Speaking of covid restrictions, can they not book every room there?It’s possible that POP is open for the August date mentioned but is at the max occupancy allowed with COVID-19 restrictions which would necessitate moving some reservations to other resorts. POP was the big recipient of guests who’ve already been moved from other resorts.. they likely overbooked POP in the moving frenzy of a week ago.
NBA is testing it's players, at NBA's cost-not Disney's. The players are represented by NBA with contracts to play, and those players make the NBA countless monies, hence NBA salaries. Also, the NBA doesn't employ 73,000 employees like Disney does. The cost of testing CMs constantly would put Disney out of business like yesterday.
What would the point of testing at resuming work be? If someone tests negative the day they return to work there is nothing stopping them from then contracting the virus a day or two later. You would need rapid testing, daily, and even then you'd still miss cases due to the incubation period. In an ideal world every work place and school would be able to test daily but there is no way we have the materials or infrastructure currently to make that work.
What I was referring to was to was everyone has the ability to get a test. I don’t think that falls on Disney. Most employers don’t provide test because the employees can go and get them free. Sometimes I think Disney gets “nit picked to death”.
I agree; there's certainly more they could do to at least establish a baseline. I'm not saying they have to set up testing sites around WDW and test all CMs themselves. All you have to do is say you will not be permitted to work after [DATE] if you cannot provide a negative test result from within the last seven days. If a CM cannot get a test during that period because of their schedule, they alert management, they call out/call late one day to get a test (and receive an attendance point), and if they turn in a test result (positive or negative) within 5 days of the call-out, that point disappears. They do this will other stuff, so why they can't do this here, I don't know.
Sounds great to me. Nicely done. Thank you!
There was speculation about every other room being available for booking but I couldn't tell if it was speculation or based on anything factual.
Andy man just posted a great scenario for how it could be handled. I understand that it would be difficult, and less than fool proof. But I would at least they should establish that the initial work force is covid free. And unlike schools or workplaces attendance by guests at WDW is voluntary. And they pay a lot to be there.
It's about establishing a baseline. Nothing anyone (WDW or elsewhere) does is going to eradicate the risk. This isn't about eradicating risk; this is about minimizing it in every reasonable way.
Sometimes I think Disney gets unfair press and attention, I agree. But in this case, they're in a different situation than some employers. They're putting their employees in high-contact roles facing thousands of different people everyday). That's different than any desk job, manufacturing plant, or even restaurant (which wouldn't see the same traffic or proximity that most CMs would see). Disney also has more resources than many other places.
I don’t think it’s “nitpicking” to Hold them to a standard In line with the rates they charge to go there.
I don’t know why you would assume I would tell you not to go, never crossed my mind. I respect different opinions. Disney has made many mistakes through this process, but I have to give them credit for all the efforts they are putting forth in the park safety. It is impossible to please 100% of the the people 100% of the time.
It will be interesting to see what Disney does as more and more states take this approach. With seemingly the whole of New England begining to require it's residents to quarantine on their way back from Florida, will the mass of cancellations that follow make it less desirable for Disney to open? At what point does it become fiscally and ethically irresponsible to do so?
I LOVE Tom's posts!!
Glad to know this because I have a trip 9/1-7. Hope I can book all of mine!
