Good call - too bad they don't include the cookies with the JC special anymore...
I hope they're doing ok
COVID-19’s Impacts on BGW
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Good call - too bad they don't include the cookies with the JC special anymore...
I hope they're doing ok
day 7: left my house thinking about coasters to go get some wendy’s to remind me of those summer days of leaving the park and avoiding the horrendously priced food and settle for a 4 for 4
Day 8, no BGW:
Convinced the kids outside to play "French Canadians vs Vikings". They were confused. Not amused when I wanted to ride a bear through the middle of it.
Convinced the kids outside to play "French Canadians vs Vikings". They were confused. Not amused when I wanted to ride a bear through the middle of it.
I'm just going to put this out there and see what you think. It would seem to me that with supply chain deliveries that BGW would probably need a lead time of a couple of weeks to order and have delivered perishable foods such as lettuce, milk, eggs and that sort of thing. I believe TMs contribute and read these posts. So, having said that; does any body know if they are ordering food? If not, it's probably safe to say they are not opening anytime soon. I would think if the orders aren't already in that April 1 opening is not going to happen. Just saying.
0 (reasonable) people believe they are going to open on April 1. All the other parks are closed to mid May; why would we think BGW would be an exception?
In @Rothbury’s defense, trying to figure ways to call another delay with confidence is probably a reasonable exercise.
I totally agree that there’s basically zero chance in hell BGW opens April 1st, but it is still a useful thought experiment to run looking forward.
I totally agree that there’s basically zero chance in hell BGW opens April 1st, but it is still a useful thought experiment to run looking forward.
Most food is kept on site in a warehouse. There only food that isn't is fruit and vegetables and milk. Those are typically only ordered with a lead time of 2 days. So realistically they wouldn't need that much notice to open.
All the parks that have announced a longer closure are parks that weren't open yet for the season. They are likely factoring in the fact that they still have a few weeks of work to do to get ready for opening and that they will need to still hire more people.
Curious about the hiring scenario - assuming that many restaurants and other similar service industry business close shop and are either slow to reopen or are out of business in the Williamsburg area, and that there's only but so many other jobs going around, when the park does decide to open wouldn't it be likely they can attract more applicants as there's a larger labor pool?
I think it’s very hard to generalize. Some companies are “firing” employees to get the on unemployment. Not all these employees will want to come back (due to getting other jobs).
I think it’s all timing. If BGW is the last to open then it could struggle. If it’s the first it could see an flood of applications. Definitely a spot where IMO they aught to communicate as an area what they plan to do so some businesses aren’t forced to close due to inability to hire back.
I love these and I don't want to discourage you... But you mentioned not having enough of these for the long haul...
So, what if you only counted operating days as "days with no BGW". We'd be on day 3. Just an option.
I briefly considers that at first, but if I had my fix then I wouldn’t be thinking about it as much.
I think since the parks seem to be acting in unison at the moment, they probably won't announce another extension until Orlando headquarters calls it, who probably won't call it until Disney or Universal calls it just like last time.
I wouldn't be surprised if Disney is able to open much earlier than BGW or other regional parks. Disney has a major tech advantage in that they have the tools to implement virtual queuing on their rides. Virtual queues and managing park demand are going to be one of the major instruments needed to keep a park open while managing social distancing and sanitizing everything.
I know my take is out there but you brought up something else: the virtual queues. I’m not sure how much that would help. Sure they aren’t in line, but that means they have to go elsewhere.
If I was BGW, I wouldn't even be looking at opening any of the restaurants in the initial reopening as it's going to be extremely hard to keep them safe and sanitized with guests inside. I would look at a mix of encouraging guests to pack their own lunch and maybe grab and go box type meals that guests could order over a phone app. The simpler you keep food and beverage service at this point, the easier it is to operationally open the park.
The queue lines are one of the worst places that guests can be in the park. Between the potential for guests to be too close together and guests touching railings, these are a high transmission area. Better that guests are in open parts of the park where they can spread out. I would note that virtually queuing also assumes caps on the number of guests in the park or some kind of timed entry to the park to manage overall park capacity.
And I recognize that. Was just pointing out if they aren’t in the queue it means people go elsewhere. Maybe they just walk the paths, or they go into shops or for food. So crowd management in those places would be just as important. Which could lead to lines.
It’s why I think regional parks would lead the way in reopening. They can limit to just members/pass holders easier (IMO). They can do no food in the parks and limited merchandise easier(again IMO). And could require less overall staff so limiting the number of people in the park better.
I think guests would have to roam the paths while waiting for a ride time. I'm not even sure a number of the rides could open with the sanitizing needed between rides - e.g. bumper cars, the carousel, train, teacups, etc.
I don't see how shops can open unless there is a no touching rule and the shop keeper has to get all merchandise someone wants. Similarly, it would have to be very limited entry.
I'm not sure parks are going to want to limit to members as the parks need new revenue coming in. Going with time entry to the park (e.g in 3 or 4 hour blocks) allows sales of general tickets and can also reduce the need to have much food service, if any.