Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

[Epcotfan21]

People at WDW tend to do longer stays, especially foreign visitors, so they may be doing that to accommodate people who are there now and can't easily leave.

I guess this is the most logical reason. I certainly don't see guests that had plans during these dates still going through with their plans based on the parks being closed.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

People now are hoarding toilet paper that my friend texted me that he had to use the bidet to wash cause toilet papers are running out where he lives. He ended up loving it more than toilet paper.

I'm literally beginning to wonder if I'll be able to get my hands on the foods we send our boys to school with every day at this point...our supermarkets are being wiped out of just about everything.

Bet if you refilled one of the water bottles and gave it to him in his lunch he would not know the difference Ha Ha

After I educated him a little...he does it himself!

 

[LAKid53]

We were due to go in May which is still a possibility but I'm wondering....if we don't activate our annual passes then, It won't be until next year that we can go (I'm due to deliver in July/August). How long do we have to activate these things before they expire? I feel like I saw a crazy date like 2030 or something but I wasn't sure.

I would consider delaying your trip, as you're pregnant. You can call the help number for annual passholders and ask - you'll find it on the passholders section of the WDW website. I would, though, wait for a week or so as they're pretty swamped right now.

Congratulations!

 

[LAKid53]

Well today has been an absolutely exhausting day. 30 minutes after I got out of class I got an email saying all classes were being forced to move online, all the Disney park closures were announced, the DOW absolutely tanked, and the ongoing oil war isn't looking too hot. I literally had to stop and take a nap mid day to get a break from just hearing bad news after bad news (I'm pretty annoyed with classes moving online, even though I was originally in 2 in person, 1 hybrid, and 2 online classes, I liked being in person for the 2 classes because it really made learning tough topics easier).

While inconvenient, it's done not only for your safety, but for that of faculty and university staff. Look on the bright side, you won't be hunting for a parking space.

 

[jt04]

When doctors are estimating between 75 million and 150 million will be infected, that's staggering. 150 million is nearly half the US population. With a current mortality rate of 2.3% in the US, at the low end, that's 1,762,500 deaths. FAR eclipsing the seasonal flu.

That mortality rate is skewed by fatalities at one location. It won't be that high in the US obviously. Not downplaying the seriousness but panicking people isn't productive.

 

[John park hopper]

Spanish Flu killed 50-100 million

Totally different time--- people lived in poverty-- no sanitation, no modern medicine, no government involvement. we are in a far better position to confront the corona virus than those 100 years ago

 

[ImperfectPixie]

So this just crossed my mind...

We've been getting mailings from AARP (because 47 and 52 are SO OLD!)...are they doing anything in the way of promoting ways the elderly can avoid getting COVID-19? Like washing hands after getting the mail, etc. etc.?

 

[LAKid53]

Spanish Flu killed 50-100 million

The world's population at the time was a little less than 2 billion. 675,000 Americans died in the 1918 flu pandemic. And it hit healthy young adults pretty hard. Plus, medicine wasn't as advanced as it is now - no public health services, no antiviral medicines, no antibiotics, no vaccines, etc.

 

[LAKid53]

So this just crossed my mind...

We've been getting mailings from AARP (because 47 and 52 are SO OLD!)...are they doing anything in the way of promoting ways the elderly can avoid getting COVID-19? Like washing hands after getting the mail, etc. etc.?

It's all over the media. Most of those mailings are created months in advance. But that's a very good suggestion.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I'm literally beginning to wonder if I'll be able to get my hands on the foods we send our boys to school with every day at this point...our supermarkets are being wiped out of just about everything.

From my experience with Sandy in the Northeast is that when the big stores run out... go to the small ones. Delis, pharmacies, no-name convenience stores, gas station stores usually still have supplies. There's a lot of people who don't know that WalMart and Target have grocery sections.

Also, unlike natural disasters, the supply chain isn't being destroyed. Once the first round of panic shopping is over, the shelves will refill much faster than with a natural disaster.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

It's all over the media. Most of those mailings are created months in advance. But that's a very good suggestion.

Yeah...they keep trying to get us to sign up...but I was wondering if they were doing anything for their members. Specifically because the elderly don't generally deal with technology well, or know which websites to trust, etc. (My mother and MIL being PRIME examples of this...10 minutes to find the shopping cart icon on Amazon...)

 

[Bartattack]

The speculation that warm weather will slow it down (based on familiar coronaviruses) is not only based on 'warmth'... it's the humidity that helps. When the humidity is higher the virus won't stay airborn as long... it will fall to the ground. Colder and dry weather also makes are nose slime less effective to stop things... and last but not least direct sun-light (UV) helps to kill the virus more easily on surfaces.
That in combination with how people are less together inside usually slows down other coronaviruses.

 

[WEDway Inc & Company LLC]

Avatar FastPasses are plentiful right now, for the record

 

[John park hopper]

Yeah...they keep trying to get us to sign up...but I was wondering if they were doing anything for their members. Specifically because the elderly don't generally deal with technology well, or know which websites to trust, etc. (My mother and MIL being PRIME examples of this...10 minutes to find the shopping cart icon on Amazon...)

Have never been a big fan of AARP seem to be more interested in selling you insurance

 

[LAKid53]

I really wish adds would fill all forms of media letting people know what mild symptoms are so they don’t feel the need to run to their doctor/clinic/Er.

Similar to flu - cough, congestion, fever.

 

[Overlordkitty]

People are hoarding water.
We're not going to run out of running water.
It's crazy.

That can definitely vary by experience. After watching how badly Flint was handled (and still is), I always keep a reasonable supply of water on hand.

 

[John park hopper]

The speculation that warm weather will slow it down (based on familiar coronaviruses) is not only based on 'warmth'... it's the humidity that helps. When the humidity is higher the virus won't stay airborn as long... it will fall to the ground. Colder and dry weather also makes are nose slime less effective to stop things... and last but not least direct sun-light (UV) helps to kill the virus more easily on surfaces.
That in combination with how people are less together inside usually slows down other coronaviruses.

Good to hear cause in coastal SC the humidity will be close to 100% all summer long

 

[Piebald]

I dont know how prevalent they are in your area, but I've had success going into those little Mexican supermarkets that often have food inside of them. They generally dont stock a ton of bulk but I got the essentials there.

 

[LAKid53]

My wife worked ER for many years the things people came to the ER for made me shake my head in disbelief. Things any sane person would take care of themselves. I can only imagine what some people will be running to the ER for- wasting medical staff time and space.

Sadly, for many, the ER is their only source of medical treatment and they wait until things are very serious.

But then, people run to the doctor for a common cold. The number of times I was asked by my boss if I'd seen the doctor because I had a cold.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The speculation that warm weather will slow it down (based on familiar coronaviruses) is not only based on 'warmth'... it's the humidity that helps. When the humidity is higher the virus won't stay airborn as long... it will fall to the ground. Colder and dry weather also makes are nose slime less effective to stop things... and last but not least direct sun-light (UV) helps to kill the virus more easily on surfaces.
That in combination with how people are less together inside usually slows down other coronaviruses.

That's supposition based on weak evidence. Buy that logic, the humid tropics and northern climes would have a significantly different rate of transmission, and I've seen no such data that says that's the case.