News Magic Kingdom and Epcot Fireworks to Resume July 1st

[jrhwdw]

They aren’t ready, Covid protocol wise. But they will be.


There may be some surprises in store.

Good Suprises hopefully?

 

[dreday3]

They aren’t ready, Covid protocol wise. But they will be.


There may be some surprises in store.

Covid protocol- as in outdoor 6 ft still?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Covid protocol- as in outdoor 6 ft still?

Surely not. Should be 3ft now anyways without masks outdoors but I guess we’ll see

 

[marni1971]

Covid protocol- as in outdoor 6 ft still?

As in why there’s been no shows so far.

 

[Jrb1979]

As in why there’s been no shows so far.

I'm still baffled by how cautious Disney is playing all of this. I don't understand the reasoning unless it's money.

 

[marni1971]

I'm still baffled by how cautious Disney is playing all of this. I don't understand the reasoning unless it's money.

Brand image?

 

[TTA94]

They aren’t ready, Covid protocol wise. But they will be.


There may be some surprises in store.

Surprises? Concerning the shows or you mean covid protocols?

 

[marni1971]

Surprises? Concerning the shows or you mean covid protocols?

That’s all I can say.

 

[Notes from Neverland]

That’s all I can say.

I wish we could react with this emoji on posts because this certainly deserves it.

 

[orky8]

That’s all I can say.

I Wish you could tell us more?

 

[GhostHost1000]

That’s all I can say.

Ah man so many good nuggets of hope…yet so little info to make us all go crazy lol

 

[TTA94]

Ah man so many good nuggets of hope…yet so little info to make us all go crazy lol

Gotta love @marni1971 lol .Only when he gives us good news though lol jk.

 

[mattpeto]

That’s all I can say.

I'll bite.

One more question:

Fireworks or MaxPass (or the FP+ successor) first?

 

[doctornick]

I'm still baffled by how cautious Disney is playing all of this. I don't understand the reasoning unless it's money.

I don't really see how its confusing in the slightest. Disney is the most brand conscious and bad PR adverse of any theme parks - with good reason, because as the "big dog" in the industry there is a ton more scrutiny and attention on them than on anyone else (including Uni). Universal can get by having fireworks without any negative PR because the media isn't going to pay attention to them. Once Disney allows fireworks again, it will be all over the news, all over the country. So they have to be extra cautious to make sure it is done in a way that won't get (much of any) negative attention.

Being the industry leader has a lot of benefits, like brand loyalty and unpaid advertising, but also comes with the downside that every move is more scrutinized and reported.

 

[mattpeto]

I don't really see how its confusing in the slightest. Disney is the most brand conscious and bad PR adverse of any theme parks - with good reason, because as the "big dog" in the industry there is a ton more scrutiny and attention on them than on anyone else (including Uni). Universal can get by having fireworks without any negative PR because the media isn't going to pay attention to them. Once Disney allows fireworks again, it will be all over the news, all over the country. So they have to be extra cautious to make sure it is done in a way that won't get (much of any) negative attention.

Being the industry leader has a lot of benefits, like brand loyalty and unpaid advertising, but also comes with the downside that every move is more scrutinized and reported.

I agree with this...

It's just the argument against this, is they could do social distancing fireworks in Epcot and Hollywood Studios without much a problem. (I know there are is some backstage considerations for Fantasmic!)

 

[HairyChest]

Would the investor call be more appropriate to announce fireworks returning or the event next week?

 

[jrhwdw]

Would the investor call be more appropriate to announce fireworks returning of the event next week?

Who knows? However I saw earlier that the event next week looks more like a Pin event. Certainly not even close to Entertainment.

 

[marni1971]

Would the investor call be more appropriate to announce fireworks returning of the event next week?

Returning next week? No.

 

[CastAStone]

Would the investor call be more appropriate to announce fireworks returning of the event next week?

I would imagine that the call will be coordinated with some DPB rollouts. If fireworks are mentioned on the call it will almost certainly be as part of a list in passing.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

They aren’t ready, Covid protocol wise. But they will be.

It’s a lovely excuse to save $$$.

I'm still baffled by how cautious Disney is playing all of this. I don't understand the reasoning unless it's money.

It’s $$$.

Brand image?

If they were concerned about that they would have cancelled the projection show and pyro during the holidays when crowds were bunching up to watch.