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I’m trying to keep an open mind, but what rock have I been under - people aren’t already doing this?

It’s common courtesy/common sense (in my opinion) to keep masks on while ordering and until drinks arrive. If we’re done eating and paying the bill/prepping to leave, time to mask up then too. That’s been the case at home and at Disney.

We’ve had some Disney servers tell us we could take them off when seated (I’m thinking specifically of two meals at the Wave) but we didn’t take them up on it. Have also been to places where they asked us to keep them on.

I don’t know, this seems like what we were already doing to me so seems like a non-issue. I guess others disagree!
I think this may be heavily dependent on local rules. I live in Michigan, one of the most conservative states in terms of Covid restrictions, and I have never seen anyone wearing a mask once seated. The rule here is once you’re at a table, you remove the mask.
 
So people really have a problem wearing their masks when they order? And putting them back on when they’re done eating? Truly wondering. Where we live most restaurants ask you to keep them on until you receive food or drink, and put them back on when you’re done eating. I’m surprised Disney didn’t require this in the first place - I knew they did at DCA and Downtown Disney but I assumed it was the same at WDW.

I can’t imagine not wearing a mask while interacting with the server, especially if we didn’t have food or drink at the table or were finished. It protects the CMs who show up every single day to serve people on their vacations.
I don’t think anybody has a problem with this. The Blogs are trying to say put your mask on between EVERY bite.

It’s the clickbait I take issue with.
 
I don’t think anybody has a problem with this. The Blogs are trying to say put your mask on between EVERY bite.

It’s the clickbait I take issue with.

I agree - there is no official source that says anything about in between bites.

Unfortunately there are actually people who do not want to wear a mask at all once seated at a TS restaurant. One poster mentioned it a few posts earlier and I’m seeing many sharing the same sentiment elsewhere.
 
I think this may be heavily dependent on local rules. I live in Michigan, one of the most conservative states in terms of Covid restrictions, and I have never seen anyone wearing a mask once seated. The rule here is once you’re at a table, you remove the mask.
In Indiana about 25% of people don't even wear a mask in to the restaurant at all.
 
I’m trying to keep an open mind to other’s perspectives, but what rock have I been under - people aren’t already doing this?

It’s common courtesy/common sense (in my opinion) to keep masks on while ordering and until drinks arrive. If we’re done eating and paying the bill/prepping to leave, time to mask up then too. That’s been the case at home and at Disney.

We’ve had some Disney servers tell us we could take them off when seated (I’m thinking specifically of two meals at the Wave) but we didn’t take them up on it. Have also been to places where they asked us to keep them on.

I don’t know, this seems like what we were already doing so seems like a non-issue. I guess others disagree!
Amen. Lest we forget the actual point of masks. These aren’t arbitrary rules, there’s no COVID barrier because you’re sitting at a table. Masks are there to stop your saliva particles from landing on others and vice versa. Wouldn’t common sense tell you that during ordering/communicating with your server that it’s important to still have that barrier?

I wonder if hostess/host will enforce this by now asking tables to keep their masks on while ordering and until food is put down? I’ve noticed that picking up where I live.
 
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I know I know we all go crazy over the mask debate but this is breaking right now.

I am 100% PRO MASK, but this one might be taking it a little too far now. Not even in the most strictest places in NY or California is this required.

I have a feeling this one is going to get very interesting for Disney. There are many ways of getting around this at your dining table. I feel very bad now for all the cast members at the restaurants.

https://blogmickey.com/2021/02/mask...tens-face-covering-requirements-while-dining/
Yeah, I feel bad for the poor cms whi are asked to try to enforce this...seems insane. I can see in a ts restaurant keepimg it on while ordering, but that's not at all how this is written. If we look at how it's written; then I can't imagine any reasonable person thinking this is helpful or any kind of a decent idea.
 
I know I know we all go crazy over the mask debate but this is breaking right now.

I am 100% PRO MASK, but this one might be taking it a little too far now. Not even in the most strictest places in NY or California is this required.

I have a feeling this one is going to get very interesting for Disney. There are many ways of getting around this at your dining table. I feel very bad now for all the cast members at the restaurants.

https://blogmickey.com/2021/02/mask...tens-face-covering-requirements-while-dining/
I do feel bad for cast members. It’s hard enough to enforce wearing masks while walking or on rides. Can you imagine trying to tell someone at an expensive restaurant to put their masks back on because they are between bites and just happen to be chatting with their spouse rather than eating? I have a hard time imagining cast members being too excited about that.
 
Now something very interesting I just remembered.

At Tappalonios the other night we were talking to the maitre d and he did say there were some talks of adding more tables.

I am wondering now if this is being done because they are getting ready to increase capacity in the restaurant's.

I'm in Orlando now and the place is crawling with people. I Drive was a ghost town a month ago and now it seems almost like normal.
 
I was masking until the food was served before (and we only eat at outdoor restaurants). This is nothing.

Exactly! Folks, I’m in a state where masks have always been required inside restaurants until you sit down and are actively eating. The new wording is simply to prohibit people from hanging out at restaurant tables without eating and drinking. You will not be required to put your masks on between bites of food for heaven’s sakes.

Can we PLEASE get off this topic now? 🥴
 
Exactly! Folks, I’m in a state where masks have always been required inside restaurants until you sit down and are actively eating. The new wording is simply to prohibit people from hanging out at restaurant tables without eating and drinking. You will not be required to put your masks on between bites of food for heaven’s sakes.

Can we PLEASE get off this topic now? 🥴

This time louder for the people in the back!

For real, this is so not a big deal. So overblown.
 
Yes, it is packed. We went to our local hole-in-the-wall eatery yesterday in central Florida and it was jammed full.

I think spring break crowds are in full force and I'm not talking only about college students.

SPring Break season hasn't begun yet though. Tale end of Winter breaks for parts of the north, and people are just starting to do more everywhere.
 
The air temperature is fine, but it still gets cool at night, so the water doesn’t heat up enough for me. I’d feel like Jack from the Titanic movie if I went down a slide. I don’t even put a foot in my pool unless the water is 85+.

I‘d bet the Canadians would jump right in.
My husband and kids go in the water even when the water temperature is around 68-70. They would definitely be in it now. Too cold for me, even as a New Englander.
 
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