Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[SaintsManiac]

I am the wrong person to ask as I am not really a fan of Dinosaur

I wouldn't ride it if it was walk on...

 

[rteetz]

I wouldn't ride it if it was walk on...

 

[TommyJK]

Something I have been wondering about: I know they say it takes 10 to 15 minutes at closer than 6 feet to an infected person to get infected yourself, but does the 10 to 15 minutes have to be all at once? Does it have to be all from one person? We can assume that there will be infected (hopefully asymptomatic) people at the parks, and while I am sure it will be relatively easy to avoid being within 6 feet of anyone most of the time given the safety measures in place, there will probably be times you have no choice but to be closer to someone for a minute or two at a time. Each encounter on its own would not be enough to get infected, but what if you are close to five different infected people, each for 2 or 3 minutes, over the course of the day? Has anyone heard anything about cumulative exposure?

It's not that cut and dry.

You will get infected if an infected person's virus makes its way into your body.

So you could spend an hour with a person who is positive and be a couple of feet away from them and never become infected, because the infected person didn't expel infected droplets that made their way into your body through some method. Conversely you could be 6 feet away from a person, both of you wearing masks, only for a couple of minute and you could get infected. The infected person could have momentarily touched their mask then the hand rail, then you touch that hand rail. And every other possible situation in between for ways to get it or not get it.

The whole idea with the number of minutes and distance etc. come down to best guidelines from observations made so far to reduce chances as best as possible.

So in general the longer you are near someone that is infected the more chance you have of getting it through various means, and added protection (wearing a mask, increasing the distance from that infected person, not touching surfaces and/or your face etc.) reduce those chances of getting it.

But there are no definitive/precise numbers that will guarantee if you are closer to someone for shorter period of time, or further away for longer periods of time that you will or won't get it.

 

[Farro]

Its called “Dream Embers” at Disney, not “fire”.

The Crane was hit with lighting and sparked full of Dream Embers

I like "Ember Dust" better....

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I wouldn't ride it if it was walk on...

I would, but only if I could drag someone on with me (my kids DO NOT like lol). No way would I do this one single rider in my own vehicle .

 

[Farro]

I wouldn't ride it if it was walk on...

I like you and you are part of our May crew. I'm going to just pretend I didn't read that...

 

[SaintsManiac]

I would, but only if I could drag someone on with me (my kids DO NOT like lol). No way would I do this one single rider in my own vehicle .

The 2 times I rode it (10 years apart) I felt like I was going to vomit the entire time. Never again.

 

[midnight star]

I didn’t like it either lol. Wasn’t fast or bumpy enough for me. Indy > Dinosaur haha

 

[rteetz]

I didn’t like it either lol. Wasn’t fast or bumpy enough for me. Indy > Dinosaur haha

Well I have yet to experience Indy. As a matter of fact I was supposed to be heading to DL for the first time tomorrow. Such is life.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I didn’t like it either lol. Wasn’t fast or bumpy enough for me. Indy > Dinosaur haha

Isnt it the exact same amount of speed and bumps as Indy lol? Or is it just the track that’s the same?

 

[Marionnette]

Just watching the wait times is fascinating to me...

How they're getting 5 minutes for Flight of Passage and 45 minutes for Dinosaur (now down to 20) during the previews is quite perplexing.

I think it can have a lot to do with the sanitation procedures for the ride vehicles. After X number of circuits, aren’t they spraying ride vehicles down with solution and then running the vehicles thru the ride once or twice to allow time for the solution to act. Then if you add in any reduced throughput by running fewer vehicles, you can get longer wait times.

 

[Farro]

I didn’t like it either lol. Wasn’t fast or bumpy enough for me. Indy > Dinosaur haha

I agree Indy is more fun than Dinosaur.

In fact my one and only time at Disneyland was when I rode it, and that was before Dinosaur. So when I went on Dinosaur, I was disappointed.

Now I've grown to love it, it's one of my favorites. We've been lucky and it's usually just us 2 in the back row, and I slip and slide and hoot and holler! We always ride with fun guests and play up the theme.

 

[midnight star]

Isnt it the exact same amount of speed and bumps as Indy lol? Or is it just the track that’s the same?

I felt like it was slower. Like with indy if I sit on the ends, I feel like I will fly out. I sat on the end for Dinosaur and didn't do that.

 

[rteetz]

As much as I love dinosaur probably not the best spot to discuss the ins and outs of it here

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

Isnt it the exact same amount of speed and bumps as Indy lol? Or is it just the track that’s the same?

They say they’re the same ride but I have to disagree. I really enjoy Indy at DL but can barely tolerate Dinosaur. I always feel as though I get knocked around more on Dinosaur.

 

[midnight star]

As much as I love dinosaur probably not the best spot to discuss the ins and outs of it here

Sorry

 

[Marthasor]

I’m an AP with Parks reservations. So I selfishly didnt take into account for the people staying at Disney, or off property starting this weekend that havent gotten tickets. If they have a set capacity built into the reservation system, it doesnt hurt to make tickets available to fill the available space

That's a great point. It does give anyone who wants to go once the parks open to the general public the ability to do that. I wonder, too, if they open them up now, if it will give them a better sense of numbers for the rest of the year and, bonus(!), starts getting some cash flowing sooner rather than later! I wonder if new 2020 resort reservations are close behind? I would imagine since the FL EO NY/NJ/CT travel restriction was extended, they have even more cancellations on their hands.

 

[JacknSally]

I don't doubt that there are operational challenges, but it's still pretty weird to see. I mean, who is waiting the 20-45 minutes for Dinosaur when every other attraction in the park is a 5 minute wait? I guess people just got tired of riding FoP or wanted their very own time rover?

My husband and I would. We enjoy dinosaur and ride it every trip. We wouldn’t mind a 20 minute wait. Might not even mind a 30-45 minute wait depending on how long we’re in the park, what else we’ve done, etc. It’s a largely indoor queue so it’s a nice A/C break. The otherwise empty rover would also be a fun plus. We never bother with the ride photo for this one because it’s always the 2 of us and a bunch of strangers, lol.

We’d do all the 5 minute attractions, too.

We also love Primeval Whirl.

 

[JacknSally]

we maybe already knew this? but it’s apparently confirmed now...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280925455932166145

 

[cakebaker]

Okay well there are rides at universal and I’ve ridden the hulk, Hagrids, and rip rocket without my gaiter ever coming off. Multiple times each now.

There have been several studies that show they aren’t as effective as traditional masks.

Bottom line is Disney says no.