Pool Opening?

[AnnieMouseMom]

Hello friends! We have a trip planned for June and I'm wondering--assuming the hotels are open--does anyone know if the pools will be? (We are staying in an Animal Kingdom villa.) I know there are no guarantees that anything will be open, but assuming that Disney opens in June as they say they will, does anyone know whether resort pools will be open too?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

No one knows. I doubt Disney knows.

 

[AnnieMouseMom]

Okay--so there was nothing in the state guidelines about this that I missed?

 

[heynowirv]

Okay--so there was nothing in the state guidelines about this that I missed?

It doesn't matter what the states guidelines are, Disney will do what they deem it is safe.

 

[BillPA]

I don't think it will matter, the resorts and parks will not be open until long after June. JMHO

 

[Deb & Bill]

Most beaches in FL opened this weekend except for Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties (they aren't in Phase 1 yet). Many condo pools have been open the entire time, too. It will be up to Disney. But sunshine, warmth and humidity seem to kill the virus in some cases. And you just move out extra loungers if they can't get the social distancing they want.

 

[n2mm]

I wondered more about lifeguards. Esp with the possibility of contact of saving or assisting guest. how can one do mouth to mouth resuscitation safety without the lifeguards possibly being infected with the virus. Maybe pools that don’t have a lifeguard on duty would open. And then you have water parks where lifeguards are a necessity ...just something to think about.

 

[Darklord77]

sp with the possibility of contact of saving or assisting guest. how can one do mouth to mouth resuscitation safety without the lifeguards possibly being infected with the virus.

Actually hands only CPR is now being taught and is just as effective as CPR with breaths up to a few minutes into the cardiac episode. I believe for drowning victims though breaths are still recommended. A manual resuscitator bag is now commonly used. I imagine Disney lifeguards are already using these when needed. However, CPR still requires an up close and personal experience between two people.

 

[n2mm]

Actually hands only CPR is now being taught and is just as effective as CPR with breaths up to a few minutes into the cardiac episode. I believe for drowning victims though breaths are still recommended. A manual resuscitator bag is now commonly used. I imagine Disney lifeguards are already using these when needed. However, CPR still requires an up close and personal experience between two people.

thanks for the info.

 

[CanadaDisney05]

I wondered more about lifeguards. Esp with the possibility of contact of saving or assisting guest.

If I'm drowning, I don't care if the lifeguard has tested positive for Covid earlier that day. I still want them to do full CPR on me....

 

[4ParkFamily]

I work for a pool distribution company and am considered an essential employee because swimming is considered a safe activity because the chlorine in the pool kills the corona virus. This does not mean that they will open the pools but if the resorts are open then I believe the pools will be open.

 

[BillPA]

Many pools in Florida do NOT use chlorine.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Compressions are still putting the first responder at risk as it can force air out of the lungs. Our local pool has been told that lifeguards will not be doing any form of CPR.

 

[PrincessDuck]

Many pools in Florida do NOT use chlorine.

What is it you think that the pools in Florida use?

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Sure, pool chemicals may kill virus but those loungers...

 

[BillPA]

The new pool at Poly is saltwater, many use bromine...

 

[Deb & Bill]

Saltwater pools still have chlorine in them, just a different amount.

 

[rich dream vacations]

When Disney opens the resorts, i will bet restaurants and pools will be open..especially if the theme park experience is modified in any way.

 

[tjkraz]

When Disney opens the resorts, i will bet restaurants and pools will be open..especially if the theme park experience is modified in any way.

Problem is the pools and restaurants don't have nearly enough capacity for hotel guests, even if operating at 50% occupancy. Opening the hotels without theme parks is easier said than done, IMO. It's an invitation for overcrowded amenities and angry patrons.

 

[LAX]

If I'm drowning, I don't care if the lifeguard has tested positive for Covid earlier that day. I still want them to do full CPR on me....

I think the concern is more the other way around.

LAX