Orange County Mayor appeals to businesses to require masks to be worn when indoors and in crowded spaces regardless of vaccination status

Posted: Monday July 19, 2021 11:26am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has this morning appealed to businesses to require masks to be worn when indoors or in crowded spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

Guests entering Disney's Animal Kingdom without masks for the first time in a year on May 15

Orange County is now seeing a double-digit 14 day rolling positivity rate of 11.2%, nearly triple the rate from three weeks ago. Positivity rate yesterday was above 16%.

Vaccination rates have significantly slowed and stands at 61.2% for ages 12 and above for Orange County residents.

The vast majority of guests no longer wear masks at Walt Disney World

Due to legislation brought into effect by the Florida Governor, Orange County can no longer mandate any new restrictions to counter the surging cases of COVID-19 cases as it did in 2020. It will have to rely on appeals to businesses and residents to take the necessary precautions to curb the rising number of cases.

Rope drops were brought back last month as Disney relaxes all distancing measures

Disney relaxed all mask and social distancing requirements as of June 15 when Orange County and the CDC dropped their recommendation for masks and distancing for those who are fully vaccinated.

Guests riding the Jungle Cruise with mask requirement removed in June

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wdwmagicApr 14, 2022

This thread is going to take a break for a while until any changes are announced at Disney in regard to the last remaining mask requirements on transport.

Andrew CApr 14, 2022

If we are talking about WDW, put the blame on the company for keeping this silly rule in place. For airplanes, put the blame on the feds. When people realize stupid rules are in place and have no impact, they are going to be challenged. That’s just human nature and the reality throughout history. On the other end, when rules tend to make sense, people are more receptive. WDWs transportation rule is illogical. The feds 14 day extension of the public transportation rule at this point is the same. Expect more push back. It’s all about appearances than anything else and more and more people will pick up on that.

Chip ChippersonApr 14, 2022

No, you're not following the rules. You're planning the mask version of holding your finger an in from your siblings face and saying, "I'm not touching you!" And for the record, on my recent flights, the message was that masks had to be replaced between bites/sips, so unless you plan on holding g a drink to your mouth for the entire flight then you're not following the rules - but if you do that, please report back and let us know of how that worked out for you during turbulence.

Club CooloholicApr 14, 2022

I already explained it. It slows things down and makes it harder for the employees. And some might not really want to sit for 3 hours on a flight next to a guy sipping coffee the whole time.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

I don’t understand why you’re mad at me.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

There. Fixed the stupid. Now, go create ANOTHER account for me to ignore. :rolleyes:

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

Thanks for understanding

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

Okay.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

God bless, but no thank you.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

They are flag carriers for the socially inept and the self-important. They have one job here. It's stupid but they're going to do it.

G00fyDadApr 14, 2022

Just go back to your regular account. Please? For everyone.

Nonsensequitter75Apr 14, 2022

What can I say? I’m so lonely at this stage in my life, that the (virtual) company of people who hate me is better than the alternative, which is no company at all.

DisneyCaneApr 14, 2022

Hence why I asked the poster if they were intending to only experience outdoor attractions with outdoor queues. If yes, then I can at least understand their logic. If no, then the obsession about people not masking on transportation doesn't make any sense.