Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Krandor]

It takes very little to freak this board out. Can we wait for official information?

 

[AmberMV]

It takes very little to freak this board out. Can we wait for official information?

But this is the Rumors forum

 

[Krandor]

But this is the Rumors forum

I know but things like DVC/deluxe only till end of the year is just not believable.

 

[gottalovepluto]

It takes very little to freak this board out. Can we wait for official information?

Rteetz maintains a pinned opening news thread for those who like accuracy and boredom

 

[Krandor]

Rteetz maintains a pinned opening news thread for those who like accuracy and boredom

I know but it is crazy how little it takes to freak this thread out. I have a pop recovery trip setup for September (now 35% discount) and I expect Pop to be open by then. Maybe I'm the crazy one to think that.

 

[wendow]

Absolutely, and QSFB is one of the roles with the most CPs. BOG is unique in that it does not have QSFB CMs at night (because it’s table-service at night of course), which would explain her earlier hours (she was one of the lucky ones!), but the plan to fill those spots is two-fold: 1) bring over CMs from still-closed areas of WDW like the water parks (for example, a Vacation Planner at TL has the option of temporarily transferring over to a role at a now-open part of WDW like QSFB at BOG) and 2) to not fill all of those spots. Because restaurants, shops, and even attractions will only be operating at maybe 1/3 of capacity (speculation but we know it will probably be something like that), they don’t need the entire staff. As they start to ramp up capacity and reopen more parts and amenities of WDW, you’ll start to see IPs and CPs come back. The point being that absolutely have the labor to redistribute from elsewhere and they’d still have CMs “left over” to operate a few resorts at least. On an unrelated note, I’m so sorry your DD’s program was abruptly cut short; I hope she has the opportunity to return and have the full experience!

BTW, I really appreciate your knowledge and contribution. I feel like I learn so much every time you post!

 

[wendow]

I know but it is crazy how little it takes to freak this thread out. I have a pop recovery trip setup for September (now 35% discount) and I expect Pop to be open by then. Maybe I'm the crazy one to think that.

I expect Pop to be open by Sept too - may be the only value open - but I expect it to open first and I'd be shocked if we aren't seeing more open by then.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I know but it is crazy how little it takes to freak this thread out. I have a pop recovery trip setup for September (now 35% discount) and I expect Pop to be open by then. Maybe I'm the crazy one to think that.

We’re ALL crazy here. No sane people need apply!

 

[Krandor]

We’re ALL crazy here. No sane people need apply!

LOL! Touche.

I'm still 50/50 on if I'll do that september trip. My main focus is marathon weekend in January.

EDIT: My training plan pretty much starts now and putting in 30-60 minutes minimum almost every single day (and much more time on weekends) between now and january to be ready for dopey and there is no guarantee that is going to happen. Right now though have to train like it will happen and if it doesn't I'll be devastated.

 

[aweehughes]

No, no, not calling you crazy at all. I watched the show earlier today but scrubbed through that segment again and, while definitely confusing (though what about this whole thing isn't at this point), he seemed to be saying that Disney was only allowing guests (who were offered the modify option) to rebook at DVC resorts or FW for the remainder of this year (not 2021 since those packages aren't out yet). Pete then speculated about the possibility that the resorts "stay closed" while capacity limitations are in place, but neither of them seemed to be referencing insider information. Again, your're not crazy haha. I'm sorry if I made it sound that way; it's very confusing and I can understand how someone could walk away with that impression.

I went back too. I listen to it as a Podcast through Apple and ~35:30 John says,
“Everyone’s going to have to take a chill pill and relax. Everybody wants to know, ‘I’m traveling in November—what’s going to happen to my reservation?’ You got to wait and see what Disney says about it. As far as we know only DVC properties and Fort Wilderness will be open through the end of they year.”

 

[Krandor]

I went back too. I listen to it as a Podcast through Apple and ~35:30 John says,
“Everyone’s going to have to take a chill pill and relax. Everybody wants to know, ‘I’m traveling in November—what’s going to happen to my reservation?’ You got to wait and see what Disney says about it. As far as we know only DVC properties and Fort Wilderness will be open through the end of they year.”

Thanks for that. That is a fair comment. That is simply all we know today. I expect we'll learn more this week though.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

I know but things like DVC/deluxe only till end of the year is just not believable.

If you go back 1265 pages the same would have been said about the parks being closed until mid July. And yet, here we are.

 

[Karin1984]

No news yet about Disneyland Paris, but they have just announced that the Half Marathon weekend (last weekend September) has been cancelled.

 

[Carol Jackson]

Has anyone from upstate NY (Buffalo) flown into MCO over the past couple weeks? Were you made to quarantine? I’m hearing rumors that they aren’t even enforcing the quarantine order. We aren’t part of the “Tri-State” area anyways.

 

[Jacq7414]

Has anyone from upstate NY (Buffalo) flown into MCO over the past couple weeks? Were you made to quarantine? I’m hearing rumors that they aren’t even enforcing the quarantine order. We aren’t part of the “Tri-State” area anyways.

I know people who traveled to FL from JFK and are at their daughter’s house and going out and about.

 

[CastAStone]

End of the year?! Disney is confusing me so much.

Might be the first year I try universals beautiful hotels and just travel to Disney parks.

Being cautious is one thing. Making drastic lasting decisions in June is another

Even if they make a decision like that they likely won’t roll it out to give themselves future flexibility if things change. We’ve seen that so far - they are waiting as long as possible to do anything that cancels a guest and being very withholding of information as a result.

A lot of people here are complaining about that but as someone with a September reservation I appreciate them being methodical and not being rash in canceling far into the future, as it increases the chance I can still go.

Sounds like they may or may not have meant that so we might have a chance at it being one agency’s misinformation after all!... what if this outfit with the now deleted FB post fell victim to bad CM info?

If I’ve learned anything in my year on Disboards, it’s that a cast member is the least likely person to be told anything. Even the ones whose job is to know.

 

[yulilin3]

For those wondering what do CM really know
The last update on the HUB in terms of news was from May 27 and the release of reopening plans
Nothing has been posted after that, no limited recreation offerings or any of the news that came out Saturday
Today I log in and there's a new story...
Touchless printers are coming to property, only scan your HUB ID and print

 

[A2DisneyMom]

shocked to hear Disney with IT issues.............
Does anyone really think the reservations system or virtual que system will actually work? We will be promised an amazing setup and then get a bug filled, crashing, unreliable mess. Disney must have outsourced IT to save money or they cut a ton of staff.

Given I still believe the transfer of guests to DVC and Ft. Wilderness is less about COVID/park capacity and more about them utilizing existing alternate booking systems, no, my hopes for a smooth rollout of this new system aren’t high. Seems Disney has some concerns too!

At this point, I would bet a significant amount of money that the “special” rebooking team are just CM’s with access and training into either the DVC or Ft. Wilderness reservation systems.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Disney has released a short video about what to expect during your resort stay

And a checklist of "enhanced cleaning" items

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270689279853891584

 

[Bjn10]

They same resorts