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Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Entertainment & Tourism Industry
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Are you saying you have coronavirus? Because if you don't have it, then your post basically says "never go to theme parks."
Good-- and a precedent has been set for the other parks to follow!
Why are they waiting until Saturday to close instead of closing tomorrow?
Yes, definitely good on them for that.
Obviously not, tho at least by Florida standards I believe they are paid the actual minimum wage, not the tipped minimum wage. But definitely rough for anyone in a tipped position. Looking at a severe 3-week paycut at best.
Also, I would guess part-timers are paid at 20 or 24 hours, but that's speculation on my part. Actually better for them than being scheduled for 6 hours in a week, which was likely to happen. But again, in Orlando, overtime a large part of a lot of CMs' budgets.
There's no other way to say it but this a shitty situation for everybody involved. I hope that common sense prevails and we can all buckle down and do everything that we need to do to get this situation under control. It could take a few weeks, it could take a few months and I hope that everybody gets the help that they need.
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If you read my post you’ll see that I don’t know for a fact what I have (my doctor didn’t either when he saw me), and until my doctor decides to return my phone calls, I’m staying in the house.
I see nothing wrong with quarantining yourself when you’re sick (even if it ends up just being a very bad common cold, strep, pneumonia, etc.) to not spread any of your germs to the immunocompromised.
Obviously it’s an unpopular opinion, but, while we’re in the midst of an unprecedented (in our lifetime) global pandemic I’d rather be safe than ~WOLO.
Hey Disney, you’re going to compensate for those lost dates that those AP holders just lost after those aggressive price increases, right? RIGHT?
RIP to those who also bought tickets to go when it’s closed.
RIP to those who also bought tickets to go when it’s closed.
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I read your post, and considering you went weeks ago, before there was even a confirmed case of coronavirus in Florida, I'm going to suggest you don't have it. And if you do have it, the likelihood that you got it from your trip is low.
So with that in mind, your post basically just suggests people avoid theme parks entirely because you caught something there.
Also - I too recommend quarantining yourself when you're sick. I never said not to. I also recommend staying at home if you have asthma, diabetes, other health conditions, or are elderly, or live with others who fall into these groups.
I have only recommended that people who are not sick, who are healthy and young, go enjoy your lives. Don't visit grandma right now, but go spend some money at a restaurant, tip your server, because that person needs to pay their rent. Maybe don't go on a spending spree until we know the outcome of all this, but spending a few dollars here and there should be fine. Don't go hiding your money under the mattress unless you live paycheck to paycheck like your server likely does.
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Curious if it's that or the state of California itself.
It's not a coincidence one coast is closing while the other isn't. I don't think it's pressure from people or Disney "doing the right thing" as much as it is California and the fact Disney doesn't have the pull they have in that region and state that they have elsewhere.
Florida is another animal. Not only is it dependent on tourism, but they run that state for the most part.
It's such a terrible situation in Florida Re: WDW. Because tourism is all they have. Shut down the parks and you might as well close up all of central Florida impacting millions of people and their livelihoods. It's all a really tough balancing act down there. There's no easy answer that doesn't have significant consequences one way or the other.
This is really starting to snowball. I'm guessing all other CA theme parks are likely to suffer the same fate real soon.
www.foxla.com
Anaheim officials shut down convention center through end of month
Anaheim officials announced on Thursday that gatherings at the Anaheim Convention Center have been postponed through the end of the month to comply with a state directive to cancel events with 250 or more people during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Europe is expecting it to peak in April/May. The challenge is that there are countless people who already have it, are infectious, and don't know it. That's how Italy saw such an exponential explosion in ten days. People had it and didn't know it.
So, while "young and healthy people get to enjoy life," is a stance, it's also a stance that ignores incubation periods, infectiousness, and the "impression" of health. Just because you feel healthy now doesn't mean you don't have COVID-19. It also doesn't mean you won't get it and give it somebody else.
So, while "young and healthy people get to enjoy life," is a stance, it's also a stance that ignores incubation periods, infectiousness, and the "impression" of health. Just because you feel healthy now doesn't mean you don't have COVID-19. It also doesn't mean you won't get it and give it somebody else.
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