For our insiders, is the 50th budget already approved? if it is it might be fine. Plus this might be a good thing?? I'm guessing that marketing will go into overdrive to get guests back to WDW/Orlando after all this . So maybe TDO will add more to the 50th and Market it more than they were planning????
I don't want to see the 50th anniversary party cut back either. However, I believe it is more important to take care of the Cast Members, their families and the entire community of greater Orlando. If the parks have to stay closed for more than this 2 weeks something has to give. Movie theaters and Studios are losing billions in revenue and so are the parks. We all care but no one should put ourvfun and Entertainment over the health and wellbeing of the Cast Members who provide us with such satisfaction.
We don't even know what's planned for the 50th so I think it would be tough to get something up and running shortly after reopening.
I agree and I don't think TDO would open too early to save the 50th. However the 50th will still be on our minds after this is all over.
It was already setting up to be generally disappointing... but now, yeah, I agree...
After the 2011 earthquake in Japan, TDL took about a month to get all their entertainment up and running.(Fireworks were canceld but it was just old school FITS Syle. IDK if that was a selling point for TDR guests) F! opened on time or a week late. As for Parades: Easter opened first. Then Jub. about a half a week later. Dreamlights waited about 1.5 to 2 weeks?? Then went to a planned refresh and Nightfall Glow opened and played the whole Dreamlights referb. Some Shows did have some days off but nothing too alarming. I would like to think at least FOF and HEA wouldn't have a delay. I rather have MISI in trouble than MRFF! Even though this is the best MISI version IMO.
From realBobChapek's mouth to the real Bob Chapek's ears.
Not sure if it was coming either way, but yeah. My guess is that Covid-19 has pretty much destroyed any budget for the 50th anniversary celebration at this point. I'm still keeping my naive little fingers crossed in case of a miracle, though.
I expect all Magic Kingdom shows to be fully staffed from day one. There will likely be no elements cut besides the pyro for some MRFF shows which I believe is at least partially discontinued for the castle repainting. Keep in mind that most performers in parades and shows are full-time, hourly workers and they need to be scheduled a minimum amount of hours. There would be no advantage to cutting roles since entertainment is already struggling to find shifts with enough hours for their CMs. If anything is phased, it will likely be the opening of parks and resorts with Magic Kingdom Park and the Monorail line Resorts opening first, followed shortly by (or coinciding with) Studios. Training enough CMs to fully staff the parks (especially the international staff at EPCOT) is going to take some time and will likely not allow every park to open at once - then again, stranger things have happened.
IDK, I'm starting to think that maybe MK shouldn't be given a pass! Maybe we should expect a 50th! They have the money, or did all the 50th money go other parts of the company that are not Parks?!?!?!
Or just the gazebo with mickey and minnie in it
