Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Krandor]

Can Instagram “models” lose their job?

Yes. Most instagram people rely on subscribers and sponsors. Do something either your subs or sponsors don't like and you lose money. Does it mean you don't have a job? Not really but if your income is cut in half or lower it can mean instagram isn''t a career anymore.

(Slightly OT - a player on big brother this year who is a "social influencer" has lost several sponsors due to their actions on the show)

 

[yulilin3]

What is it going to take for a little love to AK? One extra hour at dusk would be wonderful for Pandora - and I think India in the evening is gorgeous.

Asia, and I agree, it would be great

 

[hereforthechurros]

Today is News Friday right? -

I'm interested in categories - what news will we get today?
Cruise, Theme Park, Food, Shows, Rides? Hotels?

I'm thinking....maybe a new Disney Parks blog post about how to carve a Mickey pumpkin....

Still waiting for the DL reopening announcement to drop any day.

Personally our most selfish ask is for some outlook on park hopping. If we can at least know before December that would be great.

 

[skeeter31]

Still waiting for the DL reopening announcement to drop any day.

Personally our most selfish ask is for some outlook on park hopping. If we can at least know before December that would be great.

I wouldn’t count on park hopping until 2021. My guess is just before spring break.

 

[hereforthechurros]

But with trader sams it would probably fill that 50% from the minute they opened until they closed. I think disney could make that work.

For sure they’d fill up. If they changed to an Oga’s type ADR system it could work. One hour max, maybe even a minimum.

 

[Mit88]

It is being reported that she is a covid testing official.

Which makes this story all the more embarrassing on both ends. So she was employed by Disney or Advent Health?

 

[Krandor]

I wouldn’t count on park hopping until 2021. My guess is just before spring break.

Agree. Even though they are selling hoppers on Jan 1 I don't think we'll park hopping until around Q2 2021 unless things change a lot.

 

[hereforthechurros]

I wouldn’t count on park hopping until 2021. My guess is just before spring break.

Right. I don’t have expectations but knowing whether or not to activate our APs over Christmas or hold out until after in 2021 via some sort of official announcement would be a big help.

 

[skeeter31]

Right. I don’t have expectations but knowing whether or not to activate our APs over Christmas or hold out until after in 2021 via some sort of official announcement would be a big help.

Would be nice to know what they’re thinking. But I think with like everything Disney does, we’ll find out a week or so before it returns.

 

[Krandor]

Right. I don’t have expectations but knowing whether or not to activate our APs over Christmas or hold out until after in 2021 via some sort of official announcement would be a big help.

Unfortunately for you I don't think any park hopper announcement will be made until very very close to when it will take effect (to avoid massive crowds when it goes live). So for you you are likely going to have to wait until days before you have to make decision to active or not to make that decision and understand they could start park hopping the very next week.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Unfortunately for you I don't think any park hopper announcement will be made until very very close to when it will take effect (to avoid massive crowds when it goes live). So for you you are likely going to have to wait until days before you have to make decision to active or not to make that decision and understand they could start park hopping the very next week.

Well they’re selling park hoppers for 1/1 so they’ll have to start refunding those at some point if they cannot accommodate hopping. That’s my only hope for an announcement really.

 

[Krandor]

Would be nice to know what they’re thinking. But I think with like everything Disney does, we’ll find out a week or so before it returns.

It would be but saying anything actually makes things more difficult for them. Let's say that announce today Feb 1st park hoppers return. A ton of trips between now and Feb 1 would be cancelled with a massive crowd on Feb 1. Then let's say we get a second spike (which Faucci thinks we will) in the fall and they say "sorry no hopers on Feb 1"... you piss off so many people And lose that revenue between now and Feb 1st.

Announcement would be nice but with things changing daily until and unless you know 100% you can hit that date you can say it. I'm sure come 1/1 which they are selling hoppers for we're going to see a bunch of "how dare they sell hoppers on 1/1 and can't deliver. Why did they sell them in the first place if they knew it wouldn't happen?".

It's a lose/lose for disney anway they do it. And it sucks.

 

[Krandor]

Well they’re selling park hoppers for 1/1 so they’ll have to start refunding those at some point if they cannot accommodate hopping. That’s my only hope for an announcement really.

Have they been refunding existing hoppers without people having to call and ask for it? (I'm not sure - just asking).

 

[chicagoshannon]

The partitions are the difference. While not full proof, it’s still a barrier. Iirc theres not a single ride at UO that has partitions on their rides.

Kong has the partitions and seats every row.

 

[Brianstl]

https://apple.news/AE-PQS05oS7qjTfGKBMBCVQ

Seems like a stupid reason to send a player home. The woman is allowed to have close physical contact with every player in the bubble, but this close contact gets the player kicked out of the bubble.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

Seems like a stupid reason to send a player home. The woman is allowed to have close physical contact with every player in the bubble, but this close contact gets the player kicked out of the bubble.

Close, but quick contact throughout the bubble (or maybe they’re assigned one team or whatever, idk).
This close contact was probably longer than 15 minutes and (I’m speculating) had different PPE than a mask.
Personally, I’m glad that the NBA took it seriously. Don’t know what role Disney played, but at a minimum the league and the NBPA are taking the rules seriously this far in, which is why they have been successful thus far with this experiment.

 

[Brianstl]

Close, but quick contact throughout the bubble (or maybe they’re assigned one team or whatever, idk).
This close contact was probably longer than 15 minutes and (I’m speculating) had different PPE than a mask.
Personally, I’m glad that the NBA took it seriously. Don’t know what role Disney played, but at a minimum the league and the NBPA are taking the rules seriously this far in, which is why they have been successful thus far with this experiment.

Going to a strip club doesn’t get you kicked out of the bubble. It seems they sort of pick and choose which players get dealt seriously with.

 

[Mit88]

HHN Rumor Update

Universal went live on social media for about 45 seconds on both YouTube and Facebook, just showed the spinning globe. Typically they only go live when they have an announcement. Obviously this could be absolutely nothing and a mistake. Or they could have made a mistake getting ready to actually have a livefeed.

Also hearing the houses MAY be free, used purely for an attendance boost. Might be free for certain AP holders, or free for everyone. That wasn’t clear

 

[sullivan.kscott]

Going to a strip club doesn’t get you kicked out of the bubble. It seems they sort of pick and choose which players get dealt seriously with.

Might belong in the NBA thread, but this instance has a team down 3-1 in a playoff series and Mr House wouldn’t be able to complete a new quarantine period before his team is eliminated.
The earlier instance of getting wings in an adult venue was met seriously. That player needed to complete a “re-entry” quarantine and missed a number of games because of it (and those game checks, to boot). In both examples, the league and union followed the prescribed protocol.

 

[Brianstl]

Might belong in the NBA thread, but this instance has a team down 3-1 in a playoff series and Mr House wouldn’t be able to complete a new quarantine period before his team is eliminated.
The earlier instance of getting wings in an adult venue was met seriously. That player needed to complete a “re-entry” quarantine and missed a number of games beachside if it (and those game checks, to boot). In both examples, the league and union followed the prescribed protocol.

Lou Williams had to sit ten days. A ten day sit period would put house out until the middle of the next round if he team would advance, but he has been booted no matter what his team does. So the same protocol is not being followed.