Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

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.

That is a no. MLS is looking a couple months at most. (And even at that much the players aren’t happy leaving their families for that long because their agreement is rumored to say no family- probably because they are so many as it is.)

 

[zumfelde]

Based on what Remy said last night, as long as you have a reservation and valid tickets you’ll be able to get in to a park. I wouldn’t get to worked up until something is officially announced.

But what if you have a 4 or 5 day trip and you cant be sure of getting to each park at least once.

 

[giget86]

Do we expect the parks to be at full capacity by next year?

 

[Marthasor]

Will this apply to the NBA players? It better be equal for all people staying on property.

Of course not. They are making Disney a fortune. Of course you’ll get the argument that they’re being kept in a bubble with absolutely no way to get out and about. And to that I say, sure they are.

The NBA is arriving on July 7 - it's the date the out-of-state travel quarantine is supposed to end. If it doesn't, it still gives them plenty of time to quarantine any players that are traveling from those states (which would only include the Brooklyn Nets at this point) as the games don't start until July 31.

 

[RWinNOLA]

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...

I like this idea and it does seem easy enough to manage.

 

[Eric Smith]

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.

Put MLS at All Star Sports. No one cares about major league soccer in this country.

 

[Marthasor]

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...

I wonder if we even need to scan as we exit - aren't they tracking us through our MBs anyway? They seem to know where we are at all times! I think they can track us through our MDE phone apps as well? I don't know - I am not technologically savvy at all! But I like this idea!

 

[disneyfan150]

That is a no. MLS is looking a couple months at most. (And even at that much the players aren’t happy leaving their families for that long because their agreement is rumored to say no family- probably because they are so many as it is.)

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.

Since MLS will not be at WDW during your dates, please change your hope to YC being open for me in August.

 

[mattpeto]

Do we expect the parks to be at full capacity by next year?

Full capacity like Christmas week?

No, not for a long time. Disney isn’t going allow that even if the demand is there with their new reservation system.

 

[woody337]

Based on what Remy said last night, as long as you have a reservation and valid tickets you’ll be able to get in to a park. I wouldn’t get to worked up until something is officially announced.

Did remy really say that?

 

[SaintsManiac]

Do we expect the parks to be at full capacity by next year?

I do, yes.

 

[tlmadden73]

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

That and they can charge specific prices for each individual day .. not just a "range" of days. Just like the resorts, going on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday can now easily be charged more.

But . I am willing to pay higher prices for smaller crowds .. but I have my doubts they would "limit" crowds if the demand is still there. It may just be a while until the demand is fully back. I know lots of people that are saying they only go every 3 years and were planning to go this fall. With all the restrictions and unknowns a lot of the non-diehard fans are going to delay their trips until more is known or 2021.

It should give them the best way to predict what crowd levels will be for staffing though. That is a blessing and a curse though.

 

[Mit88]

Do we expect the parks to be at full capacity by next year?

I think you’ll see them back up to the typical average attendance by next year. Possibly sooner. I doubt we see that max attendance hit again for a long time. They might need to push the barriers as we get closer to the 50th just because the demand is going to be so high. But that’s still a long ways off. The thing that’s keeping these mandates in place seems to be slowing, and mutating into a weaker strain. So things seem to get better. But its just not at the point where we need to throw all of these precautions out. It still exists, just not as bad

 

[SaintsManiac]

I think you’ll see them back up to the typical average attendance by next year. Possibly sooner. I doubt we see that max attendance hit again for a long time. They might need to push the barriers as we get closer to the 50th just because the demand is going to be so high. But that’s still a long ways off. The thing that’s keeping these mandates in place seems to be slowing, and mutating into a weaker strain. So things seem to get better. But its just not at the point where we need to throw all of these precautions out. It still exists, just not as bad

I took the question as back to normal attendance, not necessarily Christmas Day crowds. I may have misunderstood, though.

 

[Bjn10]

Trying to mentally prepare for all the new info next week consider that we hit the 30 days until opening Mark

 

[Mit88]

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

But that kind of becomes irrelevant because I think the reason that is a big complaint is because lines are too long. Its impossible to get a good spot for parades/fireworks etc.

The lines aren’t going to be any shorter, technically. If they’re going to go with a virtual queue system for rides, you’re still going to have to wait to get on the ride(s), if you get a spot at all. And because necessary cleaning needs to take place, the time between ride vehicles is going to take longer which impacts how many people that will be able to ride throughout the course of the day.

and parades and fireworks aren’t happening at the start

So when people asked for less crowds, I’m not sure this is what they were asking for lol

 

[Eric Smith]

Did remy really say that?

Here’s what they said on Thursday:

As long as you have a current reservation and valid admission you should be ok

 

[Mit88]

I took the question as back to normal attendance, not necessarily Christmas Day crowds. I may have misunderstood, though.

Those types of crowds are so far and in between that I don’t think that’s the type of crowd to base “normalcy” at the parks attendance wise on. I think average attendance, where everything is still shoulder to shoulder even at basically 50% of the rumored max is where I think we’ll get back to.

 

[Eric Smith]

But that kind of becomes irrelevant because I think the reason that is a big complaint is because lines are too long. Its impossible to get a good spot for parades/fireworks etc.

The lines aren’t going to be any shorter, technically. If they’re going to go with a virtual queue system for rides, you’re still going to have to wait to get on the ride(s), if you get a spot at all. And because necessary cleaning needs to take place, the time between ride vehicles is going to take longer which impacts how many people that will be able to ride throughout the course of the day.

and parades and fireworks aren’t happening at the start

So when people asked for less crowds, I’m not sure this is what they were asking for lol

I don’t think it’s a foregone conclusion that Disney is going to clean rides between guests. I think I’ve seen reports that Universal isn’t doing that. It would be ridiculously difficult to do this on something like a roller coaster. Guests will likely be spaced out in ride vehicles though which will reduce capacity.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Those types of crowds are so far and in between that I don’t think that’s the type of crowd to base “normalcy” at the parks attendance wise on. I think average attendance, where everything is still shoulder to shoulder even at basically 50% of the rumored max is where I think we’ll get back to.

Yes I think so, too. I am usually there during some holiday or other, so anything lower would be great. Lol