VandVsmama
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- Mar 28, 2011
I think that the odds of it happening are slim to none and people who have WDW trips booked for that time frame should hope for the best, but plan for the festival to not be available to enjoy.
Tad dramatic?Since all large gatherings are still off the table, how could they have the shows?
nothing is normal and may never return to normal
past pandemics lasted YEARS or even decades (it is fascinating to read some of the past pandemics history)
we will have a new normal, but standing shoulder to shoulder w 10s of thousands of people is not happening any time soon. Masks may be w us for months, years or more. We just don’t know. And it’s so far out of our wheelhouse it’s hard to accept.
hang in there folks. We will get through this and someday be back to hugging Mickey Mouse
I guess it really depends on how much lower kiosk sales will be. Would they be profitable at 50% of what they were last year? Perhaps. Also, if they help bring people in that otherwise might not go (and assuming there is capacity) then there is an additional benefit from admission and merchandise sales.The parks will be at a reduced capacity, which means kiosk sales will be considerably less.
I can only imagine the operational costs of putting the festival on - staffing and material cost for setting up the kiosks, staffing costs for running the kiosks, food and beverage supplies. These costs are offset by the amount of people that pack into Epcot each year for it, which won't be an option this year. I would guess any potential profit will be nominal, and the decision will be made to scrap it since there are so many other things on their plate this year. That said, I could see perhaps a light version of the festival with a couple kiosks or maybe some specialty limited time items at the existing Epcot countries.I guess it really depends on how much lower kiosk sales will be. Would they be profitable at 50% of what they were last year? Perhaps. Also, if they help bring people in that otherwise might not go (and assuming there is capacity) then there is an additional benefit from admission and merchandise sales.
Not in the least.Tad dramatic?
We can hope. I'm surprised as I expected it to be cancelled, but maybe they have a way to do a modified version of it.So "festival" employees are on the call back list posted today. Maybe a glimmer of hope.
I think unintentionally when people drink alcohol they don't pay attention to their surroundings kind of like how bars were the last to open, I would be interested to see how this is enforced or practiced before I went.
VeryTad dramatic?
Can you imagine if in March they said we will be closed until July. No one would have believed it.