Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Spridell]

What about guests coming from New York, New Jersey and so on? Was thinking of visiting in August how would we know it’s ok to go (I live in NY).

According to the FL Gov press conference today, we will know more about that in the coming week or so.

 

[e_yerger]

What about guests coming from New York, New Jersey and so on? Was thinking of visiting in August how would we know it’s ok to go (I live in NY).

I'm from NJ. I'm expecting by then our Governors and the FL Governor will have a plan in place regarding travel.

If FL still has the 14 day quarantine in place for us, then no people from the tri-state will be having Disney vacations until that's not longer required.

Edit: I have a trip currently planned for end of July and have no intentions of changing it until we know more. We'll make decisions late June/early July.

 

[Boopuff]

I really wonder about international travelers. Will the US just throw open the borders? doubtful...

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

According to the FL Gov press conference today, we will know more about that in the coming week or so.

Thank you. I have flight credit for (United Airlines) Newark Airport, so that’s where I would be flying out of.

 

[e_yerger]

Thank you. I have flight credit for (United Airlines) Newark Airport, so that’s where I would be flying out of.

Do you have to fly out of Newark? I don't think flight credits are tied to any airport.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

I'm from NJ. I'm expecting by then our Governors and the FL Governor will have a plan in place regarding travel.

If FL still has the 14 day quarantine in place for us, then no people from the tri-state will be having Disney vacations until that's not longer required.

Edit: I have a trip currently planned for end of July and have no intentions of changing it until we know more. We'll make decisions late June/early July.

Yes, no way we will be going until that’s no longer the case.

 

[gottalovepluto]

What about guests coming from New York, New Jersey and so on? Was thinking of visiting in August how would we know it’s ok to go (I live in NY).

FL will make if very clear if you are required to quarantine upon entry, it won't be a secret. And you will definitely know if the stay at home order is lifted where you live

(Honestly, I can't see Disney operating if any of the 50 states are under quarantine for 2 week orders from the FL government.)

 

[WeatherLights]

Depends how strict it is. For example, if restaurants can only operate on 50% capacity, they probably wont be able to turn profit. Restaurants live on small profit margins to begin with.

Theme parks can't stay shut down till a vaccine comes out. Disney is losing $30 million per DAY. And the mayor of LA says he doesn't see large gatherings possible until 2021? Disney will go bankrupt. That's an economic reality.

I do fear Disney won't survive the pandemic, at least not in its current form. Theme parks CAN stay shut down till a vaccine comes out--they just might not ever come back at that point. I agree that long term closure will likely mean bankruptcy and possible dissolution of companies who pull large portions of their revenue from high volume entertainment facilities. The magnitude of this pandemic is such that even Disney might not pull through. It's entirely possible that theme parks, arenas, concert halls, and other mass crowd events just don't happen for a year or more. I'm not predicting that will happen, just that it is not a certainty that those businesses and facilities will continue to exist as they currently are.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

Do you have to fly out of Newark? I don't think flight credits are tied to any airport.

Sorry I worded that wrong. The credits are for United, and to my knowledge, that’s the closest airport that flies with them to Orlando?

 

[fatmanatee]

What about guests coming from New York, New Jersey and so on? Was thinking of visiting in August how would we know it’s ok to go (I live in NY).

We’re probably going to need testing. That’s the way forward for hot zones and unfortunately it seems like we’re not making enough movement on that end.

 

[e_yerger]

One way that we would be able to have mass gatherings and things to go back to semi normal would be to implement a similar system to Shanghai's QR program. Each person who lives there is given a QR code determined by their health status. If they are proven to be negative, they are able to populate public areas.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

We’re probably going to need testing. That’s the way forward for hot zones and unfortunately it seems like we’re not making enough movement on that end.

What about people driving to places? I wouldn’t drive to Florida anyway did it once and not again, just curious.

 

[mhautz]

What about people driving to places? I wouldn’t drive to Florida anyway did it once and not again, just curious.

They currently have checkpoints on the Interstate, mostly to check for Louisiana visitors, but presumably also NY, NJ, etc. people.

 

[shanes17]

One way that we would be able to have mass gatherings and things to go back to semi normal would be to implement a similar system to Shanghai's QR program. Each person who lives there is given a QR code determined by their health status. If they are proven to be negative, they are able to populate public areas.

Something like this, on your phone, I think everyone would be okay with. I’ve been meaning to research a little more on this QR system.

As long as it’s not some implanted chip or anything on my body, I’m good with as if it gets us back to normal, ie Park Hoppin and Dole Whippin at Disney!

 

[jerry557]

I really wonder about international travelers. Will the US just throw open the borders? doubtful...

Probably on a per country basis. I don't see Europe flights restarting until sometime next month maybe. France just extended their lockdown. Most European flights fly right into our current hot spots like NYC, which is a bad thing.

(International travel would be a call made by the president, by the way. The Feds control the airports.)

 

[e_yerger]

Something like this, on your phone, I think everyone would be okay with. I’ve been meaning to research a little more on this QR system.

As long as it’s not some implanted chip or anything on my body, I’m good with as if it gets us back to normal, ie Park Hoppin and Dole Whippin at Disney!

Exactly! Here is more about how the system works in Shanghai:

"To start traveling again, people have to fill out a questionnaire that asks for details like body temperature and health background. The software then analyzes it and generates a color code — green, yellow, or red — that identifies a person's health status.

Anyone with a red or yellow code is not allowed to travel. A red code means you either have or likely have the coronavirus, while a yellow code means you have had contact with another infected person.

A green code means you're symptom-free and allowed to travel. Anyone with a green code can go past checkpoints in subway stations, restaurants, hotels, and apartment blocks.

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https://www.businessinsider.com/cor...y-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar
edit: Add sentence about green code

 

[MassJester]

I sure would love to see a documentary about the planning, process and work that goes into reopening WDW. I’d bet that would be fascinating.

 

[TDSAXX]

I do fear Disney won't survive the pandemic, at least not in its current form. Theme parks CAN stay shut down till a vaccine comes out--they just might not ever come back at that point. I agree that long term closure will likely mean bankruptcy and possible dissolution of companies who pull large portions of their revenue from high volume entertainment facilities. The magnitude of this pandemic is such that even Disney might not pull through. It's entirely possible that theme parks, arenas, concert halls, and other mass crowd events just don't happen for a year or more. I'm not predicting that will happen, just that it is not a certainty that those businesses and facilities will continue to exist as they currently are.

Disney will reopen long before there is a vaccine.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

They currently have checkpoints on the Interstate, mostly to check for Louisiana visitors, but presumably also NY, NJ, etc. people.

Makes sense.

 

[vinotinto]

Exactly! Here is more about how the system works in Shanghai:

"To start traveling again, people have to fill out a questionnaire that asks for details like body temperature and health background. The software then analyzes it and generates a color code — green, yellow, or red — that identifies a person's health status.

Anyone with a red or yellow code is not allowed to travel. A red code means you either have or likely have the coronavirus, while a yellow code means you have had contact with another infected person.

A green code means you're symptom-free and allowed to travel. Anyone with a green code can go past checkpoints in subway stations, restaurants, hotels, and apartment blocks.

"
https://www.businessinsider.com/cor...y-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar
edit: Add sentence about green code

Fascinating. Not sure how I feel about this yet. It raises privacy concerns, depending on the questions on the health questionnaire, not to mention how to keep all that data safe and the black box aspect of how someone may get a yellow code. But, this is one of the modifications that may allow Shanghai Disney to open, so it may be what allows WDW to open.

Here is another article that indicates Apple and Google are working on something similar:
https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...-covid-19-pandemic-alarming/story?id=70131355