When do you think the border will reopen?

[alohamom]

Hey don't feel bad, I still haven't gotten over my April 2020 trip I had to cancel. I have a reservation for November but that one won't happen either. I'm just holding onto it hoping for a discount of some sort from Disney. (I know I'm dreaming...)

Idk, I was just reading over on the Aulani section that people who were forced to cancel due to the COVID closure are now getting a 35% discount when they rebook AND ask for a discount. I don't know if this is true for everyone and if length of stay plays a part in it but it might be worth asking

 

[Reepicheep]

I just checked out the CNN website, and the headline reads as follows:

FLORIDA COULD BE THE NEXT COVID-19 EPICENTER

The accompanying article contains little in the way of positive news.

For the past couple of days I've been wearing a mask for short periods (say, while in a store shopping), and I find it very unpleasant. I can't imagine wearing a mask for hours on end in the Florida heat and humidity. For now, I'm going to hang on to my early August resort reservations, in the hope that when Disney (in all probability) cancels my reservations, they'll give me some sort of offer that I can carry forward to my next trip, likely in August 2021.

My backup plan for the summer is taking a one week trip to Disneyland during the last week in August, but that looks increasingly unlikely as well.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Idk, I was just reading over on the Aulani section that people who were forced to cancel due to the COVID closure are now getting a 35% discount when they rebook AND ask for a discount.

I know WDW was giving the 35% discount for those who booked the dining package, which are all now cancelled.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

@Reepicheep Take everything from CNN with a grain of salt. They are VERY anti-Trump (Republicans) and do nothing but rip apart any state that is "red". Have you ever watched Prime Time with Cuomo? It's hilarious.

 

[Jrb1979]

@Reepicheep Take everything from CNN with a grain of salt. They are VERY anti-Trump (Republicans) and do nothing but rip apart any state that is "red". Have you ever watched Prime Time with Cuomo? It's hilarious.

Regardless of what CNN says, cases are rising in Florida and it's not a good thing.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

@Jrb1979 yes, I know that. I was just saying that CNN is/can be very biased in their reporting.

 

[wdwmom3]

@Reepicheep Take everything from CNN with a grain of salt. They are VERY anti-Trump (Republicans) and do nothing but rip apart any state that is "red". Have you ever watched Prime Time with Cuomo? It's hilarious.

Yes they are very anti trump. But if you look at the numbers yourself and how many in the state just don’t seem to be taking it very seriously it’s not a far fetched comment. Just yesterday there was an article of 16 friends in Florida who went to a bar, people eating and drinking with no distancing, and all 16 have now tested positive. With numbers increasing AND people not taking things like distancing seriously it’s really not hard to guess what’s going to happen.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

OK, I'll end my "First World problem" rant now...

I can relate. Is it the end of the world...nope...not one bit with all the craziness going on around us. Can I be disappointed about not being able to travel...yes!

We were planning on doing 2 trips this year. We wanted to go to a Nascar race to see the dh favorite driver who is retiring this year...and do a winter getaway in the middle of the lovely -40 winters we have. And with #'s rising in the US, we just don't feel safe to go...and even if we decided to go...having to quarantine when we get home will stop us from making a trip anywhere south. I'm extremely bummed.

To anyone having to cancel trips...I feel your pain and disappointment. All we can do is sit tight, hopefully find some places to travel to locally, and cross our fingers that by this time next year, that we will be able to travel anywhere again!

 

[bankr63]

Yes they are very anti trump. But if you look at the numbers yourself and how many in the state just don’t seem to be taking it very seriously it’s not a far fetched comment. Just yesterday there was an article of 16 friends in Florida who went to a bar, people eating and drinking with no distancing, and all 16 have now tested positive. With numbers increasing AND people not taking things like distancing seriously it’s really not hard to guess what’s going to happen.

Yikes! Didn't read the article, but thought I would look for myself. Just pulled up Florida on the John's Hopkins site https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
Does anyone see an issue with the direction this line of "Confirmed Cases" in Florida is going? (screen capture 1:45pm 2020-06-18)

 

[Jrb1979]

Yikes! Didn't read the article, but thought I would look for myself. Just pulled up Florida on the John's Hopkins site https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
Does anyone see an issue with the direction this line of "Confirmed Cases" in Florida is going? (screen capture 1:45pm 2020-06-18)
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Apparently not in Florida or the by the Govenor. They just chalk it up to more testing. All I know is seeing numbers rise in many U.S. states us Canadians better be prepared for staycations for a long while. Wonderland might have to your theme park fix for the next year.

 

[wdwmom3]

Yikes! Didn't read the article, but thought I would look for myself. Just pulled up Florida on the John's Hopkins site https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
Does anyone see an issue with the direction this line of "Confirmed Cases" in Florida is going? (screen capture 1:45pm 2020-06-18)
View attachment 502008

it’s actually kind of crazy. And for the record it was CNN that made to comment the Florida could be the next epicentre. it was a research group at some hospital that said that.

 

[Reepicheep]

...Canadians better be prepared for staycations for a long while.

Seeing @ottawamom's handle reminded me of a very pleasant one week July trip I took to Ottawa many years ago. The trip was so pleasant that a year later I went to Ottawa for a week in November, to take in the Remembrance Day Ceremony on Parliament Hill. For the entire week, the temperature hovered around freezing, with a mixture of rain and snow falling most of the time, and with two inches of slush on the ground where ever I went.

This August, when I'm sitting in my Edmonton backyard, drinking beer and being eaten alive by mosquitoes, I'll be saying to myself: "it could be worse, I could be in Ottawa in November".

 

[hdrolfe]

As someone who lives in Ottawa, I am kind of happy that this year I seem to be getting out and enjoying the summer weather more (already). While this lockdown is a horrible situation in general, I am getting out for more walks and such simple to get out of the house! Normally I'd go to work, work all day, come home and not want to leave again. Now I'm looking for excuses to go for a walk. Though the high temperatures this week are proving difficult. But hey, I didn't get to go on my March Break cruise so I've been waiting a long time for this heat. It certainly doesn't last long enough.

 

[bankr63]

This August, when I'm sitting in my Edmonton backyard, drinking beer and being eaten alive by mosquitoes, I'll be saying to myself: "it could be worse, I could be in Ottawa in November".

Or worse yet, you could be in Edmonton in January...

Full disclosure, I may be an Ottawa resident now, but I was once an Edmontonian.

 

[kittyab]

I just checked out the CNN website, and the headline reads as follows:

FLORIDA COULD BE THE NEXT COVID-19 EPICENTER

The accompanying article contains little in the way of positive news.

For the past couple of days I've been wearing a mask for short periods (say, while in a store shopping), and I find it very unpleasant. I can't imagine wearing a mask for hours on end in the Florida heat and humidity. For now, I'm going to hang on to my early August resort reservations, in the hope that when Disney (in all probability) cancels my reservations, they'll give me some sort of offer that I can carry forward to my next trip, likely in August 2021.

My backup plan for the summer is taking a one week trip to Disneyland during the last week in August, but that looks increasingly unlikely as well.

I saw this and another article stated that over 250 employees at the Orlando Airport tested positive. Yeah keep that border closed for awhile.

I have noticed states they lots of riots/protests their numbers really jumped.

 

[CanadaDisney05]

his August, when I'm sitting in my Edmonton backyard, drinking beer and being eaten alive by mosquitoes, I'll be saying to myself: "it could be worse, I could be in Ottawa in November".

As a former Calgarian who now lives in Ottawa, it could be worst, I could be in Edmonton.... Go Flames Go!

 

[wdwmom3]

I saw this and another article stated that over 250 employees at the Orlando Airport tested positive. Yeah keep that border closed for awhile.

I have noticed states they lots of riots/protests their numbers really jumped.

I actually read an article that stated in some of the states with protests (including Minniosota and New York) did not see a large increase that could be attributed to protests. People who protested were tested and there was not a higher rate of positive cases. They believe because a lot of protesters wore masks, and they were outside it didn’t cause a spike.

Also we had large protests here and cases have continued to drop. So cases can be blamed on people doing other things things going to crowded bars, parties, etc. Not protests.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/recent-protests-may-not-be-covid-19-transmission-hotspots-11592498020

 

[Best_Vacation_EVER!]

Interesting article in the Orlando Sentinel -- The Florida Keys will require face masks until June 2021 in many businesses.

Obviously this could change but I guess some areas in Florida are taking this more seriously.

 

[ottawamom]

Seeing @ottawamom's handle reminded me of a very pleasant one week July trip I took to Ottawa many years ago. The trip was so pleasant that a year later I went to Ottawa for a week in November, to take in the Remembrance Day Ceremony on Parliament Hill. For the entire week, the temperature hovered around freezing, with a mixture of rain and snow falling most of the time, and with two inches of slush on the ground where ever I went.

This August, when I'm sitting in my Edmonton backyard, drinking beer and being eaten alive by mosquitoes, I'll be saying to myself: "it could be worse, I could be in Ottawa in November".

I agree there isn't anything much worse than Ottawa in November. I have never liked the month even though my oldest was born in November. Too much grey.

 

[pigletto]

I saw this and another article stated that over 250 employees at the Orlando Airport tested positive. Yeah keep that border closed for awhile.

I have noticed states they lots of riots/protests their numbers really jumped.

Orlando airport says 500 employees were tested over three days and only 2 tests came back positive .
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...ovid-19-after-florida-reports-2783-new-cases/