Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Jroceagles]

Okay so by that it sounds like Disney would be phase 3 for sure.

Which falls in that mid June early July time frame

 

[Krandor]

That has to be a horrible feeling right now. Hopefully you get to do that soon. We are planned for July 17th.........

Races are already cancelled. :-(

But I did take a free dining offer for after labor day (no kids so picking a time after schools opened seemed the good choice) and I'll be back in january for marathon weekend.

 

[mshanson3121]

What is baffling me is how do you have large venues, sporting arenas, churches etc... which all easily hold more than 50 people opening in stage 1....

When stage 2 still restricts gatherings to no more than 50 ppl?

You can seat people 6' apart in the venue, but you're still going to have a "gathering of more than 50" waiting in line for concessions, tickets, bathrooms, communion at churches etc....

 

[Jroceagles]

How many of our daily contributors on the thread are either disney employees or work in a disney reliant job? Or perhaps have a disney trip within the next month or two... Just wondering what drives some of the opinions shared.

Nope

 

[LSUmiss]

Do you drive? I was looking at the travel ban and the way that it is worded is for driving from LA to FL and self quarantine. We live in NELA and fly. Usually, with Delta via Atlanta, but this trip is United via Houston.

My daughter is a PPO in Tangipahoa Parish but she is working in NO right now at a hotel that is housing the homeless. There are several hotels doing this. From Hilton to Comfort Inn-housing, meals, etc. I say she is working "at" the hotel, but she is "on duty" and remains in her state car unless something happens----like someone smoking too much MOJO (synthetic marijuana) and happened Tuesday.

Yeah but a pp maybe on another thread said ppl’s info is being collected when they get off the plane at mco if they are from a “hotspot” area being made to say where they are staying & told to self quarantine for 14 days. The ridiculous part about that is that those ppl sat on the same plane with other ppl not from a hotspot area so really they should all quarantine.

 

[mshanson3121]

Which falls in that mid June early July time frame

July for sure. Each phase will very likely last a few to several weeks. So assuming Florida starts Phase 1 on May 1, if they wait even just 3 weeks for each phase, you're into July. China is still on Phase 1 after what, 6 weeks?

 

[JacknSally]

They should look better with more testing, we are only testing people that are sick or very sick

In your county, maybe. Here even sick people aren't getting tested, they're being advised to quarantine at home and only seek testing and treatment if symptoms get really bad.

 

[kymom99]

Each state will be asked to look at certain metrics before reopening things. That is according to the KY governor. As it should be. We are all in different spots

 

[b2k1121]

What is baffling me is how do you have large venues, sporting arenas, churches etc... which all easily hold more than 50 people opening in stage 1....

When stage 2 still restricts gatherings to no more than 50 ppl?

You can seat people 6' apart in the venue, but you're still going to have a "gathering of more than 50" waiting in line for concessions, tickets, bathrooms, communion at churches etc....

Right. I think people are going to be pretty disappointed if they take these new 'guidelines' as gospel.

 

[TwoMisfits]

In your county, maybe. Here even sick people aren't getting tested, they're being advised to quarantine at home and only seek testing and treatment if symptoms get really bad.

Same for my county...my friend has classic Covid, he tested neg for flu and strep and doc wanted him to get tested...he got turned down b/c his symptoms were not in a "hospitalization state" (even though they sucked) and he was under 50 and not a medical employee...and this was this week...

 

[rpb718]

They are just guidelines.

To bring it back to Disney, it's like the "pirates code".

 

[Spridell]

Even if the governer said they could open in phase 1, disney wouldn't. Would be horrible optics. they are phase 3 and not a phase earlier.

Well actually, DVC, legally, might have no choice but to open their hotels.

BUt that is being discussed now in the DVC forums which you can go to.

 

[Krandor]

Well actually, DVC, legally, might have no choice but to open their hotels.

BUt that is being discussed now in the DVC forums which you can go to.

Hotels are different. and yes they likely will open soon especially DVC as will disney springs. The parks are the problem

 

[Vern60]

July for sure. Each phase will very likely last a few to several weeks. So assuming Florida starts Phase 1 on May 1, if they wait even just 3 weeks for each phase, you're into July. China is still on Phase 1 after what, 6 weeks?

Why would they wait so long to start phase 1? I thought a previous poster was talking about the Florida Governor going to phase 2 very quickly. They could just as easily hit phase 2 May 1.
My understanding is Trump wants to leave it to the individual Governors, not sure Disney would do this, but very possible especially knowing how important Disney and tourism is to Florida.

 

[Spridell]

Hotels are different. and yes they likely will open soon especially DVC as will disney springs. The parks are the problem

I do agree

 

[Krandor]

Why would they wait so long to start phase 1? I thought a previous poster was talking about the Florida Governor going to phase 2 very quickly. They could just as easily hit phase 2 May 1.
My understanding is Trump wants to leave it to the individual Governors, not sure Disney would do this, but very possible especially knowing how important Disney and tourism is to Florida.

Does florida meet the criteria to start phase 1?

 

[xuxa777]

In your county, maybe. Here even sick people aren't getting tested, they're being advised to quarantine at home and only seek testing and treatment if symptoms get really bad.

That is exactly what I meant, they are only testing really sick people

 

[yulilin3]

How many of our daily contributors on the thread are either disney employees or work in a disney reliant job? Or perhaps have a disney trip within the next month or two... Just wondering what drives some of the opinions shared.

My daughter works at Disney, my son works entertainment venues at Disney, universal and around central Florida, my soon to be DiL works for both Disney and universal, some part of my income comes from the parks being opened.
Central Florida as a whole is almost 100% dependent on the parks and tourism, not only have CM and TM been affected, the entire area, restaurants, gift shops, stores, mom and pop places, hotels, conventions... all rely heavily on tourism

 

[xuxa777]

Right. I think people are going to be pretty disappointed if they take these new 'guidelines' as gospel.

Yet people are taking wear a mask, stay away from each other by 6 feet, stay at home as gospel, works both ways. All those guidelines came from the same place.

 

[Spridell]

My daughter works at Disney, my son works entertainment venues at Disney, universal and around central Florida, my soon to be DiL works for both Disney and universal, some part of my income comes from the parks being opened.
Central Florida as a whole is almost 100% dependent on the parks and tourism, not only have CM and TM been affected, the entire area, restaurants, gift shops, stores, mom and pop places, hotels, conventions... all rely heavily on tourism

@yulilin3 glad you are posing in this thread.

ALways love hearing your perspective since you are right there in the middle of everything

thanks