jpeterson
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I was starting to realize the same thing. They were always in the same parks on the same days!Yep.
I was starting to realize the same thing. They were always in the same parks on the same days!Yep.
They announced about an hour ago that they will not lift the restrictions. The order to lift them was set to go into effect on 1/26, days after the inauguration so it seems they will just not be lifted at all rather than lifted and then reinstated.Travel restrictions from Europe and Brazil will be lifted by outgoing president. Incoming president hasn't said if he'll reinstate them.
Feel bad for international travelers. What a roller coaster they’re going throughJen Psaki (@jrpsaki) Tweeted:
On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26. In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Doesn't look like it.
Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.Feel bad for international travelers. What a roller coaster they’re going through
Disney most definitely would not reject them.I wouldn't assume that is going to stick. The incoming President was against them from the start and said that science didn't support them and said that they could actually make things worse.
Unless he has really changed his mind, I wouldn't be surprised to see them go soon. Not sure if Disney would reject foreign visitors or not.
Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.
This .. my friend came home for Christmas (mainly to handle maintenance on the house he owns here still) from the Netherlands and while here, they changed their incoming policy so he had to get a negative test 72 hours before scheduled to land back there. He got one test and didn't get results in time, after rescheduling his flight or a second time, he had to pay extra to get "expediated results" to get a test back in time just to get back to where he lives and works and STILL had to quarantine for 10 days after arriving back.Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.
This .. my friend came home for Christmas (mainly to handle maintenance on the house he owns here still) from the Netherlands and while here, they changed their incoming policy so he had to get a negative test 72 hours before scheduled to land back there. He got one test and didn't get results in time, after rescheduling his flight or a second time, he had to pay extra to get "expediated results" to get a test back in time just to get back to where he lives and works and STILL had to quarantine for 10 days after arriving back.
For some .. that hassle may just not be worth to come to the states for a vacation.
Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.
I mean .. I live in the States and can drive to WDW and have opted to push back my trip by another two months (and pay a $200+ more dollars for the room (with the same discount)) because of some of the "hassles" .. even in just car driving -- (reminding kids to wear masks, finding restaurants that are open for dine-in .. etc. etc. And that is on top of the WDW "hassles" in having to wear masks almost 100% of the time, wait in longer lines (potentially), deal with poor sight lines with plexiglass screens, missing attractions (like M&Gs), etc.The Dreams Unlimited Travel show this week was talking to a few of their agents about traveling to Disney during Covid/with the restriction/etc. One of them, Tracey, lives in Canada and flat out said that while she went once and is planning to come again she would go more often if not having to deal with the hassle/regulations/etc of traveling from (and really back to) Canada
She's about as die hard as you can get so if if the hassle is impacting her willingness to travel, I am sure it will just be a deal breaker for many, even if they are technically able to travel here
Exactly. The only roller coaster they are on is the one driven by their own countries. Nothing has changed here since March and nothing is going to change until the new admin changes it.
I mean .. I live in the States and can drive to WDW and have opted to push back my trip by another two months (and pay a $200+ more dollars for the room (with the same discount)) because of some of the "hassles" .. even in just car driving -- (reminding kids to wear masks, finding restaurants that are open for dine-in .. etc. etc. And that is on top of the WDW "hassles" in having to wear masks almost 100% of the time, wait in longer lines (potentially), deal with poor sight lines with plexiglass screens, missing attractions (like M&Gs), etc.
I think Disney is fighting a 3-front "war" that is stopping a lot of people from coming down and even if one of them is "fixed" there are still other reasons they won't be back to normal for a while:
1) They don't feel its safe to go to a very public place (even with Disney's safety precautions)
2) They don't feel it is worth the hassle of dealing with COVID travel restrictions (quarantines, testing, etc.)
3) They don't feel it is worth it to go to WDW with all the "missing magic" and restrictions there.
Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.The People Mover is running this morning WITHOUT people on it, but it is running. So that's gotta be promising, right?
The fact that it is running is at least a good sign that it will eventually reopen.Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.
It's been testing over the last week or so. I think its opening next week sometime (end of month).Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.