Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Leigh L]

Mask + sunglasses = no need to wear make up (if that’s your thing) and nobody can see the faces you make at them

We don't go out a lot but one day we were heading out and I started to put on makeup. Then I was putting on my mask (I wear sunglasses mostly anyway) and was like WHY??? Haven't touched the stuff since LOL

 

[Farro]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1285602435524952066

Well that's good!

Do we know Florida numbers yet today?

 

[AmberMV]

Well that's good!

Do we know Florida numbers yet today?

Pretty much the same

 

[Mit88]

Pretty much the same

Maybe (hopefully) they’ve peaked and we’ll start seeing declines by the end of the week, or next week. Usually Wed/Thur have seemed to be a better indicator of how things are going

 

[chicagoshannon]

Well that's good!

Do we know Florida numbers yet today?

THey're about he same (ever so slightly lower). We can safely say Florida has plateaued. Now we wait for them to start coming down. This is following the same 2 month pattern as everywhere else in the world.

 

[rpb718]

I've been buying super cute Disney masks from independent sellers. It's been a way to make it fun.

You know deep deep down you really want to go to WDW to show them off.

(Do it! - Do it! - Do it! - Do it! - Do it! - Do it! - Do it!)

 

[AmberMV]

Maybe (hopefully) they’ve peaked and we’ll start seeing declines by the end of the week, or next week. Usually Wed/Thur have seemed to be a better indicator of how things are going

Based on trends I think it's a little early to think we've peaked here, I think we still have a couple of weeks of trends before we'll know, but my hope is that it doesn't get any worse for sure.

 

[MickeyMinnie1971]

Well that's good!

Do we know Florida numbers yet today?
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[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

THey're about he same (ever so slightly lower). We can safely say Florida has plateaued. Now we wait for them to start coming down. This is following the same 2 month pattern as everywhere else in the world.

I think you’re right. Many states such as Florida never saw a peak early on. Unfortunately I believe all areas need to go through this. While the lockdown was good it delayed the peak. Hopefully masks are going to make the difference. So glad to see Disney and many other businesses taking this seriously.

 

[osufeth24]

I think you’re right. Many states such as Florida never saw a peak early on. Unfortunately I believe all areas need to go through this. While the lockdown was good it delayed the peak. Hopefully masks are going to make the difference. So glad to see Disney and many other businesses taking this seriously.

That's what a shutdown does. It doesn't lower the number of people getting it. It spreads it out over a much longer timeframe

 

[TwoMisfits]

That's what a shutdown does. It doesn't lower the number of people getting it. It spreads it out over a much longer timeframe

Which never overwhelms medical resources AND gives existing medical resources time to find adequate treatment and/or cures, so we have death rates like CA/FL/TX will end up with...and not what NY/NJ have...

Aka, the "flatten the curve" plan we got pitched in March now playing out in the other big population states when they go inside like the northern ones did in winter...

 

[TwoMisfits]

PS - And we can start the process all over again this winter if this works like other corona viruses with limited long term immunity...

(This is why I tell anyone, even if they had it, to keep vigilent...just b/c you had it once this spring doesn't mean you might not get it or a slightly mutated version again next winter...I mean, we catch other coronas a lot...)

 

[Brianstl]

I disagree. At the beginning of the shutdown here our numbers were close to 600 a day. Now with reopening its been under 150 a day. Shutdowns do work as long as you reopen things slowly

The virus just doesn't magically disappear because you open up slowly. As soon as people anywhere start spending sustained amounts of time in close contact with others (i.e. sitting next to someone for 10-20 minutes), it will start spreading rapidly again. It doesn't matter how slowly you get to that point. Once you get to that point, large community spread will start again. That will be the case forever, unless with get a effective vaccine.

 

[glamdring269]

THey're about he same (ever so slightly lower). We can safely say Florida has plateaued. Now we wait for them to start coming down. This is following the same 2 month pattern as everywhere else in the world.

That 2 month pattern was predominantly paired with pretty intense mitigation factors such as shelter in place. I believe Florida is primarily pushing more for masks and distancing. This will help but it will not be as effective as measures taken early on by many other places around the world.

 

[Brianstl]

PS - And we can start the process all over again this winter if this works like other corona viruses with limited long term immunity...

(This is why I tell anyone, even if they had it, to keep vigilent...just b/c you had it once this spring doesn't mean you might not get it or a slightly mutated version again next winter...I mean, we catch other coronas a lot...)

The one good thing about the other coronaviruses is that while we don't always have a sustained immunity, a healthy immune system will remember how to fight the virus. That makes future infections shorter and less severe. Hopefully that will be the case with this virus if immunity fades over time.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

I disagree. At the beginning of the shutdown here our numbers were close to 600 a day. Now with reopening its been under 150 a day. Shutdowns do work as long as you reopen things slowly

Except today’s number is over 200 (203) for the first time in three weeks. And we haven’t entered into stage 3 yet, these are stage 2 numbers... how much more slowly are we talking about.

^^ edited the number for accuracy

 

[Jrb1979]

The virus just doesn't magically disappear because you open up slowly. As soon as people anywhere start spending sustained amounts of time in close contact with others (i.e. sitting next to someone for 10-20 minutes), it will start spreading rapidly again. It doesn't matter how slowly you get to that point. Once you get to that point, large community spread will start again. That will be the case forever, unless with get a effective vaccine.

Its working here so I don't know what to tell you.

 

[Jrb1979]

Except today’s number is over 200 (206) for the first time in three weeks. And we haven’t entered into stage 3 yet, these are stage 2 numbers... how much more slowly are we talking about.

I saw that. The majority of those numbers are from 3 regions. Toronto Peel and Windsor are the reason. Most places still have low numbers.

 

[Helvetica]

Stay away from Disney Springs, especially Chicken Guy. Chicken Guy only one sanitation station by the entry door and it gets very bad if it starts to rain. I ate my tenders in the rain.

 

[Brianstl]

Its working here so I don't know what to tell you.

Because you haven't got to the point where people are spending sustained amounts of time in close contact with each other.