Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Farro]

I'm going to disturb all of you...

We rarely watch fireworks or parades, so I have no opinion on this.

 

[cakebaker]

Cases up in Florida but positivity rate way down to 12.7!!! That’s really good news!!

They were 10 shy of the record, nearly 11.5k. A record was set for new hospitalizations, Miami-Dade had a 33.5% pop. Great news.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

Cases up in Florida but positivity rate way down to 12.7!!! That’s really good news!!

They had over 95,000 test results. I think that’s the most I’ve seen. Fortunately for Floridians everyone is allowed to be tested. Thanks for the update

 

[SoShiny]

Question IF it happens - If our state is not on the list (Missouri) but our connection is (Texas) would it apply to us since we are flying from that state when we arrive?

We connect through Dallas, so I hope not, but that has been the case for people with connections in the tri-state area. IF Texas were added to the list, I think the question would be "have you been in TX in the last two weeks".

 

[Farro]

They had over 95,000 test results. I think that’s the most I’ve seen. Fortunately for Floridians everyone is allowed to be tested. Thanks for the update

That's so many tests!!! I think the most we've had (Illinois) is 36,000-ish.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

I'm going to disturb all of you...

We rarely watch fireworks or parades, so I have no opinion on this.

We don’t either. During the parade we’d hit the rides that had longer lines taking advantage of people leaving to watch the parades.

 

[SierraT]

I’d rather welcome someone from a banned state that is willing to comply with all of the rules as in wearing a mask, staying distant, etc than someone from my own state that had the reaction the AP holder did yesterday when the CM told them they couldnt walk around the entire park without a mask on just because they had a bottle of water in their hands. The way NY/NJ residents seem to be viewed on here is what people saw from the cast of Jersey Shore. Sorry to break it to you (general you), we’re not all disrespectful jabroni’s

Up here, we wear masks when we’re told to. We dont throw hissy fits when the governor makes it a mandate.

Agree, I think some people tend to view NY as just Manhattan. In reality, many residents from NJ and CT commute into the city so the potential for a CT resident to get the virus and bring it to FL could be more than someone from Syracuse or Buffalo. NY is a huge state (as you well know haha).

 

[Brianstl]

Please don't do that. Even before this virus it was often difficult for people who legitimately need alcohol wipes for diabetic testing and other purposes to find them in the stores.

What area are you in? For the past two months here alcohol wipes have been available everywhere, they are even selling them at gas stations. I am not talking about the little wipes that are used for things like diabetic testing. What I am referring to are the ones that come in packages like baby wipes and are 70%-75% alcohol solution.

 

[Mfowler7828]

But for every one person thats being honest, there are 150 that aren’t saying anything. If you think I’m the only one in the tri-state area that has a plan in place, then theres a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you. Doesnt make it wrong or right, but if I had never said anything in the first place, no one here would know.

I have clearly stated my plan. And no thanks on the bridge, NYC is to crowded for me.

 

[Mfowler7828]

They were 10 shy of the record, nearly 11.5k. A record was set for new hospitalizations, Miami-Dade had a 33.5% pop. Great news.

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but a drop in the positivity rate of over 6% in one day is Great News!

 

[kylenne]

I'm going to disturb all of you...

We rarely watch fireworks or parades, so I have no opinion on this.

I love them, and tbh wandering over to Pineapple Lanai to get a dole whip and watch the fireworks from the beach and then go back to the room is a huge reason why I love staying at the Poly. It's a huge draw of that resort specifically and that's why I think they will come back as soon as Disney figures out a way to do them that's feasible from a safety standpoint.

The only nighttime entertainment I'm really worried about is the Electrical Water Pageant. I enjoy it a lot but that's exactly the kind of nighttime show I would see falling victim to cost cutting, just quietly not coming back with everything else. It would be a real bummer to me too considering it's a piece of vintage WDW.

 

[Mit88]

Agree, I think some people tend to view NY as just Manhattan. In reality, many residents from NJ and CT commute into the city so the potential for a CT resident to get the virus and bring it to FL could be more than someone from Syracuse or Buffalo. NY is a huge state (as you well know haha).

There are cities and counties that ive never heard of in NY, and I’ve lived here for 22 of my 32 years alive. My county has had no more than 75 new cases in the last 50 days. But because we all live in NYC apparently, we’re all infected, all of us are guaranteed to contract the virus while in Florida, and none of us are willing to quarantine when we return, apparently.

 

[SierraT]

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but a drop in the positivity rate of over 6% in one day is Great News!

It is. It’s also important for people to look at the recovery rate. Out of 244k cases, 240k recovered.

 

[Brianstl]

Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but a drop in the positivity rate of over 6% in one day is Great News!

It is. It is still really high, but hopefully the beginning of a turnaround. That we won't know for several more days.

 

[Farro]

We don’t either. During the parade we’d hit the rides that had longer lines taking advantage of people leaving to watch the parades.

Yes, we do that.

We also schedule late dinners during the night fireworks so we can eat during them and miss most of the crowds leaving!

 

[Farro]

I love them, and tbh wandering over to Pineapple Lanai to get a dole whip and watch the fireworks from the beach and then go back to the room is a huge reason why I love staying at the Poly. It's a huge draw of that resort specifically and that's why I think they will come back as soon as Disney figures out a way to do them that's feasible from a safety standpoint.

The only nighttime entertainment I'm really worried about is the Electrical Water Pageant. I enjoy it a lot but that's exactly the kind of nighttime show I would see falling victim to cost cutting, just quietly not coming back with everything else. It would be a real bummer to me too considering it's a piece of vintage WDW.

Oh I hope they come back too. We may not take the time out to watch, but they certainly are part of the experience.

 

[Mit88]

If I said I was no longer going, no one would believe me anyway. So either we just move on with our lives and accept it, or we keep rehashing the topic and get into the same same repetitive argument but we’re getting nowhere with the guilt trips or explanations

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I thought it would be obvious that I feel people should follow quarantines and feel some sort of way about people who refuse whether or not they tell the truth about doing so online. Of course there are countless more who will quietly break quarantines without announcing it to the world. There are lots of people who think mask mandates are stupid too, and that it’s stupid that Disney is requiring them, but if they don’t like it they don’t need to go. This is the same as far as I’m concerned.

Im prevented from crossing the border, despite my province having like 3% of the cases EVER that Florida has recorded in one day, and single digit active cases. It is what it is.

 

[kylenne]

We don’t either. During the parade we’d hit the rides that had longer lines taking advantage of people leaving to watch the parades.

I love Festival of Fantasy and try to catch it at least once per trip but I always watched from Frontierland so it would wrap up faster and I could take advantage of beating feet to Big Thunder or Adventureland right after while wait times were still low. It also helped from a navigation standpoint, cause the only bad thing about trying to ride stuff during the parade is half the park is cut off and it's hard to get around.

I also happened to get on Big Thunder during the fireworks once and got some pretty amazing views of them as a happy accident.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

The only parade that matters is Spectromagic.