Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[cm8]

Not sure what you mean since Tokyo Disneyland is still closed. Do you mean Shanghai? Temperature there today was 83 degrees. In Florida in July the temperature is regularly 95+ degrees plus heavy humidity. Very different than the weather in Shanghai right now.

And once again, you are comparing very different cultures.

The ability to do the right thing has nothing to do with “Culture” .

 

[momtwoboys]

We're in the same boat but not traveling until September. Gotta love Bradley by the way.

Same from MA and flying our of BDL in sept... which was moved from April.

 

[MrsBooch]

Remember when we were all mad about paper straws? i miss that.

 

[epcotobsessed]

I have a trip starting July 31 in my cart, just can't make myself book it for some reason. The $200 deposit is not a deal breaker for me if I lose it, though having to decide by July 1 whether or not to cancel seems iffy to me. On the other hand, if a reopening date of mid-late July is announced I probably won't be able to book this because my guess is resorts/tickets will sell out in a matter of minutes and even having tickets won't guarantee park admission.

 

[JoeA]

I have been in Orlando for 23 years and I have never seen it NOT under construction

I moved out of FL 23 years ago but prior to that I lived in Clearwater for about 12 years and we’d make very frequent trips to WDW...I-4 was always a mess back then!

 

[tink2424]

The issue with Waterparks and pools are, we don’t really know what affect chlorine and water itself has on the virus. A lot seem to think that the virus cant spread through pool water and hot tubs. And most seating at pool decks on Disney property are in the sun where the temperatures mixed with the humidity likely won’t allow the virus to pass from a host. That doesn’t stop other factors of what people touch surrounding the pool area. And even though you don’t often see people coughing in others faces while in a pool, I’ve seen people sneezing in pools, and half of your body is out of the water. So who knows if it could be passed through droplets touching your skin if you’re in a pool and submerge every so often.

Pools at Disney will more than likely be open along with the resorts, but they’ll probably have limited capacity, and maybe a reservation system. Other states, including NY, which many areas are still under SAHO have Waterparks planning a mid June opening. I don’t think Disney or Universal will open theirs right out the gate, mostly because they’re already going to have enough on their plate when they reopen the other parks. But I’m not sure it’s as far out in the future of an opening as it’s assumed. I think VB will open soon after the other UO parks, and Typhoon Lagoon/Blizzard Beach might be a little later in the summer season. Just my guess. Just like everything else, no one knows for sure until they tell us

Yes, we do. Chlorine inactivates the virus. This virus isn't different from any other virus in terms for Chlorine/Bromine...

 

[Eric Smith]

Yeah well thousands protested there today too so not sure how well that’s going over there either

There are stupid people everywhere.

 

[Britty2]

Not true, other areas are going down as well , Florida and Georgia included

I don’t know how you can say that when they aren’t in Florida

https://imgur.com/a/1MjcvyS

 

[goofystitch]

I moved out of FL 23 years ago but prior to that I lived in Clearwater for about 12 years and we’d make very frequent trips to WDW...I-4 was always a mess back then!

And I moved out of the Orlando area 30 years ago and I-4 was a mess then!

 

[MickeyMinnie1971]

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[AmberMV]

FYI, Orange County (FL) press conference in 20 min
https://newsroom.ocfl.net/media-advisories/press-releases/2020/03/coronavirus-updates/

 

[shanes17]

I don’t know how you can say that when they aren’t in Florida

https://imgur.com/a/1MjcvyS

Out of how many tests?

They need to display a percent positive, not just 'increased cases'. Its not telling the whole story.

 

[dina444444]

Out of how many tests?

They need to display a percent positive, not just 'increased cases'. Its not telling the whole story.

Yup. The big concern is the rate of positive tests and more so the rate of hospitalizations not necessarily the number of cases.

 

[charmed59]

For Florida, daily number of tests and percent positive, both for the state and by county, are found at Floridadisaster.org.

 

[tidefan]

One other note on cases.

I am not sure about other states, but most places here in AL are requiring people to get COVID tests before any of the elective procedures (think colonoscopies, endoscopies, MRIs, ultrasounds) and even things like PT. If there truly is a sizable portion of asymptomatic carriers, I suppose that you will also start to see some of that as well.

 

[mattpeto]

I still think it's an interesting race to watch:

What will happen first?

Reopening Disney World vs Releasing 2021 Packages.

We are only about a month away from the typical release of the "next year packages". It would be kind of unsettling to see the 2021 packages open while they are still considered closed indefinitely. I also think people would be eager to reschedule their 2020 packages for 2021 (like me) as soon as it's possible but that would also hurt Disney's bottom line a bit in the near-term.

Gut says they won't release 2021 packages while they are closed unless it's really a long-term closure (like Fall).

 

[xuxa777]

I don’t know how you can say that when they aren’t in Florida

https://imgur.com/a/1MjcvyS

This is the number to look at, represents what is going on better. It is from the Florida health site for the last 6 weeks. The target range is one of the gating thresholds they want to keep it below.

 

[alison228]

I still think it's an interesting race to watch:

What will happen first?

Reopening Disney World vs Releasing 2021 Packages.

We are only about a month away from the typical release of the "next year packages". It would be kind of unsettling to see the 2021 packages open while they are still considered closed indefinitely. I also think people would be eager to reschedule their 2020 packages for 2021 (like me) as soon as it's possible but that would also hurt Disney's bottom line a bit in the near-term.

Gut says they won't release 2021 packages while they are closed unless it's really a long-term closure (like Fall).

I'm curious about the 2021 packages too and if they'll release them mid June like they typically do. I'm anticipating my 6/21 package to be cancelled in the next coming weeks. Fingers crossed, but I'm prepared. The next time I am able to go is February 2021 for my 30th birthday. Although it's not much, at least if they do open 2021 they will have deposits coming in. I feel like many people are going to be rescheduling for 2021.

 

[Joe in VA]

The President mentioned today during his press conference with restaurateurs that he was proposing an "Explore America" domestic travel tax credit. Will be interesting to hear what this entails and if the VP mentions it during his time in Orlando this week.

 

[Vern60]

The President mentioned today during his press conference with restaurateurs that he was proposing an "Explore America" domestic travel tax credit. Will be interesting to hear what this entails and if the VP mentions it during his time in Orlando this week.

Do you think that's implying a tax credit for taking a domestic vacation?
That would be a pretty big help for the airlines just to name one.
I am so close to canceling my early August week at the Poly for a week over Christmas at CBR. Costs are very similar when I include airfare. I've just been thinking things might be settled down a lot more by then, not to mention avoiding the summer heat and never have ridden the skyliner.