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Obviously take anything DeSantis says with a grain of salt, but just to give everyone a temperature check on where they're feeling --
Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) On Entertainment & Tourism Industry
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I think this is pretty clearly aimed at APs. Both for the small steam of revenue they bring in, and also to reactivate all those monthly payment plans.
Also most rides weren't designed to shut down for a months at a time. The longer they wait, the more maintenance there will be.
Not interested in visiting under these conditions, or do you know the O.P. doesn't have a solid track record?
My feelings on WDWMagic are well-documented, and no idea of this guy's track record, but Visionary Soul and Marni as solid as it gets, so again, I'm inclined to believe it. Interesting note about August, that would tend to back this up.
No clue, but if not implementing Phase 1 until August, I imagine Phase 2 wouldn't come until Christmas week. That's just me speculating tho.
Not interested in visiting under these conditions.
- Nov 3, 2015
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Seconded. Seems like a sad dystopian version of Disney. I'd rather not go until everything's fully operational and we can enjoy ourselves without face masks, temperature checks, and waivers. Too bad they're losing money, but IMO the risk to public safety isn't worth small profits.
When they open, I'll give it a month and see how it goes. Then I'll decide if I want to take my chances and go visit.
- Sep 23, 2013
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the biggest problem would be pre shows,
i could see disney pulsing lines and spacing out the lines with limited capacity, avoid standing still lines, keep the lines moving, etc
but pre shows like Dinosaur or Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's pre show, the expanding room of the haunted mansion, they cant happen, but they helped with the flow of the guests and told you the story of the ride,
so it seems tricky to have those pre shows taken out,
and then, how do they stop people from gathering together at the exit gift shop? the potter forbidden journey gift shop and lockers are always mayhem, too tiny,
so rides cant have a pre show or gather around at the gift shop in groups, how will the rides work?
this is what your average (every- hhn night) street crowd and housequeue line always look like, (the scarezones can get this crowded by mid october)
the biggest problems are not even the houses, the queue lines are always designed to group very large groups of guests together shoulder to shoulder for hours...
how would HHN work with social distancing? i cant imagine a fix to queue lines or scarezones, by 10 pm the entire park looks like these pictures, house queue lines, scarezones and shows, they all get crowds walking by, every year...
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the biggest problem would be pre shows,
i could see disney pulsing lines and spacing out the lines with limited capacity, avoid standing still lines, keep the lines moving, etc
but pre shows like Dinosaur or Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's pre show, the expanding room of the haunted mansion, they cant happen, but they helped with the flow of the guests and told you the story of the ride,
so it seems tricky to have those pre shows taken out,
and then, how do they stop people from gathering together at the exit gift shop? the potter forbidden journey gift shop and lockers are always mayhem, too tiny,
so rides cant have a pre show or gather around at the gift shop in groups, how will the rides work?
this is what your average (every- hhn night) street crowd and housequeue line always look like, (the scarezones can get this crowded by mid october)
the biggest problems are not even the houses, the queue lines are always designed to group very large groups of guests together shoulder to shoulder for hours...
how would HHN work with social distancing? i cant imagine a fix to queue lines or scarezones, by 10 pm the entire park looks like these pictures, house queue lines, scarezones and shows, they all get crowds walking by, every year...
I forgot why I avoided HHN so much even though I love the houses - that’s my reminder right there.
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the biggest problem would be pre shows,
i could see disney pulsing lines and spacing out the lines with limited capacity, avoid standing still lines, keep the lines moving, etc
but pre shows like Dinosaur or Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's pre show, the expanding room of the haunted mansion, they cant happen, but they helped with the flow of the guests and told you the story of the ride,
so it seems tricky to have those pre shows taken out,
and then, how do they stop people from gathering together at the exit gift shop? the potter forbidden journey gift shop and lockers are always mayhem, too tiny,
so rides cant have a pre show or gather around at the gift shop in groups, how will the rides work?
this is what your average (every- hhn night) street crowd and housequeue line always look like, (the scarezones can get this crowded by mid october)
the biggest problems are not even the houses, the queue lines are always designed to group very large groups of guests together shoulder to shoulder for hours...
how would HHN work with social distancing? i cant imagine a fix to queue lines or scarezones, by 10 pm the entire park looks like these pictures, house queue lines, scarezones and shows, they all get crowds walking by, every year...
Aw, man. I miss the Earthquake queue location.
I would be more interested in visiting if they turned it into a real Defunctland but I don't think the GP would go for that
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that is why frequent fear pass was a salvation for locals, i only spent a couple of hours per hhn day, visited houses when lines were low. but for one night visitors, hhn becomes a hot, sweaty, crowded horror experience lol,
even the express line was reaching 40-50 minute waits last couple years,
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Surprisingly, Venom has been pushed to next June (2021). I honestly expected them to keep their October release.
‘Venom’ Sequel Release Delayed Until 2021, Gets Official Title
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Also just saw that In The Heights has officially been given a June 2021 release date now. Originally was this June.
‘In The Heights’ Dances Into Summer 2021
‘Venom’ Sequel Release Delayed Until 2021, Gets Official Title
EDIT:
Also just saw that In The Heights has officially been given a June 2021 release date now. Originally was this June.
‘In The Heights’ Dances Into Summer 2021
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Ans it's oddly scheduled right before Spider-Man 3 is currently scheduled for release... although have they even started filming for Spiderman 3 yet? I can easily see that movie being pushed back.
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Oh yeah Spidey 3 is definitely going to get pushed. There's no way Sony would release those two films with only 3 weeks in between.
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Now that Venom 2 has vacated it's October release this Fall, I feel like the smart move would be for WB to push Tenet into that slot. Even if theaters are open by July, they won't be filling up to 100% capacity.
They won't be filling up at 100% in October either.
The bigger worry is that the Worldwide box office won't be healthy enough in July. Both Tenet and Mulan need to move. I can even see Wonder Woman 1984 potentially having to move again.
This is my approach as well. I would be very surprised if the precautions instilled on the day the parks re-open aren't altered somehow within a couple of weeks.
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WESH reporting Cocoa Beach (the east coast beach closest to Orlando) is opening for pretty much everything, even sunbathing, just limited to groups of 5 or less.
Speaking of the Space Coast, Scott at the TheDCLBlog on Twitter is covering the big Port Canaveral meeting this morning. Lot of interesting tidbits. Some lines not currently docked at Canaveral are looking at relocating ships there because it relies more on drrive-in v. fly-in traffic. Also a lot of lines considering 3- and 4-night cruises just to their private islands. All in all, sounds like cruising may be back sooner than I ever anticipated.
Speaking of the Space Coast, Scott at the TheDCLBlog on Twitter is covering the big Port Canaveral meeting this morning. Lot of interesting tidbits. Some lines not currently docked at Canaveral are looking at relocating ships there because it relies more on drrive-in v. fly-in traffic. Also a lot of lines considering 3- and 4-night cruises just to their private islands. All in all, sounds like cruising may be back sooner than I ever anticipated.
This local grilled cheese cheese place in the Orlando area is getting absolutely CRUSHED. They are saying they want to open May 1 (indoor operations and all). May 8th is when the stay at home executive orders end in the area, so they would be illegally operating.
The comments section is brutal with the restaurant owner being just as nasty in return.
The comments section is brutal with the restaurant owner being just as nasty in return.
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