Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

https://www.ocregister.com/disneyla...californias-unachievable-reopening-guidelines

I hope they’re successful as so many people depend on reopening to survive. WDW has shown it can be done safely.

 

[Pyotr]

Because over 24 hours you may have close contact with people several times for less than 15 minutes - which previously wouldn't have counted. Now it would.

Just making your way in and out of shops down main street may meet that criteria.

Overall when Fl finally starts doing proper contact tracing, I would assume these new rules would need to be factored in.

Even during normal times I am not within 6 feet of a total stranger for 15 minutes or more. That’s a little creepy.

 

[Farro]

Check it out CSR friends, Three Bridges to go coming soon!!!

FYI!

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[KBoopaloo]

Because over 24 hours you may have close contact with people several times for less than 15 minutes - which previously wouldn't have counted. Now it would.

Just making your way in and out of shops down main street may meet that criteria.

Overall when Fl finally starts doing proper contact tracing, I would assume these new rules would need to be factored in.

The thing is that though this is new from the CDC, this is information that has been out there among epidemiologists for a while. I’m in an cohort of cultural organizations and we had a webinar with a public health scientist from a local university back in April where he said exactly this. I doubt it changes much for operations anywhere.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Even during normal times I am not within 6 feet of a total stranger for 15 minutes or more. That’s a little creepy.

At Disney you absolutely are unless you don’t ride anything, watch anything, take any transportation, or rope drop at a park. Sometimes you’re that close dining in certain restaurants.

 

[Pyotr]

At Disney you absolutely are unless you don’t ride anything, watch anything, take any transportation, or rope drop at a park. Sometimes you’re that close dining in certain restaurants.

Hmmm. I do suppose during shows and stuff. I was thinking more along the lines of shopping or just walking around.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I couldn’t resist, bunch of creeps (thanks google )

 

[Mit88]

I couldn’t resist, bunch of creeps (thanks google )


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Looks a lot like the current crowds, sans masks, but don’t worry, they “haven’t raised capacity”

 

[Pyotr]

I couldn’t resist, bunch of creeps (thanks google )

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I miss those days. Those pictures make me sad.

Hopefully we can go back to having stranger’s armpits in our faces sometime next year.

 

[Farro]

I miss those days. Those pictures make me sad.

Hopefully we can go back to having stranger’s armpits in our faces sometime next year.

I miss squeezing up to the bar to get a cocktail while we wait for our dinner reservation in a crowded restaurant like you wouldn't believe! Just the crowd noise, the dishes clanging. Ugh.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I miss those days. Those pictures make me sad.

Hopefully we can go back to having stranger’s armpits in our faces sometime next year.

I was thinking that. Not the armpit lol but the general idea.

The fireworks crowd reminded me of a year ago when DH and I hung out with a really cool older gentleman for nearly 2.5 hours waiting for the fireworks. Crowd was so thick we would have struggled leaving our spot, but I wondered when the next time is we would feel comfortable just hanging out with a stranger like that. I like small talking with people at Disney, not having to assume they have a deadly virus .

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Looks a lot like the current crowds, sans masks, but don’t worry, they “haven’t raised capacity”

I don’t know, unless you’re looking at the rope drop crowd for Carpets of Aladdin, I have definitely not seen crowds anywhere close to those old ones.

 

[mattpeto]

I think it also depends how well this goes. Interesting they are starting it on a Saturday too.

They could do all of them with social distancing, but it Epcot Forever by far is the easiest.

Fantasmic and HEA wouldn't be impossible if they made it a ticketed event. Just can't see the value for Disney by doing that for a handful of guests.

Epcot also needs it the most.

 

[rteetz]

They could do all of them with social distancing, but it Epcot Forever by far is the easiest.

Fantasmic and HEA wouldn't be impossible if they made it a ticketed event. Just can't see the value for Disney by doing that for a handful of guests.

Epcot also needs it the most.

Disney could do a lot of things right now. Doesn't mean they should or would. I am very interested to see how this goes.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Disney could do a lot of things right now. Doesn't mean they should or would. I am very interested to see how this goes.

Totally agree with you.

I have no doubt at this point they could creatively figure out how to bring near everything back safely, and decrease waits across property without having to sacrifice distancing, if they deemed it enough financial incentive to do so. It’s not just safety holding them back at this point.

 

[princesscinderella]

Wow I had a lot of pages to catch up on today!
I’m so excited to hear UO is bringing back a night show!!
Have there been any hints at special meals/celebrating at any of the restaurants for NYE like they have had in the past? We are going to be there and our booking window for ADRs opens next week. I would love to celebrate the new year at California Grill even if there are no fireworks.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The problem with Fant isn't the crowd size; it's getting people out. The logistical effort/time it would take to coordinate an exit with physical distancing just isn't worth it to them right now. More to the point, Fant costs A LOT of money to run each night. There's a reason that even after the 2008/2009 recession and subsequent tourism dip, Fant was quickly reduced to only showing several nights a week.

I think the cost is a huge factor ... I wonder if they could do a modified version though that costs less but something to take capacity - maybe even something they could do a few times a day

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I miss those days. Those pictures make me sad.

Hopefully we can go back to having stranger’s armpits in our faces sometime next year.

I will repeat my wish for a happy medium

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I think the cost is a huge factor ... I wonder if they could do a modified version though that costs less but something to take capacity - maybe even something they could do a few times a day

I agree, a huge factor. Disney isn’t struggling to come up with safe solutions to *insert missing thing here* when us fans could work out 10 different solutions in a few minutes. Not the biggest hold up, IMO.

 

[midnight star]

I couldn’t resist, bunch of creeps (thanks google )

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It's crazy to think I was in crowds like that in at WDW in January 2020, just 2 months before the world closed down So much has changed.

Or even Early March at DL I sat in the crowded parade route watching Magic Happens.