Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[DGsAtBLT]

The NBA postponing the season is when I remember looking at DH and saying, ______ is about to hit the fan.

That seemed to start the snowball of closures and whatnot in Canada and the US.

 

[cakebaker]

I think when March Madness shut down is when the pandemic really became reality. Similar idea to disney though - they were the Goliath in the room at the time and tha shutdown made people notice.

Tom Hanks. I blame Tom Hanks. The morning after he announced he was positive, the country jumped off the deep end. Disney closed that evening.

 

[Eric Smith]

OT but mmmmmmm butterbeer. I can't wait to have (hot) butterbeer again!

I'm a fizzy orange man myself

 

[Eric Smith]

I think when March Madness shut down is when the pandemic really became reality. Similar idea to disney though - they were the Goliath in the room at the time and tha shutdown made people notice.

It hit me when the men's conference tournaments were all called off after the games had started.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I think when March Madness shut down is when the pandemic really became reality. Similar idea to disney though - they were the Goliath in the room at the time and tha shutdown made people notice.

Yeah see even school closing didn’t have the effect that Disney closing did on me. Crazy times.

 

[Mit88]

I think when March Madness shut down is when the pandemic really became reality. Similar idea to disney though - they were the Goliath in the room at the time and tha shutdown made people notice.

And they held onto the possibility of playing the tournament without fans until the last minute. One of the regions was in NYC. Can’t imagine how that would have panned out if they went ahead

The NBA postponing, with Rudy Gobert testing positive and then thE Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson news all in a few hours made it impossible to ignore what was about to occur

 

[OnceUponATime15]

From WESH tv

https://www.wesh.com/article/behind...utm_source=facebook_Walt_Disney_World_Updates

 

[Krandor]

And they held onto the possibility of playing the tournament without fans until the last minute. One of the regions was in NYC. Can’t imagine how that would have panned out if they went ahead

The NBA postponing, with Rudy Gobert testing positive and then thE Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson news all in a few hours made it impossible to ignore what was about to occur

That was a crazy 2-3 days. I think NCAA and conference tournanents without fans lasted like a few hours before they just cancelled. I was sitting at a bar watching some of the games and all the news updates kept coming in one after another as hour by hour things kept changing.

 

[Mit88]

From WESH tv

https://www.wesh.com/article/behind...utm_source=facebook_Walt_Disney_World_Updates

2 takeaways from that video

1. Jeff Rossen is really having trouble keeping that mask on over his nose.
2. The guy power washing Toy Story Land is probably still not finished from when we saw videos of him starting to power wash the land last week

 

[rpb718]

Interesting showing Universal had a ride running empty. Love to know if Dumbos or Carpets are running now at MK.

 

[yulilin3]

2 takeaways from that video

1. Jeff Rossen is really having trouble keeping that mask on over his nose.
2. The guy power washing Toy Story Land is probably still not finished from when we saw videos of him starting to power wash the land last week

I was like "dude stop touching your face the mask debate will spring back up on the Dis"
Also they're running the rides, who knew?

 

[Mit88]

That was a crazy 2-3 days. I think NCAA and conference tournanents without fans lasted like a few hours before they just cancelled. I was sitting at a bar watching some of the games and all the news updates kept coming in one after another as hour by hour things kept changing.

I was at the gym and they just started to take major precautions, cutting hours, making sure employees were going around wiping off equipment. I had just told my wife the night before how I read articles saying that gyms were one of the safest places to be because the virus wasn’t contracted through sweat. Not 20 minutes after my workout I get an email saying they’re closed until further notice.

Here in NY, we knew it was coming, it was only a matter of time seeing what was going on in Washington State, but we didn’t know it was going to be THIS bad. There’s a little bit of ignorance to that seeing as how bad it got in China, NYC was probably going to be just as bad, if not worse. But not many really knew what to expect

 

[SaintsManiac]

2 takeaways from that video

1. Jeff Rossen is really having trouble keeping that mask on over his nose.
2. The guy power washing Toy Story Land is probably still not finished from when we saw videos of him starting to power wash the land last week

Don't forget how many hours he's waited for everything in the video...

 

[JacknSally]

2 takeaways from that video

1. Jeff Rossen is really having trouble keeping that mask on over his nose.
2. The guy power washing Toy Story Land is probably still not finished from when we saw videos of him starting to power wash the land last week

I love that as soon as he starts making a big deal about no cars coming in or out down that road into Disney, a car comes around the curve

 

[rpb718]

I cringe when I see gyms reopening in states that allow them to open - especially where the weather is warm. Sure it may not spread through sweat, but common sense tells me folks getting to that point are breathing harder and more forcefully. Couple that in a closed room with air conditioning and there you go. Better chance for asymtomatic carriers too.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1258508428894285824

 

[TomServo27]

Everyone should read this article about Disney opening domestically...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...it-will-be-lot-longer-before-that-happens-us/

I was surprised by this in that article. I would have thought the break even point would be much lower. But maybe with all the extra measures that will need to be taken and the reduced capacity of restaurants is why it so high.
Comcast executives recently told investors that they would need 50 percent attendance to break even on their Universal theme parks.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

May 20!
DS phased opening begins...


https://blogmickey.com/2020/05/disney-springs-phased-reopening-scheduled-for-may-20th/

 

[rteetz]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/disney-springs-begins-phased-reopening-on-may-20/

 

[OnceUponATime15]

And from the Mouse himself..

https://www.disneysprings.com/reopening/?CMP=ILC-DPFY20Q3wo0507200513200002C