Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[skeeter31]

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Anybody seen this new FastPass+ selection button?

Yeah, someone posted it a few days ago. It’s an IT glitch. If you click on it, you can’t book anything.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Definitely not, but in my mind with all the insiders saying “soon” this weekend I was really hoping for news today or Monday, and that is where I think the current climate factored in. Hopefully we’ll get more info tomorrow because I want to know how this whole park reservation is for my own trip on July 15. They really better give more info considering the 30 day mark on Thursday

My hunch is that "soon" is shortly after the deadline for the current group's modification window.

**I'm not an insider.

 

[Sandisw]

The silence from Disney is starting to become deafening.

We are 33 days from announced opening of MK and AK.

Only resorts that are confirmed to be open are DVC and FW.

It’s also confirmed theme park reservations will be required but we have no idea how that will work or when you can start making them. Also no guarantee from Disney that a resort reservation and valid tickets will guarantee a reservation.

DVC guests that cancel inside of 30 days get their points put into holding which limits future use of those points.

I’m using DVC points so the 30 day window is my biggest concern personally.

But I understand that there are still may on-site non DVC reservations that still have no idea whether there mid to late July reservations will be cancelled, transferred, etc.

For as much as Disney requires their customers to plan, they are really leaving a lot of people hanging with the absence of any meaningful communication on plans to reopen.

DVC is waiving holding and has been from the start.

 

[Bjn10]

30 days to go is Thursday I would be shocked if we didn’t get something tmw

 

[rteetz]

I have updated the "news only" thread and added a comprehensive list of dining that is open or will soon be open at WDW. If I am missing anything please let me know.

 

[figmentfinesse]

Any credence to this? The whole year sounds outlandish to me.

 

[rteetz]

View attachment 500112Any credence to this? The whole year sounds outlandish to me.

Lots of TA rumors going around. I wouldn't trust anything until it comes from Disney directly.

 

[SaintsManiac]

View attachment 500112Any credence to this? The whole year sounds outlandish to me.

John from DIS/Dreams said they heard the same thing today on the podcast.

 

[The Pho]

News

Kennywood opens July 11th, with previews starting on the 6th.

 

[rteetz]

John from DIS/Dreams said they heard the same thing today on the podcast.

I would be shocked if that was the case. I would expect not everything to come back right away though. I think they are more or less waiting to see how many people cancel. They has sort of set deadlines to try and get people to cancel by Friday. I would expect some more news this weekend. They seem to like to burry it then.

 

[gottalovepluto]

View attachment 500112Any credence to this? The whole year sounds outlandish to me.

I can see it. We have repeated many times here Disney has so much cash they don’t need to do anything. I think the only reason they’re opening at all is because the DVC situation. I also think they won’t tell people en masse they’re closed for the year because Wall St would freak. Whoever is running TA side of things keeps telling their biggest agents everything long before the rest of us.

Grab your spot at Universal lol

 

[SaintsManiac]

I would be shocked if that was the case. I would expect not everything to come back right away though. I think they are more or less waiting to see how many people cancel. They has sort of set deadlines to try and get people to cancel by Friday. I would expect some more news this weekend. They seem to like to burry it then.

Yeah he kind of shrugged and made it light. They are waiting just like us.

 

[vinotinto]

Do they really have such few reservations on the books that they could open only the DVC side? I can’t imagine Disney running the “keep and confirm - modify - cancel” game much longer.

 

[SarahC97]

Do they really have such few reservations on the books that they could open only the DVC side? I can’t imagine Disney running the “keep and confirm - modify - cancel” game much longer.

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It doesn't seem to make sense but Disney hasn't been making sense lately...

 

[rteetz]

Do they really have such few reservations on the books that they could open only the DVC side? I can’t imagine Disney running the “keep and confirm - modify - cancel” game much longer.

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DVC is a timeshare. Members have "ownership" so they run into a lot of problems the longer they keep those properties closed.

 

[MaC410]

Do they really have such few reservations on the books that they could open only the DVC side? I can’t imagine Disney running the “keep and confirm - modify - cancel” game much longer.

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This would just be absolutely absurd if true.

 

[Bjn10]

Let’s lay this one under wait and see

 

[AmberMV]

I mean...those with June reservations were able to reschedule to July 11-Dec 31 BUT wasn't it ONLY a DVC property they could reschedule to?

 

[gottalovepluto]

John from DIS/Dreams said they heard the same thing today on the podcast.

Crap. Crap. Crap. I am very unhappy to see more than one agency reporting this. And a bit excited to see if UO eats their lunch, dinner and Christmas Feast... once people get into a habit of how easy UO and how much affordable their APs are... UO is no WDW but I think they have the potential to take a decent bite of WDW’s business for the next couple years...

 

[Arguetafamily]

Do they really have such few reservations on the books that they could open only the DVC side? I can’t imagine Disney running the “keep and confirm - modify - cancel” game much longer.

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Is this a reliable Travel Company? Do any of you guys use them?