Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Tjddis]

I’m in the great state of Indiana . I’m a transplant from Illinois, and I’m slowly becoming a Hoosier after almost 12 years lol. We do not have a 14 day quarantine, that is just me being cautious and respectful of where we will have just visited and the fact that Florida is a current “hotspot”. My daughters asthma is triggered by changes in climate. Here inIndiana we go from 70 degrees to 100 in 2 to three days. It’s a crap shoot on what the weather will be. I’ve already started special breathing treatments to open her lungs to the heat and humidity. I would and have been doing this regardless of the virus. She’s tall And heavier and I will get super dirty looks for pushing her in a stroller but I don’t care at this point. I need to make sure she’s ok breathing. So adding a mask to the equation complicates things. So, I’ve ordered a face guards or all three of us while I’m pushing the stroller and when we park and get ready to ride a ride we will have our masks.

Thats cool. I wish you a wonderful trip. Don’t worry about dirty looks. I am a relatively “healthy looking” person but I have a degenerative condition in my right foot that makes prolonged walking problematic. So we bring a wheelchair. I get plenty of dirty looks when I hop out to walk onto a ride. But it’s what I have to do. So just do what you have to do and the heck with everybody’s notions. That’s what I always say.

 

[mellvswdw1]

Thats cool. I wish you a wonderful trip. Don’t worry about dirty looks. I am a relatively “healthy looking” person but I have a degenerative condition in my right foot that makes prolonged walking problematic. So we bring a wheelchair. I get plenty of dirty looks when I hop out to walk onto a ride. But it’s what I have to do. So just do what you have to do and the heck with everybody’s notions. That’s what I always say.

Thanks....I really appreciate your comment. I’ve got two kiddos who are cautiously excited and I’m preparing them every day what this new disney will look like, and to just be grateful to be there and to be respectful of the cast members working hard to make it super magical. I am hoping they will let me make dining reservations soon.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

We would not be flying to WDW if not for Delta!

Same here. They have been amazing to us throughout this.

 

[Tjddis]

I agree. The whole situation is garbage and completely backwards. The fact that we can go now, at the peak of Florida’s cases, but not back in March and April when there were virtually no cases is crazy.

If there was never any intention of shutting down completely for months/years on end to begin with, then each state should have shut down when they personally needed to. Shutting down everything before it gets bad is/was obviously a good move that slowed things down. But the fact that we couldn’t remain that way will be our detriment. It also led to people in these rural areas and less affected states getting fed up with it before it ever got bad where they were, making it less possible to control them now.

There is no second wave yet in America like people are claiming. What you’re seeing is the less affected states now hitting their true first wave, and other states leveling out. It’s not that one place was better or worse (yes there are certainly some comparisons that can be made to that effect but it’s getting too much in the weeds.)

The US is the largest country to be hit hard by this (other than China, who I think we all agree the numbers can be thrown out with them) and we are by far the most diverse and unique. It’s always going to look like the worst country if you just sensationalize the statistics. If you looked at each state as their own country, it would look very normal. Some “countries” getting hit in March, some in April, some in May, and some in June. But when you lump us all together it averages out to look like we’ve been at big long plateau peak for 3 months.

I want to clarify I’m terrified by the numbers in Florida right now. I just don’t think the narrative that things have been mishandled terribly compared to other countries is relevant or true. Individuals are certainly compromising us and making it worse, but it’s not just “anyone that goes in public/to a theme park/the beach is killing us” I wish we had masks mandates, but more than that I wish we just all followed the 6 feet and small groups rule. But there isn’t much we can do to stop those type of people now other than individual businesses being serious about the rules. Which is why I am not that worried about Disney.

Your point about March/April is an amazing one and I can’t believe I have not heard it before. Kinda blew my mind.

 

[mmackeymouse]

My sister is currently on a Southwest flight to San Antonio right now, with a 5 and 2 year old. It's a bit of a "test run" for Disney. So, we'll see how that goes.

 

[dreamit]

I’m in the great state of Indiana . I’m a transplant from Illinois, and I’m slowly becoming a Hoosier after almost 12 years lol. We do not have a 14 day quarantine, that is just me being cautious and respectful of where we will have just visited and the fact that Florida is a current “hotspot”. My daughters asthma is triggered by changes in climate. Here inIndiana we go from 70 degrees to 100 in 2 to three days. It’s a crap shoot on what the weather will be. I’ve already started special breathing treatments to open her lungs to the heat and humidity. I would and have been doing this regardless of the virus. She’s tall And heavier and I will get super dirty looks for pushing her in a stroller but I don’t care at this point. I need to make sure she’s ok breathing. So adding a mask to the equation complicates things. So, I’ve ordered a face guards or all three of us while I’m pushing the stroller and when we park and get ready to ride a ride we will have our masks.

I hope you have a great trip! Don’t give any thought to what others may or may not be thinking. It makes me sad that‘s even a concern.

 

[jkh36619]

Some of those are so bang on, yet they really missed out on some opportunities.

Lakers should have 100% been Pocahontas in her canoe, referring to the origin of the name. (Orginally from Minnesota, with the lakes)

Pacers should 100% have been Cars or Herbie related, referring the the origin of their name (Pacecar of the Indy500)

Mulan for Golden State seems like a good fit, considering the Bay Area's Asian population and her status of a, duh, Warrior.

Raptors. Kevin from Up

 

[princesscinderella]

Our waitress tonight at GF cafe said that no guest will be booked in the main building while the NBA is in residence because the height of the building and where the rooms are would allow guests to see over the fences and potentially into the NBA players rooms. Which totally makes sense. The only GF guests will be housed at the dvc villas.

 

[A2DisneyMom]

Your point about March/April is an amazing one and I can’t believe I have not heard it before. Kinda blew my mind.

It’s all because in March/April we couldn’t test, so we only know some states “weren’t bad” in retrospect.

I find myself in a somewhat unique position here as a person who is both extremely concerned about the rising case numbers (which I believe), and is still heading to WDW next week.

The way I see it (as a PhD molecular biologist) is we’ll be fortunate to have a safe, effective and readily available vaccine in two year’s time. For our physical and emotional health, our family will have to take some calculated risks during that period. That’s our situation.

Perhaps naive, but I do trust Disney to reduce the risks of transmission as well as anyone can (their years of data on crowd control alone puts them miles ahead of most travel destinations). We’re also currently in a travel “honeymoon” period where hotels, theme parks, airlines (go Delta!) still have the free cash to burn to make full-throated efforts at social distancing. That’s not going to be the case months from now, let alone a year.

So, knowing this could be our last opportunity for a trip for 1+ years, we’re going. But we’ll be taking just about every precaution we can for the next week until we leave, while we’re there and for at least two weeks after we get back.

Hope everyone here makes the best choices for themselves and their family and feels confident in those choices. That’s the best any of us can do right now, regardless of what those choices are.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Our waitress tonight at GF cafe said that no guest will be booked in the main building while the NBA is in residence because the height of the building and where the rooms are would allow guests to see over the fences and potentially into the NBA players rooms. Which totally makes sense. The only GF guests will be housed at the dvc villas.

So is that a big problem there? I've never heard of anyone complaining of others seeing into their rooms at GF. I mean they do have curtains. lol I'm guesing it has more to do with them not wanting anyone to see the players not following the same rules everyone else has to or just not gawking at them in general.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

So is that a big problem there? I've never heard of anyone complaining of others seeing into their rooms at GF. I mean they do have curtains. lol I'm guesing it has more to do with them not wanting anyone to see the players not following the same rules everyone else has to or just not gawking at them in general.

Okay I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that kind of sounded like phone CM knowledge

 

[MickeyWaffles]

So is that a big problem there? I've never heard of anyone complaining of others seeing into their rooms at GF. I mean they do have curtains. lol I'm guesing it has more to do with them not wanting anyone to see the players not following the same rules everyone else has to or just not gawking at them in general.

Presumably to not take creepy photos and gawk at them in general. This will be the players’ home for months. They’ll be hanging out and walking the grounds around their buildings. It’s not a vacation for them. It’s where they will live. They will keep them as much out of guest view as possible.

 

[princesscinderella]

So is that a big problem there? I've never heard of anyone complaining of others seeing into their rooms at GF. I mean they do have curtains. lol I'm guesing it has more to do with them not wanting anyone to see the players not following the same rules everyone else has to or just not gawking at them in general.

She said it’s so they have complete privacy, no one can take pictures of them walking the grounds, in the pool, etc. from their rooms.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Don’t certain VGF rooms have views of the GF property and therefore over the fence?

 

[SaintsManiac]

So is that a big problem there? I've never heard of anyone complaining of others seeing into their rooms at GF. I mean they do have curtains. lol I'm guesing it has more to do with them not wanting anyone to see the players not following the same rules everyone else has to or just not gawking at them in general.

Not following the same rules? Why would this even be a thought?

 

[mmackeymouse]

Our waitress tonight at GF cafe said that no guest will be booked in the main building while the NBA is in residence because the height of the building and where the rooms are would allow guests to see over the fences and potentially into the NBA players rooms. Which totally makes sense. The only GF guests will be housed at the dvc villas.

Interesting...and also dumb.

I am wondering if this affects if and when Citrico's would open. Also, Enchanted Rose was slated to open, and I am sure it would have vantage points of the players.

The bubble was supposed to be about safety. Well now, (coming from the NBA, I'm sure), they want it to be 100% completely private, and they don't even want to be seen or have people catch a glimpse of them? If they wanted things to be SO private that no mere human being could see them, they should have chosen different resorts. If they want nice resorts, they should be fine with, and understand that people are going to sometimes have a visual glimpse of them.

Geesh.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Interesting...and also dumb.

I am wondering if this affects if and when Citrico's would open. Also, Enchanted Rose was slated to open, and I am sure it would have vantage points of the players.

The bubble was supposed to be about safety. Well now, (coming from the NBA, I'm sure), they want it to be 100% completely private, and they don't even want to be seen or have people catch a glimpse of them? If they wanted things to be SO private that no mere human being could see them, they should have chosen different resorts. If they want nice resorts, they should be fine with, and understand that people are going to sometimes have a visual glimpse of them.

Geesh.

Do you know that TMZ pays for photos of celebrities?

 

[JacknSally]

Interesting...and also dumb.

I am wondering if this affects if and when Citrico's would open. Also, Enchanted Rose was slated to open, and I am sure it would have vantage points of the players.

@yulilin3 showed Enchanted Rose in her livestream yesterday and most of the windows were covered with a translucent film so you couldn’t see out them.

 

[mmackeymouse]

Do you know that TMZ pays for photos of celebrities?

I do. I really don't think photos of NBA players are fetching a premium. Maybe it's just where I live, but in Indy, you can run into an NBA player (or NFL player) and it's pretty normal. No one is following them around with a camera.

Again, if they wanted complete and utter 100% privacy....then they should have made those concessions when it comes to "player comfort." They didn't make those concessions. So, if someone randomly catches a glimpse of some player walking to the pool? Big woop.

 

[RWinNOLA]

We have plans to arrive on July 14th.

I live in a suburb of New Orleans which was an early hot spot. While NO seems to be getting things under control, the neighboring parishes (counties) seems to be spiking.

In my area, I find far less than 50% of the people are wearing masks. Seems many feel ashamed to do so. So I go to the store and get in and our as quickly as possible. When we do take out, same thing. Employees are supposed to wear masks but most have them pulled down.

At my office, we are working at 50% capacity for social distancing. We also ask all employees to wear mask in common areas. Yet, I constantly have to remind employees to put the masks on.

So that said, I’m really apprehensive about going to WDW in less that two weeks but in many ways I feel like it will be safer than just doing day to day stuff where i live.