For the moment, Mickey keeps smiling. Despite the revelation on Sunday evening of a first positive case - an employee of the night maintenance teams - at Covid-19, among the more than 17,000 employees of the Marne-la-Vallée amusement park (Seine-et-Marne ), visitors continue to enjoy the attractions normally.
The park remained open on Monday and will also be open on Tuesday. The management, which has been doing prevention with its employees for at least two weeks via instructions posted internally or online, wrote a new internal note Monday morning.
Two salaried doctors in the park ensure that they are “in regular contact with health agencies to obtain information and advice. Disneyland Paris welcomes its guests as usual and we continue to implement preventive measures in accordance with the recommendations of the health authorities. »Cleaning and disinfection of targeted areas, water points and hydroalcoholic gel, frequent cleaning and washing of aisles and queues…
Precisely, in these always well stocked, the coronavirus does not seem to alter the "magic" of the place. With their luminous ears or hats of all kinds, many visitors take pictures of themselves in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle or alongside an emblematic character, such as Donald. Protective masks are very rare on site.
Rooms limited to 900 people
This Tuesday, from 9 am, the unions and the management of Euro Disney will meet in social and economic committee. The coronavirus was added to the agenda. Monday afternoon, the management also passed the order to limit to 900 people the shows in halls that sometimes exceed a thousand seats, such as the Animagique Theater. In accordance with government directives which prohibit any gathering of more than 1,000 people in a confined environment.
“This announcement of the first case made noise internally. At the start, there was no instruction from management. If the information had not circulated between employees, we would not have known that an employee was affected ”, regrets Lucas Gheddab for the CFTC Disney.
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“Management has given a watchword. All those who feel tired are invited to stay at home and call the 15. The employee diagnosed positive was on sick leave for influenza. The people with whom he carpooled, that is to say three employees, are in their fortnight but would not show any symptoms, ”adds Djamila Ouaz for the CFDT. The management of Euro Disney wishes to specify that "this employee has never been in contact with visitors since he works at night when the park is closed".