Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[KBoopaloo]

While her comment wasn’t individually meant for anyone in specific, it came off as general. So I see how you’d feel targeted because you are one of the people that have made the choice not to go, and you’ve been very vocal about that. But I can say for certain that theres not an ounce of passive aggressiveness coming from you, personally. But I will also say that its really hard to deny that what people are feeling is FOMO and the ability to use the situation as a barrier of defense is absolutely in play. For some. Not all.

I havent been to the gym in 4 months. I look at friends’ pictures/story’s on IG of them at the gym in states that they’re open in, and there are times where I’ve said tp myself that I hope their state shuts back down. So I’m guilty of it. It sucks having to see people get to enjoy things that you want, , but can’t, whether its because you personally dont want or cant afford to take that risk, or you literally have no choice and can’t because its not an option thats available to you

Yeah, no. My frustration with Disney being open right now has nothing to do with wanting to be there myself and everything to do with wanting this thing to get under some semblance of control so my regular day to day life can get back to normal and stay there. The longer things run unchecked anywhere in this country the longer it takes for that to happen in any real way for almost all of us. Would I love to be sitting in Epcot drinking a margarita like it was September 2019 and I had no idea what COVID is? Yes, 100%. Do I daydream about a time in the future when I might have something resembling that experience again? Yes, all the time. Do I have any desire to be traipsing through the parks in a mask in 100 degree weather weighing the risks of eating my lunch inside versus melting in a pool of my sweat outside in between wondering if the person I sat near to on the plane ride down might have been sick? No, not even a little bit. I may have some wistfulness for a Disney trip but it is for the kind of Disney trip I took before all of this happened - mask free, park hopping, strolling and snacking, as many days as I wanted on my AP, filling in all of the available space. Well maybe not that last one.

 

[Mit88]

Yeah, no. My frustration with Disney being open right now has nothing to do with wanting to be there myself and everything to do with wanting this thing to get under some semblance of control so my regular day to day life can get back to normal and stay there. The longer things run unchecked anywhere in this country the longer it takes for that to happen in any real way for almost all of us. Would I love to be sitting in Epcot drinking a margarita like it was September 2019 and I had no idea what COVID is? Yes, 100%. Do I daydream about a time in the future when I might have something resembling that experience again? Yes, all the time. Do I have any desire to be traipsing through the parks in a mask in 100 degree weather weighing the risks of eating my lunch inside versus melting in a pool of my sweat outside in between wondering if the person I sat near to on the plane ride down might have been sick? No, not even a little bit. I may have some wistfulness for a Disney trip but it is for the kind of Disney trip I took before all of this happened - mask free, park hopping, strolling and snacking, as many days as I wanted on my AP, filling in all of the available space. Well maybe not that last one.

For some. Not all.

Just gonna leave this here

 

[iteachlit]

hey! Was your TIW extended? I’m starting to sound like a broken record with this question, lol.We’ll be there in 6 days and ours expired during the closing and we need it extended to cover all the TS dining we are planning.

I don’t know. Ours wasn’t due to expire until November. Sorry.

 

[iteachlit]

I cant remember. Do they have skycaps?

At O'hare we print tags at kiosk and just walk over and load on belt.

Southwest has skycaps, but had discontinued the service at BWI. I’m not sure about MCO.

I’m on property now. We had our bags delivered, but we will need to lug them to MCO as RAC is closed.

 

[iteachlit]

I saw this on FB/twitter earlier but haven’t seen it come up here. I don’t know if it’s been confirmed - the one poster I saw reporting it was told that by a CM but the reason they ended up not getting the photo was because of a magicband issue. Everyone in their party was wearing masks on the ride.

There was a blogmickey (I think) tweet of Expedition Everest shared a few pages back and several people in the train coming down a hill weren’t wearing their masks correctly. I’d be curious to know if any of them had their ride photo deleted! It’s an interesting policy - maybe it will discourage people from trying to take off their masks on rides since either way they’d end up without a “good” ride photo.

We have yet to receive any on-ride photos.

Also, using MBs to pay has been flaky. The transaction often fails the first time.

 

[Mit88]

People wear it as a badge of honour. Like “I love Disney so much I didn’t let a pesky illness keep me down!!”

That didn’t age well, lol. Try that now and the whole internet comes after you.

I went to Disneyland 2 years ago with a broken leg. Granted, I planned the trip well before I had broken it, and it was a 2 day trip before heading to Hawaii for a wedding, but I wore it as a badge of honor that a broken leg wasnt going to stop me from going to Disneyland.

Much different than a highly contagious virus, or even any illness that could be passed from you to someone else, but it was still something I was “proud” of.

I dont get sick often, its been about 5 years since I’ve had any sort of illness more than a migraine, but I’m over dramatic when I get migraines, and haven’t gone to the parks when I’ve had them. Theres no way I’d be able to force myself out of bed and into a park when I’m actually sick

 

[KBoopaloo]

This may have been posted already but this Twitter account is retweeting virtually all of the stuff players are posting from the bubble. Some of it is pretty entertaining.

https://twitter.com/NBABubbleLife?s=21

 

[SaintsManiac]

This may have been posted already but this Twitter account is retweeting virtually all of the stuff players are posting from the bubble. Some of it is pretty entertaining.

https://twitter.com/NBABubbleLife?s=21

They are ridiculous. I am here for all bubble content.

 

[Mit88]

This may have been posted already but this Twitter account is retweeting virtually all of the stuff players are posting from the bubble. Some of it is pretty entertaining.

https://twitter.com/NBABubbleLife?s=21

The NBA is making the best out of a bad, and risky situation. MLB needs to take a class in marketing from what these NBA players are doing. There are a bunch of new NBA fans just on here alone because of what they’re doing with this content.

 

[KBoopaloo]

Honestly though, Disney being open does very little to influence the numbers, as evidence by today and the past two weeks numbers.

Normal 3 months ago will never be normal again. Short of shutting down only "essential" businesses forever, there will always be spikes.
It's the acceptance of this that will help everyone cope with our new reality.

Because we are not supposed to debate numbers here all I will say is that spikes are 100% expected, yes, but 60,000 new cases in one state in a week is not an “expected spike” and if we do nothing to try to slow this kind of spread it will be a long, long time before we are at a point where we are just trying to manage spikes as opposed to dealing with wildly spreading outbreaks.

 

[Mit88]

Robin Lopez saying he’d get off the DME if it wasn’t going to end with him heading to Castaway Cay had me dying.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Honestly though, Disney being open does very little to influence the numbers, as evidence by today and the past two weeks numbers.

Out of state visitors who pick covid up at Disney will likely exhibit symptoms and test positive back in their home states, up to 14 days after exposure.

I am very concerned about people traveling to and from a hotspot and bringing it home to their communities. Many will just jump back into daily life without quarantining after traveling to and from a hotspot. The potential impact is so much more widespread than just FL’s numbers.

 

[KBoopaloo]

Robin Lopez saying he’d get off the DME if it wasn’t going to end with him heading to Castaway Cay had me dying.

I am on board with any NBA player who enjoys the Stacey Must Do channel as much as I do. If I bought jerseys I might buy his.

 

[Arguetafamily]

Eh, maybe, maybe not. Other countries are doing significantly better than we are.

Has nothing to do with Disney opening, they have only been officially open 2 days.

Other countries are also testing less. Other countries are also doing worse. Other countries also don't fully disclose.

 

[Mit88]

I am on board with any NBA player who enjoys the Stacey Must Do channel as much as I do. If I bought jerseys I might buy his.

Until I joined here, I thought I was the only crazy Disney person that watched Stacey as soon as I lay my luggage down in my room

 

[Arguetafamily]

Because we are not supposed to debate numbers here all I will say is that spikes are 100% expected, yes, but 60,000 new cases in one state in a week is not an “expected spike” and if we do nothing to try to slow this kind of spread it will be a long, long time before we are at a point where we are just trying to manage spikes as opposed to dealing with wildly spreading outbreaks.

It's been over 10 days since the spikes and the death rate is staying flat, and in another 10-14 days will tell the story.
I don't feel like writing long paragraphs since I know in a matter of minutes or hours it may be deleted.

 

[pangyal]

And for a total change of topic- does anyone know whether they are refilling popcorn buckets at the moment?

 

[Arguetafamily]

Out of state visitors who pick covid up at Disney will likely exhibit symptoms and test positive back in their home states, up to 14 days after exposure.

I am very concerned about people traveling to and from a hotspot and bringing it home to their communities. Many will just jump back into daily life without quarantining after traveling to and from a hotspot. The potential impact is so much more widespread than just FL’s numbers.

The Texas, Arizona, and California spikes do not point to out of state traveling. It points to moving from phases, people going out again, mask wearing, social distancing, and mass testing. There is nothing more to do than keep things closed longer.

 

[JacknSally]

Until I joined here, I thought I was the only crazy Disney person that watched Stacey as soon as I lay my luggage down in my room

Are the magic carpets on Stacey’s must-do list? We, too, watch it non-stop but I don’t actually remember anything she recommends. Other than it’s a small world. CAH-lass-ic!

 

[KBoopaloo]

And for a total change of topic- does anyone know whether they are refilling popcorn buckets at the moment?

I believe they will give you the scoop of popcorn in the cardboard sleeve for you to refill your own bucket.