Surferboy567
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Not sure how true this is...but Mickey Views has said that is the case.
Of course it’s a rumor. He’s far from a creditable source but has gotten things right.
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Not sure how true this is...but Mickey Views has said that is the case.
Of course it’s a rumor. He’s far from a creditable source but has gotten things right.
JoeCamel
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I think after we see what happens in the next month we as a society will think twice before putting ourselves and families in large crowds for a long while. It will take time to ramp up. They have to reload the hotels and it takes time to rebook all those rooms.
GoofGoof
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Those people already had trips planned and many were already in town. March through the week after Easter is also traditionally much more busy than May (around when I assume they would re-open). Now that the parks are closed most people who aren’t local will need some time to plan a return trip. They won’t book flights until the park actually opens.
edit: also with kids most places missing substantial time from school parents are less likely to pull them out in May or June to go to WDW.
Why do you think that?
France has decided to close restaurants, cafes, movie theaters and nightclubs effective at midnight. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and public transportation will remain open to the public.
www.cnbc.com
France closes restaurants, cafes, movie theaters and other nonessential shops to fight coronavirus
The order applies to restaurants, cafes, movie theaters and nightclubs. Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and public transportation will remain open to the public.
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rnese
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Surferboy567
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That seems extreme...possible but I’m not sure.
TrainsOfDisney
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2 weeks ago Disney world closing at all was “extreme” - I think June is best case scenario.
And let’s be honest, they don’t have to reopen all 4 parks. The parks have never been closed like this. Maybe they leave Epcot closed for a bit for example. (Saying that based on sending all the international cast home and so much of the park is under construction anyway.)
It's tough the first time life slaps you in the face, and you suddenly realize that you don't have as much control over your life as you thought you did. I understand your disappointment.
gmajew
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Everything shutting down is the only way we get through this fast. Restaurants hotel etc cannot deal with months of bad sales. But two weeks of nothing they can survive with the right economic packages.
wdwfan22
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Full Time Cast Members with the Culture Representative Program do not have to leave. They can choose to continue their programs if they wish. They are not forcing them to continue though. If they choose to leave they will be marked as completed.
Dont put this bad juju out there!
TrainsOfDisney
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Yeah I phrased that wrong. “All international cast” in my post should be “international cast in guest relations and the various programs that have been ended”
disney4life2008
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My friend works as a manager for college program. They all live off international drive off the lake Buena Vista exit. So home home just means their apartments. Now I'm sure some will go home but they have Disney housing albeit ridiculously expensive.
I just went back and re-read the OP. WOW - from where we were a month ago.
TrainsOfDisney
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Yeah I phrased that wrong. “All international cast” in my post should be “international cast in guest relations and the various programs that have been ended”
DisneyCane
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I understand that completely. People that have bad enough cases to need hospitalization are definitely getting tested. Data of the percent positive that are hospitalized will overestimate the percentage requiring hospitalization.
It is likely that tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people in the US already have or have had an infection but it was a mild or asymptomatic case. For the projections of how the hospital system can handle the case load to be accurate, we must get a better idea of the denominator.
According to worldometers.info, under 1% of the cases in South Korea are serious or critical. If that is a similar ratio to what is realistic in the US and we assume 50% of the country will be infected, then 1.6 million will need hospitalization. However, that will be over the whole course of the outbreak. That doesn't mean they need intensive care, just hospitalization.
For all we know, millions of people in the US have it already and are not serious enough to be hospitalized. I honestly don't know if in South Korea they are testing people regardless of any symptoms or if they only test people with some type of indication that they might have COVID-19.
I do know that there is no way we will be able to test over 300 million people. Even if it was logistically possible, you can't force people to have a medical test.
Anybody think Four Seasons Residence's prices are going to drop? I liked those better than GO.
wdwfan22
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If they live in Disney housing they have to be out. There will be a few exceptions but it looks like the majority will have to go.
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