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Michael Ejercito
Aug 4, 2021, 10:35:08 AM8/4/21
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Disney’s new annual pass system does not bring the real magic:
vaccination requirements
The top of the Guardians of the Galaxy ride behind the Quinjet aircraft
The Disneyland Resort recently opened the Avengers Campus in Disney
California Adventure, which will now be easier for locals to access with
the return of an annual passport-style program.(Allen J. Schaben / Los
Angeles Times)
BY TODD MARTENS | GAME CRITIC
AUG. 3, 2021 6:47 PM PT
On Tuesday, seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic killed Disneyland’s
annual passport program, hundreds of thousands of the theme park’s
die-hard fans likely breathed a sigh of relief — the APs are back.
They’re called Magic Keys now, but beyond continuation of the parks’
reservation-based system, they look similar to the old program. Former
passholders’ worst fears — that the new passes would be priced
significantly higher or do away with a monthly payment plan — were not
made manifest.
Transitioning passports to a reservation-based system is a step in the
right direction, allowing the park’s biggest fans to maintain something
akin to the level of access they had in the past while limiting the idea
of Disneyland as a last-minute hang. But in this rapidly changing
pandemic-scarred world, there’s still one more leap we’d like to see
Disneyland — and all of Southern California’s theme parks — take.
In 2021, the only passport with any real currency is the one that
documents your COVID-19 vaccination.
Restaurants, bars, Broadway and even New York City are putting pressure
on people to get vaccinated by requiring proof of shots or a negative
COVID-19 test. Yet just days after Disney announced it would require
much of its workforce to be vaccinated, none of the Magic Keys, or
indeed any ticket to the resort, requires proof of vaccination.
A heartbreaking opportunity lost.
Whether you can stomach a day at a theme park or not, there’s no denying
Disneyland’s cultural resonance. When the park, along with much of the
state, shuttered in March 2020, it was an exclamation point for many on
the gravity of this pandemic. A place of optimism — a park built on the
belief in humanity’s ability to aspire to be better — had survived
multiple wars, recessions and national crises.
But it was no match for a virus.
And when, on April 30, Disneyland celebrated its second proper grand
opening since July 1955, it stood as a sign that we were emerging at
long last from more than a year of trauma. We may not be healed, but we
could once again visit a place with cross-generation memories embedded
into its every square inch and celebrate the myths, stories and fairy
tales that help us define our lives.
ANAHEIM CA APRIL 30, 2021 - Park visitors take a selfie in front of the
Walt Disney statue inside Disneyland as the theme park reopens for the
first time in more than a year on Friday, April 30, 2021.(Robert
Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
BUSINESS
Disneyland has a new annual pass program. Here’s everything you need to know
Aug. 3, 2021
Given the devotion millions feel to the Disney resorts in California and
around the world, it would have been nice to see the Magic Keys offer
more than just discounts and free parking for its top $1,399 “Dream”
key. A bolder nod to the modern war effort shouldn’t be a thing of
fantasy. Schools can close, office buildings can empty but Disneyland
remains a reset for many to life’s ills, a mini-respite from our
pandemic highs and lows.
Last week, in light of rising cases, Disneyland reinstated a mask policy
for indoor venues. But even some outdoor lines, such as those in
Fantasyland, cram guests in so tightly that everyone is essentially
sharing the same air, especially on windless SoCal days.
As Disneyland devotees know, great care is taken to maintain “the berm,”
which prevents Anaheim’s skyline from penetrating our sightlines from
the Magic Kingdom, but as long as the park isn’t fully pledging
allegiance to science, it’s doing far less to prevent invasion by the
highly infectious Delta variant.
As a regular parkgoer, I haven’t felt uncomfortable (although I do wear
a KN95 mask at all times and avoid the tight lines of the re-imagined
Snow White ride), but before the masking policy was reinstated, I did
worry about children under 12, who are not yet eligible for vaccination.
For them, for myself, for the families they return home to and for
America’s continued attempt to escape the grip of this pandemic.
So why not require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for
all vaccine-eligible guests? Disney has already proved it’s logistically
possible.
The French government is requiring a “health pass” to show proof of
vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter most venues, including
Disneyland Paris, where there is an on-site testing center run by a
third party. Why can’t that happen here at the flagship resort? After
all, what are the recent changes to the classic Jungle Cruise ride to
rid it of racist caricatures if not an attempt to grow with the times,
to be a place where everyone feels welcome and comfortable?
Disneyland, Universal Studios and Knott’s Berry Farm shouldn’t be more
virus-risky than local bars and restaurants such as Osteria La Buca,
Akbar, the Short Stop, Gigi’s and Tramp Stamp Granny’s. Vaccine
requirements aren’t just common sense for the common good of society;
they’re also about the survival of our economy and our culture. So what
is arguably Southern California’s most famous international destination
should lead by example.
If this truly is — as that lovely Disney earworm tells us — a world of
hopes and a world of fears, let’s make sure the emphasis stays on the hope.
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Disney’s new annual pass system does not bring the real magic:
vaccination requirements
The top of the Guardians of the Galaxy ride behind the Quinjet aircraft
The Disneyland Resort recently opened the Avengers Campus in Disney
California Adventure, which will now be easier for locals to access with
the return of an annual passport-style program.(Allen J. Schaben / Los
Angeles Times)
BY TODD MARTENS | GAME CRITIC
AUG. 3, 2021 6:47 PM PT
On Tuesday, seven months after the COVID-19 pandemic killed Disneyland’s
annual passport program, hundreds of thousands of the theme park’s
die-hard fans likely breathed a sigh of relief — the APs are back.
They’re called Magic Keys now, but beyond continuation of the parks’
reservation-based system, they look similar to the old program. Former
passholders’ worst fears — that the new passes would be priced
significantly higher or do away with a monthly payment plan — were not
made manifest.
Transitioning passports to a reservation-based system is a step in the
right direction, allowing the park’s biggest fans to maintain something
akin to the level of access they had in the past while limiting the idea
of Disneyland as a last-minute hang. But in this rapidly changing
pandemic-scarred world, there’s still one more leap we’d like to see
Disneyland — and all of Southern California’s theme parks — take.
In 2021, the only passport with any real currency is the one that
documents your COVID-19 vaccination.
Restaurants, bars, Broadway and even New York City are putting pressure
on people to get vaccinated by requiring proof of shots or a negative
COVID-19 test. Yet just days after Disney announced it would require
much of its workforce to be vaccinated, none of the Magic Keys, or
indeed any ticket to the resort, requires proof of vaccination.
A heartbreaking opportunity lost.
Whether you can stomach a day at a theme park or not, there’s no denying
Disneyland’s cultural resonance. When the park, along with much of the
state, shuttered in March 2020, it was an exclamation point for many on
the gravity of this pandemic. A place of optimism — a park built on the
belief in humanity’s ability to aspire to be better — had survived
multiple wars, recessions and national crises.
But it was no match for a virus.
And when, on April 30, Disneyland celebrated its second proper grand
opening since July 1955, it stood as a sign that we were emerging at
long last from more than a year of trauma. We may not be healed, but we
could once again visit a place with cross-generation memories embedded
into its every square inch and celebrate the myths, stories and fairy
tales that help us define our lives.
ANAHEIM CA APRIL 30, 2021 - Park visitors take a selfie in front of the
Walt Disney statue inside Disneyland as the theme park reopens for the
first time in more than a year on Friday, April 30, 2021.(Robert
Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
BUSINESS
Disneyland has a new annual pass program. Here’s everything you need to know
Aug. 3, 2021
Given the devotion millions feel to the Disney resorts in California and
around the world, it would have been nice to see the Magic Keys offer
more than just discounts and free parking for its top $1,399 “Dream”
key. A bolder nod to the modern war effort shouldn’t be a thing of
fantasy. Schools can close, office buildings can empty but Disneyland
remains a reset for many to life’s ills, a mini-respite from our
pandemic highs and lows.
Last week, in light of rising cases, Disneyland reinstated a mask policy
for indoor venues. But even some outdoor lines, such as those in
Fantasyland, cram guests in so tightly that everyone is essentially
sharing the same air, especially on windless SoCal days.
As Disneyland devotees know, great care is taken to maintain “the berm,”
which prevents Anaheim’s skyline from penetrating our sightlines from
the Magic Kingdom, but as long as the park isn’t fully pledging
allegiance to science, it’s doing far less to prevent invasion by the
highly infectious Delta variant.
As a regular parkgoer, I haven’t felt uncomfortable (although I do wear
a KN95 mask at all times and avoid the tight lines of the re-imagined
Snow White ride), but before the masking policy was reinstated, I did
worry about children under 12, who are not yet eligible for vaccination.
For them, for myself, for the families they return home to and for
America’s continued attempt to escape the grip of this pandemic.
So why not require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for
all vaccine-eligible guests? Disney has already proved it’s logistically
possible.
The French government is requiring a “health pass” to show proof of
vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to enter most venues, including
Disneyland Paris, where there is an on-site testing center run by a
third party. Why can’t that happen here at the flagship resort? After
all, what are the recent changes to the classic Jungle Cruise ride to
rid it of racist caricatures if not an attempt to grow with the times,
to be a place where everyone feels welcome and comfortable?
Disneyland, Universal Studios and Knott’s Berry Farm shouldn’t be more
virus-risky than local bars and restaurants such as Osteria La Buca,
Akbar, the Short Stop, Gigi’s and Tramp Stamp Granny’s. Vaccine
requirements aren’t just common sense for the common good of society;
they’re also about the survival of our economy and our culture. So what
is arguably Southern California’s most famous international destination
should lead by example.
If this truly is — as that lovely Disney earworm tells us — a world of
hopes and a world of fears, let’s make sure the emphasis stays on the hope.
--
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HeartDoc Andrew
Aug 4, 2021, 10:45:51 AM8/4/21
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Disney & elsewhere is by rapidly ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
finding out at any given moment, including even while on-line, who
among us are unwittingly contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or
asymptomatic) in order to http://bit.ly/convince_it_forward (John
15:12) for them to call their doctor and self-quarantine per their
doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic. Thus, we're hoping for the
best while preparing for the worse-case scenario of the Alpha lineage
mutations and others like the Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda &
Delta lineage mutations combining to form hybrids that render current
COVID vaccines no longer effective.
Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry ( http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 )
and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.
So how are you ?
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
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Cardiologist with an http://HeartMDPhD.com/EternalMedicalLicense
2024 & upwards non-partisan candidate for U.S. President:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/WonderfullyHungryPresident
and author of the 2PD-OMER Approach:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HeartDocAndrewCare
which is the only **healthy** cure for the U.S. healthcare crisis
Michael Ejercito
Aug 4, 2021, 11:16:22 PM8/4/21
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Michael
HeartDoc Andrew
Aug 4, 2021, 11:38:44 PM8/4/21
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MichaelE wrote:
> I am wonderfully hungry!
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/convince_it_forward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Suggested further reading:
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/5EWtT4CwCOg/m/QjNF57xRBAAJ
Shorter link:
http://bit.ly/StatCOVID-19Test
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all
glory ( http://HeartMDPhD.com/Psalm117_ ) to GOD, Who causes us to
hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us right now (Luke 6:21a)
thereby removing the http://HeartMDPhD.com/VAT from around the heart
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
While wonderfully hungry in the Holy Spirit, Who causes (Deuteronomy
8:3) us to hunger, I note that you, Michael, not only don't have
COVID-19 but are rapture (Luke 17:37) ready and pray (2 Chronicles
7:14) that our Everlasting (Isaiah 9:6) Father in Heaven continues to
give us "much more" (Luke 11:13) Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) so
that we'd have much more of His Help to always say/write that we're
"wonderfully hungry" in **all** ways including especially caring to
http://bit.ly/convince_it_forward (John 15:12 as shown by
http://bit.ly/RapidTestCOVID-19 ) with all glory (
http://bit.ly/Psalm117_ ) to GOD (aka HaShem, Elohim, Abba, DEO), in
the name (John 16:23) of LORD Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Laus DEO !
Suggested further reading:
https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/5EWtT4CwCOg/m/QjNF57xRBAAJ
Shorter link:
http://bit.ly/StatCOVID-19Test
Be hungrier, which really is wonderfully healthier especially for
diabetics and other heart disease patients:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HeartDocAndrewToutsHunger (Luke 6:21a) with all
glory ( http://HeartMDPhD.com/Psalm117_ ) to GOD, Who causes us to
hunger (Deuteronomy 8:3) when He blesses us right now (Luke 6:21a)
thereby removing the http://HeartMDPhD.com/VAT from around the heart
...because we mindfully choose to openly care with our heart,
HeartDoc Andrew <><
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