Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

So when can I book for the 50th?

2024. But you need to pay in full by next week Friday.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

This. Add that to the idea that the cdc says positive cases are even greater than we have confirmed & it makes the virus more common & less deadly.

Have you read many accounts from people who would be considered “mild” aka not hospitalized or dead?

It is really rough for a lot of people, even though they ride it out at home and don’t die. Some are entirely asymptomatic, some are manageable, some take weeks if not months to return to any semblance of normal, some are finding lasting effects even after they recover, there’s just a lot more to consider than the mortality rate IMO.

Sorry if this is too OT.

 

[Krandor]

Yes, but when this happened before, bars still served to go drinks. So, couldn’t F&W and pool bars still operate as long as they don’t allow you to congregate and sit at the bar to drink?

Yes but then you'd have more people wallking around drinking without their mask on.

 

[dlavender]

Not a data dump necessarily just an increase in testing.

Even the medical professionals have a similar tone. "masks, masks, masks and socially distant"

That doesn’t account for the higher positive rate but I hope that it comes down.

 

[Sandisw]

DVC would NOT have to remain open if things are deemed unsafe. The POS specifically allows for this.

DVC can only close if nothing on property opens. You open a hotel for NBA and you can’t legally keep DVC closed, There also has to be specific government orders in place to all DVCM to invoke the emergency powers in the contract.

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

Not a data dump necessarily just an increase in testing.

Even the medical professionals have a similar tone. "masks, masks, masks and socially distant"

Good luck keeping 20 year olds wearing masks. I barely ever see them wearing them. They are the issue and the super spreaders of this. They need to wake up. The teens are even worse

 

[Mfowler7828]

He doesn't care. He already got his disney park reservations booked.

Maybe he like me is trying to get reservations on Sunday, hence the “data dump” today

 

[dlavender]

Yes but then you'd have more people wallking around drinking without their mask on.

I am interested to see how they handle that at Epcot.

Normally I'm drinking one and eating while heading to the next booth.

Will they have separate outdoor eating areas?

I do think they will do what's necessary to operate within the guidelines, I just can't picture what it will look like.

 

[4077]

I kinda felt like we had a nice bond going a few days ago where we were helping and supporting each other and now the poison is seeping in. It is unfortunate that we can’t see different sides, respect different opinions and agree that it is really okay to disagree.

Can you tell I teach Elementary school?

I would like to say it would be nice to have this kind of living together with other’s opinions respected..and I think it would be easier if we were talking about FP+ vs. FP- or old splash vs. new theming (although admittedly those and any discussions also seem to lead to more than just respectful disagreement). However, when it becomes about public and personal health or even lives, I think agree to disagree becomes much more problematic... I don’t think I could say with a straight face that I respect your desire to go inside indoor public places our outside where you can’t social distance with no mask (assuming you don’t have a valid medical excuse not to.) And if this is a political discussion, so be it, we are in the middle of something that we can no longer go and hide behind “This is the DIS, we will not have such discussions here in our happy non reality world.” Don’t get me wrong, I love this board, but time to get a few larger life issues that are impacting the world population straightened out.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

I like him. Always have. Are the people surrounding him and giving him details not experts? This doctor speaking right now is saying the same as him. They obviously all support him.

There is no agenda when it comes to a virus. It's keeping people safe, and giving them the messages, without scaring the hell out of people. Stay safe, and listen to the things you need to do to stay safe

I like him, too. I feel he is explaining the true facts. He’s not sugar coating it or making it political. He was honest about the positivity rate going up and giving the demographics. To me I hear the facts. Others want to make it political on purpose.

 

[MrsSmith07]

Northwest Florida here..the Emerald coast aka" the Redneck Riviera" kinda dense along the coast.
We shut down like other places and then opened up for short term rentals just before Memorial day and then a couple weeks later bars and restaurants... and the crowd went wild, since then we went from 1,2,3,4 cases a day to 5,10,15,20, and now 40+ the last 2 days just in my county ..1 of 5, 100+ last couple days in all.
We're a large military area with about 6 large bases too with a lot of retirees, so I see a lot more masks than not the few times I go out. But not at the beach area's from what I hear...

I’m in Pensacola Beach area and every single Pensacola Beach tourist shops in the same grocery store I do. There is some mask wearing in our grocery stores, but at the beach masks are virtually non existent. And I’m not talking about on the sand, public spaces, restaurants, stores, almost no masks.

 

[fla4fun]

Does anyone live or have family in Florida? Its weird because no matter who I talk to down there, they are not phased by the cases. They were happy everything was opened and are still doing their thing. And these are older people. I think because majority of the places in florida are not dense at all, so they feel safer?

EDIT: They are wearing masks of course in public

I live here, but I haven’t really been in contact with many people to know what the general consensus is. I am still grocery shopping for three weeks at a time and when I went this week, people were wearing masks and distancing. I don’t live close the tourist areas (in fact, it’s kind of ruralish outside of town) and we don’t have a lot of bars and restaurants nearby to congregate in.

I do not know anyone locally who has had the virus. We are a large county, and our population density is mostly at the opposite end of the county from me, and that is where the bulk of our cases have been coming from. There are a lot more bars and restaurants there, and people are more active socially in general. I have not been to that part of the county for years, so I do not know if they are wearing masks and distancing or not. But since that area is known for not adhering to other “Safe” health practices (and at their average age, they know better) I would have concerns about whether they are following the requirements, particularly in regards to no large gatherings and social distancing.

I work in Orange County, and our office is tentatively scheduled to reopen on July 6th. Even though we can only have one person at a time in the office when it opens, I would not be surprised to see our opening pushed back.

 

[cakebaker]

DVC can only close if nothing on property opens. You open a hotel for NBA and you can’t legally keep DVC closed, There also has to be specific government orders in place to all DVCM to invoke the emergency powers in the contract.

I see no reason why they couldn't open DVC with a skeleton staff, parks closed. There's nothing legally requiring them to open anything else but the resorts. No parks, no activities, only the DVC pools, limited dining. Or they could be more generous with their points as far as people moving them around, but I know very little about the point system and how that works. But just like with opening the parks, they can so restrict activities that most people won't want to go. They sure can't count on the gov't to issue any orders that would allow them to legally close them. And then of course, there's the outside chance the NBA will come to their senses and decide playing a game isn't as important as keeping their players healthy.

 

[LSUmiss]

Have you read many accounts from people who would be considered “mild” aka not hospitalized or dead?

It is really rough for a lot of people, even though they ride it out at home and don’t die. Some are entirely asymptomatic, some are manageable, some take weeks if not months to return to any semblance of normal, some are finding lasting effects even after they recover, there’s just a lot more to consider than the mortality rate IMO.

Sorry if this is too OT.

Yes. But if that many more ppl have it than we know according to the cdc, then that means there are likely even more ppl who are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms making the % of ppl positive with serious symptoms even less. So, that’s worth the risk for my family imo. We will stay away from ppl who are high risk when we return, but will still go.

 

[Karin1984]

Good luck keeping 20 year olds wearing masks. I barely ever see them wearing them. They are the issue and the super spreaders of this. They need to wake up. The teens are even worse

And who raised these people to listen to authorities or not?

 

[dlavender]

DVC can only close if nothing on property opens. You open a hotel for NBA and you can’t legally keep DVC closed, There also has to be specific government orders in place to all DVCM to invoke the emergency powers in the contract.

I'll say through this board and this pandemic I have become almost a DVC expert the last few days, lol.

So many facets I would have never thought to learn.

Thank you for all your wisdom that you share on this board!

 

[Moliphino]

Yes but then you'd have more people wallking around drinking without their mask on.

Outside with room to socially distance. The main problem with bars has been close quarters inside.

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I like him, too. I feel he is explaining the true facts. He’s not sugar coating it or making it political. He was honest about the positivity rate going up and giving the demographics. To me I hear the facts. Others want to make it political on purpose.

For example the reporter who is mentioning a hashtag on twitter, and gets called out on facts. Its obvious who's political and who's not. The reporters are very bias also which is disgusting in the news world where you can't be bias.

 

[AmberMV]

Does anyone live or have family in Florida? Its weird because no matter who I talk to down there, they are not phased by the cases. They were happy everything was opened and are still doing their thing. And these are older people. I think because majority of the places in florida are not dense at all, so they feel safer?

EDIT: They are wearing masks of course in public

I live in central Florida, an hour ish north of Tampa. We have a large county population and less than 300 cases since the start. When I go for groceries I'd say mask wearing is 80% compliance, though we have no county mandate on masks. I'd say it's 30% young adults, 30% middle aged, 30% seniors NOT wearing masks. Every single age group has people who refuse to comply, but I'm most shocked by the seniors not wearing.

Other than groceries my family of husband/myself/3 toddlers has only left the house together twice since February. We went to our local beach and we went to a water park.

Everyone must choose their own comfort level, but for those traveling to Florida from out of state if you are even concerned a little bit that is a very expensive roll of the dice.

 

[MrsSmith07]

Yes but then you'd have more people wallking around drinking without their mask on.

True, wasn’t even getting that far with my thought process, just thinking about the mandate on bars.