From the CDC guidelines:
Wishful thinking isolation is happening. An expert in the media advised FL could be a house on fire.
That's a contradiction "Expert" and "Media".
Perhaps but at times get compensated well for their opinions.
He is an infectious disease expert whose comments are featured in the media. From CNN:
We shall see, won't we?
IMO, it’s more then FL that will be a house on fire. The way numbers are ticking up just about everywhere, we are about to find out if people really understand how this works. It feels like there is a “we know enough about the virus now that March can’t happen again, we’ve clamped down other spikes, so I can be less careful” vibe.
That was the first thing that entered my mind! II could see the people of Gilead putting a micro chip in the vaccine to track or control us! Love Handmaid’s Tale.Did anyone else have a slight "this has got to be a joke post" after the 2nd word
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Thank you for the informative post. This is the kind of information I logged on to see, people that have been to Disney and recounting their experiences. All I seem to see is people arguing about Covid, which I am tired of hearing about. Thanks again!And those of us who have recently gone or plan to go to Walt Disney World again thank you for it.
I have confidence in corporate Disney to keep in place policies and procedures that keep me reasonably safe...
Because it's in their financial interest to do so.
News of a major COVID-19 outbreak traceable to Walt Disney World would have a devastating effect on business.
From my very limited experience (a 4-night onsite stay 1 week ago), Disney's Hollywood Studios was the only park where I felt uncomfortable with the crowds. As WDW's physically smallest park, it doesn't have the space for large crowds.
I felt comfortable entering all 4 parks with the socially distanced lines and appreciated the temperature checks, although we intentionally avoided park opening, except for Disney's Hollywood Studios, where it was necessitated by ROTR.
The outdoor walkways were spacious enough to handle the crowds at all but DHS.
Social distancing was observed in lines for all attractions, and the Guests I encountered in these queues respected the 6-foot spacing and consistently wore their masks.
Whether indoor or outdoor, I felt I had plenty of space between me and the next Guest while dining.
Disney's hotels and pools were great, with lots of physical separation and extra cleaning.
Disney made sure that hand sanitizer was readily available all over the place.
My point?
It's completely reasonable to defer trips to WDW until COVID-19 is under control.
But it's also reasonable to believe that Disney is, at least for the moment, making their theme parks and hotels as safe as possible under the current circumstances.
I'm returning to Walt Disney World in 5 weeks. I'll be sure to post if the situation has changed.
November is a nice time to visit WDW. The weather is a little cooler and hurricane season ends Nov 1!And those of us who have recently gone or plan to go to Walt Disney World again thank you for it.
I have confidence in corporate Disney to keep in place policies and procedures that keep me reasonably safe...
Because it's in their financial interest to do so.
News of a major COVID-19 outbreak traceable to Walt Disney World would have a devastating effect on business.
From my very limited experience (a 4-night onsite stay 1 week ago), Disney's Hollywood Studios was the only park where I felt uncomfortable with the crowds. As WDW's physically smallest park, it doesn't have the space for large crowds.
I felt comfortable entering all 4 parks with the socially distanced lines and appreciated the temperature checks, although we intentionally avoided park opening, except for Disney's Hollywood Studios, where it was necessitated by ROTR.
The outdoor walkways were spacious enough to handle the crowds at all but DHS.
Social distancing was observed in lines for all attractions, and the Guests I encountered in these queues respected the 6-foot spacing and consistently wore their masks.
Whether indoor or outdoor, I felt I had plenty of space between me and the next Guest while dining.
Disney's hotels and pools were great, with lots of physical separation and extra cleaning.
Disney made sure that hand sanitizer was readily available all over the place.
My point?
It's completely reasonable to defer trips to WDW until COVID-19 is under control.
But it's also reasonable to believe that Disney is, at least for the moment, making their theme parks and hotels as safe as possible under the current circumstances.
I'm returning to Walt Disney World in 5 weeks. I'll be sure to post if the situation has changed.
"How it works" is that until there is an effective and widely distributed vaccine all any measures do is extend the time it takes to get to the same numbers. From the very beginning Dr. Fauci described flattening the curve as keeping the peak lower and spreading the cases over a long period.
You might enjoy reading my trip report of our 4-night onsite stay during the last week of September:
You know I’ve liked your posts for years now, but I hate you a little bit for posting this
. I had convinced myself I was OK with missing my trip this year, but now doubting myself. I’m glad I didn’t go in August but as the weather gets more reasonable it‘s less of an issue. The pools looked really great and I could see going and just hanging at the resort and maybe walking through AK. It wouldn’t be the same but it did look pretty nice. DHS looked like it was a mess. That park is just not laid out right for distancing.I just read your review. Pictures were wonderful and review very informative. Thanks for taking the time to post it!
The narrative hasn’t change. Nobody is saying that current recommendations will stop the spread. Slowing the spread until a vaccine is available will save lives, possibly hundreds of thousands of lives. Nobody is calling for draconian lockdowns (keep beating the same old straw man), asking people to wear masks and practice social distancing and avoid large crowds is not draconian or a lockdown.
I don’t think you can compare a state that is heavily dependent on tourism to one that is a fly over state. That being said the states the most restrictions have the highest unemployment rates.
FL unemployment dropped a lot from July to August. During August the number of cases was declining in FL but no major changes were made to restrictions. It seems like lower cases can also be a driver of less unemployment. So in late September the governor removed all restrictions on businesses. In a month or 2 it will be interesting to see how that ultimately impacts unemployment and weighing the benefit to jobs (if any) vs the impact on public health.
Florida is unique because they are so heavily dependent on tourism. I don’t think they have a shot at recovery until cruises resume. I’m not sure lifting restrictions alone will be enough for their economy to recover.
