Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[DisneyDebRob]

...and yet...

Do you have any doubt of the widespread stupidity/carelessness?

I did on my first day on the planet...but not all the days after.

First day for me I saw it.

 

[Incomudro]

...and yet...

Do you have any doubt of the widespread stupidity/carelessness?

I did on my first day on the planet...but not all the days after.

No.
Not at all.

I also have no doubt that people will use photographs to mislead.
I have no doubt that many will see such images and not realize that they are being mislead.

By the way, I rode the bike trail this morning that I often ride.
Due to this very story, I noticed that even with my eyes, that depth perception as to how far away groups of people were can be quite misleading.
Many times as I saw a couple of different people, alone or in pairs - from a distance they appeared to be much closer to each other than they were - until I got quite close to them.

 

[Incomudro]

Indeed. We’ve seen depth of field tricks being used by the press with ulterior motives recently. Long lens beach shots have been the favourite trying to lie that the beaches were crowded. Someone else posted a video of the same beach but from the side that showed groups of people a good 15-20 ft apart minimum.

I’m not saying social distancing has been ignored by some. It has and I hope only they have to deal with the consequences. But the press overall loves a bad story.

They love a bad story so much that they'll actually create one.

 

[marni1971]

They love a bad story so much that they'll actually create one.

Indeed. Like, but dislike.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

They love a bad story so much that they'll actually create one.

All news organizations do it. It’s done every night in whatever news you are watching. They play to their audience to push what agenda they want out there. Keeping their base and making money is what most do.

 

[danlb_2000]

No.
Not at all.

I also have no doubt that people will use photographs to mislead.
I have no doubt that many will see such images and not realize that they are being mislead.

By the way, I rode the bike trail this morning that I often ride.
Due to this very story, I noticed that even with my eyes, that depth perception as to how far away groups of people were can be quite misleading.
Many times as I saw a couple of different people, alone or in pairs - from a distance they appeared to be much closer to each other than they were - until I got quite close to them.

I saw an article about this recently. The two photos below were taken of the same line using different lenses and perspective.

Hvor tæt er folk på hinanden? Disse billeder er taget samtidig, men viser to meget forskellige ting

Fotografen bag håber, at billederne kan give folk en fornemmelse af, hvor meget fotografernes valg betyder for motivet. Læs mere her.

nyheder.tv2.dk

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I saw an article about this recently. The two photos below were taken of the same line using different lenses and perspective.

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Hvor tæt er folk på hinanden? Disse billeder er taget samtidig, men viser to meget forskellige ting

Fotografen bag håber, at billederne kan give folk en fornemmelse af, hvor meget fotografernes valg betyder for motivet. Læs mere her.

nyheder.tv2.dk

Then there’s some that doesn’t fall into that category.

 

[GoofGoof]

Then there’s some that doesn’t fall into that category.

Even outside of Covid times that many people crammed into the pool drinking heavily could have other issues....How many are hopping out to hit the restrooms?

 

[LittleBuford]

Even outside of Covid times that many people crammed into the pool drinking heavily could have other issues....How many are hopping out to hit the restrooms?

Frankly, a bit of urine in the pool water is much less worrying than the risk of infection to which these people are so blithely exposing themselves and others.

 

[GoofGoof]

Frankly, a bit of urine in the pool water is much less worrying than the risk of infection to which these people are so blithely exposing themselves and others.

Depends how much pool water you drink

 

[LittleBuford]

Depends how much pool water you drink

Even then!

 

[brianstl]

Even outside of Covid times that many people crammed into the pool drinking heavily could have other issues....How many are hopping out to hit the restrooms?

Sadly, it is better than what I expected at LOTO. The only good thing is those pools are normally dangerously over chlorinated which might help in this situation. I am sure far worse happened in the coves last night and will again tonight.

 

[Patcheslee]

Ouch for Disney

White House bars entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil, citing coronavirus concerns

The White House on Sunday announced that the U.S. would bar entry of non-citizens traveling from Brazil, which has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in previous weeks.

www.foxnews.com

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Ouch for Disney

White House bars entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil, citing coronavirus concerns

The White House on Sunday announced that the U.S. would bar entry of non-citizens traveling from Brazil, which has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in previous weeks.

www.foxnews.com

I'm not going to lie...a lot of WDW fans will be thrilled by this. (I realize the tour groups are teenagers with no parents present...hence all the bad behavior.)

 

[brianstl]

It would have been much smarter to open up the theme parks in Missouri than open up LOTO. Imagine alcohol consumed at ten times the rate of Food & Wine with plenty of narcotic consumption and you have Lake of the Ozarks on a holiday weekend. Almost none of those people are in any condition to make smart decisions.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

It would have been much smarter to open up the theme parks in Missouri than open up LOTO. Imagine alcohol consumed at ten times the rate of Food & Wine with plenty of narcotic consumption and you have Lake of the Ozarks on a holiday weekend. Almost none of those people are in any condition to make smart decisions.

Are you kidding me? I know people near us who even sober and straight aren't in any condition to make smart decisions.

 

[brianstl]

Are you kidding me? I know people near us who even sober and straight aren't in any condition to make smart decisions.

It doesn’t help that it is all fueled by 18-25 year olds and middle aged midlife crisis people. I loved the place 20 years ago, but I was one of the dumb young people then and in my opinion has only gotten worse since then.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

It doesn’t help that it is all fueled by 18-25 year olds and middle aged midlife crisis people. I loved the place 20 years ago, but I was one of the dumb young people then and in my opinion has only gotten worse since then.

I hear ya there. I'm honestly kind of surprised I survived past my 20s...I was a bit of a wild child for a long time.

 

[BaconPancakes]

Ouch for Disney

White House bars entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil, citing coronavirus concerns

The White House on Sunday announced that the U.S. would bar entry of non-citizens traveling from Brazil, which has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in previous weeks.

www.foxnews.com

Fantastic news! Can they keep it that way permanently?

 

[Lilofan]

Ouch for Disney

White House bars entry of non-US citizens traveling from Brazil, citing coronavirus concerns

The White House on Sunday announced that the U.S. would bar entry of non-citizens traveling from Brazil, which has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in previous weeks.

www.foxnews.com

This will hurt Orlando tourism. One half of International Drive caters to Brazilian tour groups. The shopping malls, gift shops, restaurants and hotels depend on their business.