GoofGoof
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It’s not a matter of IF it’s a matter of when and for how long at this point.
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Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion
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Piebald
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NBA is likely canceled. This is a difficult situation that is not getting better and if people are putting timelines in their minds they are forgetting how fast things develop. 2 weeks Italy was getting bad. Now they're effectively shut down. 1 month ago people were booking their spring break trips to Europe. Now everything is canceled. If people think on the 31st day they think they can score a cheap flight to Prague they're playing a high risk short game.
ELG13
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Just released a statement that it is suspended. A jazz player tested positive for it.
You wont be able to get on a flight to the US here in the UK due to point of origin restriction both in terms of API/ESTA information we have to put in - so will be denied boarding in the UK anyway. If on a through ticket then you'll be stopped in Europe and I assume and non uk national will not be able to buy a ticket for use to the US prior to April the 13th
JohnD
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Get a grip people. There were between 171,000 and 575,000 deaths from H1N1 in 2009 and I don’t recall WDW closing.
2009 H1N1 Pandemic
A summary of key events of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the CDC's response activities between April 2009 and April 2010.
www.cdc.gov
Animaniac93-98
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Other countries will have to do the same to in order for this to work.
A person could fly to Montreal or Toronto and then to the US, for example.
There is no coincidence that it was announced late last night (UK time) that Johnson was making an announcement tomorrow - this was not even seen to be a possibility earlier in the day when he was in parliament; conversations have been had to make this work.
IanDLBZF
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And same for DLR.Get a grip people. There were between 171,000 and 575,000 deaths from H1N1 in 2009 and I don’t recall WDW closing.
2009 H1N1 Pandemic
A summary of key events of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the CDC's response activities between April 2009 and April 2010.
DisneyCane
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That is a very valid point. I think it comes back to the question for the experts about the transmission risk in a busy theme park. Honestly, what Disney should do is request and evaluation from the CDS/NIH/Task Force and then base the decision on their determination.
Without any expert opinion, I would personally not want elderly people visiting WDW right now. They made that recommendation for cruise ships, but cruise ships are certainly MUCH higher risk for spreading illness than a theme park. Every time there is norovirus on a cruise ship a large percentage of passengers get infected. From memory, I can't recall any illness that had an outbreak at a theme park. But, for the elderly and/or people with serious underlying medical conditions, I would think that they should avoid theme parks out of an abundance of caution.
Calmdownnow
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Get with the program John D, the WH talking points have moved on. The govt is now signaling that there is a real threat to public health because of a world-wide pandemic
Feel a bit sorry for some of those who have had very few cases! I assume they see the Schengen zone free movement as a massive risk I guess! My big issues is with Russia who has no restrictions but I can guarantee probably has as many cases as most European nations if not more due to where their borders are!
He could be right, though. Everything else could close but the Disney parks would remain the Ivory Towers left standing. Thank you, Neverending Story fans.
Bob Harlem
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Rumor: Hearing Universal may make some sort of announcement about this tomorrow.
IanDLBZF
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I wonder if SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Legoland do the same.
If that's true... I know with hurricane closures the local parks have always coordinated. One would assume they would with this also, just from a logistics standpoint? But even if Universal is going it alone certainly the rest of the cards would fall rather quickly.
LukeS7
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Not directed at the poster you replied to but more in general:
CDC and WHO fatality rates: “Oh, they’re not accurate, they’re overblown!”
Failed Senate Candidate posts conspiracy theory on Twitter: “IT MUST BE TRUE”
Would this not possibly be how they deal with the tons of bookings they have from European nations? or whether they would accept people from Europe prior to Friday i.e. how are they going to deal with people from France who are flying over tomorrow prior to the ban?
allymonkey
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They were still accepting reservations at noon today. After we had to cancel a cruise, we made alternate spring break plans. Now I worry that we will need to cancel our replacement trip.
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