I know I won't be going to Disney, or any other place with crowds, until I can get vaccinated. It's going to be a long year.
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I know I won't be going to Disney, or any other place with crowds, until I can get vaccinated. It's going to be a long year.
He's trying, but many of the businesses he is allowing to "re-open" are announcing they they will not re-open, in spite of the relaxing of the stay-at-home order, not yet anyway. Most people are still too wary to co-mingle in public yet.
I had a few thoughts reading your post. First, personally I doubt that Disney will open initially to locals/AP holders only, even if still dealing with restrictions. That market brings them only a fraction of their revenue compared with U.S. (non AP holders) and international guests, especially if you factor in hotel reservations.
Secondly, even if the spread of the virus slows during the summer months, it is pretty much a given that there will be a resurgence in the fall and winters months going into next year. This could be a stop-and-go process for a year or more.
I want to be optimistic, but I was telling my husband the other day that I have a hard time wrapping my head around how the Disney parks are going to handle this in the long run. The next year to year-and-a-half will likely still see social distancing to be the norm. Disney would have to limit admissions and eliminate crowding; this is not something that they have had to do in the past and, quite honestly, their model of operation has become quite the opposite.
And, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, while not officially moving to -re-open businesses in Florida yet, is making moves in that direction. On Monday he unveiled his Re-Open Florida Task Force, a 22-person panel that has until Friday to come up with recommendations for cracking open the state’s economy. Interestingly, the task force includes includes representatives from including Disney and Universal, in addtion to several politicians and industry leaders.
If they open before given the all-clear, you'll be signing a waiver to enter the parks. I would bet.
According to this, it is a wrap.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...35jVYX87FZRVyc
I think it will depend on how things go. I suspect Covid will carry on in the background for some time until a workable vaccine is developed. Disney will want to open as soon as it is safe to do so but they will also want to balance it against risk to guests and cast members, both from the fact people are dying but also from a business point of view it would be a PR disaster of a large number of Disney visitors became infected from opening early.
I had provisionally guessed for June and it may be a phased reopening, maybe starting with Downtown Disney, then Magic Kingdom at a significantly reduced capacity whilst new measures are tested out. Wouldn’t be surprised if Animal Kingdom was next because it is less densely populated with guests and Epcot and DHS are given a bit longer.
Social distancing and Disney can't be found in the same sentence! I don't see how they could possibly do it. How could they keep people 6 feet apart, wipe down rides in between guests, properly sanitize the hotel rooms, etc. What about buses and monorails that are always stuffed to the max.
No one is going to feel comfortable wearing a mask most months of the year due to heat and humidity. Most little kids and babies won't keep them on at all. Temperature taking won't help much - I just read today that only about 1/3 of COVID patients actually run a fever. And what would they do with guests who get sick while they are there? They won't be able to travel for at least 3-4 weeks and most won't be admitted to hospitals.
I want to go back more than most people - I was supposed to go first week in May. But I don't understand how it could be done safely.
I can't speak to the rest of the country, but last weekend was near perfect spring weather for the northeast and it was crazy! I'll let you decide if it was crazy good or crazy bad, but there were so many people outside just trying to get out of house arrest and get some fresh air. I think governments are going to have a real challenge as we progress into warmer weather if they choose to try and continue to control the general public.
Yeah, in my town (down south) there are lots of people out working in their yards, walking, riding bikes, etc. but at least they are keeping distant from each other. I just can't imagine people being able to stay even 3 feet apart (much less 6 feet) at a place like WDW. The attractions just aren't built for it. Even if they could, I won't be going anyplace with crowds until there is an effective vaccine. I am in the high risk group and so is my wife, who has a seriously compromised immune system.
I wonder if this will cut down on ECV traffic/rentals and stroller traffic and rules?
I highly doubt they are going to relax existing rules when the parks reopen. If anything there are going to be many more rules that will be enforced strictly
We had a late August trip planned. We still only have the deposit down. We have no idea if WDW will be open in time, but have had conversations about whether we would want to go if they are. Some things we've thought about...
If they limit attendance, will our reservation be honored? They would have to cancel some reservations if they want limited capacity.
Will we want to be in Florida, in August, wearing masks? That would be challenging. Inside, no problem. Outside, difficult to imagine.
What will the social distancing do for wait times and ride capacity? If attendance is limited, hopefully that would reduce the impact on wait times or at least even it out with the distancing?
They would have to drastically reduce the number of sit down reservations. You can't eat and wear a mask, so they would have to make sure everyone is far enough apart and leave turnaround time for cleaning, and to make sure guests don't overlap.
We talked about all of this over dinner with the girls and explained that all of this could seriously impact our experience. We also talked about whether it would be taking an unnecessary risk to go. And then there's the question of value. Will the reduced experience come with reduced cost? We can't imagine paying the usual cost for a trip like that and having the experience greatly reduced. But, are they likely to offer those going a significant discount? Questionable.
So, we'll likely pass on a trip this year.