TisBit
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2007
I don't think the races will happen, but I think in the next week you will get a better idea of what is happening. At some point the Government has to find a way out of this. I think any guidance out there right now, including timeframes will change. So many states have shut down everything, but they can't do that forever without massive impacts. So, I think in the next week or two you will start seeing the dialogue change to say we have succeeded in flattening the curve and its time to get back to normal. Many of the school systems are shut down this week and next week. My theory is that this coming weekend to early next week you will see the ban on restaurant dining rooms get lifted, then schools return the following week.
If it follows that timeline, I could see Disney opening back up in the first week or two of April, if they want to. They may not want to just because everyone is cancelling all their plans to travel and the resorts/parks will be empty and it may cost Disney more to open than stay closed for a few more weeks with a lot of publicity about reopening on some date where people rebook their stays, etc. But, there are a lot of variables out there. I think this is very close to 9/11 and the Government pushed pretty hard that we had to get back to some kind of normal. So, they may really push for things to reopen quickly. But it is all speculation.
If it follows that timeline, I could see Disney opening back up in the first week or two of April, if they want to. They may not want to just because everyone is cancelling all their plans to travel and the resorts/parks will be empty and it may cost Disney more to open than stay closed for a few more weeks with a lot of publicity about reopening on some date where people rebook their stays, etc. But, there are a lot of variables out there. I think this is very close to 9/11 and the Government pushed pretty hard that we had to get back to some kind of normal. So, they may really push for things to reopen quickly. But it is all speculation.