Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[TheMaxRebo]

I don’t think this has been shared, sorry if it has! Socially distanced monorail cars (visible in last picture)

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Is it just sort of separating each car into two sections so that each door way can handle one group? Just want to check I am seeing it correctly

 

[Janet McDonald]

I don't think they'll say something now about a date still two weeks out. Too familiar with Disney to expect that, lol.

I would hope that they would say something soon, though, for the sakes of anyone traveling for July 11/July 15 reopenings. It would be the considerate thing to do.

But again, I absolutely don't expect it.

Also don’t the cast member previews start July 7? That is a week from Tuesday right? That is in ten days. I would think if they were gonna postpone opening those would not happen.

 

[michellej47]

Our high school seniors returned from senior week at the Jersey shore last Sunday. Many are testing positive for Covid - 19 and most are asymptomatic. Those with symptoms were very mild ones, such as, fever for a few hours or a day, and one kid lost his sense of smell and taste for a day. We haven't had any spikes in our township all month until this. It does seem to me that it's the teens, young and younger adults that are the cause of the spike. I was in Orlando for Universal's opening. People on property were playing by the rules, but when I went to the outlet mall and the inside mall it was a completely different scene. Some were wearing masks some weren't. Also, my great aunt is recovering from Covid-19 in a nursing home in Miami-Dade. She had a fever for a day and felt tired. The hardest problem was that she refused to eat. Her appetite came back 5 days after testing positive. The supervisor at her nursing home told us that the few cases they are seeing now are not anything as bad as what they were seeing the previous 2 months. If you follow social distancing, wear masks, keep hands away from face, and wash hands and sanitize often, you should be safe from the virus.

I watched an interview with an infectious disease doctor who said that the more the virus spreads, the more it will mutate, and the faster it will weaken. I think that's part of the reason we are seeing more cases but fewer deaths.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Remember when everyone said Disney was stupid for not opening with Universal? Giving Universal all the chance at the almighty dollar for a whole month!

They don't look stupid now.

They rather do. Universal opened to calm case numbers. Disney waited just long enough cases should be raging nicely by the time they open. Maybe it will be like opening their bar in DS. 1 day later they have to shut the whole show down. They are already dedicated to opening. Everyone is coming back. Everything has been ordered. And now they might have to close right before they get a chance to start earning cash but they’ve already laid out all the opening cash.

(They would look smart now if they’d announced an Aug or Sept opening. July looks idiotic.)

 

[teach22180]

Do we know if the 3 buckets for park reservations are going to be a forever thing? Are they maybe going to combine into one big bucket eventually?

 

[Mit88]

Turning the switch on and off and on and off isnt how the theme parks business works. If they delay again, its going to be a long time until we see the Florida parks reopen. Even more stuff will get cancelled. More layoffs. If you thought Disney was returning with a lack of magic on July 11th, its only going to become less with more time closed.

As a fearful guest of the parks, I understand the wearyness of Disney re-opening. But theres more to this than just the guests. They have the measures in place to keep the place as safe as they possibly can. If they reopen as planned, there will be people that get sick. Its almost impossible not to expect as much. But thats the risk you’d have to be willing to take, and a risk that you’re signing off on when you click “I accept the terms of agreement” when you sign up for parks reservations. Its not up to Disney to make these decisions for you. They’re even trying to convince people NOT to come yet.

There will be people angry if they re-open on time, and there will be people angry if they dont. Disney knows that. But that would have happened even if they decided they wouldnt reopen until Summer 2021. There would still be people that wouldnt want the parks open.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Is it just sort of separating each car into two sections so that each door way can handle one group? Just want to check I am seeing it correctly

Looks to be that, I imagine they’ll just stick one party at each door and then they’ve got their own closed off section? Or maybe even one party per bench (if small enough).

 

[SaintsManiac]

They rather do. Universal opened to calm case numbers. Disney waited just long enough cases should be raging nicely by the time they open. Maybe it will be like opening their bar in DS. 1 day later they have to shut the whole show down. They are already dedicated to opening. Everyone is coming back. Everything has been ordered. And now they might have to close right before they get a chance to start earning cash but they’ve already laid out all the opening cash.

(They would look smart now if they’d announced an Aug or Sept opening. July looks idiotic.)

Like I said, July is also too soon.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Do we know if the 3 buckets for park reservations are going to be a forever thing? Are they maybe going to combine into one big bucket eventually?

I honestly don't think that they will combine-- resort guests still need more availability..unless they open them all the say before or something!

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Turning the switch on and off and on and off isnt how the theme parks business works. If they delay again, its going to be a long time until we see the Florida parks reopen. Even more stuff will get cancelled. More layoffs. If you thought Disney was returning with a lack of magic on July 11th, its only going to become less with more time closed.

As a fearful guest of the parks, I understand the wearyness of Disney re-opening. But theres more to this than just the guests. They have the measures in place to keep the place as safe as they possibly can. If they reopen as planned, there will be people that get sick. Its almost impossible not to expect as much. But thats the risk you’d have to be willing to take, and a risk that you’re signing off on when you click “I accept the terms of agreement” when you sign up for parks reservations. Its not up to Disney to make these decisions for you. They’re even trying to convince people NOT to come yet.

There will be people angry if they re-open on time, and there will be people angry if they dont. Disney knows that. But that would have happened even if they decided they wouldnt reopen until Summer 2021. There would still be people that wouldnt want the parks open.

#applause

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Looks to be that, I imagine they’ll just stick one party at each door and then they’ve got their own closed off section? Or maybe even one party per bench (if small enough).

That is what I expected they would do - easiest way to separate folks, but just wanted to check if others were seeing something I wasn't

 

[mmackeymouse]

So this is from IHME, so take it with a massive, massive grain of salt. (Or would it be tiny, tiny?)

They have projections based on current projections, versus a universal mask requirement. The difference is staggering. As of Aug 1, the number of daily infections falls from 12K to 3K. Daily deaths from 104 to 44. Like I said, take it with a grain of salt, as most projections are just that. But...even if it's half right...it's pretty significant.

So, that means Disney is doing 100% the right thing as far as mandatory masks. And theoretically, you are safer there than off-property or in any other place...where masks are not required.

I hope that Florida, or at the very least Orange County takes a look at the state/local economy that Disney brings in, the hundreds of thousands of people who would be unemployed yet again, and make an executive decision for mandatory masks.

 

[chicagoshannon]

We have to learn to live with this virus. We can't keep closing down every time there is an increase in cases. The virus appears to be weakening.

A good deal of these new Florida cases are young people who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. I'll say this again this is a GOOD thing. We will develop herd immunity which will then protect our elderly and at risk population.

Testing is GOOD because it identifies people that didn't know they had it so they can stay away from their elderly family and friends.

We knew there were going to be spikes upon reoppening. Could we hold off on reoppening for 6 months sure but there will be a spike then and there will be even more issues with job loss, drug use, and suicide than there is now.

Wash your hands, stay distant, and be smart about it!

 

[Jothmas]

If this continues, no one will be going because they’ll close. There are lots of park days that have hit capacity already. As long as Disney stays open, I expect enough people will go to hit capacity most days. I wouldn’t take a lot of comfort in knowing some people are cancelling, full is full.

If Disney does hit their capacity, they will be able to take comfort that people were not deterred by others trying to convince them not to go.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

So this is from IHME, so take it with a massive, massive grain of salt. (Or would it be tiny, tiny?)

They have projections based on current projections, versus a universal mask requirement. The difference is staggering. As of Aug 1, the number of daily infections falls from 12K to 3K. Daily deaths from 104 to 44. Like I said, take it with a grain of salt, as most projections are just that. But...even if it's half right...it's pretty significant.

So, that means Disney is doing 100% the right thing as far as mandatory masks. And theoretically, you are safer there than off-property or in any other place...where masks are not required.

I hope that Florida, or at the very least Orange County takes a look at the state/local economy that Disney brings in, the hundreds of thousands of people who would be unemployed yet again, and make an executive decision for mandatory masks.

They accurately predicted the April peak date for our state. They also trend pretty darn close in numbers in the short term so I watch it.

 

[Tjddis]

Well, sorry my posts were deleted. I hope you can leave this for a minute or two because I'm uncomfortable with impression people were painting of me.

I am quite shocked at how some people were taking my posts. I never meant to imply what some of you were thinking. I am very passionate about the topic and work in my hospital and in my neighborhood getting the word out to those who don't hear it. All about this disease, the risks, things you can do to prevent, help getting access to healthcare.

Never meant to say it was someone's own fault. I would never say that. I'm actually sitting here really upset as I would never dream of harming or making painful accusations against others.

I don't know what to even think now. I'm sorry everyone.

I did not see what you are referring to as it must have been deleted before I got here but wanted to say I for one know you to be a poster who I have had several interactions with and I can vouch for ya. We don’t always agree but that’s what makes the world go round. Sometimes written words can be misconstrued. Hang in there.

 

[Spaceguy55]

When the opening was announced they said WDW will have protocols in place to stay open thru spikes...Not sure what the protocol is for a high percentage of CM's with the virus and CM's that will need to quarantine due to close contact with each other.
I'm on team "open as announced" but tighter rules and protocols...

 

[Mit88]

Fantasia Gardens mini golf reopened today. So they’re opening more stuff rather than closing

 

[DGsAtBLT]

So this is from IHME, so take it with a massive, massive grain of salt. (Or would it be tiny, tiny?)

They have projections based on current projections, versus a universal mask requirement. The difference is staggering. As of Aug 1, the number of daily infections falls from 12K to 3K. Daily deaths from 104 to 44. Like I said, take it with a grain of salt, as most projections are just that. But...even if it's half right...it's pretty significant.

So, that means Disney is doing 100% the right thing as far as mandatory masks. And theoretically, you are safer there than off-property or in any other place...where masks are not required.

I hope that Florida, or at the very least Orange County takes a look at the state/local economy that Disney brings in, the hundreds of thousands of people who would be unemployed yet again, and make an executive decision for mandatory masks.

100% for the masks. I think we could do wonderful things if we collectively all wore them as much as possible (mostly properly).

I take issue with the bolded though. Safer at Disney than another non essential and busy place in the state, and in Orlando in particular? Probably. You’re right, the mask factor is big. Safer at Disney than not traveling from a place that is not seeing an outbreak, or safer than avoiding large crowds? Probably not. People really need to recognize the risk that is traveling into an outbreak and that even if Disney does really well they can’t control for everything. It’s not safer going than not going. That narrative can be dangerous.

 

[Anna_Sh]

So this is from IHME, so take it with a massive, massive grain of salt. (Or would it be tiny, tiny?)

They have projections based on current projections, versus a universal mask requirement. The difference is staggering. As of Aug 1, the number of daily infections falls from 12K to 3K. Daily deaths from 104 to 44. Like I said, take it with a grain of salt, as most projections are just that. But...even if it's half right...it's pretty significant.

So, that means Disney is doing 100% the right thing as far as mandatory masks. And theoretically, you are safer there than off-property or in any other place...where masks are not required.

I hope that Florida, or at the very least Orange County takes a look at the state/local economy that Disney brings in, the hundreds of thousands of people who would be unemployed yet again, and make an executive decision for mandatory masks.

Orange County (and a number of other Florida counties) already mandates masks.