Eclipse on Monday being allowed into the park with welder glasses?

[Auntie_Maim]

I'm not sure why someone would think Disney has any responsibility to provide glasses, shut down, or has a liability problem. Being on Disney property doesn't make Disney responsible for everything.

There are people out there who think that Disney controls the weather on property. It wouldn't surprise me that they think it's Disney's responsibility to prevent people from zorching their eyes looking at the eclipse.

 

[BK2014]

Those places don't cater to children. But remember the alligator issue? You could say the same thing about that.

1) Disney was not sued or found liable in any way for the alligator incident in 2016. 2) Preventing alligators from entering guest areas is not the same as preventing guests from choosing to look at the sun. 3) You have yet to explain how or why you think Disney would be liable for anyone who decides to look at the sun during the eclipse, or any other day of the year. If they went deaf or blind after attending a show by Sonny Eclipse, that would be a different matter.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

I'm in north east Atlanta and we have tickets to an event in Rabun. Starting to get worried about it though. I've been sick all weekend and don't know how much I want to be stuck in traffic all day and never make it there.

We drove up to Rabun from Atlanta! So excited for tomorrow. Where are you going to watch? We were thinking of just going to Tallulah Gorge.

 

[FCDub]

Those places don't cater to children. But remember the alligator issue? You could say the same thing about that.

Or parents could be parents and accept responsibility for their children. Either or.

 

[AngiTN]

Or parents could be parents and accept responsibility for their children. Either or.

Bite your tongue. You can't possibly think someone would take responsibility for their actions in this day and time. Not when there are so many others to blame

 

[Figmentmommy]

Check when the next one is in the USA that will be a close to total eclipse at least for near florida. 28 years or so.

The next total eclipse in the US is in 2024- 7 years from now. Runs from Texas to Maine

 

[Figmentmommy]

We drove to Charleston, South Carlolina this weekend so our kids could experience totality. My teenage son is a meteorologist in the making so this is a wonderful opportunity for him.

 

[bdiddy]

The next total eclipse in the US is in 2024- 7 years from now. Runs from Texas to Maine

It's on April 8th and it will be my daughter's 20th birthday! And we'll be in the path of totality in NE Ohio so she's already planning her solar eclipse party. Lol

 

[bwang123]

It's on April 8th and it will be my daughter's 20th birthday! And we'll be in the path of totality in NE Ohio so she's already planning her solar eclipse party. Lol

Nice,,, we just talked to my daughter who will turn 19 three days before this eclipse. She wants to go to University of Texas so she would be in college in Austin directly in the path.

 

[Figmentmommy]

It's on April 8th and it will be my daughter's 20th birthday! And we'll be in the path of totality in NE Ohio so she's already planning her solar eclipse party. Lol

Very cool. Tomorrow's eclipse is on my birthday so I can appreciate her excitement!

 

[smidgy]

Fellow science teacher here. Our system made the same decision to keep kids in. It's a liability issue. The question you have to ask is, Could you really adequately supervise 30 small children at once and make sure no one uses the glasses incorrectly, even for a moment? The teacher is responsible for insuring that for every student at all times. If any child takes off their glasses. peeks around them, ect you could be sued. THIS is why school systems aren't taking kids out. They are liable if they do and kid gets eye damage, even if they gave proper safety instruction.

exacty. I dont' trust my grandkids' teachers to make sure they keep their special glasses on at all time. not when they have 34 other kids to watch. it only takes looking at the sun for less than a minute to burn a hole in the retina. (and my hubby has macular degeneration and we know quite a bit about holes in the retina). they can live stream it in the classrooms.

 

[smidgy]

I'll be first in line to say I was wrong but I'll be shocked if Disney gives out glasses to every guest in the parks that day. Shocked. Not with them being so far out of the total zone. If they were, I can see them making a huge deal out of it. At 80% or so, no.

If your kids are planning to watch, bring the glasses. We live in the zone of totality and are watching, our kids are school closed for the day so we can all go watch.

and just so evryone knows, you don't have to be in the line of totality to expereince permanant retinal damage if you look straight at it.

 

[smidgy]

Depends on the ages. I love our daycare teacher and she is amazing, but trying to make sure a bunch of 2-4 year old kids keep their glasses on while looking at it so they don't permanently damage their eyes? Nope. I definitely prefer her keeping them indoors.

exactly, my grandson is 6. wears glasses. totally "fidgety" I can picture him getting irritated with the specail glasses not sitting right over his regular glasses (much as he does at 3D movies). and taking them off for a minute. cause they "bug" him and looking up where everyone else is looking. and as nice and loving and responsible as his teacher is, she can't watch all those kids every second.

I don't understand what the decisions these schools are making
I get why they don't want to be responsible for their students keeping the glasses on.
I don't get why they aren't giving the kids an opportunity to see this.
Ideally, they'd all close and let the kids view but I realize that for some parents this is a huge burden so the best would be if they'd just all allow any kids who do want to be out to see it to do so.

As for the glasses, my opinion, there is a much ado being made about them.
Looking at the eclipse without any eye protection is foolish, there is no doubt about that. Or with just sunglasses. It's the sun. You shouldn't do that any day, eclipse or no eclipse.
Will people be harmed by looking with these glasses that are unverified? I have my doubts. And no, I'm no expert of course.
I know millions used much less protection to view past eclipses and were ok. Even the supposed glasses Amazon couldn't verify are way better than anything we used in the past.
I actually have 2 sets of glasses. One set that I bought from Amazon that I was refunded for from them and another from Nova that our local PBS station sent out to all the members of their Kids Club. There's no difference in them. Other than the Nova emblem.

please don't doubt. there are verified cases of people with permanent blind spots in their central vision from glancing at the partial eclipse in 1979. so many people have no idea how fragile the retina really is. (my family know quite a bit about retinas. ny hubby had his first retinal detachment at age 19, just becuase his eye was so long due to extreme nearsightedness)
believe me, your vision is nothing to mess with. whether you are at home or at disney, don't look at the sun.. if I were at disney during the eclipse I would not be out in the open with my grandkids without special glasses. kids don't always do what they're told.

 

[smidgy]

You don't need glasses to view the eclipse. No one seems to know this. Also, if you give directions kids should be able to follow them providing they are not toddlers. Explain why they need to follow directions. When kids blatantly did dumb things they were told not to do we used to call it survival if the fittest. Now parents call lawyers. I stand by my statements. It is a teachable moment and no kids should be forced inside. Or animals for that matter. It's an eclipse, not the apocalypse.
ETA: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/how-make-pinhole-projector-view-solar-eclipse
How to view safely without glasses

yes , you do. please stop spreading false info that could hurt people. at least directly.. unless you mean using pinhole methods. if you give kids directions and they don't follow them, there are consequences. ... true... but permanent blindness or partial blindness isn't worth the risk. I don't care about lawsuits or lawyers. I care about my grandchilren's vision. as I have a husband losing his vision, you can't put a price on that

 

[smidgy]

Oh for goodness sake. Ridiculous. How does anyone manage not to sear their corneas every single day of their life?

this has nothing to do with corneas. everything to do with retinas. . the cornea is in the front of the eye. the retina is in the back. the sun's rays never affect the cornea at all. I just hate false info spreading around.

 

[smidgy]

Our school isn't closing, but isn't letting the kids outside at all... and they didn't tell the parents. I happened to ask one kid's teacher if I should send glasses to school and she told me they're keeping everyone inside. After I asked, she actually emailed the whole class. The other kid's teacher still hasn't said anything proactively but when I asked she also said "nope".

So, we'll be pulling the kids out of school for one period to watch. How many others will be disappointed and won't have had the chance to do anything about it? I respect the district's decision, but I'm irked that they didn't proactively tell the parents the plan. We've been talking about the eclipse a bunch this summer and they're looking forward to it. I saw it at school many moons ago (with a pinhole viewer) and assumed they'd go outside as well. Bad assumption.

and this is why parents need to be proactive with their children's education and not be lemmings. particiapate. take the initiative and ask.. find out what your district is doing and respond accordingly.. if theyare keeping the kids inside, keep your kids home that day and let them them safely view it.

 

[smidgy]

there is a big difference between the schools and your children they have responsibility for during school hours. and you and your family on a disney vacation. disney can't take responsiblity for that.

 

[Shellyb84]

I'm in north east Atlanta and we have tickets to an event in Rabun. Starting to get worried about it though. I've been sick all weekend and don't know how much I want to be stuck in traffic all day and never make it there.

Good luck!

We are going to an event at a winery in Ellijay (not quite in the path of totality), leaving the house at 11:30AM (it's a 1 hour 10 min drive with no traffic). I'm hoping 140 and 575 won't be as bad and we can make it...hopefully everyone will be going up 400 since those counties will be in the path of totality!

 

[Capang]

yes , you do. please stop spreading false info that could hurt people. at least directly.. unless you mean using pinhole methods. if you give kids directions and they don't follow them, there are consequences. ... true... but permanent blindness or partial blindness isn't worth the risk. I don't care about lawsuits or lawyers. I care about my grandchilren's vision. as I have a husband losing his vision, you can't put a price on that

Perhaps you should read what I wrote. I included a NASA link to a pinhole viewer. You will not go instantly blind from looking at the sun during an eclipse. You shouldn't look of course but it's not an instant thing. If you are so concerned about your grandchildren make sure they wear sunscreen. That's more damaging and deadly than staring at the sun. Also, staring at the sun during totality will not hurt you.

this has nothing to do with corneas. everything to do with retinas. . the cornea is in the front of the eye. the retina is in the back. the sun's rays never affect the cornea at all. I just hate false info spreading around.

I think you took this post too seriously. They were trying to make a point. The point being that how do we not go blind everyday by looking at the sun. Truly it makes no difference if it's an eclipse or not. If you stare at the sun on any day it can do damage. Yet no one seems to get this point.
ETA I am not spreading false info, but there sure is a lot of it on this thread.

 

[KrazeeK120]

and just so evryone knows, you don't have to be in the line of totality to expereince permanant retinal damage if you look straight at it.

That's true every single day of the year, not just today.