Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[JacknSally]

I would be highly upset if, at the end of a ride, I was doused in disinfectant spray!

Idk, I might feel better if everyone was disinfected at the end of every ride.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

Idk, I might feel better if everyone was disinfected at the end of every ride.

 

[Dentam]

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Just add soap!

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/tomorrowland-peoplemover-status-changed-to-reflect-extended-downtime/

 

[Chris Ehlers]

I've lived in FL for 25 years.

What part may i ask? I went thru Charlie with My Parents in Punta Gorda and dealt with many TS and Hurricanes SC i was fortunate to have missed Hugo here but suffered it down in PR tho i never take any storm lightly

 

[Azziefan]

Actually, data indicates that in a gathering of 10,000 people in Orange County, you have a 99% chance of being exposed:

https://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/
Also, as to whether this person pulling down a mask is infecting others, you assume that everyone in that crowd has an equal chance of carrying the virus. But, some have a higher chance than others, depending on their previous behaviors. Pulling down a mask, in an indoor space, at an amusement park, with people close by, indicates a risky behavior. If they are engaging in a risky behavior here, chances are they have engaged in a risky behavior previously that could have put them in contact with the virus (past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior). So, there will be people with COVID at Disney and those that engaged in risky behavior are more likely to have been exposed. We should not minimize that what they are doing is unsafe. I do see the point that shaming in an online forum is rather pointless, but there needs to be a way to communicate to Disney that unsafe behaviors are taking place.

All of this is a moot point though. Proper face covering is required at all times except for swimming and when sitting down to dine. This person does not have an appropriate face covering at that moment and is violating the rules they agreed to when they set foot in Epcot.

Actually, I was at Epcot today- you just have to be stationary. You can be standing. Multiple cats members confirmed this. I think you need to realize how judgmental You are.

 

[Vern60]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/tomorrowland-peoplemover-status-changed-to-reflect-extended-downtime/

Gosh it gets depressing after awhile. Seems like everything there is just hanging on by a thread.
Seems like Disney just can't catch a break this year. Well, hopefully things will start to turn around soon.

 

[Vern60]

What part may i ask? I went thru Charlie with My Parents in Punta Gorda and dealt with many TS and Hurricanes SC i was fortunate to have missed Hugo here but suffered it down in PR tho i never take any storm lightly

Oh neat, I mean Punta Gorda, not Charlie My folks lived there during Charlie as well and we used to visit them often. In fact I blame that in part for my love of Disney. Every visit with the folks we always found time for a run up to WDW.

 

[Mit88]

Actually, I was at Epcot today- you just have to be stationary. You can be standing. Multiple cats members confirmed this. I think you need to realize how judgmental You are.

Do the “Cats” members look a little like this?

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/tomorrowland-peoplemover-status-changed-to-reflect-extended-downtime/

Between the recent operational issues with Splash Mtn, ROTR, and now TTA (people mover), it seems that sitting idle for months was really bad for the maintenance of the rides. I realize that ROTR has had inconsistent performance since it opened, but it was starting to get more reliable just before COVID closed it for months. It seems to be starting over again in terms of down time.

 

[rteetz]

Between the recent operational issues with Splash Mtn, ROTR, and now TTA (people mover), it seems that sitting idle for months was really bad for the maintenance of the rides. I realize that ROTR has had inconsistent performance since it opened, but it was starting to get more reliable just before COVID closed it for months. It seems to be starting over again in terms of down time.

Yep, theme park attractions are not built to sit idle for months.

 

[Sunnywho]

I experienced a big difference between the two packs of surgical masks I purchased (not from office depot). One pack was great, the other was loose fitting, bad smelling and caused my allergies to flare up. I am currently in need of a replacement pack but hesitant to purchase. I appreciate both the recommendation for office depot masks and the warning of issues from the poster that had issues, which sound similar enough to my experience that I'll forgo these.

 

[AmberMV]

Disney having some struggles today

 

[rteetz]

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Weather in the area at all for AK?

 

[bks9581]

My family and I just returned from a nine night stay at BWV. If I have time I might post to the trip report forum, but I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has about returning during COVID. I will say it was...different. Not all in a bad way, but it was just a very different feeling from past trips.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Between the recent operational issues with Splash Mtn, ROTR, and now TTA (people mover), it seems that sitting idle for months was really bad for the maintenance of the rides. I realize that ROTR has had inconsistent performance since it opened, but it was starting to get more reliable just before COVID closed it for months. It seems to be starting over again in terms of down time.

To be honest though (and this goes for way more than just Disney, I see it with things like schools and hospitals too) I think everything shutting down for months kind of made us kinda forget problems exist that aren’t COVID. Like the shutdown had us all forgetting there are other logistical issues and whatnot that were a big deal beforehand to deal with that aren’t just preventing spread.

There were constant attraction downtime issues before the closure, MK was bad. Peoplemover in particular had issues.

 

[AmberMV]

Weather in the area at all for AK?

Oh yup you could say that

 

[Tigger's ally]

Yep, theme park attractions are not built to sit idle for months.

Neither are 56 year old Tigger's. Trust me.

 

[yulilin3]

Weather in the area at all for AK?

Yeah, real bad thunderstorm

 

[Dentam]

My family and I just returned from a nine night stay at BWV. If I have time I might post to the trip report forum, but I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has about returning during COVID. I will say it was...different. Not all in a bad way, but it was just a very different feeling from past trips.

This is where I will be staying in Sept if all goes well! I'm curious to hear how you felt about the resort experience in particular? Were enough food options open at the Boardwalk and was there any crowding in those after the parks closed?