A quick question for this group. I hope I'm not repeating anyone else's recent thread that I may have missed. I'm sure someone has made this point in another thread, but I can't read every post of every thread... there's several thousand about COVID-19 alone.
In many threads I see some outrage or understandable disappointment that trips have to be cancelled, postponed, etc. due to the viral outbreak. I absolutely understand the frustration of losing out on a Disney trip, or needing to postpone it. I wouldn't be a member of these boards if I didn't understand the urge to go back. It seems that many people are just itching to get into the parks.
My question is, if the parks open April 10 or thereabouts, how many of you would actually WANT to be at the parks immediately with tens of thousands of other people, many of whom may not even know that they're carrying the virus? If you've been living under a rock the last month, you might not know, but this virus has proven to be HIGHLY contagious. If the parks open on April 10, do you want to expose yourself, family, friends to the potential for this danger? If you figure "I'm young, and will only get mildly sick", that might be true or might not, but what about the loved ones you pass it on to after contracting the virus. You won't know for days and may be spreading it to your family and friends, some of whom might have underlying medical complications that you, and maybe even they are unaware of.
Just food for thought. I'm not criticizing or judging. I just know that even if I had a trip for May and it might open up in plenty of time, I'd cancel it to avoid the risk. I'd rather cancel one trip and live to see a dozen or dozens more in the future, than to absolutely go forward with an imminent one while risking myself, and others who I love. Even if the risk is low(ish), it's a real risk. Disney parks are truly a petri dish. Normally it's possible you might pick up mild cold or flu, but this has proven to spread much more easily and is far more severe and fatal than the common ones. IMO it's not worth it until the all or mostly clear is sounded by medical experts and the statistics themselves. I'm not trying to shorten ride lines for myself in the first weeks because I won't be there.
I'm just looking out for our Disney family.
In many threads I see some outrage or understandable disappointment that trips have to be cancelled, postponed, etc. due to the viral outbreak. I absolutely understand the frustration of losing out on a Disney trip, or needing to postpone it. I wouldn't be a member of these boards if I didn't understand the urge to go back. It seems that many people are just itching to get into the parks.
My question is, if the parks open April 10 or thereabouts, how many of you would actually WANT to be at the parks immediately with tens of thousands of other people, many of whom may not even know that they're carrying the virus? If you've been living under a rock the last month, you might not know, but this virus has proven to be HIGHLY contagious. If the parks open on April 10, do you want to expose yourself, family, friends to the potential for this danger? If you figure "I'm young, and will only get mildly sick", that might be true or might not, but what about the loved ones you pass it on to after contracting the virus. You won't know for days and may be spreading it to your family and friends, some of whom might have underlying medical complications that you, and maybe even they are unaware of.
Just food for thought. I'm not criticizing or judging. I just know that even if I had a trip for May and it might open up in plenty of time, I'd cancel it to avoid the risk. I'd rather cancel one trip and live to see a dozen or dozens more in the future, than to absolutely go forward with an imminent one while risking myself, and others who I love. Even if the risk is low(ish), it's a real risk. Disney parks are truly a petri dish. Normally it's possible you might pick up mild cold or flu, but this has proven to spread much more easily and is far more severe and fatal than the common ones. IMO it's not worth it until the all or mostly clear is sounded by medical experts and the statistics themselves. I'm not trying to shorten ride lines for myself in the first weeks because I won't be there.
I'm just looking out for our Disney family.
