Notes from Neverland
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Texas has rapidly changed their approach as cases have surged over the last few days.
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GoofGoof
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FL and TX essentially closing bars. Wow.
I‘m glad they acknowledge the issue. That seems like a smart move right now. Tough pill to swallow for bar owners. Hopefully they reboot and allow them to re-open soon with proper distancing and masks for workers and anyone not seated.
Sure article out of Kaiser and Huffpost that is just reporting the bars are getting health code violations and getting shutdown and a handful of of bars having cases tied to them, I prefer the info directly from the Orlando hospital and government. Also if they feel they need to shut bars down sure, but as others mentioned big difference regarding parks etc.
Packed Bars Serve Up New Rounds Of COVID Contagion - KFF Health News
State officials are pointing to reopened bars as a cause of local spikes in coronavirus cases. Bars are tailor-made for the spread of the virus, with a cacophony of conversations that require raised voices and alcohol, which can impede judgment.khn.org
Joel
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...OR we'll all die.
Sirwalterraleigh
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You’re telling yourselves what you want to hear to preserve the possibility of a few days in the sun.
The difference is the 63,000 employees that will go in and out every day and commingle with all the “peasants” on the outside.
This is the same thing that is gonna kill the nba plan...no “bubble” can be sealed in Florida.
Could also cause other places that are scheduled to reopen to remain closed. Nomad, cantina, enchanted rose etc.
Good move but the guests at WDW/Universal burning up in the heat / wearing face masks and shut out of alcohol? There may be some guests that won't take the news well.
GoofGoof
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I’m starting to think that some of the theme park plans are backwards. They are not having parades and night shows where people gather outdoors but they plan to open some indoor theater shows. Could be that opposite would be a better plan.
Suspended sales only for onsite consumption, basically moving back to phase 1 for bars. I think South Florida is still at phase 1 so no change there. Not that huge of a change but a good step, surprised that it was statewide, probably legal reasons for that.
DisneyOutsider
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Gotta think they're seriously considering pushing this thing now. If this thread is any evidence, Disney needs to do the right thing and save us from ourselves.
Chip Chipperson
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Tim Tracker tested a couple out in one of his videos. The gaitor didn't work very well as it kept sliding down. A paper mask with ear loops stayed in place pretty well.
oceanbreeze77
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This is MY Waffle House indicator
oceanbreeze77
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jaklgreen
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It's easier to limit how many people you let into a theater then it is outside with people trying to get a better view of the parade. Good luck keeping space between anyone on mainstreet.
It certainly makes another big hit happen for Citywalk and Disney Springs that were in a slow road to good profit again.
oceanbreeze77
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I want this to be taken as least political as possible but
The governors of TX and FL closing the bars is a BIG DEAL.
The governors of TX and FL closing the bars is a BIG DEAL.
carolina_yankee
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With Florida having a very low contact tracing rate (8% according to COVID Act Now), 9,000 infections means there are likely thousands of other non-tested infections. Those positive people interacted with others and they are out there interacting with still more people. The 9,000 need to quarantine for 14 days or until 3 days after their last fever. Are they? Those were potentially infected from them (10-15 minutes in close proximity) also need to quarantine for 14 days or until 3 days after their last fever.
With numbers like this, Florida is either going to shut itself down because everyone has to quarantine, or the number are going to continue to spike because people aren’t being traced, being tested, and quarantining.
With numbers like this, Florida is either going to shut itself down because everyone has to quarantine, or the number are going to continue to spike because people aren’t being traced, being tested, and quarantining.
FullSailDan
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That's long been confusing to me. Crowds of people indoors just isn't good. Outdoors is better but only if people are distancing. I think the issue Disney has with parades is they don't have the capability to support enforcing the spacing of people during those events.
Guessing the reason the did it this way , banned on site consumption for bars, because of how they have to enforce it. They had difficulty in enforcing, fine bars or shutdown the bad actors under regular plan. The bad actors were packing them without and mitigation. Doing things like this is an indicator that Disney will stay the course because they are doing it right.
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