Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[TomServo27]

Which it is. Point?

I have no point. Just rambling.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Which it is. Point?

It is a bump in the road in the same way that K-2 is a gentle rolling hill.

 

[Krandor]

Remember the interview Iger and Chapek did together. I think they referred to the Coronavirus as a bump in the road.

I used to think that before too. I've learned and read and know better now.

 

[Farro]

The president today made a comment along the lines that interstate travel could be shut down at some point. I would not go anywhere out of your home state right now for fear of getting stuck personally.

oh my god...this is unreal. Or just really stupid.

 

[Brianstl]

I'm not saying they did a great job. Many didn't. We need to learn from that and not just blame our media. My point is we are not the only country that is closing stuff so if we are overreacting so is everybody else.

We were set up for a system where you just go to the doctor to get tested for something then he sends the sample to a lab and they take a few days to get the results. That system was built with a capacity for only so many test being conducted a day. When the system was stressed with something new it didn’t work.

 

[Krandor]

oh my god...this is unreal.

It is. Can anybody here every think they would see the day where "no disney parks are open worldwide" would be a reality?

 

[Farro]

It is. Can anybody here every think they would see the day where "no disney parks are open worldwide" would be a reality?

That's not what I was referring to.

 

[freshmanjs]

It is a bump in the road in the same way that K-2 is a gentle rolling hill.

Nah. It’s bad for now. Ultimately will be fine and a bump in the road.

 

[MegaraWink]

oh my god...this is unreal. Or just really stupid.

Hey, I asked!

 

[Remy is Up]

Still so crazy / hard to to wrap my head around it

Just have to trust that people that are exerts in this /paid to make the advice they are given are doing the right thing (and going far enough) and that come April we are in a much more positive position

As much as it sucks (and it does) everything bring closed for 2 weeks is small price to pay in the grand scheme of things

This will be longer than 2 weeks. Peak for the us is still 4-6 weeks away and then expected to last 2-3 weeks. And the price this is going to cost will be a lot.more than people realize

 

[Brianstl]

Nah. It’s bad for now. Ultimately will be fine and a bump in the road.

Disney is going to have to find revenue somewhere to make the debt payments on the K2 sized mountain of debt Iger built. Parks were always Disney safety net for all the risk they took. That safety isn’t there now.

 

[mshanson3121]

Which it is. Point?

It's more of a pothole or major detour at this point. Definitely more than a minor bump in the road. They'll recover for sure, but this is still going to be a major hit for them, that is going to affect the parks for awhile.

 

[rteetz]

 

[ClapYourHands]

This will be longer than 2 weeks. Peak for the us is still 4-6 weeks away and then expected to last 2-3 weeks. And the price this is going to cost will be a lot.more than people realize

My kids’ district sent out an email around 7pm closing schools for the next two weeks. Many other districts are doing the same. DH will work from home and the boys can largely look after themselves. I don’t know what we will do if daycare closes because DH needs to WORK from home; he doesn’t have time to entertain a four-year-old.

The economic impact is going to be brutal. DH and I were discussing it, and while we are going to feel the reverberations, we won’t be the first to take a direct hit. Tonight DH’s comment was, “what about all those kids who counted on school for breakfast and lunch?” I can only imagine the panic of lower income parents with no job flexibility who now have to find childcare and more food money on less than a day’s notice.

 

[Farro]

My kids’ district sent out an email around 7pm closing schools for the next two weeks. Many other districts are doing the same. DH will work from home and the boys can largely look after themselves. I don’t know what we will do if daycare closes because DH needs to WORK from home; he doesn’t have time to entertain a four-year-old.

The economic impact is going to be brutal. DH and I were discussing it, and while we are going to feel the reverberations, we won’t be the first to take a direct hit. Tonight DH’s comment was, “what about all those kids who counted on school for breakfast and lunch?” I can only imagine the panic of lower income parents with no job flexibility who now have to find childcare and more food money on less than a day’s notice.

That's why Chicago is doing everything they can to not close the public schools. I hope it works out okay. So many things can go wrong if the kids don't have school.

 

[rteetz]

Let's stick to Disney operational information, comments and concerns. I understand there is a lot of uncertainty at all levels for this whether its schools, work, etc.

This is the Disney Rumors and News board. We are looking to stick to that here. I am sure other more appropriate places have discussions on other aspects.

 

[Farro]

Sorry! I'm getting my threads confused!

 

[HelenParr]

We‘re here now, scheduled to be here until Tuesday. Staying at YC/BC. Nothing from Disney at the hotel. No phone message. No notice under the door. If I wasn’t watching social media and the Boards, I would not be aware. Weird.

 

[rteetz]

We‘re here now, scheduled to be here until Tuesday. Staying at YC/BC. Nothing from Disney at the hotel. No phone message. No notice under the door. If I wasn’t watching social media and the Boards, I would not be aware. Weird.

I've got to imagine they are printing signage and working on informational material as we speak. Things are constantly changing. Lots still to be announced/decided too.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

I'm curious if "resorts will remain open" means that they will remain open until they get all of the current guests out, but not admit any new check-ins? Or will they be operating as normal? At least until further notice... I realize a revised announcement of resort closures could occur at any time.

If the former, is it really fair to announce that resorts will remain open (implying that you can still show up and stay there as scheduled) if that turn out to not be the case?