed? My son will freak out. We need details like this!!
It depends on the kid. Ours will have the situation fully explained once we know details so he knows what to expect. We've had trips before where disappointments were plentiful, but there were plenty of good times too. This will be no different. He's been to WDW many times- he knows all about the heat, the lines and missing things we wanted to do that nothing could be done about. If this were a once in lifetime trip or even one we only made once a year, we wouldn't be considering it.
At least he gave an outline of what theme parks need to do to open present a plan with safety plans for employees and guests along with a proposed opening date and he approves or denies i guess
Sure, I wasn't really referring to the disappointment or the potentials tantrums while there. I was just more referring to just "why go .. if half the stuff they would WANT to do is just impossible." My kids too have been many times already, so they will be happy with what they can do, I am also talking about MY disappointment by having to tell them "Nope" around every corner. At home and at school kids are told "can't do that" around every corner. I like vacations to be a little more freedom for them. I think a "virus-mode" theme park will just be more of "don't touch that, cant' do that, that isn't open" .. too much negative and not enough positive.
I'm one of the childless, but Disney without little ones around would be dismal.
That's why masks are needed, you can't enforce 6 foot distances in too many places at WDW. That said some doctors offices are having you wait in your car. You'll be called or texted when it's time to go to an exam room. We had to take our dog to our vet. We waited in our car. An employee took our dog from our car to the vet. The vet talked to us on our phone. There are things business can do to reduce physical interaction.
yes, all major parks are part of the Florida task force and the Orange Co task force, so they probably knew what would happen
