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Disneyland & Disney World Extend Closures Indefinitely
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic continues, companies are being forced to revise the dates they intended to reopen. For Disney, that means its United States theme parks–Disneyland and Disney World–will not be welcoming visitors by the end of the month, as originally planned.
In a new statement, the company said, “While there is still much uncertainty with respect to the impacts of COVID-19, the safety and well-being of our guests and employees remain The Walt Disney Company’s top priority. As a result of this unprecedented pandemic and in line with direction provided by health experts and government officials, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort will remain closed until further notice.”
Furthermore, Disney addressed the status of its employees as the parks and resorts remain closed. “The Walt Disney Company has been paying its cast members since the closure of the parks, and in light of this ongoing and increasingly complex crisis, we have made the decision to extend paying hourly parks and resorts cast members through April 18,” the statement read.
Final Fantasy 14 Won’t Evict You During Coronavirus Outbreak
Housing is hard to come by in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, as there’s limited space and lots within the game’s residential areas. It’s why Square Enix also has a condition that if a house hasn’t been accessed for 30 days, it’ll be marked for automatic demolition–and after 45 days of inactivity, the house will then be removed. However, citing the effects of coronavirus and its impact on people’s situations–and by extension, its player base–Square Enix has enacted a temporary freeze on its housing policy.
On the official FFXIV site, Square Enix put out a statement about the change and stated, “Taking into account the world-wide spread of the COVID-19 (also known as ‘novel coronavirus’) and the economical effects of various cities going into lock-down, we have decided to temporarily suspend automatic housing demolition.”
The freeze on housing demolition went into effect immediately. However, if your house had already been marked for demolition prior to the change in policy, you’ll need to access your house in order to save it. The freeze will be in effect indefinitely as the FFXIV team said that it will “monitor the situation in the coming days, and inform you all when we have come to a decision that auto-demolition can commence again.”
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