I have doubts that every guest will be hit with a thermometer on the way in. It could happen, add one more person to each bag check station and hit each guest while their stuff is searched. Plus a station at the bag free lines... I wouldn't make plans based on such weak sauce just yet.
Disney's got some time to work with and I wonder if they'll go all in and buy FLIR cameras for the entrances and then take temps of people who show hot on the screen. It's what I would do.
That said...
My daughter has dysautonomia and her body temp is affected by her environment. She will often have a higher or lower temp depending on whether she has been in the direct sun, or air conditioning . Does anyone know who I should contact about this? I do not want to have to explain this to every cast member who is simply doing their job, but will not allow my daughter with temp over 100 degrees to enter.
First, I'm sure it will be a single action on entering the park and not something they'll be doing throughout the day.
Second, if you're very concerned about this AND you're very sure she doesn't have the COVID, ask her doctor if you can just give her an antipyretic (tylenol or Motrin) at breakfast.
No doctor's notes at Disney. They would violate the ADA.
Not if the CDC recommends temperature screening as a measure to stop or slow a pandemic.
This is the case in Santa Clara County, CA, and Seattle-King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties, WA. "employers in those jurisdictions may without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) conduct such health checks—including temperature checks and respiratory symptom screening—of all employees and
visitors on a daily basis."
I would not be surprised if this sort of recommendation is made to support re-opening efforts.
Doctor’s notes are not allowed due to privacy laws. That’s why I posted the question, to see if there were other ideas out there.
There's actually a lot of latitude that can be given to business owners in the event of a pandemic like this, including conducting health checks. In which case, a doctors note might be helpful, except that it's such a clunky solution to this problem that Disney is more likely to just take you at your word on this then bother doing such an investigation.
Unless that sort of investigation (normally just taking a temp and waving you through) is mandated as part of a 're-opening' strategy.
In any case, I would recommend visiting Guest Services outside the parks, let them know what's up, hang out there for a while if needed to let kiddo cool down, then get scanned there and have them issue a
DAS to get you through the gates of the parks.