Starport75 Podcast – When will Walt Disney World reopen? Special guest Casey Liss joins us to discuss

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• Recorded on 5/1/20
• Special Guest Casey Liss
  • Co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast https://atp.fm/
  • Co-host of Analog(ue) https://www.relay.fm/analogue/
  • iOS App Developer of Vignette https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vignette-update-contact-pics/id1455924925
  • Website https://www.caseyliss.com/
• Casey joins us to speculate about when Walt Disney World might open
  • Stories referenced during the discussion:
  • • https://www.disneytouristblog.com/wdw-reopening-update-orange-county-defers-to-disney-florida-announces-phase-1/ – a good summary of the current situation
    • https://wdwnt.com/2020/04/orange-county-task-force-establishes-initial-guidelines-for-walt-disney-world-reopening-guest-spacing-wiping-vehicles-etc-mayor-believes-june-reopening-realistic/ – a little more detail of orange county’s guidelines
    • https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/04/28/southwest-airlines-ceo-travel-wont-resume-until-country-reopens/3038342001/ – comments from Southwest Airlines CEO
    • https://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-is-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-analyst-warns-parks-may-not-open-until-january-2020-04-20 – UBS analyst John Hodulik’s prediction that the parks won’t open until 2021
    • https://thedisneyblog.com/2020/04/30/new-opinion-poll-spells-trouble-for-disneys-business-model/?platform=hootsuite – poll on the public’s willingness to get back out in public before a vaccine is available.
    • https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disney-world-disneyland-reopening-outlook-pandemic-trnd/index.html What will reopened parks look like?
    • https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disney-focus/long-lines-lots-of-kids-and-plenty-to-touch-how-does-disney-reopen-its-parks-idUSKBN22D53X – more on the reopening projection
    • https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/houston-billionaire-rockets-fertitta-coronavirus-15235646.php – Interview with Landry’s Restaurants CEO about opening up with just a fraction of the customers.
    • https://people.com/health/air-conditioning-coronavirus-spreader-9-people-infected-at-restaurant/ – air conditioner spreading Coronavirus
• Questions for Casey:
  • If you had an hour to spend in the park right now, what would you do?
  • Coke or Pepsi?
• Casey’s questions for Glenn and Chris
  • What is the most overrated restaurant in WDW?
    • https://threekidsthreecatsandahusband.com/best-restaurants-disney-world/