Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[yulilin3]

So absolutely no way to prove you are who you are? So .. will this lead to some sort of Disney ticket black market? Heh.

So, even though obviously against policy, there is nothing technically stopping local AP holders from giving their magic bands to other their friends/family for a quick visit? (Assuming they have park reservations).

We'll find out tomorrow but, just a reminder, there's absolutely no discussion allowed of circumventing guidelines here on the Dis

 

[Helvetica]

My local Six Flags lowered their park hours again today. Starting next week, they will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays. They will be open 10:30-6 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and they will be open 10:30-8 pm on Friday and Saturday.

I understand since they've been totally dead, but it still sucks for everyone involved. They're not posting hours for October-December, so I'm guessing that they're skipping cold and flu season. It looks like September 20th will be their last day of the shortened season.

Their new ride for 2020 has been put into storage and it's been delayed until 2021. On the plus side, they're finally doing a complete refurbishment on their 105 year old carousel.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280933248521121792

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280932527600001024

 

[jpeterson]

Or how when you have a limited edition magic band and it makes multiple colors and makes noise you feel better, more important than other guests

.... Just me?

Definitely not just you

 

[yulilin3]

here's our brief video of social distancing markers and safety signage around the park. (you can put subtitles if you wish)

 

[Spaceguy55]

Do you really want to share your MB ? Everythings fine till you get caught..then BANNED!!!

 

[AmberMV]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280932527600001024

That's good, it says "traditional neck gaiters" won't be allowed. An appropriate face covering should have ear loops or ties. So a neck gaiter with built in ear loops should still be good to go

 

[Mit88]

That's good, it says "traditional neck gaiters" won't be allowed. An appropriate face covering should have ear loops or ties. So a neck gaiter with built in ear loops should still be good to go

I’d still bring an extra traditional mask juuust in case.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Do you really want to share your MB ? Everythings fine till you get caught..then BANNED!!!

I wish I could sign over my TIW card to someone going this year. Someone should make use of it since we barely could

 

[Mit88]

I wish I could sign over my TIW card to someone going this year. Someone should make use of it since we barely could

They’re not refunding you on it?

 

[DGsAtBLT]

They’re not refunding you on it?

As far as I’ve heard they’re just doing extensions.

 

[tlmadden73]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280932527600001024

So .. I'm curious with that sort of social distancing on attractions (like only 6 people on board a Small World boat) .. what lines will look like despite the lowered capacity. Eventually there is a breaking point .. where if/when they start adding in more people to the parks, they are going to have to reducing social distancing a bit .... otherwise the lines will spill into the walkways.

*shrug*

 

[hertamaniac]

E-mail for "partial" refund now being processed as of this afternoon. Here is what I got:

 

[DGsAtBLT]

So .. I'm curious with that sort of social distancing on attractions (like only 6 people on board a Small World boat) .. what lines will look like despite the lowered capacity. Eventually there is a breaking point .. where if/when they start adding in more people to the parks, they are going to have to reducing social distancing a bit .... otherwise the lines will spill into the walkways.

*shrug*

This is why some of us thought VQs would be in use. To control the lines when the queues are full, and to prevent pile ups outside the entrances like 7DMT had yesterday.

 

[kylenne]

Same! Or you’re stuck behind the group who can’t figure it out meanwhile the other lines are just flying into the park.

It's not always a question of figuring it out. One of my gf's medications gives her hand tremors as a side effect. Finger scanning always took us a while because it could never pick up her shaky finger, then inevitably some nasty guest "stuck" behind us would get passive aggressive and make an awful comment or get loudly huffy about it taking so long, which would make my gf feel understandably awful and panicky and unsurprisingly even shakier and less able to get scanned. Almost always we would have to have a CM with the iPad come to take her photo instead.

These things were always a tremendous source of stress and anxiety for us as a result and I hope they stay gone.

 

[Mit88]

As far as I’ve heard they’re just doing extensions.

Thats better than them just letting it expire and you’re out of luck, I suppose. Depending on the extension of course. If they make it the same 4 month extension as the AP, then thats bad on Disney.

Speaking of, theres only a few days left of “early July” where we’re supposed to receive an update on the AP refund vs extension. Wonder if it’ll come out tomorrow along with the new tickets

 

[DGsAtBLT]

E-mail for "partial" refund now being processed as of this afternoon. Here is what I got:

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Fingers crossed this means defined options and the ability to do it online is coming soon, like today soon. I don’t want to sit on hold again tomorrow

 

[hertamaniac]

Fingers crossed this means defined options and the ability to do it online is coming soon, like today soon. I don’t want to sit on hold again tomorrow

We opted for the cancel AP option via 2 separate e-mails yesterday and today to guest services (with screenshots). Now I am really confused about this partial amount/calculation.

 

[Tjddis]

It's not that cut and dry.

You will get infected if an infected person's virus makes its way into your body.

So you could spend an hour with a person who is positive and be a couple of feet away from them and never become infected, because the infected person didn't expel infected droplets that made their way into your body through some method. Conversely you could be 6 feet away from a person, both of you wearing masks, only for a couple of minute and you could get infected. The infected person could have momentarily touched their mask then the hand rail, then you touch that hand rail. And every other possible situation in between for ways to get it or not get it.

The whole idea with the number of minutes and distance etc. come down to best guidelines from observations made so far to reduce chances as best as possible.

So in general the longer you are near someone that is infected the more chance you have of getting it through various means, and added protection (wearing a mask, increasing the distance from that infected person, not touching surfaces and/or your face etc.) reduce those chances of getting it.

But there are no definitive/precise numbers that will guarantee if you are closer to someone for shorter period of time, or further away for longer periods of time that you will or won't get it.

So you seem to be somewhat informed, can I assume you are employed or otherwise well versed in virology or something?

and if so I would like to ask a question. If the virus is prevalent somewhere (a hotspot) does the chance of transmission increase and is there any way to quantify it if so?