Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[jade1]

They did snap the new coaster to. Bout the same yet.

 

[scrappinginontario]

That was the Fall Advantage kids who were to begin in May. I'm very sorry for your niece My dd was on her DCP and sent home in March. So sad

The regular Fall program has not officially been cancelled at this time but all indications are that it will be. Like a lot of other things right now, Disney isn't doing the best at communication. They really need to let the Fall program kids know so they can sign up for classes, not quit their jobs, secure housing at their college, etc.

I don’t know the exact name of the program. She was to work in food services from May - Aug. She was going to be home in time to start college in September. We are Canadian so I know her recruitment process was done through an International hiring team.

 

[wendow]

I don’t know the exact name of the program. She was to work in food services from May - Aug. She was going to be home in time to start college in September. We are Canadian so I know her recruitment process was done through an International hiring team.

She might have been a part of the ICP but I'm unsure what their dates are like. I'm sure she was devastated to have her program taken away. My dd checked in for her program (also food services) on Feb 3 and was sent home mid-March. She was supposed to be down there until Aug 6. Hopefully, once some normalcy returns, these kids can get another chance.

 

[yulilin3]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270172246548480000

Im assuming this is Cali? Cause our bubba gump opened with citywalk last month

 

[whiporee]

I flew into MCO yesterday around 5. Oh my goodness what a ghost town.

No one but my plane on the concourse. nothing open in the food court on the B side. No line at all for security. No one else waiting for luggage at United. Alamo closed on the B side.

I live in Colorado now, but this is my hometown. i have never seen that airport that empty. No idea how Orlando survives this.

 

[charmed59]

Im assuming this is Cali? Cause our bubba gump opened with citywalk last month

Yep, Hollywood.

 

[woody337]

I flew into MCO yesterday around 5. Oh my goodness what a ghost town.

No one but my plane on the concourse. nothing open in the food court on the B side. No line at all for security. No one else waiting for luggage at United. Alamo closed on the B side.

I live in Colorado now, but this is my hometown. i have never seen that airport that empty. No idea how Orlando survives this.

Makes you wonder if life will ever come back to the way it was in some places. There is a lot that needs to happen before that. Even like some of the resorts at Disney, will they ever be used again? Will people travel like we have seen in the past ever again?

 

[khmoorefield]

No doom and gloom talk! This is my happy place to get my Disney fix

I sort of had an “aha!” moment yesterday. I was reading one of Tom Bricker’s latest posts and a light bulb went off regarding Disney’s new cancellation policy (basically can cancel up until check-in through October 3)....I’m wondering if they’re hoping to have operations back to normal around then. Give people the option to cancel without penalty while there are major cuts/changes and then once it’s business as usual, go back to normal policy. Now, this could be similar to the June 1 booking fiasco, but at least for now it’s giving me some hope for Fall reservations!

 

[yulilin3]

I'm sure that's exactly what everyone thought in Sep. 2001 too. People have very short attention spans so I think travel will bounce back quicker than expected. Just look at the recovery in the stock market - much much quicker than anyone predicted. Also, unemployment is recovering quicker than expected. Will travel follow the trend?

lets not forget that tourism in Orlando didn't come back to pre 9/11 numbers until after 2008. So it took a while

 

[koszmok]

Do you think it would be possible that NO value resort will be open by September?

I didn`t go to WDW until 2010 (being born in Eastern Europe wasn`t really my choice to wait until then though) so have no knowledge how was it after 9/11? Were the resorts closed for an extended period?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Disney made their choices, but their delay in opening and then begrudgingly opening and cutting absolutely everything they could, refusing to offer AP’s any recovery, refusing to honor discounts- it will cost them long term. If I’ll jump ship, they’re in trouble. Maybe they’re making enough becoming a pro sports venue that it’s not a worry

I am a little later but did want to mention that that part in your statement that I have bolded is what I am most upset/troubled by

I have no issue with what they are doing as far as delaying the opening, cutting things, etc if that is what they feel is best for operations right now.

But the lack of guest recovery (at least so far) is not great. At least let people apply what discount they had for the summer (summer and fun, etc) to their rescheduled trip ... That can't cost them *that* much and will encourage people to push back their trips which we think they want.

I do hope they do more for passholders too - like at least extend their passes by more than the closed dates to cover some of this "partial open time frame" and/or let people who cancel their APs now apply the renewal discount if they re-up a pass by the end of the year or something. Feels like their are reasonable steps they could implement that would help people out and not kill their bottom line

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Exactly. I work in IT consulting and during this time we've seen a lot of companies who don't do a lot of remote work - tthey wanted everybody in the office or believed all deals had to be done in person - moving to remote work and meetings my necessity and I think many are realizing it isn't as scary as they thought it was. They were used to the status quo and were content with that. So in november are they really going to go back to spending thousands to fly a team to california when in May they closed a major deal with webex? I'm not so sure. Some will come back but I do think there will be a lot of decisions it just isn't requird to fly people out in person.

I know in my comany all the internal stuff has worked out really well being remote but marketing to clients just isn't the same and our client managers are really itching to get back on the road.

Even team stuff, while video calls are nice, it isn't the same as getting together and bonding in person. So I think it will reduce, for sure, but maybe not *that* much

 

[zumfelde]

I'm not sure it will ever be exacttly like it was before especially on the business side. A lot of bsusinesses have seen how much can be done remotely witth zoom, webex, etc. without needing the expense of flying people down for an in-person meetings. Some I'm sure will still happen but I'd be surprised if business travel ever goes back to what it was before though people being able to stay home with their families vs travelling is probably a good thing in the end.


Lesure travel will recoverr but wlll take time. What effect less business travel will have on prices and availablity is definitely a question

leisure travel will not fully recover until the mask requirement goes away.

 

[CastAStone]

Do you think it would be possible that NO value resort will be open by September?

I don’t think it’s likely but it’s certainly possible.

 

[yankeesfan123]

leisure travel will not fully recover until the mask requirement goes away.

And I think for a place like Disney, at least as far as opening the parks back to a significant degree or normalcy, that also means after a vaccine is developed and available worldwide. All signs point to Disney being as careful and responsible as possible. I don’t think you’ll see Disney actually trying to entice visitors or bring back parades/fireworks until a few months after the vaccine.

 

[Farro]

And I think for a place like Disney, at least as far as opening the parks back to a significant degree or normalcy, that also means after a vaccine is developed and available worldwide. All signs point to Disney being as careful and responsible as possible. I don’t think you’ll see Disney actually trying to entice visitors or bring back parades/fireworks until a few months after the vaccine.

No offense, but I really dislike this talking point. That would point to it possibly never getting back to close to what it used to be and that would be ridiculous.

 

[Spridell]

Prediction:

You will see fireworks and "some sort of parades" by the Holiday season

 

[rteetz]

Im assuming this is Cali? Cause our bubba gump opened with citywalk last month

Correct

 

[New Mouse]

I'm not talking about the recession as I quoted the portion discussing waiting for a vaccine. All of this (limited capacity, park reservations, masks, social distancing) is being done - so they say - due to Covid and preventing spread, etc.

If it's all being done due to cutbacks from recession (which I don't believe at this point), then they should stop acting as if it's all due to helping us stay healthy.

Its being done as a combination of both. Why would you expect Disney to come out and say it due to budget cuts?

 

[Farro]

Its being done as a combination of both. Why would you expect Disney to come out and say it due to budget cuts?

I'm not.