Thinking along lines of some businesses having restrictions eased starting May-ish (which there now rumblings of this happening), perhaps construction would be one of them?
I can't see them going forward with projects not started, but maybe they will be able to finish/work on the ones already deep in progress.
Projects that already had the funds allocated.
Quoting myself.
Tokyo Disney is still doing construction during this, so hopefully if construction workers can start again here (before parks can open), WDW can get back to finishing the started projects!
You ma have missed this earlier in the thread. Disney has stopped all major construction at WDW, not because of the restrictions. Florida sees construction as an essential business and construction *can* take place. They have halted construction to preserve cash. They’ve taken a 6 billion dollar loan and another 5 billion dollar loan recently. It’s not a restriction issue, it’s a money issue.
Also - question for about needing to wait for Asian parks to open first.
If for whatever reason our government eases restrictions, while Asian governments don't - why would Disney here need to wait on the Asian parks to open?
WDW does not *need* to wait for the Asia Parks to open first. But, the Asia Parks closed earlier and it’s presumed that China, Korea, etc., are further along the flattening of the curve than the US is. As such, the assumption is that they will open first and we can gain a glimpse of what the parks opening will be like in the US from the Asia Parks. For example, Disney Shanghai Parks is still closed, but the hotel and some of the Shanghai Downtown Disney restaurants have reopened. They are also requiring masks and temperature checks to be in these areas.
Basically .. things should open up and people should take their own precautions. If someone is afraid of going to a mass gathering and getting the virus, then don't go. People were and are already (voluntarily) making that choice.
If you don't want to risk getting the virus, don't go anywhere. If you are healthy and you feel the place you are going is taking adequate safety precautions (like EVERYONE is doing now with grocery stores, take-out, doctor's offices, pharamcies, etc.) .. then you go. Simple as that. If you catch the virus, stay home to prevent it from spreading.
If you can go to an essential grocery store (where everyone in your neighborhood goes about once a week or so) ... you should be able to make the choice to go to a sit-down restaurant, nail salon, gym, etc .. where FAR less people congregate in far lesser numbers. Stores should be able to be open and make their OWN safety precautions (sit people at every other table, enhanced cleaning, etc.) in order to get their restaurant back up and running. Disney should eventually do the same.
I agree that everyone does need to take responsibility for deciding whether to go to Disney or not once they reopen (and yes, I’m making the assumption will be this summer or fall). But, I would be shocked if guests heed this advice. Based on just observing the amount of guests that include multi-generation groups, I’m betting many guests 65+ won’t stay home. And, once we add other risk factors, such as diabetes, obesity, asthma, coronary disease and lung disease, uff, you have a lot of people that should stay away, but not all will.
And then, on top of that, those who have no risk factors, when they return home from WDW, are they going to self quarantine so they don’t pass the virus to those in their community that are in high risk groups?
Tests that take 1 hr, 100% accurate, and cost $9 have been approved and production is scaling up. Employers, of course, are eager to get their hands on these. The tests will continue to be optimized for time and cost.
It will take a few months, but there will be a day where testing and certification (there will be an app for that) will be commonplace until a vaccine is available.
For full risk control, Disney Parks could require a test before you can enter the property. The logistics can be worked out.
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100% accurate test does not exist. No test is 100% sensitive. But, yes, I think testing, especially the antibodies test is a promising way of starting the path to normalcy.
I fully disagree. I would like an emptier park. When I was younger it was. The crowds that now exist detract greatly. I suppose some people get "energy" from them. I find it suffocating. I'm really hoping crowds are much lower when we get back.
Agreed.
Yeah the problem is, as a society, this is not something that can be beaten on an individual level. Because the inconsiderate 22 year old at Disney who doesn’t care and touches his face and doesn’t get that sick will go ont o infect a 60 year old, a 70 year old, etc. etc. So everyone talking about “personal freedom” is really talking about the freedom to get a lot of other older people or people with pre-existing conditions, or random people who are just plain unlucky, killed. So we can’t just say “personal responsibility,” we have to design systems that minimize the risk as much as possible.
Yup. This. The personal responsibility would need to include the person going to Disney taking precautions to minimize that they become an asymptomatic carrier and minimize the possibility of passing the virus when they return home.
I miss Disney and even though IHEM is not super accurate, I still look at it daily, hoping it is correct and that the peak is indeed in early May and that it’s flattened by June.
