There won't be testing to enter the parks. That is pretty much guaranteed. Temperature screening maybe.
The biggest issue with required masks is children. Young children that I see in grocery stores are rarely actually wearing the mask. It is "on" them but they are always playing with it or wearing it as a necklace. A high percentage of WDW visitors is in this age group and they are the most likely to be asymptomatic if they have the virus.
Is the middle ground included in the polls? If the choice is open up like the virus doesn't exist or severe distancing then there will be a huge bias towards the latter.
In 1971 the US population was 37% smaller. If the percentage of who can afford $600 a night (inflation adjusted) was constant, it is possible that in 1971 it wouldn't be enough people to support the business but in 2020 it is.
Even with things as they are now, with non-essential businesses closed and most people staying home, we're still seeing new infections. We WILL reach herd immunity at some point...the re-opening is meant to speed that up a little bit...but the big problem with both staying as we are now AND re-opening is that we're not testing enough to have even a vague grasp of when we'll get to herd immunity.
No...it’s just random polling number...which we know are “fairly” accurate...
It’s not an “exclusive, luxury” spot and never will be. They are built and operated on a mass consumption model.
Ehhh...I know Americans are bad with money and like to spend...but $600 a week extra isn’t the bread and circuses it’s being made out to be. If that’s a lot of money in your state...you’re not affording too much Disney at today’s prices anyway.
I won’t belabor this...cause I’ve said it...
In MA, you can elect for 15% taxes (both Federal and State) to be taken out, or to be hit when you file.
It will be taxed
Wanted to add that I haven't yet heard of anyone with both spouses collecting unemployment...online or among families I know personally. It seems most families have at least one adult who is considered essential. In fact I can think of four families I know personally in which both parents are still working - half of whom have one parent working at home.
It is taxed if I’m not mistaken...the point is I don’t know how much Disney one can afford if that’s a “bump”
Keep in mind that unless they work for Disney, anyone who ended up on unemployment and needs insurance now either has to work with their boss (like my husband is) and continue paying their share of insurance, or possibly get COBRA coverage, which is expensive. Between that and taxes (if they choose to have them taken out now, like my husband did), there might not be much of a "bump" left. (My husband is actually taking home a little less than he was working full time.)It is taxed if I’m not mistaken...the point is I don’t know how much Disney one can afford if that’s a “bump”
It isn’t a lot of money at today’s prices. Every legitimate labor study shows pay is not really increasing over price.
People can take there one time, Steve Munchkin cash payout and go to Disney...but that gets them about 5 days at current pricing.
Don’t want to get into this pricing history stuff. But this is when it does matter. I saw people clamor for “free dining!” For 5+ years on boards while saying “they can’t afford it” otherwise...well it went up 10-15% minimum year over year. The $1600 package in 2010 because like a $3000 package by the middle of the decade as they mostly phased out...
Money is money...there isn’t enough where it needs to be for Disney to keep a constant and growing demand forever. My file Liz from NYC knows this
