Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Entertainment & Tourism Industry

[JoeCamel]

Can't hate being prudent.

 

[Lucky Planet]

Don't hate on me for this but in an event like this, WDW is probably going to be one of the last place on earth where I would want to be.

People are going to take risks for a few reasons; For many people, this is once in a lifetime trip and many of those people can't afford not to go if their travel insurance isn't prepared to pay out.Disney have hammered the idea into people that you need to plan your trip down to the hour. You need to book your dining 6 months in advance, you need to stay on site so you can book that FP 2 months in advance. Simply postponing your trip for a few weeks or months means that you lose everything you've planned.

yeah i thought about this,

 

[Nick]

Don't hate on me for this but in an event like this, WDW is probably going to be one of the last place on earth where I would want to be.

People are going to take risks for a few reasons; For many people, this is once in a lifetime trip and many of those people can't afford not to go if their travel insurance isn't prepared to pay out.Disney have hammered the idea into people that you need to plan your trip down to the hour. You need to book your dining 6 months in advance, you need to stay on site so you can book that FP 2 months in advance. Simply postponing your trip for a few weeks or months means that you lose everything you've planned.

And on top of all of this, WDW and UOR are the type of places to have guests from all over the world.

 

[Lucky Planet]

hopefully our hot weather slows it down, i've read that humidity helps too.

 

[GAcoaster]

hopefully our hot weather slows it down, i've read that humidity helps too.

The problem is we still don't know if the hot weather will help stop it or not. I'd think humidity would actually exacerbate it.

The cancellations for the Convention Center have begun.

 

[WillQ92]

The cancellations for the Convention Center have begun.

And at the convention hotels, too. I work in a few pretty big convention hotels in the area and they're having cancellations left and right. Starting to look like it's gonna be a rough month at the least for the industry.

 

[Teebin]

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[JoeCamel]

“Higher Humidity Lowers Flu Transmission. You may be safer from the flu in a humid room than in a dry one, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

Higher Humidity Lowers Flu Transmission

You may be safer from the flu in a humid room than a dry one, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

www.livescience.com

I searched flu because it is a virus and because I didn’t want to encounter all the search-engine noise out there surrounding the coronavirus.

And FL is as dry right now as it ever gets

 

[Mad Dog]

And FL is as dry right now as it ever gets

BUT, it should be completely eradicated down there once Memorial Day weekend passes. The 'Florida Sweatbox Cure'.

 

[JoeCamel]

BUT, it should be completely eradicated down there once Memorial Day weekend passes. The 'Florida Sweatbox Cure'.

Should have killed it last week if it is going to. It was humid enough to cause widespread fog.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

Sorry

SXSW 2020 canceled due to coronavirus

The city of Austin made the call to cancel SXSW 2020.

www.theverge.com

Yep I'm still going next year, but this is a massive blow for Austin's economy. I've been planning this trip since last summer, and having it all go down the drain a week before really sucks. The virus definitely would've spread into the city if the festival wasn't cancelled, so it's a good preventive measure at least.

 

[Bobharlem]

This is a big one:



This probably going to force the cruse lines to actively start cancelling cruises, which will have ripple effects in Florida and tourism also.

 

[Scott W.]

Between Coronavirus and the massive drop in oil tonight, this is going to be a very interesting time for the economy.

 

[UNIrd]

Cruises.. but not airplanes where people travel in even closer quarters?

 

[Scott W.]

Cruises.. but not airplanes where people travel in even closer quarters?

The main difference is the incubation period and length of travel.

You could catch the virus, get on a plane and not pass it on to anybody else before departing the plane. On a cruise, you could feel fine boarding and not become symptomatic until a few days into the cruise.

 

[DK745]

Cruises.. but not airplanes where people travel in even closer quarters?

I don't know how quickly it spreads but maybe it's something to do with being on a plane a few hours vs being on a cruise for a week or whatever. Plenty of time for it to spread around in confined area there.

 

[Teebin]

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[Scott W.]

Geeez, I hadn’t even paid attention to what the news said about incubation period, so I went and looked it up and it is still a bit of an unknown. 1-5-14-24 days incubation are the potentials with 5 being the most common. Perhaps it is faster the poorer ones health?

If you have the coronavirus, how long before symptoms show up?

When would you know you have the virus?

www.livescience.com

It is unnerving to think one could be running around for 2 weeks thinking that all is good when it is not...

To me, kids are the scariest thing about it. They can show almost no symptoms. They might not know they have and go about spreading it while touching and licking everything.

 

[Mad Dog]

Seems like most cases in US originated from cruise ship passengers, somewhere down the line. Makes sense to completely shut them down , which may well be the next step.

 

[Teebin]

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