Agreed, but don't you think the percentage/ratio requirement is obscenely low? I'm the last person to flout health guidelines and restrictions but I can't wrap my head around these numbers.When you hear "Orange County is the florida of CA" its not a joke. If the OC can follow rules and guidelines, then they can open. But they haven't been following rules and guidelines and now they have to deal with the consequences.
Like someone pointed out, SF is yellow. If SF can do it, the OC sure as heck can too.
You just exactly described our Disney vacations! We sleep a bit later, so the food courts aren't crowded when we get there. Then hit a water park or pool (sometimes a theme park) in the morning and switch to a different park mid-day or evening for rides, entertainment, dinner, etc. Some of our favorite restaurants are Jiko, Jaleo, the Boathouse, Sanaa, and we never have problems getting in. (We do reserve Cali Grill Brunch.) We have a Landry's card in case we want to go to Yak and Yeti or one of the other Landry's restaurants without a reservation. We get Fastpasses, but don't stress if we miss them. FP+ allows us to book rides like FOP and SDD later in the day, so we don't have to get to the parks early. It's funny, but the things some people don't like about Disney's current system are the things that have really improved our vacations.
Us too... Even when our daughter was in single digit ages. I can go to a pool back home!
I think if you know CA, then you're less likely to be critical of the ratio. I can say that I have no plans of shopping or going to OC beaches any time soon, something of which I used to do weekly.
Hey! There is always the cut the loses and relocate option. As time passes the $$$ tilt the scale a bit more with each tick.Should I be worried about Disneyland's survival? If they can't reopen until - worst case scenario - Summer of 2021, are they toast or toast-adjacent? And remember folks, I'm just basing my predictions on the past year. You may revisit my earlier posts for reference.
I dont think so. Its far to iconic to completely shut down.Should I be worried about Disneyland's survival? If they can't reopen until - worst case scenario - Summer of 2021, are they toast, or toast-adjacent? And remember folks, I'm just basing my predictions on the past year. You may revisit my earlier posts for reference.
I was speaking of the percentage needed in order to reach yellow -- to then open the parks. As far as capacity goes, it's not the largest place to move around, so I can understand whatever they're doing on that note. But no, I'm not familiar with CA so my perspective is off.
I don’t know about international guests, but I know a lot of people who are not Disney parks fans but who go to WDW occasionally because they want to bring their kids there. These are people who generally go to all inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, rent beach houses or go to non-theme park type vacations. Many spend far less time in the parks then a regular Disney visitor would. They don’t have to ride Peter Pan for nostalgia sake, they just skip it. They get 3 fast pass reservations for whatever’s left when they get around to booking FPs dn they don’t really know the difference. I know multiple people who picked Pirates as their fast pass because they know of the movies. I know a lot of people who go, do the parks for a few hours and then head back to the resort to have drinks at the pool and relax before going out to dinner. That’s more like their typical vacation. They may spend a day or 2 out of a week at the parks all day but they have no problem cutting it short most other days. Not everyone has the theme park commando mentality. I think those types of casual tourists make up a bigger part of WDWs normal guests than people realize.
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sadly, I think due to behavior, it has to be this way.
I'm sure there are pending lawsuits, but if this is indeed written in stone and there's no way of changing the guidelines, maybe Disney should reach out to the county and surrounding cities in a sort of "hey guys, do you want folks employed? Do you want Mickey Mouse back? Wear a mask!"
I think this is a necessary.
Its not hard. They need to follow the rules.
I've been going since 1991, and I've never regarded the parks as relaxing. Sure, those who choose to do so can relax, but I don't think most people have ever regarded the rides as supplemental to the experience.