GoofGoof
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Extension of closure? Park re-open date in early April?
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DVCakaCarlF
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I thought maybe there was going to be an announcement regarding their debt/bond offering earlier this week.
TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives
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- In the Parks
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The extension of the closing.
TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives
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- In the Parks
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21stamps
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They’re probably figuring out the best way to handle all of the canceled reservations, and word tracks for the bombardment of incoming phone calls.
donaldtoo
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There is never an “Welp, everyone has said everything there is to say. In hundreds of different ways.” threshold in an unprecedented, ever-evolving, situation like this.
What's been told to us is that the next 2 weeks are crucial to help contain the virus. We are a small, mostly agricultural country, where many outside of the city capital don't have easy access to fully equiped hospitals and qualified personnel. The fear is that if the virus reaches those areas, the death toll could be very high.
During curfew, medical supplies are being delivered and supermarkets/pharmacies are being restocked in a more efficient manner.
Also, as @MansionButler84 said, people won't be able to gather and "par-tay"(
). The last thing we need here, is ambulances and hospital beds not being available for the very ill, due to irresponsible drinkers.Another thing to note, is that we have a centralized government, no independent states. Mayors follow the three government branches' dispositions.
Lastly, sorry for the late response, I dusted off our old OT Star Wars Trivial Pursuit board game, and enjoyed playing for a while.
DisneyCane
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Just curious what country you live in.
You know, I sould've taken my walk earlier today, I'll adjust to mornings, from tomorrow on.
I live in Guatemala, Central America, but I've always considered myself a citizen of the world.
Angel Ariel
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And now the national mall between the lincoln memorial and Washington memorial is now closed. sigh.
Whoa
Citing “overwhelming demand,” Gilead has temporarily stopped granting patients access to remdesivir. It will make exceptions for pregnant women and children under 18 years of age with confirmed Covid-19 and “severe manifestations” of the disease.
Gilead pauses access to experimental Covid-19 drug due to 'overwhelming demand'
Gilead Sciences has temporarily stopped granting patients access to remdesivir, its experimental drug against the novel #coronavirus that causes #Covid19.www.statnews.com
This info is incorrect/out of context. They are actually expanding access. They'e changed granting access from individuals to groups - which means they don't allow compassionate use for one person now. They also want to focus their supplies on clinical trials at hospitals. For example, the hospital that my family member is at is part of the Remdesivir Clinical Trial which is expanding greatly.
rk03221
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the first ones to go are always entertainment and jobs like painters and such. Roles like F&B and Merchandise along with Resort roles are likely safe, hours will be cut though. I think Disney was just expecting a 2-3 week quarantine and not something that’ll last months. So who knows
rk03221
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is that actually realistic? I hear so many people saying this could last 6-18 months and freaking out. Imo this should realistically be somewhat over by mid may-july
This. A lot of consolidation too. Middle managers that are salaried that they feel less staffing can handle less CMs.
LittleBuford
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Powerful stuff. Perhaps those of you who are suspicious of experts will respond with less scepticism to the pleas of actual on-the-ground medics:
www.bbc.com
'Stay at home' - Doctors and nurses appeal to UK
"If you choose to stay at home, you will save lives," say those on the front line in the coronavirus crisis.
www.bbc.com
That's once the parks reopen. The issue here is if the parks are closed 2-3 months, they likely can't keep paying all of these people their full paychecks. Right now they've only agreed to do so until the end of the month. They'll need to likely begin some layoffs before the parks reopen. They also can't give people paychecks with 0 hours, because they can't file for unemployment then.
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JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I applaud the decision. Now is not the time. Even if the COVID-19 tide has ebbed by then, life will be nowhere close to normal yet.
The cynic in me wonders if our response would have been the same for a Winter Olympics.
disney4life2008
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I would love to be a fly on the wall at Disney world headquarters I4 tomorrow. I bet they are identifying all the things they can cut and eliminate.
So much for epcot. Expect the remagination to take 20 more years lol. Well alot of what they promoted will be scaled back.
Animal kingdom is safe.
Magic Kingdom, Tron will finish, safe.
Hollywood studios, be glad star wars opened. As for the star wars hotel, forget it lol. If anything is like 911, expect any new hotel properties to stop.
So much for epcot. Expect the remagination to take 20 more years lol. Well alot of what they promoted will be scaled back.
Animal kingdom is safe.
Magic Kingdom, Tron will finish, safe.
Hollywood studios, be glad star wars opened. As for the star wars hotel, forget it lol. If anything is like 911, expect any new hotel properties to stop.
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