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Not that I'm a fan of Disney parks, but I was shocked enough back in March when they closed "for a couple weeks." Unheard of at that time. Now they're saying they hope to reopen Jan 1, 2021.
Would you feel comfortable going if Covid has declined but is still circulating? I wonder what, if any, permanent changes they make.
Not that I'm a fan of Disney parks, but I was shocked enough back in March when they closed "for a couple weeks." Unheard of at that time. Now they're saying they hope to reopen Jan 1, 2021.
Would you feel comfortable going if Covid has declined but is still circulating? I wonder what, if any, permanent changes they make.
January 1, might be overly optimistic. At the rate things are going July 1, 2021 or January 1, 2022 might be a more realistic date for Disney to reopen. Disney's business plan is to pack as many people as possible into as small a space as possible. Until social distancing guidelines are removed, that business plan isn't going to work.
Not that I'm a fan of Disney parks, but I was shocked enough back in March when they closed "for a couple weeks." Unheard of at that time. Now they're saying they hope to reopen Jan 1, 2021.
Would you feel comfortable going if Covid has declined but is still circulating? I wonder what, if any, permanent changes they make.
Yeah, all I've seen is speculation of a possible phased reopening (no date set) starting with Florida residents only, with park capacity cut to 50% or less. They are meeting to talk about changes that will need to be made in the parks long term regarding spacing in the queues and frequent disinfecting of surfaces.
In a report released to clients Monday and obtained by several media outlets, including USA Today and the Los Angeles Times, John Hodulik estimated that the Walt Disney Co. will not reopen Disneyland in Anaheim or Walt Disney World in Florida until Jan. 1.
“We believe Parks’ profitability will be impaired for a longer period of time given the lingering effects of the outbreak and now assume an opening date of Jan. 1 as our base case,†wrote Hodulik, who is the Switzerland-based investment bank’s managing director of investment research.
Yes, but this is just the OPINION of some financial analysts
A financial analysts who is getting paid a lot of money to give investment advice to people all over the world for over 20 years, with a 76.19% success rate. So there is about a 76% chance he is right, and if he is wrong, it might be longer then that.
Disney loses tens of millions of dollars per day with parks closed (16 billion a year in gross revenue), it is their #1 source of revenue. 16B/365 days is 43 MILLION a day.
So will patrons risk going there? Sure, people are ignorant.
Will revenues return? Definitely NOT 16B a year for 2020.
Will Disney get sued by patrons/employees for exposure?
These are the issues Disney needs to consider. The cash is crucial, people certainly need to work...........but do people really need to go to Disney? Me, I'd pass as I have been there many times and really wouldn't risk the exposure. Theme parks aren't exactly the cleanest places, lots of slobs visiting, you have to touch lots of stuff from food trays/ride handles/ride line railings etc.
IF I was looking to go, I'd try to get there first day only. Place would be the cleanest possible after the shutdown, least amount of exposure. The way kids lick/touch everything I wouldn't bring a kid there any time soon.
I'd bet they launch some type of program "Disney's WonderClean" or something to assure visitors it is ok. Wipe down rides/stuff constantly and the crowds will return. Heck they probably have been printing "Disney themed facemasks" to sell!
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