Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[jlwhitney]

Apology for the mistaken verbiage. The peak is may 14 and the "safe" zone after the peak doesnt occur until mid july. They are still not going to open when the CDC and state are saying things are not safe as of yet. And per that data, which at the moment even the CDC says is the most accurate, its mid july.

Actually it updated today and the peak in Florida is sooner, May 3, but also puts us at having an ICU bed shortage which we didn't have if it was later.

 

[Jrb1979]

I am thinking a June 1st day is not likely. VA just issued a stay in shelter til June 10th. I would bet more states will do the same.

 

[Krandor]

I wonder what kind of maintenance they are doing on the rides too at this time. Like, is it a bad thing if the rides sit totally idle and don’t even get started up for weeks on end? I guess the cold weather parks are like that.

I know at my six flags it is not uncommon for several rides to be down on opening day. Don't know if that is because of them sitting idle or normal SF being cheap on maintenace though.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

I'm trying this again, because I have no idea why my reply was deleted.

Please don't be upset with my post. Things change so much I just think they should not have thrown a date out like that. I know you are ready to get back to WDW, just like everyone else. This whole thing is tough.

I'm not upset with your post so no worries. I was just sharing what I heard. This is a thread about what the parks are doing or might do so I was discussing that and nothing else. We are all stressed out about both the virus and WDW. But I will always post my thoughts so I guess I better get used to the bashings lol

 

[rteetz]

Are they really forgoing their salary, or just the “salary” portion. Usually these top CEO’s get like a ton of stock which makes up like 95 percent of what they earn per year and the “salary” portion of it is basically window dressing.

It’s just their base salary as far as I know. The stock options are not part of this.

 

[rteetz]

I am thinking a June 1st day is not likely. VA just issued a stay in shelter til June 10th. I would bet more states will do the same.

Maybe. I was surprised by that. I think it might be a bit early to extend that far out. Certainly we may all get there soon but I think the end of April is a good point for now and then extend again as needed.

 

[Remy is Up]

Actually it updated today and the peak in Florida is sooner, May 3, but also puts us at having an ICU bed shortage which we didn't have if it was later.

Yeah. I saw the update a bit ago. It. Compresses the time. At may 14 there wasnt any ICU shortages. At may 3 there will be. So the downside of the curve and the "safe" zone is first week of july

 

[Thecouch]

Disney world has to pick a date and work back from there. So if they want to open parks say June 1st. What day do they open hotels. What day do staff need to clean and get rides up. What day do they Need to order food to arrive in time and so on. Then they can move the opening date and move all dates needed before that. They have to have a plan even if its just a dream date. They also don't want to have no hotel guest at the start so they will offer deals and just rebook them as date moves. Anyone booking at the moment is a disney lover as most people wouldn't bother or risk cancel trip

 

[jlwhitney]

Yeah. I saw the update a bit ago. It. Compresses the time. At may 14 there wasnt any ICU shortages. At may 3 there will be. So the downside of the curve and the "safe" zone is first week of july

but peak cases comes before peak death and resources.

 

[KayMichigan]

I wonder what they do with the water based rides like Pirates and River Journey. Do they drain all the water out or just keep it circulating?

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Well, I still believe they will open May 19th And if they do, I will have a lot of crow to prepare. If they don't, I have a June and July trip booked and if they fall through, Christmas is only 270 days away
Alright, I'm ready! Give it to me but make it good!!!

 

[Remy is Up]

Well, I still believe they will open May 19th And if they do, I will have a lot of crow to prepare. If they don't, I have a June and July trip booked and if they fall through, Christmas is only 270 days away
Alright, I'm ready! Give it to me but make it good!!!

I appreciate your optimism. Have at it.

 

[Krandor]

Maybe. I was surprised by that. I think it might be a bit early to extend that far out. Certainly we may all get there soon but I think the end of April is a good point for now and then extend again as needed.

Even if April isn't the time to remove the order by end of april we likely will have a better sense of where we are and when this might end.

 

[xuxa777]

I wonder what they do with the water based rides like Pirates and River Journey. Do they drain all the water out or just keep it circulating?

Yes , they drain the water out. They drained it out fairly quickly after they closed.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

I appreciate your optimism. Have at it.

Come on. I said make it good lol

 

[halfpintpeggy]

I’m sorry you feel that way. For anything remotely crossing the lines I could give warnings with points but I haven’t done that. I think for the most part of the thread has been run well and off topic posts have yes been deleted and we have that authority. The COVID-19 thread on TPAS is operated similarly. Like I’ve said before this is not a medical forum. This is a Disney forum. I appreciate your input but the graphs only lead us down a path of more off topic contribution so that is why they were removed.

What’s TPAS?

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

What’s TPAS?

Theme Parks Attractions and Strategies

 

[Krandor]

What’s TPAS?

Theme Parks Attractions and stragies. One of the other forums on here. They have a coronvisus thread on there too which is also heavily moderated to what is happening today. discusssion on what may happen in the future is here.

 

[halfpintpeggy]

Yes they will implement a whole bunch of new security methods and protocols, this is the perfect time to do it.

Wonder if they’ll implement a no BYO food policy when they reopen?

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Wonder if they’ll implement a no BYO food policy when they reopen?

That may be a problem for some people. Park food is not cheap.