COVID-19’s Impacts on BGW

[Nicole]

I believe it’s a simple response to CDC info. The reduced social distancing recommendations,

This statement is false.

The CDC still recommends 6 feet:

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the recognition that we don’t have passage through surfaces, and the prominence of different medical solutions to the symptoms caused by the disease.

As you personally force me to say over and over, getting a shot next month doesn’t affect my behavior today. I am not less likely to contract the disease now, because I will be vaccinated in the future. Furthermore, since I don’t know the other guests in the park, I have no way of knowing if they are vaccinated or just science deniers. What I do know is that scientists are still trying to determine how likely you are to be able to spread COVID after you are vaccinated, so it seems like a stupid risk to take.

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I do believe we are at a changing point. Those who are at high risk should continue taking their precautions. Those who are simply afraid because they are can stay home, read up on the CDC’s findings, let others take the risks of being out and about, & see how things turn out.

This comment sounds profoundly narcissistic. And as we have come to expect from you, it also includes unsubstantiated claims about other people’s beliefs and motivations.

What you seem to be saying is that anyone who is following the scientifically-driven guidance from public health experts should be locked down, while those who ignore the data being provided by the CDC should be able to go do whatever they want? So, you wish to punish those who are following the rules and create more work for our already-exhausted frontline health workers?

Additionally, anyone who has been paying any attention for the last year already knows how things “turn out.” There is no logical way to claim in March 2021 that we don’t know what happens when groups of people ignore the guidelines,

Once again, people are following the guidelines for a variety of good reasons:
- To protect everyone around them by taking simple measures to slow the spread;
- To help prevent the healthcare system from being overwhelmed;
- To protect themselves from a disease that has already killed over half a million people, including some who were not in high risk categories;
- To make society safer for essential workers; and
- To attempt to be ethical and morale people who look out for the good of the group, rather than simply indulging their own selfish whims.

The most common spread is among family & friends that you know closely.

Please provide a credible source that actually supports this claim.

As a side note, I am very tired of having to waste my personal free time fact-checking people who make dangerous claims about a pandemic. More importantly, I know for a fact that our members are growing less and less patient with those who spam this Forum with divisive posts about COVID and politics. I think people have a right to discuss these topics, but I would prefer if everyone spent more time focused on the park. People come here to enjoy themselves, not to be insulted and inundated with partisan nonsense. There are online communities for these topics, please go seek them out and stop attempting to persuade people here to agree with your views.

 

[nick]

Source - Governor Larry Hogan

Please provide a credible source that actually supports this claim.

 

[nick]

The CDC still recommends 6 feet

Source - 3ft vs. 6ft.
Source - CDC Consideration
So the only “correction” would be it’s under “consideration.” But there’s your research looking at it.

 

[Nicole]

@nick,

You are taking his quote out of context.

Hogan said data on past infection sources shows that family gatherings can be spreader events.

”Our contact tracing shows that family gatherings [are] the No. 1 transmission event,” he said. “It’s just because you feel so comfortable. You take off your mask, you’re spending time with people who you love and care about. You don’t feel like you’re unsafe. You’re not going into a bar or somewhere. When you let your guard down, that’s when it transfers.”

Anyone who actually read the article would know that he was warning people against traveling for Thanksgiving. He clearly points out that the problem is people spending long periods of time with relatives, unmasked and not socially distanced.

Of course people let their guard down with family members and it is likely that happens more often than other situations. That doesn’t make you magically more safe unmasked and not socially distanced at work or with strangers. It probably simply means that people take that specific risk more often.

EDIT:

Source - 3ft vs. 6ft.
Source - CDC Consideration
So the only “correction” would be it’s under “consideration.” But there’s your research looking at it.

Your data is for children in school. We already have evidence that they are safer, in general. What does that possibly have to do with the population, at large?

Moreover, ongoing research is not a justification for changing your behavior now. Until we see get results, the current recommendations (and most responsible behaviors) remain the same, which is why the CDC guidance I linked is so recent (updated 8 March).

 

[Beachokie]

I’m confused. Why should someone stay home more now than before?

I’m confused. Why should someone stay home more now than before?

It’s been a year. We know enough about it to NOT have to shut everything down. Everything should be open.
If you don’t like it, then stay home. The people who think that spraying seats on a roller coaster down once an hour was actually doing anything are foolish. The people complaining that there is less spacing on roller coasters now are foolish. Do you actually think that skipping rows on a roller coaster actually made you more safe? Lolol if so.

You do know that people actually have to go to work?

nobody HAS to go work at an amusement park. We’re only talking about going to BGW.

I'm really curious if we can expect to see pandemic capacity caps eliminated this summer season at all (which now that they're year-round I'm not sure how to refer to the park as in season).

should be the case right now. If you don’t feel safe, stay home.

 

[Zachary]

nobody HAS to go work at an amusement park

Imagine being so incredibly privileged that you can delude yourself into believing that everyone working outside doing manual labor for minimal pay at a theme park during a pandemic is only doing so because they just love going to work everyday that much.

Absolute fucking insanity right here.

 

[Nicole]

@Beachokie’s post is simply aggressive, rude, and full of unsupported assertions. I am so very tired of this stuff.

 

[Beachokie]

It’s been a year. We know enough about it to NOT have to shut everything down. Everything should be open.
If you don’t like it, then stay home. The people who think that spraying seats on a roller coaster down once an hour was actually doing anything are foolish. The people complaining that there is less spacing on roller coasters now are foolish. Do you actually think that skipping rows on a roller coaster actually made you more safe? Lolol if so.



nobody HAS to go work at an amusement park. We’re only talking about going to BGW.



should be the case right now. If you don’t feel safe, stay home.

example: I love watching sports in person.

I think stadiums should have the ability to be full right now. Would I go? No because I wouldn’t feel 100% safe standing shoulder to shoulder next to people for 2 hours.

Would I sit at home and whine and say that the people should bow to my demands and only allow 1/4 capacity so I would feel safe? Hell no.

just don’t go if you don’t feel safe. Complaining about something where your attendance is completely OPTIONAL is ridiculous.

 

[Beachokie]

Imagine being so incredibly privileged that you can delude yourself into believing that everyone working outside doing manual labor for minimal pay at a theme park during a pandemic is only doing so because they just love going to work everyday that much.

Absolute fucking insanity right here.

absolute fucking insanity thinking that you can ONLY find minimal pay manual labor at an amusement park. Take that privilege bullshit and f right off.

 

[Beachokie]

@Beachokie’s post is simply aggressive, rude, and full of unsupported assertions. I am so very tired of this stuff.

look directly above your post to your boy’s post.
Apology accepted.

 

[Nicole]

Apology for what?

Your unsupported opinions are noted. Can we move on now?

 

[Beachokie]

Apology for what?

Your unsupported opinions are noted. Can we move on now?

haha not one thing I’ve posted is unsupported. You get so upset when someone disagrees with you lol

 

[Nicole]

I think it would be simpler for you to go read the pages and pages I’ve already written in response to others on this topic. I’m frankly sick of repeating myself.

I‘m not the least bit upset with anything other than having my time wasted by people continually making assertions without data to back them up. I don’t care what you think or if you disagree with me.

Until you provide credible sources for your claims, they are unsubstantiated.

 

[RollyCoaster]

haha not one thing I’ve posted is unsupported. You get so upset when someone disagrees with you lol

You’re wrong. The comments regarding theme park workers on a theme park forum are not only rude, but fucking disrespectful to people like me. The vast majority on this forum likely don’t appreciate what you said. I’m honestly in shock.

What a slap in the face to hardworking entertainment workers.

 

[Murphy]

Interesting. We were just asked to leave the line at Finnegans Flyer because we were trying to maintain physical distancing from the group ahead of us. The reason the gentleman gave us was that we were holding up the line.

 

[nick]

You get so upset when someone disagrees with you

100%.

I’ve met some of the kindest people who work at Busch Gardens. Many know & recognize me & my family. On this forum, we see the crazy kinds of people they have to put up with! ?

“Unsubstantiated claims” = information we dislike.

And it’s interesting — when you start talking about the vast, vast majority SURVIVING the disease, the response is “what about the ONE life we could save?” (Which, saving lives is not what precautions are doing. They may “slow” spread, but they don’t stop it). But when you say “‘My life is impacted” it’s “you have to think about the LARGER COMMUNITY!” ?

 

[warfelg]

Interesting. We were just asked to leave the line at Finnegans Flyer because we were trying to maintain physical distancing from the group ahead of us. The reason the gentleman gave us was that we were holding up the line.

That's complete bullshit when in non-COVID times teens play on the rails like they are monkey bars and hold up lines all the time. This is when it would be nice to easily find the supervisor of the area to ask why that was an issue.

 

[Zachary]

Interesting. We were just asked to leave the line at Finnegans Flyer because we were trying to maintain physical distancing from the group ahead of us. The reason the gentleman gave us was that we were holding up the line.

Please, please, please file a complaint at guest services. The park needs to be made aware of crap like this. I have heard so many super troubling reports from this weekend. We gotta speak up.

 

[Murphy]

That's complete bullshit when in non-COVID times teens play on the rails like they are monkey bars and hold up lines all the time. This is when it would be nice to easily find the supervisor of the area to ask why that was an issue.

To be fair, the same employee had just been VERY deligent about guests wearing their masks properly. I have to commend him for doing the right thing in that regard.

Regardless, being forced to squeeze up next to other guests in this time isn’t something I’m willing to concede to. I’ve only ever made visits to guest services to commend employees in the past, but today should’ve been an exception.

 

[Murphy]

Please, please, please file a complaint at guest services. The park needs to be made aware of crap like this.

I’m going to have to do it by email at this point unfortunately, I wasn’t willing to get in another crowded line after this.