Tips For Keeping Your Family Safe and Healthy on Future Visits to Disney World

COVID-19 is, unfortunately, here to stay for now. Despite the fact that it’s the most magical place on earth, this is just as true in Disney World as it is anywhere else. Fortunately, there are things you can do to help ensure your family stays happy and healthy when visiting the “Mouse House”. By implementing the tips below, you can rest easy knowing you’re doing everything you can to keep COVID-19 and all other illnesses at bay while you enjoy your magical vacation. 

1. Wash Your Hands

This instruction we hear over and over again is repeated for good reason. The very best way to avoid catching any sort of illness is by washing your hands as often as possible. Disney has hand washing stations in place and bathrooms around every corner. Use those sinks! Wash your hands well every time you get a chance.

2. Stock Up on Sanitizer

Of course, there will be times when a full handwashing isn’t feasible. Be sure to stock up on sanitizer before your trip to use during these times, and sanitize often. Sanitizing gel is great, but many find they like to have sanitizing wipes for cleaning tabletops and other surfaces. We recommend having a combination of both in order to be prepared for any situation.

3. Don’t Touch Your Face

Another bit of advice we’re probably all tired of hearing is “don’t touch your face.” However, this advice also has reason for being repeated often. After all, even if germs do manage to hang out on your hands between washings, they can’t do much harm to you if they can’t make it onto your face. Therefore, it stands to reason that you’ll want to avoid touching your face during your time at Disney. There are some ways to make this a bit easier to remember. They include the following:

• Pulling your hair back to remove the need to brush bits of hair out of your face.
• Carrying sticks of chapstick rather than the kind that is applied by hand.
• Skipping makeup that runs in the heat. 
• Making a habit of only applying sunscreen after washing hands.
• Keeping your hands in your pockets when possible.
• Wearing a mask as required at Disney.

4. Stay Rested

When you’re tired, your immune system can’t function properly. Unfortunately, many people wear themselves out while at Disney World. Try to pace yourself, giving your family plenty of time for an afternoon rest each day. You can even schedule in a “down day” or two, helping to ensure you stay rested and relaxed and keeping your immune system in tip-top shape. 

5. Eat Well

Your diet also determines how well your immune system functions. For this reason, it’s important to eat well. Sure, you’re at Disney, and there are tons of tasty and tempting treats, but try to moderate your intake and balance the treats out with fruits and veggies whenever possible. In addition to maintaining a good diet, you will not want to stop taking your vitamins while on vacation. In fact, you may want to incorporate a daily vitamin C supplement if you don’t take one already. 

6. Keep Your Distance

Even with Disney’s limited capacity, you’ll still want to make sure you are thinking of social distancing constantly. Whenever you can, try to keep your distance from others. Be aware of those around you, and avoid standing near coughing or obviously sick individuals as much as possible. Follow Disney’s distancing markers.

7. Skip the Handrails

Handrails and other frequently touched objects do get cleaned regularly at Disney World. However, there is no way the Cast Members could possibly clean often enough to maintain 100% germ-free surfaces. For this reason, it’s best to avoid touching these things entirely.

8. Use a Stroller

Anyone who has ever cared for children knows how difficult it can be to keep these curious little people from touching everything they see. This will inevitably include the most-touched surfaces in all of Disney World.  A stroller can help solve this problem. By buckling your child into a stroller, not only do you save their little legs from miles of walking and keep them from wandering away and getting lost, you also prevent them from touching everything in sight. In our opinion, this makes a stroller necessary for trips to Disney with young kids. 

Disney is doing everything in their power to keep their guests safe and healthy in the parks and at the resorts. However, adhering to these simple steps will take things a step further, giving you an even better chance of returning home healthy after a wonderful trip to a wonderful place.