Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Arguetafamily]

I am also wagering that resort level will play a role in access/priority. Would I be correct?

Nope doubt it...and of course it should never.

 

[Sandisw]

Update: they were super firm and would not put the 13 points I need back into this use year. I’ve already purchased 22 OTU points so that won’t work. A supervisor will call me in a few days. LOL. I’ll be 12 days out by then. I asked about availability disappearing (in the next three days while I wait for my phone call) as they upgrade cash guests. The answer was the situation is fluid. I hate that word!

Oh, I am so sorry, Yeah, I had to rearrange and had borrowed points above and got them in new places quick because MS said, once back, they can’t be borrowed again if it puts you over.

Maybe when they call, you will get some pixiedust.

 

[yulilin3]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

 

[Farro]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

Oh yes. I think that's a big reason they would keep new system!

 

[Arguetafamily]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

Would be smart of them and useful to us, win win

 

[AmberMV]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

From a guest perspective, of course none of us wants to be packed in like sardines.
From Disney's perspective, the more of us are packed in the more money they make.
I would love to think the reservation system will keep crowds down, but I have a feeling the capacity limits with the reservations are only temporary and the reservation system that evolves after Covid will not so much keep capacity down but just to keep better tallies on who is where and when, etc.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

I mean, I can probably guess what the number 1 complaint will be for the next couple years if lowering capacity to the point that it's frequently met happens lol.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

People were raging when they got locked out of RotR for the day because its daily capacity (and often more) had been met. Imagine that applied to an entire park. Yikes.

 

[skeeter31]

So far, this is only confirmed for the "initial reopening period," which is rumored only through 7/4. Don't give up yet, if your reservation is after.

Where is the rumor that the “initial reopening period” only goes through 7/4 coming from? I’d think it would be 7/11 at the absolute earliest, but I have a sneaking suspicion that initial period will stretch through the end of July.

 

[Tjddis]

People were raging when they got locked out of RotR for the day because its daily capacity (and often more) had been met. Imagine that applied to an entire park. Yikes.

You are so right

all of the problems they face are really of their own making. They have expanded on site hotel capacity for years without improving how they manage the parks.

 

[Sandisw]

I would think resort Dining reservations will be pretty easy to come by between 6/22 and 7/11. Can’t imagine the DVC resorts will be too crowded and I suspect many folks that are staying at the resorts will venture off to other local attractions (Universal/Sea World) since WDW theme parks are closed.

They have not yet opened it up for resort dining as I tried for my resort during my stay.

It will be interesting when they allow that.

 

[marx]

People are likely going to be walking around that area anyways for dining and such. I am expecting Yacht Club to be used by the NBA or MLS.

I hope the Yacht Club is used for MLS - and not Jambo. While the NBA will finish their season mid October, MLS will continue through year end. I have Jambo reservations in December and would prefer not being moved (right now only SSR is available for the 2 weeks I’m there). And since I'm there during the busiest time of the year, I’m a bit concerned about being cancelled outright.

 

[princesscinderella]

I think the resort capacity to theme park ratio has finally been realized by Disney. It just means they need to build a 5th theme park

 

[FatBambi]

If they kept it once they were back to 100% capacity, I don't think it'll be a scary thing or much of an issue. I was under the impression that they only really hit capacity once or twice a year (Christmas/new years, maybe an opening of an attraction) in which case it wouldn't be a problem if they built in an option to hop to an available park later because they usually aren't high enough to hit the ceiling. At least that's what I thought. Could be wrong.

 

[Sandisw]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

It would be like a real time built in crowd calendar that places like Touring Plans has!

 

[DGsAtBLT]

If they kept it once they were back to 100% capacity, I don't think it'll be a scary thing or much of an issue. I was under the impression that they only really hit capacity once or twice a year (Christmas/new years, maybe an opening of an attraction) in which case it wouldn't be a problem if they built in an option to hop to an available park later because they usually aren't high enough to hit the ceiling. At least that's what I thought. Could be wrong.

You're not wrong.

I'm not worrying about this until they give us reason to worry, if they do I should say. For seasoned Disney guests it would be even less planning than FP and ADRs. Park hopping can be tacked on for a charge or only allowed for more expensive tickets like it already is. It shouldn't be hard to get reservations once capacity returns to normal unless Disney chooses to lower what normal capacity is.

 

[FatBambi]

It would be like a real time built in crowd calendar that places like Touring Plans has!

Ooo, now THAT would be useful.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just to throw something out there
What has been the number 1 complain about the parks for the last couple of years? High crowds
What if they keep the reservation system to control crowds at each park? This way people will know ahead of time what park it's already closed for capacity
Just a thought, I'm bored

Also would push people to other parks/spread the crowd

 

[preemiemama]

It would be like a real time built in crowd calendar that places like Touring Plans has!

Wasn't that rumored to be part of the new Genie system- a TP-like system?

 

[Sandisw]

You're not wrong.

I'm not worrying about this until they give us reason to worry, if they do I should say. For seasoned Disney guests it would be even less planning than FP and ADRs. Park hopping can be tacked on for a charge or only allowed for more expensive tickets like it already is. It shouldn't be hard to get reservations once capacity returns to normal unless Disney chooses to lower what normal capacity is.

It would be pretty easy to have guests scan MBands when they leave the park, which would allow park hopping later in the day too.

This way, once you have scanned out of a park, you would go on and schedule the 2nd park right then...