SamusAranX
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I believe it's overall since the beginning
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I believe it's overall since the beginning
Andrew C
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Alright. That makes more sense then.
GoofGoof
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I would assume like the deaths it’s a running count. 6% of all cases ending up in the hospital seems about right. I know in some places they list total hospitalized and also total currently in the hospital which is probably more useful if considering hospital capacity. Each state is different.
GoofGoof
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CMs testing positive in general is no big deal and should be expected. If the part of the story about Covid positive workers being called into work is really happening it’s certainly newsworthy. I have some doubts that’s true and if so is certainly not a company policy, it’s a screw up by a manager somewhere. There’s no shortage of workers. Disney would never want to take the risk of something like that leaking. They are bending over backwards to at least appear safe and there’s a pretty big cost to that in both extra expense as well as potential lost revenues.
_caleb
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Right. And the article is NOT saying that Disney is, in fact, calling known positives back to work. It's saying that some CMs are claiming that this is happening. What can't people understand this?
I totally agree that IF this is happening, Disney does not want it to happen (they especially do not want this information to leak)!
Even with today's leadership, the bar still isn't low enough for me. Womp-womp!
Chi84
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I think people do understand, but possibly see less newsworthiness in an article reporting what some CMs are claiming is happening, especially when those CMs expressly state that their goal is to force Disney to close. Others may attach more significance to it; it's a judgment call.
Also, the use of the word "reveal" is questionable and isn't the picture associated with the article from WDW? Minor things, but still . . .
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Kevin_W
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Pretty good news, IMO:
www.cnn.com
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could be ready for approval by mid-October -- but there are still 'unknowns'
Pfizer and BioNTech are confident they can have a vaccine against the novel coronavirus ready for regulatory approval by the middle of October or early November, BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin told CNN Tuesday.
www.cnn.com
Andrew C
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The sooner the better.Pretty good news, IMO:
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could be ready for approval by mid-October -- but there are still 'unknowns'
Pfizer and BioNTech are confident they can have a vaccine against the novel coronavirus ready for regulatory approval by the middle of October or early November, BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin told CNN Tuesday.
If I were a source of news, real or otherwise, I'd run optimistic, click-baity vaccine news articles every day. Oh, wait.
Pretty good news, IMO:
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could be ready for approval by mid-October -- but there are still 'unknowns'
Pfizer and BioNTech are confident they can have a vaccine against the novel coronavirus ready for regulatory approval by the middle of October or early November, BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugur Sahin told CNN Tuesday.
How "quickly" is "getting regulatory approval" is "quickly" for a "federal regulatory agency"?
So, with the removal the the sign of the Little Mermaid stage show in DHS, whose building is rumored to become a black box ('easily' rethemed C-Ticket dark ride), and, with all the other construction projects now moving full steam ahead (the ones that weren't canceled)...
Do y'all think that Disney is confident that there's a late 2020 / early 2021 vaccine, and then, by Spring Break, there will be no more COVID protocols?
After all, we know Disney has enough cash and borrowed cash to weather a pandemic for two years. But with it being likely that it only needs to last six more months, they're confidently opening up the capex spigot?
As I look at what the vaccine situation is, I'm becoming very optimistic. Is Disney now also running on that optimism? Did they just approve the Black Box based on that optimism rather than let Little Mermaid sit empty forever like many other closed attractions (looking at you, Stitch)?
Do y'all think that Disney is confident that there's a late 2020 / early 2021 vaccine, and then, by Spring Break, there will be no more COVID protocols?
After all, we know Disney has enough cash and borrowed cash to weather a pandemic for two years. But with it being likely that it only needs to last six more months, they're confidently opening up the capex spigot?
As I look at what the vaccine situation is, I'm becoming very optimistic. Is Disney now also running on that optimism? Did they just approve the Black Box based on that optimism rather than let Little Mermaid sit empty forever like many other closed attractions (looking at you, Stitch)?
GoofGoof
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Loosening the purse strings on capex just in time for the potential change to the Hall of Presidents come January
I kid, I kid....I do think somewhere at TWDC they are pulling together a bunch of scenarios for when things can happen and what the result may be. Remember it’s an even bigger deal for DLR right now since they aren’t even open. For WDW they would probably love to capture Spring Break crowds but that may be aggressive (Sunday 4/4 is Easter so end of March for that timing). They also have the backdrop of the 50th anniversary party which I assume starts sometime in 2021 and now probably goes through 2022. Tron, Rat, GoTG all come online some time during or before the 50th but they could also use some smaller scale additions to level out crowds. LM and Stitch make a lot of sense. I’d also love to see something at AK especially with Primeval Whirl closing for good. Is the Marry Poppins thing in EPCOT dead?
Go' res' 'er sou', Guvnah!
MaximumEd
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Im from Alabama, so I had to read that 3 times, but I finally got it!
Seanual757
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People still need to realize that once a vaccine is out it's going to take 8-10 months to be able to produce 750 Million doses of the vaccine we will still be in the social distancing and face masks well into the summer. We can expect to see limited capacity most of 2021.
Andrew C
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Point taken, although we are already creating millions of doses of several options in anticipation of them working and rolling out. Hundreds of millions I believe.
HongKongFooy
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If those restrictions/protocols are lifted by Spring Break expect the most insane level of crowds imaginable.....I foresee record breaking pandemonium.
Seanual757
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Experts have already said they will be able to have some for front line workers but for the rest of the public it's going to be well into the summer before enough are available. Plus the other big thing is how will they distribute the vaccine this has not even been worked out. No way Spring Break will happen. Several companies are working on the vaccine but they need to provide it for the world and not just the US. Even the task force again today said late summer into the fall.
We can pretty much kiss 2021 goodbye and hope 2022 is a great year.
GimpYancIent
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With all the data, stats and experience gathered to date about COVID19 one things is for sure, and that is vast numbers of people do not want to just exist but want to live. Vaccine or no there will be spring break activity, it may not be as in the past, but there will be a spring break.
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