Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[Andrew C]

Wow, thought I would check in before bed. What am I walking into here. lol

It was more peaceful with you around. You know how hard for me that is to say?

 

[Miss Bella]

Choose between life and financial hardship? I'm guessing you mean choose life and financial hardship vs risk of getting sick?

I'm sure that's what they meant it was just a typo mistake.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

It was more peaceful with you around. You know how hard for me that is to say?

Thanks I think?
Both sides digging in.. no movement either way. Reminds me of the NFL coming up soon.

 

[mickey0825]

The severity of the possible repercussions of someone’s actions should dictate the response from others. Since I believe that people visiting WDW plays a relatively minor but still meaningful role in prolonging the crisis, endangering people, holding down the economy, and dictating when responsible people get to resume normal lives, I don’t think countering false statements on a theme park message board is a disproportionate response.

As for giving things a lot of thought, I think you vastly underestimate humanity’s gift for self-delusion and desire for normalcy - especially in light of a social media landscape that will let folks find excuses for anything they want to believe.

man....you must REALLY have nothing else to do

 

[BrianLo]

My head will be bitten off momentarily for saying this. China is actually the best comparator for the US to emulate based on population size. Not to mention Disney's experience with parks.

 

[Miss Bella]

But isn’t the likelihood of financial hardship much, much greater than the likelihood of death? This doesn’t lend itself to such simplistic statements.

I'd take my chances with COVID vs losing my house. Not to mention nothing weakens the immune system more than stress.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yes, Canada oh Canada a country that is 1/10 the size of the US. You do realize that many states in the U.S have done just as well as Canada, and some of them never shut down.

Really? Which ones?

Which states with 50 million people and dozens of cities to balance flow/restriction to/from?

Take your time...

Financial hardship can also lead to illness and death and the chance of dying from COVID are slim to none for people of working age. Have you ever been in a position where you couldn't buy food or pay your bills? Had to move back with your parents? The unemployment benefits are not being extended.

Please refer to statistics indicating “covid shutin” suicides, death by broken heartedness/boredom, or gun cleanings due to lack of option accidents have contributed more than 129,000 more deaths over average since March?

The same stuff, day after day...slipping one of these debunked hoax theories in as if they’ll be taken as fact.

Don’t believe anything a politician says right now - to be honest. They are all maneuvering to buy a huge election. I’m not supporting any agenda...merely identifying what’s indisputable truth for all of them. Hold off on those proclamations for a few more weeks/months.

I’m not saying it’s just you...far from it...but it has to stop.

Just as - to be fair - Indefinite calls for lockdowns need to give way to better solutions. It’s not all one sided.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

My head will be bitten off momentarily for saying this. China is actually the best comparator for the US to emulate based on population size. Not to mention Disney's experience with parks.

Well...not population as a whole...but industrialized/urban population?

Yeah...I can see it.

 

[Chi84]

The severity of the possible repercussions of someone’s actions should dictate the response from others. Since I believe that people visiting WDW plays a relatively minor but still meaningful role in prolonging the crisis, endangering people, holding down the economy, and dictating when responsible people get to resume normal lives, I don’t think countering false statements on a theme park message board is a disproportionate response.

As for giving things a lot of thought, I think you vastly underestimate humanity’s gift for self-delusion and desire for normalcy - especially in light of a social media landscape that will let folks find excuses for anything they want to believe.

That’s just wrong. We have laws to protect people from being severely endangered by others. You don’t like the laws? Feel they should protect you more? Write your representatives.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'd take my chances with COVID vs losing my house. Not to mention nothing weakens the immune system more than stress.

This is a Disney forum and all this nonsense comes back to people wanting their Disney open...let’s cut through it.

Disney being closed till after Labor Day threatens your house?

Now I’m more confused than normal

 

[Casper Gutman]

That’s just wrong. We have laws to protect people from being severely endangered by others. You don’t like the laws? Feel they should protect you more? Write your representatives.

Just a note: they are being strict on not allowing politics in this thread, which is fine. But that makes it somewhat disingenuous to try and force someone into a political discussion.

That aside, I’ve already pointed out that society has a lot of ways to apply pressure outside of laws and applies that pressure often.

 

[Kevin_W]

Wow, thought I would check in before bed. What am I walking into here. lol

It's almost like some banned posters created new accounts to come back to this thread...

 

[Miss Bella]

This is a Disney forum and all this nonsense comes back to people wanting their Disney open...let’s cut through it.

Disney being closed till after Labor Day threatens your house?

Now I’m more confused than normal

You need to go back and read the whole conversation and then maybe you won't be confused.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You need to go back and read the whole conversation and then maybe you won't be confused.

I could...

But at the end of the day this is about parks being opened...with all the other health and geopolitical/socioeconomic issues being tossed in the Fog of War around it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It's almost like some banned posters created new accounts to come back to this thread...

...a man in a bunny suit with a suspicious mustache told me that’s never happened on a Disney forum...not once

 

[milordsloth]

I gotta say, definitely more entertaining discussing all this here vs with the people I work with. Those guys never seem to want to circle the conversation back to WDW

 

[Miss Bella]

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...a man in a bunny suit with a suspicious mustache told me that’s never happened on a Disney forum...not once

There are forums where people actually want to go to WDW just not this one. This is the argument forum.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

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There are forums where people actually want to go to WDW just not this one. This is the argument forum.

You mean the ones with the “pre-trip” reports and the 785 day countdown tickers till the next trip?

Fascinating insights

 

[Miss Bella]

You mean the ones with the “pre-trip” reports and the 785 day countdown tickers till the next trip?

Fascinating insights

No that's not what I meant at all. I meant other forums as in other websites.

 

[Chi84]

Just a note: they are being strict on not allowing politics in this thread, which is fine. But that makes it somewhat disingenuous to try and force someone into a political discussion.

That aside, I’ve already pointed out that society has a lot of ways to apply pressure outside of laws and applies that pressure often.

Telling someone to try to get the laws changed if they feel the laws are deficient is not discussing politics.