Surprise! Red Tier Now Begins Sunday; Downtown Disney Restaurants???

[Darkbeer1]

Meet the person who transformed Knott’s Berry Farm into a food festival venue – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)

>>[Jon] Storbeck, 61, joined Knott’s in 2016 after more than 30 years of working for Disney. The North Tustin resident started at Disneyland after college as a ride operator and rose to the top ranks — serving as vice president of Downtown Disney and Disney’s three Anaheim hotels.<<

>>Storbeck believes entertainment is essential to emotional health and social well-being — even if state officials categorize Knott’s and other theme parks as non-essential businesses.

“I’ve had people come up to me crying because they are so appreciative of us giving them someplace they can go,” Storbeck said. “Mothers and daughters who say, ‘I haven’t been out of the house for six months. This is the first time I felt safe. You didn’t let me down.’ We’re an important part of our community and I’m just so appreciative of the guests that came out and continue to support us.”

Only about 20% of those attending the Taste events have been Knott’s season passholders — which was surprising to Storbeck.

“We’re probably exposing Knott’s to a whole different audience that wouldn’t normally have been here,” Storbeck said.

 

[TP2000]

This all seems so unnecessary. I love supporting my local sushi restaurant, but they do takeout. I’m perfectly happy enjoying sushi at home without adding additional risk to myself and the employees. Seems like the best way to support local businesses at this time.

The place I go to in San Diego doesn't do takeout, because it's a very traditional Japanese sushi restaurant run by a small family of first and second generation Japanese immigrants. Sushi done right must be made immediately and served to the customer fresh. Asking a traditional Japanese sushi chef to offer "to go" would be like asking a North Carolina barbecue master to do a quick 5 minute rub on his brisket and serve it up in under 30 minutes; he'd throw you out of his joint immediately, and perhaps even call the North Carolina Highway Patrol to escort you to the Virginia state line.

This sushi restaurant had been closed entirely for months, and had been a topic of conversation this past summer in La Jolla if the family would make it. (They are adored locally!) When the Superior Court judge ruled the State of California had absolutely no Science & Data that proved restaurants spread Covid and all San Diego County restaurants can reopen for indoor dining, they quickly reopened with some of their tables pushed out onto the sidewalk. They have been saved! And I am thrilled for them.

You should have seen the look in the owner's sons eyes when I chatted with him about it, they literally were weeks away from going under permanently but the judge saved them.

Meet the person who transformed Knott’s Berry Farm into a food festival venue – Orange County Register (ocregister.com)

>>[Jon] Storbeck, 61, joined Knott’s in 2016 after more than 30 years of working for Disney. The North Tustin resident started at Disneyland after college as a ride operator and rose to the top ranks — serving as vice president of Downtown Disney and Disney’s three Anaheim hotels.<<

>>Storbeck believes entertainment is essential to emotional health and social well-being — even if state officials categorize Knott’s and other theme parks as non-essential businesses.

“I’ve had people come up to me crying because they are so appreciative of us giving them someplace they can go,” Storbeck said. “Mothers and daughters who say, ‘I haven’t been out of the house for six months. This is the first time I felt safe. You didn’t let me down.’ We’re an important part of our community and I’m just so appreciative of the guests that came out and continue to support us.”

Only about 20% of those attending the Taste events have been Knott’s season passholders — which was surprising to Storbeck.

“We’re probably exposing Knott’s to a whole different audience that wouldn’t normally have been here,” Storbeck said.

I responded in the Knott's thread, but this story is really quite interesting! Former Disneyland executive gets fired by Michael Colglazier for not being trendy enough or having a degree from Stanford or an MBA from HBS, and then five years later he saves Knott's Berry Farm and thousands of jobs with it!

Meanwhile, TDA is left shuffling around in a sea of red tape trying to move the old 2020 merchandise out of their half-open dead mall.

And again, hats off to Mr. Storbeck for somehow threading the needle of operating months of "festivals" in a state that specifically forbid "festivals" from operating six months ago. But the Sacramento betters somehow let it all happen, even with "festivals" still listed on their guidance as being illegal to operate. Hysterical! And bravo to Mr. Storbeck!

 

[TP2000]

My wife got the one shot Janssen/J&J vaccine (or a placebo) . It is about to be released.

Interesting!

At my NYE party the general consensus seems to be to wait for the Johnson&Johnson shot because it's just one dose and doesn't require specific scheduling. A doctor at the party, a heart surgeon at a notable OC hospital, agreed that unless you have co-morbidities it's best to just keep doing what we're doing and wait for the Johnson&Johnson shot to become available to our age group later this year.

I also like that it's from a solid American company that I know and trust, as I can't keep straight the German companies that are doing some of the vaccines and where they are making this stuff. Germany? Poland? Ukraine? Communist China?

Johnson&Johnson makes their vaccines in Michigan, and since I didn't go to Ohio State I have no problem with that.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Interesting!

At my NYE party the general consensus seems to be to wait for the Johnson&Johnson shot because it's just one dose and doesn't require specific scheduling. A doctor at the party, a heart surgeon at a notable OC hospital, agreed that unless you have co-morbidities it's best to just keep doing what we're doing and wait for the Johnson&Johnson shot to become available to our age group later this year.

I also like that it's from a solid American company that I know and trust, as I can't keep straight the German companies that are doing some of the vaccines and where they are making this stuff. Germany? Poland? Ukraine? Communist China?

Johnson&Johnson makes their vaccines in Michigan, and since I didn't go to Ohio State I have no problem with that.

What’s wrong with Moderna? Our vaccines are being made in classy Cambridge, MA. Pop your collar when you go in for each shot!

 

[TP2000]

What’s wrong with Moderna? Our vaccines are being made in classy Cambridge, MA. Pop your collar when you go in for each shot!

Oh, is Moderna from Cambridge?! I didn't remember that. I love Cambridge! The first Thai food I'd ever had was in Cambridge, which was terribly exotic circa 1990.

Who am I thinking is the German manufacturer of the vaccine? Pfizer?

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

Interesting!


I also like that it's from a solid American company that I know and trust,

Aren't they the ones whose baby powder caused cancer??

 

[ToTBellHop]

Oh, is Moderna from Cambridge?! I didn't remember that. I love Cambridge! The first Thai food I'd ever had was in Cambridge, which was terribly exotic circa 1990.

Who am I thinking is the German manufacturer of the vaccine? Pfizer?

Correct. BioNTech.

I actually know some of the folks who worked on the Moderna vaccine from my Yale days. Yale and Harvard undergrads may hate each other but at the grad level, we had no problem chumming it up.

 

[TP2000]

Aren't they the ones whose baby powder caused cancer??

So does Disneyland.

 

[ToTBellHop]

So does Disneyland.

Sometimes California is so...California.

I mean that with love, of course.

 

[MisterPenguin]

What’s wrong with Moderna? Our vaccines are being made in classy Cambridge, MA. Pop your collar when you go in for each shot!

I take my shirt off for the shot so the babes can see my drawn in abs.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Thankfully, Disneyland is now closed forever. President Gavin will remind us in 10 years how he saved millions of Californians from cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm by shuttering this evil Yellow Tier (Minimal) theme park.

 

[TP2000]

Sometimes California is so...California.

I mean that with love, of course.

Isn't it great?!?

You couldn't make up those signs if you tried. And they are EVERYWHERE in California, not just all over Disneyland. Everything in the entire state causes cancer and reproductive harm. Everything. The beach. A state park. In-N-Out. All public schools. Every Starbucks in the state. Hospital waiting rooms. Your local supermarket. Everything.

It's our betters in Sacramento reminding us how our tax dollars are constantly at work.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Thankfully, Disneyland is now closed forever. President Gavin will remind us in 10 years how he saved millions of Californians from cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm by shuttering this evil Yellow Tier (Minimal) theme park.

To be fair, Indiana Jones Adventure does cause birth defects and I experienced reproductive harm on Matterhorn (well, half. A contraption called “Goofy’s Sky School” née “Mulholland Madness” finished the job), so...think of the children.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

So does Disneyland.

I trust Disneyland more than I would ever trust Johnson & Johnson ever again. I wouldn't touch Johnson & Johnson products with a 10 foot pole.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I trust Disneyland more than I would ever trust Johnson & Johnson ever again. I wouldn't touch Johnson & Johnson products with a 10 foot pole.

What made you so afraid of the Johnsons?

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

What made you so afraid of the Johnsons?

It must have been that class action lawsuit of them giving people cancer.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It must have been that class action lawsuit of them giving people cancer.

Everyone gives everyone cancer! My iPad is giving me cancer! Oh, look! Metastasis!

 

[MisterPenguin]

It must have been that class action lawsuit of them giving people cancer.

Mining talc can create lots that contain asbestos, which is carcinogenic.

But most talc is asbestos free.

The lawsuit in question is whether women's use of the powder (in the asbestos-free variety) in the genital region causes ovarian cancer.

The science is out on that. There is no clear proof to show that.

Yet, when you can convince a jury... the science doesn't matter. And so, J&J doesn't sell talc anymore... in the U.S.

Talcum Powder and Cancer | American Cancer Society

Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral composed mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, & oxygen. Learn more about its possible link to cancer.

www.cancer.org

• Based on the lack of data from human studies and on limited data in lab animal studies, IARC classifies inhaled talc not containing asbestos as “not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans.”
• Based on limited evidence from human studies of a link to ovarian cancer, IARC classifies the perineal (genital) use of talc-based body powder as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

Mining talc can create lots that contain asbestos, which is carcinogenic.

But most talc is asbestos free.

The lawsuit in question is whether women's use of the powder (in the asbestos-free variety) in the genital region causes ovarian cancer.

The science is out on that. There is no clear proof to show that.

Yet, when you can convince a jury... the science doesn't matter. And so, J&J doesn't sell talc anymore... in the U.S.

Talcum Powder and Cancer | American Cancer Society

Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral composed mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, & oxygen. Learn more about its possible link to cancer.

www.cancer.org

• Based on the lack of data from human studies and on limited data in lab animal studies, IARC classifies inhaled talc not containing asbestos as “not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans.”
• Based on limited evidence from human studies of a link to ovarian cancer, IARC classifies the perineal (genital) use of talc-based body powder as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

Still don't trust their products or their covid vaccine. i will wait for one of the other 2 current FDA approved vaccines that are already out there to be available to get a shot of.

 

[Stevek]

Mining talc can create lots that contain asbestos, which is carcinogenic.

But most talc is asbestos free.

The lawsuit in question is whether women's use of the powder (in the asbestos-free variety) in the genital region causes ovarian cancer.

The science is out on that. There is no clear proof to show that.

Yet, when you can convince a jury... the science doesn't matter. And so, J&J doesn't sell talc anymore... in the U.S.

Talcum Powder and Cancer | American Cancer Society

Talcum powder is made from talc, a mineral composed mainly of the elements magnesium, silicon, & oxygen. Learn more about its possible link to cancer.

www.cancer.org

• Based on the lack of data from human studies and on limited data in lab animal studies, IARC classifies inhaled talc not containing asbestos as “not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans.”
• Based on limited evidence from human studies of a link to ovarian cancer, IARC classifies the perineal (genital) use of talc-based body powder as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

How in the world did we get to this topic?