COVID-19 & Coasters: Coronavirus Impacts on the Amusement Industry
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I'll try to find some tweets I read the last few days about the Cultural cast members...but a few indicated they are not actually employed by Disney but by a third-party contractor.
Here's the thread started by a Mexican Pavilion cast member-
FYI- for some the college program was to run until July. So keep thinking that 2 weeks and we're back to normal...
Here's the thread started by a Mexican Pavilion cast member-
FYI- for some the college program was to run until July. So keep thinking that 2 weeks and we're back to normal...
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If it follows what’s happening in China, it might just be limited access for downtown Disney and maybe Epcot’s World Showcase until it’s safe to actually operate rides.
Most of those are actually employed by a 3rd party as is detailed below in the post that @GrandpaD shared. The programs you mention account for less than 10% of the workforce from the numbers I've found.
Most of them were due to leave in June normally and the next group starts in July. Like I've said before this is not a majority of CMs. They still have enough CMs to open and operate. If anything I think this is a sign that they expect crowds to be lighter for a few months when they do reopen. And because of that they can do the safe thing and send them home and not keep them indefinitely in their dorm room areas. A lot of these kids don't have they're own transportation and are reliant on Disney to take them to and from work
Not everything is an ulterior motive. You've been saying that Disney's been doing this right and bringing up examples of how they are handling it. Why not just trust the answer from Disney that is for their own safety?
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I’m not trying to spin any motive, just saying that by sending everyone away the two week window may be longer. Also the mention of the 3rd party employees, those tweets were in reference to cast members not getting paid because technically they do not work for Disney.
I didn't say it was an ulterior motive and I'm not questioning Disney's statement of safety regarding sending them home. I'm was saying that, if they truly thought they'd reopen in 2 weeks, that they could have accommodated them as they started doing with full time CPs.
And, as a married guy with grandkids, I get hounded about "you said this.." "I thought you said..." "but didn't you once say..." almost daily. So I certainly don't need you to analyze everything I write. I worked for Disney, I attended Disney training seminars, I coordinated many Disney special events, I own Disney stock and even own a limited edition Donald Duck watch....overall they are great. But I'm not a fan boy that "trusts" every single thing they do. All of which has zero to do with the subject of this thread...
So you just wanted them to keep them in the dorms? Most of them would have no where to go because Disney won't have buses running to get them places so they'd be stuck in the dorm. Then if one of the gets COVID-19 there's going to be 6000 cases from the dorms alone because as soon as one gets it everyone will. Regardless of how long they are shut down for it just isn't safe to keep them there.
I'm sure that there is also some cost cutting motives going on to some moves. They have committed to spending a large amount of money paying people while making no revenue. They will need to cut some but they are still paying the CP kids to the end of the month.
To me it looks more like they are trying to avoid having 6000 people in the dorms get COVID-19 at the same time because that would truly be a disaster
Shocker a company doing something with their wallets. Hell yea every company is going to make a decision with the thought of money right now. And frankly why shouldn’t they? Especially one like Disney. They look responsible and save money at the same time? That’s a PR/Accounting dream.
In fact I’d be interested in what the profit margins are like this time of year. I’d be willing to bet for most parks it’s small enough that financially they rather be closed another week or two. Especially in a case like Disney where college kids are basically living in dorms and would likely need to be quarantined anyways.
In fact I’d be interested in what the profit margins are like this time of year. I’d be willing to bet for most parks it’s small enough that financially they rather be closed another week or two. Especially in a case like Disney where college kids are basically living in dorms and would likely need to be quarantined anyways.
SWSA has just emailed that it is extending all passes and funcards by one month.
In the past i have observed that the passes expire after 12 months even on ezpay. I am sure that the other parks are working on solutions as well, but the rolling subscription might be a bit of a question mark for now.
In the past i have observed that the passes expire after 12 months even on ezpay. I am sure that the other parks are working on solutions as well, but the rolling subscription might be a bit of a question mark for now.
I know this is framed as sports but this is a disaster for the amusement industry:
Straight from the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/201...vents/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html
Thanks!
That's fucking brutal. I worry there are parks that legitimately can't survive that long.
CDC said:
That's fucking brutal. I worry there are parks that legitimately can't survive that long.
A recommendation with no enforcement causes many dilemmas - if a business such as park were to open, theoretically they'd still risk permanently closing from finances by either low turnout (people heeding the warnings and staying home) or lawsuits from if/when someone catches COVID-19 in the park.
Such a lawsuit would never stick because they'd have to prove beyond doubt that the park is where they caught it... And that simply isn't possible.
Honestly while I think well intended I think that we are going to have to play a wait and see game on that. Among other things the legal authority to mandate it is kind of murky. Which is not to say that I don't think they should be shut down but at some point be it April first or later people are going to start weighing what is going on a make a decision. Honestly we should have a better basis for an opion on the need for such measures as we see how Italy and other countries recover. In the next week or so and get s better idea on track. We also don't fully know what kind of relief the government might push out to help companies during this time.
CDC made a recommendation. The Virginia government made a ban of gatherings over 100 and 50 in the upper Peninsula.
Quoting this from the BGW thread...
Remember that Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom both exist. It's not as big an issue for the chain as it is for SEAS, but SF was already in a really rough spot going into this.
Of all the big chains, Six Flags is the one I'm most worried about.
Remember that Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom both exist. It's not as big an issue for the chain as it is for SEAS, but SF was already in a really rough spot going into this.
Of all the big chains, Six Flags is the one I'm most worried about.