Disney World employees describe the cost of staying safe as coronavirus cases surge in Florida

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  • Walt Disney World in Florida began its staggered reopening process earlier this month.
  • Over 432,700 people in Florida have tested positive for COVID-19, putting the state ahead of New York in confirmed cases. 
  • Business Insider spoke to four cast members who have recently been called back to Walt Disney World regarding their experiences returning to work with new guidelines amid the pandemic.
  • Each reported feeling that Disney had thus far succeeded in creating safe conditions for reopening but described a fundamental shift in their jobs, with physical and social barriers making it harder to keep the magic alive at the "Happiest Place on Earth."
  • "We're encouraged by our guests' positive feedback and cast members' diligence for our phased reopening and are grateful for their support of the new measures we've added," a Disney spokesperson said in a statement. "We are taking a cautious and deliberate approach which allows us to evaluate and adjust along the way, as the situation evolves."
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For Kristen Gainey, the pandemic became real the day Disney World closed. 

"To think that something that barely closes for hurricanes and stuff is shut down, was kind of crazy," said the Walt Disney World cosmetologist who has worked in the Florida theme park for the last eight years.

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