It has been reported that a food service worker at Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue in Disney World’s Fort Wilderness contracted hepatitis A. WFTV.com states the news of this case which was reported to the Florida Department of Health.
Pioneer Hall — Home of Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue
WFTV also shared this statement from a Disney spokesperson: “Nothing is more important to us than safety. Upon learning this news, we immediately began working with the Florida Department of Health in Orange County. The impacted cast member has not worked since being diagnosed and will not return until officially cleared by the Department of Health. We are not aware of anyone else becoming ill and continue to be engaged with the Department of Health to ensure we have all of the right processes in place to protect our cast members and guests.”
The venue was thoroughly cleaned and sanitized by Disney officials upon learning about the case “out of an abundance of caution.”
Source: wftv.com
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What about them guests who attended the shows, do they need to be concerned.
If so, why have they not been informed. My family and I attended one of the shows in early January.
Did this CAST member work at other restaurants during the Christmas holiday season? Full-time or part-time CAST member? Collage program? International?
We had dinner there with family and friends the end of September and I wonder if that employee was working at hoopdeedo review while we were there.? Please let us know if we need to be tested.
When was this? We attended recently.
it’s important to get vaccinated for hep a & b
Marilyn, the Department of Health says it learned of the infection on January 24.
Cynthia, we don’t know about a timeline other than the Dept. of Health being notified on January 24.
Grumpy0711, we don’t have that info.
Rose, Disney officially says that no other employees or guests were infected. But we don’t have any other information.
I ate at Hoop-De-Doo on January 12th. I’m a little concerned right now.
When did he contract this hepatitus A. We ate there on January 22 2019.
Wendy, we don’t have any additional information. You can try calling Walt Disney World to find out more.