The urban plan of EPCOT was not really all that new. It’s emphasis on the pedestrian definitely would have helped to provide a base level of daily activity but it’s enclosed downtown and utilitidors probably would have been a nightmare for COVID.
Putting down my eclair to get back on topic here....
Careful when you say this, as the hard-core anti-Covid deniers will quickly point out sarcastically that this can't be true if Covid is rampant.
Yes, I did wonder about the enclosed area being a nightmare. But it the air circulation was filtered well and had the equivalent of the Reme Halo air sanitization system I had installed years ago in my home ventilation system, the viral load in the enclosed area might be low. Pure speculation on my part.
I think that’s a possible long term answer. If they go that route some of the buffets need to be physically reconfigured to allow servers behind the stations. It’s a relatively cheap change overall but I think they may wait until we see how the wind blows on buffets overall. If they start popping back up everywhere then Disney will likely bring them back since you get a large number of diners through quickly with less labor costs since food is not prepped to order or served by a waiter. If buffets are slow to return in society at large Disney will probably either pivot to family style and/or add servers behind the dishes. I think in either of those scenarios the variety of food decreases and due to the extra cost of labor either food quality drops or price goes up. They are already expensive so it’s a tough call.
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After it’s over, We can hope folks come out of this more self aware; hand washing, surface cleaning, touching their face less, less casual hand shaking and hugging and staying home, staying away from others when sick etc.
To add to that I would hope that the federal or state governments also mandate businesses provide paid time off for all employees who are sick. One of the main reasons I hear people say they go to work sick is that they can’t afford time off without pay or they don’t want to waste their vacation time. With schools there’s a similar issue. A lot of districts are very punitive for students being absent because they have to reach certain minimum attendance levels to get full federal funding. I would hope that school districts see between the end of last year and this year that it’s better for sick kids to stay home even if it means relaxing attendance requirements.
Usually losing your lunch happened in the August hot and humid two-a-days practices in the afternoon sessions where the coaches and seniors dictated the practices with an iron hand.
Your body is better able to handle that covid virus if you've taken care of your body.
