I mean- isn't everyone in Orlando freaking out at this moment??? What about all the theme parks and hotels??? Yeesh, what a mess.
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I mean- isn't everyone in Orlando freaking out at this moment??? What about all the theme parks and hotels??? Yeesh, what a mess.
Disney Analyst
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They should be. How do you control water consumption amongst all resorts and tourists spots? It’s a mess.
Gringrinngghost
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Universal *might* be on Orlandos water, I'm not entirely sure. If so, they would have to possibly shut down Jurassic Park River Adventure as that's the only water ride that uses city water.
sullyinMT
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How do the water parks operate? City water?
Gringrinngghost
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I would assume City water as well since I am sure Uni didn't want to build piping to pump from the lagoon. But I know immediately for the parks, that JP would be affected.
GimpYancIent
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I believe the issue deals with water that is consumed as in drinking. No one should be drinking the water used for the rides such as Jurassic Park River Adventure.
Do Disney hotels use Orlando water?
How about Sea World?
I'm just thinking of all the hotels in Orlando area...how do you tell people - hey, don't shower tonight, okay?
Heppenheimer
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Who would have thought freedom smelled (and tasted) like rotten eggs?
Oops, wait, that should have been "free-dumb".
Oops, wait, that should have been "free-dumb".
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Ask California. They deal with water issues everyday.
This isn’t a shot. I think they just declared a drought emergency recently. Which is pretty dang common.
DisneyDebRob
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Horrific what they are letting happen in Florida. Does anyone in charge think maybe we are doing something wrong when they are asking to conserve water so they can help patients? Wow.
Ask California. They deal with water issues everyday.
Well, theirs is due to lack of water from droughts, right? This is because of liquid oxygen - which I won't even pretend to know what that actually means.
Virtual Toad
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Happy Friday everyone. Just picked up my younger child from school. Four students were pulled from his classroom at the end of the day due to a positive COVID case. The policy is not to quarantine an entire classroom but just those kids who sit immediately around the positive case. My child however sits face to face with one of the students (desks pushed together facing one another) in a different period. And all the kids are crowded into hallways and the lunchroom throughout the day without mandatory masks or any social distancing. But we have not been contacted and my son is not being asked to quarantine.
So my child, instead of being proud of his performance at school today and happy that the weekend is here, is in near hysterics instead, thanks to the completely inane and criminally inadequate safety protocols in our schools here in Florida.
When I get upset on these boards at those offering a “different perspective,” please understand why. I am a parent. This is extraordinarily personal. It’s like we’re watching a train wreck here in FL in slow motion, caused and perpetuated by leaders— and a good percentage of indifferent if not downright idiotic people in this state— who couldn’t give a damn about our children. Sorry but angry doesn’t begin to describe how I feel about this situation.
So my child, instead of being proud of his performance at school today and happy that the weekend is here, is in near hysterics instead, thanks to the completely inane and criminally inadequate safety protocols in our schools here in Florida.
When I get upset on these boards at those offering a “different perspective,” please understand why. I am a parent. This is extraordinarily personal. It’s like we’re watching a train wreck here in FL in slow motion, caused and perpetuated by leaders— and a good percentage of indifferent if not downright idiotic people in this state— who couldn’t give a damn about our children. Sorry but angry doesn’t begin to describe how I feel about this situation.
Gringrinngghost
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Only Universal. Sea World is just south of them. Celebration and Disney are not part of my area (Toho Water Authority) so there is a middle man between OUC and Toho that services SeaWorld and Disney.
Edit: Celebration says they use Toho, Toho doesn't have them in their map.
disneygeek90
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Terrible. And then there's still some pushing for dropped mandates and whining over Disney requiring masks indoors. That is, quite literally, the least of Florida's problems right now.
lazyboy97o
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Water that comes into contact with people has to use a potable supply.
Reedy Creek Improvement District supplies Disney and SeaWorld is supplied by the county. Hotels are going to vary based on location. Most in city limits would be OUC but they also service outside city limits. Reedy Creek also supplies a little outside the District. But it’s all regional. I can’t imagine the county has some huge stash they’re hoarding.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I am sorry for your situation. If you are that upset and worried, maybe you should pull your kid from school. If you consider the risk to be too great and dangerous for your child, time to rethink sending him/her.
See here -
Announcement happening from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer asking residents to conserve water due to high usage of Liquid Oxygen at local hospitals -
"Long before hospitals were using liquid oxygen to help save the lives of COVID-19 patients, Orlando Utilities Commission has relied on the substance to help purify and clean its water.
Liquid oxygen is now in short supply due to a record number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and OUC said its supply is running low. That forced the utility company on Friday to call on its water customers to cut back on their water usage immediately.
OUC provides water service to Orlando residents as well as residents in unincorporated Orange County.
Company officials said irrigation accounts for about 40% of its consumption and they need to reduce that in the coming days to help conserve its liquid oxygen supply. The first step in doing so is asking water customers to stop watering their lawns.
Liquid oxygen removes hydrogen sulfide, a colorless gas, from the water. The gas, if not removed, gives the water a strong rotten egg smell.
The utility company said it has a lower than normal supply of liquid oxygen because it is also being used to help treat COVID-19 patients at local hospitals.
Doctors have found that using liquid oxygen helps better treat patients trying to fight the virus.
The record-high surge in COVID-19 patients in local hospitals has led to an increase in the use of liquid oxygen, leading to the shortage at OUC."
OUC asking water customers to start conserving water immediately: Here’s why
Liquid oxygen is now in short supply due to a record number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and OUC said its supply is running low.www.wftv.com
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