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Universal Orlando set to reopen on June 5th
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My mask drives me nuts in a grocery store for a half hour. I can't imagine what it would be like for hours on end in Florida summer heat. No thanks.
Also, good luck to security having to deal with the army of dipshits who will wear a mask to get into the park and then take it off once inside.
Also, good luck to security having to deal with the army of dipshits who will wear a mask to get into the park and then take it off once inside.
For more info I did a post
touringplans.com
Universal Orlando Plan for Parks: June 5, 2020 Reopening | TouringPlans.com Blog
Universal Orlando Resort closed March 16, 2020, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Univers
touringplans.com
Even with all their monitors they can't be everywhere. There's a lot that goes unnoticed by employees and security, its not possible to cover every spot in the park. And even if they are all caught and kicked out that is all possible incidents where someone didn't wear a mask and possibly had the virus and gave it to other people. Considering you won't even notice being infected for a while this could spread a lot through the park and out into the public. I mean hopefully the temperature check is effective at front but no way thats a 100% solution, maybe not even 50%, we don't know.
But it all seems so pointless to me to put a theme park ahead of ensuring people's health. Not even directly blaming Universal here but everyone involved in clamoring for these businesses to open up, as a society, is sad. All for a theme park people have been to hundreds of times and there's no need to rush back. It only seems inevitable to spread through the park to me with opening this early while it is still going around Florida, not like they're actually waiting until its truly much safer.
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For more info I did a post
Universal Orlando Plan for Parks: June 5, 2020 Reopening | TouringPlans.com Blog
Universal Orlando Resort closed March 16, 2020, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Univers
One thing I don't understand is why the temp check is considered super important when as far as I am aware most people with the virus are asymptomatic. I get it can weed out those that are symptomatic, but are asymptomatic folks less likely to spread or is it just as bad?
Either way, this is fucking dumb and way too early. I won't be going anywhere near these parks until there's a vaccine.
I really hope they will let you freeze your passholder account. No way I will feel comfortable going anytime soon.
Parks are honestly going to be pretty empty and will have a capped capacity each day. So even with all the rides now losing 1/2 of their ride capacity at least, the waits will average out to be somewhat normal.
I'm hoping for the same with Disney. Our pass runs until the end of the year and I'm not going to renew
Fight of Passage is really good but ultimately just a big screen as your seat moves around a little. Hagrid's is a completely immersive rollercoaster that shockingly doesn't offer a single screen. Imagine an outdoor Revenge of the Mummy is the best comparison I could make.
I'm going to be going soon enough. I'll make a report for you guys about my experiences and what they can do better.
I always wanted to write about my travels. This will be a good first step.
I always wanted to write about my travels. This will be a good first step.
Good.
Orlando has been absolutely devastated by the economic impact of the coronavirus and Florida has the worst unemployment system of any state.
Orlando has been absolutely devastated by the economic impact of the coronavirus and Florida has the worst unemployment system of any state.
Also this. It's not a matter of just "money money money" y'all.
Wow, fuck off. The attendance have to be in the hundreds to practice social distancing.
There's no vaccine.
There's no vaccine.
Seems like a mistake, but I guess it all depends on just how crowded it gets. Harry Potter opening day crowds would be catastrophic. If it's on the lower end of attendance they can probably manage. I'll be biting my nails a we wait for the data...
There won't be a vaccine for a while. Orlando has nearly 100,000 people who work at the theme parks. These people are needing to receive money and the unemployment system here has been awful to say the least.
I work at a major retailer and our capacity is 300 per local guidelines. We are about 90,000 square feet. Let that sit in how ridiculous that is, and it doesn't even include employees
I guess LegoLand is also reopening in early June.
It is interesting they want to be first, but their new rules are interesting and not the worst ideas.
It just isn't economical for them to stay closed. it would be impossible for them to survive closed until 2021 or later.
It is interesting they want to be first, but their new rules are interesting and not the worst ideas.
It just isn't economical for them to stay closed. it would be impossible for them to survive closed until 2021 or later.
this is going to end poorly lmao
i'm sure florida is working on some sort of legislation to make sure businesses can't be liable for what happens to patrons/employees.
On some rides it'll be easier than others. The Mummy and Gringotts have two sides that they load and unload from so it's simple for them to simply make the left side the sanitation side for example.
This is gonna be hella awkward with Hagrid's moving belt at load
That's a better idea than what is being thrown around
Not sure if you have children or not. At home learning is not cutting it. If they have to wait for a vaccine to go back to school that is not gonna work if you are a working parent. I can't leave my kids home alone while my partner and I work.
And for what? Risking our lives and putting us in a worse situation?
Well this seems ill-advised af. I'd be actively really angry if any of my friends or family planned on going in the near future.
What? Last I checked people don't spend 12 hours straight in the supermarket when they're picking up some potatoes.
My family was supposed to go disney world and universal mid July and we just cancelled our trip. Even then is too soon imo
I work at Forbidden Journey so I can only imagine what we have to do. Trying to clean up vomit on those RV's before you get to the end of the belt is a good time.
It will be interesting to see how Florida and California differ here. I doubt that the California parks will be allowed to open much before Labor Day. I can't help but think that Disney might be better off letting Universal go first and face the brunt of the extra challenges that come with be the first to open.
With that heat with the masks on (heck, with that summer heat even without that...) I'd could only imagine.
who the fuck would wanna go there during an ongoing pandemic, not only go and risk something but also go and spend all hot ass day wearing a facemask.
As well for the team member. You know how small some of the kitchens are in Universal? And do you know how hot it can be?
Countdown til the first suit for COVID death contracted at a theme park. I guarantee it within the next 2 months.
How can you tell if the virus lives in you for days before you show signs?
I'd imagine Universal will do the same "if you visit us you voluntarily assume all risk" thing Disney's doing.
They were doing it first, it's on the website even.
There's no way that sort of agreement stands up to actual legal scrutiny.
If a person was otherwise isolated, if there's a large enough confluence of cases coinciding with visits to the park. Along with a host of other contact tracing methods. On top of that who's to say someone with an active infection doesn't get in anyway? How well trained will the gate keeping personnel be? Where/how will tests be done to determine who can enter the park? Will there even be tests? Especially if there's a long queuing line, how well do you think anxious tourists will abide by social distancing guidelines? Much more so the type that will willingly go to a theme park under these conditions? You wouldn't even need to be admitted to the park proper to still contract it on park grounds.
I love all of these places that are all "eh, just do a temperature check" like that's a guaranteed way to check for the virus.
I live in Florida. Co-workers have been bitching for months that they can't go to Disney. They will all probably be there the day it opens.
I live in Florida. Co-workers have been bitching for months that they can't go to Disney. They will all probably be there the day it opens.