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  • July 2020

Equity in the News July 2020

  1. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY RELEASES STATEMENT ON STUDY SHOWING THAT OVER 5 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE LOST HEALTH CARE DURING PANDEMIC

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:39:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity Association released the following statement regarding a new study showing that more than 5 million Americans have already lost their employer-sponsored health care during the pandemic.

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  2. BROADWAY WORLD: KATE SHINDLE TALKS EQUITY'S COVID-19 GUIDELINES, THE THEATRES APPROVED TO RE-OPEN, AND MORE ON BACKSTAGE LIVE WITH RICHARD RIDGE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:04:00 GMT – 0

    Nothing can stop BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge from bringing you interviews with your favorite Broadway stars! On July 10 at 1pm ET, he chatted with Actors' Equity Association President Kate Shindle!

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    • BroadwayWorld
    • Coronavirus
  3. NPR: MASKS AND MOUSE EARS: DISNEY WORLD REOPENS AS CORONAVIRUS CASES CLIMB IN FLORIDA

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:02:00 GMT – 0

    Nearly four months after it closed over coronavirus concerns, Disney World is once again inviting guests to experience its Florida theme parks.

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    • Coronavirus
    • NPR
  4. THE DAILY BEAST: DISNEY WORLD REOPENS WITH SHORT LINES AND SCARED STAFF, AS FLORIDA COVID-19 CASES SPIKE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:58:00 GMT – 0

    Some of the public love the short lines, while one union says it is “unclear how Disney World can responsibly move toward reopening” with COVID-19 cases spiking in Florida.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Daily Beast
  5. NPR: DISNEY WORLD ORLANDO TO REOPEN DESPIRE COVID-19 SURGE IN FLORIDA

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:57:00 GMT – 0

    Disney World begins reopening its Orlando theme parks Saturday with distancing enforced and face masks required. Many attractions won't be available but Disney fans have eagerly awaited the restart.

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    • Coronavirus
    • NPR
  6. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: DISNEY WORLD EMPHASIZES SAFETY PROTOCOLS AHEAD OF REOPENING: "YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL POSTED INSTRUCTIONS"

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:55:00 GMT – 0

    Despite COVID-19 cases surging in Florida, the Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Animal Kingdom Park will reopen in less than 24 hours.

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    • Coronavirus
    • The Hollywood Reporter
  7. WASHINGTON POST: DISNEY SET TO REOPEN PARKS IN FLORIDA, HOPING FOR A SMALL MEASURE OF REBOUND

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:53:00 GMT – 0

    A critical test of the entertainment economy’s reopening plans is set to take place as Disney begins allowing visitors to return to its Florida locations.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Washington Post
  8. NEW YORK MAGAZINE: DISNEY WORLD IS REOPENING. SOME WORKERS ARE WORRIED.

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:51:00 GMT – 0

    Adults with age-inappropriate Disney fixations, rejoice: The brand’s flagship resort in Orlando, Florida, is reopening today. Despite a massive local surge in COVID-19 cases, Walt Disney World will begin what CNN calls a “phased reopening,” beginning with its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom attractions. EPCOT and Hollywood Studios will follow later in the month, assuming that Disney does not rethink its plans.

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    • Coronavirus
    • New York Magazine
  9. VARIETY: ‘INVITING DISASTER’: DISNEY WORLD REOPENING INSPIRES WORRY FROM HEALTH EXPERTS, OPTIMISM FROM SOME WORKERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:40:00 GMT – 0

    Before Krysta White heads to her job as an attraction host at the Animal Kingdom Park in Orlando, Fla., she takes her temperature at home. The 32-year-old makes sure she’s feeling well, checking against a list of symptoms — coughing, shortness of breath, muscle pain, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea or vomiting — that would prohibit her from going to work.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Variety
  10. USA TODAY: IS IT SAFE FOR DISNEY WORLD TO REOPEN SATURDAY AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SOAR IN FLORIDA?

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:36:00 GMT – 0

    As Walt Disney World prepares to reopen Saturday, Florida has recorded the largest weekly increase in coronavirus cases in the country.

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    • Coronavirus
    • USA Today
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