Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[mshanson3121]

Might be some folks would really want to get a picture with "hazmat suit" Mickey.

We laugh but.....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-protect-American-kids-chemical-warfare.html

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Might be some folks would really want to get a picture with "hazmat suit" Mickey.

The irony of a huge crowd wanting to see hazmat suit Mickey .

 

[karen4546]

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.

Yea I saw where they said zip code . We have one case so far in my zip code and not that many in the town we fly out of. But you are right. Why even allow ANY passengers at right?all. Gov. Said things will start to reopen on May 1.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Even after 9/11 when there were things put into place to take precautions in Disney, they still weren’t really visible after you went through the gates into a park.

I know it’s a really small nitpick in the scope of all of this, but I wonder if the different visible measures they may have to take inside the parks is going to burst the Disney bubble a bit. Maybe we’ll all just be used to it by the time WDW opens again.

 

[imjustafatkid]

Maybe masked characters only with a hand sanitizer station when you exit?

Would have to use it when you arrive also, but yeah that could work.

 

[fsjking]

The irony of a huge crowd wanting to see hazmat suit Mickey .

I hate meet and greets but I'd blow a FP on that!

 

[AtlantaDisneyDreamer]

We have new federal guidelines on phased reopenings that could affect Disney’s plan. I didn’t post a link because I don’t know all the rules on link-posting, but the guidelines are easy to find online.

Phase 1 could start as early as May 1st, and Phase 2 could start two weeks after that, if cases drop. If Phase 3 starts two weeks after that, then we could have a Phase 3 in early June (provided cases continue to drop). That’s pretty optimistic, but I am known for my optimism.

What do you think? What could this mean for Disney?

 

[dynastyyanks]

We have new federal guidelines on phased reopenings that could affect Disney’s plan. I didn’t post a link because I don’t know all the rules on link-posting, but the guidelines are easy to find online.

Phase 1 could start as early as May 1st, and Phase 2 could start two weeks after that, if cases drop. If Phase 3 starts two weeks after that, then we could have a Phase 3 in early June (provided cases continue to drop). That’s pretty optimistic, but I am known for my optimism.

What do you think? What could this mean for Disney?

I think the guidelines won't have a TON of impact on Disney, except for the fact that it might push Florida's governor to try to convince Disney to open sooner. I do think that Disney will be more cautious, because if Disney is open during an upswing in infections and many can get traced back there, it would devastate the company financially in the long-term at least as bad as this short-term devastation. I believe they will do what they can to open this summer, but cautiously and likely in a more limited way than is required under the letter of law.

 

[Lewisc]

There have been no reports of any issues outside of earth so Batuu and Pandora are good.

Batuu and Pandora are expected to implement a 14 day quarantine policy for arriving guests.

 

[jade1]

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Batuu and Pandora are expected to implement a 14 day quarantine policy for arriving guests.

I could ride FoP and Navi for 14 days straight.

 

[Krandor]

Batuu and Pandora are expected to implement a 14 day quarantine policy for arriving guests.

Star Tours are the ones who have the 14 day quarantine since the flights leave from a hotspot (Earth).

 

[Krandor]

I think the guidelines won't have a TON of impact on Disney, except for the fact that it might push Florida's governor to try to convince Disney to open sooner. I do think that Disney will be more cautious, because if Disney is open during an upswing in infections and many can get traced back there, it would devastate the company financially in the long-term at least as bad as this short-term devastation. I believe they will do what they can to open this summer, but cautiously and likely in a more limited way than is required under the letter of law.

Agree. Disney wants to open the parks but they also don't want a PR nightmare on their hands either. There were already a bunch of videos that went around on the last day before the shutdown which didn't make them look good. If things like concerts and sporting events still don't have crowds it would be tough for disney to re-open.

As was talked about in rundisney threads about who will be first to have a big race and the consensis was it won't be disney... disney also won't be the first to be a mass gathering place to open. I think they will let places like Cedar Fair and Six flags be the first to go along with things like MLB. This is not a place where disney wants to be the trendsetter.

 

[EmJ]

We have new federal guidelines on phased reopenings that could affect Disney’s plan. I didn’t post a link because I don’t know all the rules on link-posting, but the guidelines are easy to find online.

Phase 1 could start as early as May 1st, and Phase 2 could start two weeks after that, if cases drop. If Phase 3 starts two weeks after that, then we could have a Phase 3 in early June (provided cases continue to drop). That’s pretty optimistic, but I am known for my optimism.

What do you think? What could this mean for Disney?

The guidelines don’t recommend a strict two-week, two-week, two-week timeline. Rather, Phase I is the opening of places where social distancing can be enforced by the venue; i.e., restaurants can space tables far apart, movie theaters can sell every other seat in every other row. After beginning Phase I, the State is then recommended to stabilize the inevitable rise in COVID cases, re-flatten the curve, and after cases start to fall again and decline for two more weeks, then they can start Phase II. Phase II is the opening of essential services where social distancing cannot practically be strictly enforced, such as schools and daycares. Then again, the State manages the rise in cases, flattens the curve, and waits for two weeks of decline. Only then should Phase III start, which includes nonessential mass gathering venues where enforced social distancing is impractical; so, Disney.

I think it is extraordinarily unlikely that following this plan, there is a straight-line, week-over-week reduction in cases that gives Disney the confidence to reopen in June. I’m not an epidemiologist and don’t have a crystal ball, but I think the best case scenario is 6-10 weeks between phases because managing a surge and destabilizing between each phase is part of the plan. So sometime August-October if Phase I starts May 1 everything goes really well.


ETA: Places like Disney Springs could conceivably be Phase I, especially the restaurants. I would think the resorts could be Phase II with reduced capacity. So the parks themselves would be Phase III.

 

[xuxa777]

I think the guidelines won't have a TON of impact on Disney, except for the fact that it might push Florida's governor to try to convince Disney to open sooner. I do think that Disney will be more cautious, because if Disney is open during an upswing in infections and many can get traced back there, it would devastate the company financially in the long-term at least as bad as this short-term devastation. I believe they will do what they can to open this summer, but cautiously and likely in a more limited way than is required under the letter of law.

Do remember Disney is losing around $30-40 million a day with the park closures, I am thinking they will want to open sooner than later, even with the PR risk.

 

[HuskieJohn]

In my opinion it has to be significantly limited capacities - maybe start at 10% of actual park capacities.

Maybe only sky liner resorts and one monorail resort for day 1.

Start with very low numbers so processes can be perfected before any increase is considered.

Obviously no parades/fireworks.

Maybe only MK open daily with DHS/AK open alternate days. Leave epcot shut because they wont have the international CMs and it's a construction site anyway right now.


Social distancing is the only prevention we really have right now. If we abandon that we are back to the start.

This with only DVC resorts open and parks limited to those DVC resort guests for 4-8 weeks to get everything just right.

 

[Krandor]

Do remember Disney is losing around $30-40 million a day with the park closures, I am thinking they will want to open sooner than later, even with the PR risk.

I think your estimation of june/july is about right. Yes they are losing money but they don't want the PR hit either. They will be cautious. open disney springs and some resorts especially DVC as hotels and retauratants in may and then parks probably June/July (probably more on July side). I think CF and SF will open mid-June and disney can see how that goes and open a bit after them in likely early July time frame (and universal will likely be around the same time).

 

[LSUmiss]

Do remember Disney is losing around $30-40 million a day with the park closures, I am thinking they will want to open sooner than later, even with the PR risk.

True & it’s Disney. They can bounce back from any backlash of opening too soon.

 

[Krandor]

True & it’s Disney. They can bounce back from any backlash of opening too soon.

If disney comes out of this looking like they are putting profit over health that is not something you bounce back from easily... even disney.

 

[LSUmiss]

If disney comes out of this looking like they are putting profit over health that is not something you bounce back from easily... even disney.

I don’t think so b/c ppl have a choice & responsibility to not put their own health in danger. So just b/c they’re open doesn’t mean ppl have to go. Now if it’s a lot staff that end up sick, then that would look bad.

 

[mirandag819]

When I watched the briefing today, I sadly got the impression that Disney/other theme parks/concerts/sporting events aren’t even part of phase 3. Phase 3 mentioned gatherings of 50 people not 10s of thousands. They talked like phase 3 is the new normal until a vaccine comes out and only then can we get back to life before all of this. Hopefully I’m misinterpreting what they said, I can’t wait to reschedule my March trip, that we moved to Memorial Day and now need to reschedule, but I don’t feel like there is any day this year that we can move it to based on the guidelines presented today....hopefully I’m wrong and they open sooner than I’m thinking.