Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[AmberMV]

After yesterday what news are people still waiting for? I thought we were all here worrying about how pampered the NBA stars will be during their stay.

New res. system announcement and operational resorts post July 11

 

[rteetz]

Actually - the report was "correct" and reported by multiple sources and on the local news - it was correct that the governor said that apparently. Scott Gustin pointed out that governor's statement was inaccurate.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1273268124855554049

https://twitter.com/x/status/1273273033252392961

 

[Mit88]

After yesterday what news are people still waiting for? I thought we were all here worrying about how pampered the NBA stars will be during their stay.

News that anyone that agrees to stay on property for the first 2 months must also sign a DVC contract for a minimum of 150 pts/yr at the Riviera

 

[rteetz]

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/ho...-for-its-10000-animals-while-parks-are-closed

 

[one_cat]

Cynical statement alert:

After the Disneyland Galaxies Edge experience last summer we know well that Disney is masterful at dissuading people from going to their theme parks.

 

[Mit88]

Cynical statement alert:

After the Disneyland Galaxies Edge experience last summer we know well that Disney is masterful at dissuading people from going to their theme parks.

I think that was accidental. They overhyped it, then trying to even it out to just hyping it, they basically told people not to come, and they obliged.

But I also think some of the dissuasion was due to the main attraction not being open. General guests didnt know what RotR would be, but many knew that it was going to be the biggest addition to the land and out-of-towners didnt want to have to make 2 trips, one for the opening, and then again for the opening of Rise

 

[Jrb1979]

I think that was accidental. They overhyped it, then trying to even it out to just hyping it, they basically told people not to come, and they obliged.

But I also think some of the dissuasion was due to the main attraction not being open. General guests didnt know what RotR would be, but many knew that it was going to be the biggest addition to the land and out-of-towners didnt want to have to make 2 trips, one for the opening, and then again for the opening of Rise

Accidental or not they should be using that tactic now do dissuade people from coming as from everything that's been said is what Disney wants right now.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Seeing all of those in my DVC may totally be my own fault because I have never seen the "accessible rooms" button to check but I just realized I had it checked! Maybe they have always been there and I never noticed?

At any rate....and related to this forum!....there is soooooo much DVC availability for the last week of July/first week of August. A month ago we were waitlisting a day at a time to try to get what we wanted. Now almost every single DVC has both 1 and 2 bedrooms available. It's like that through all of August and most of September. Bookings start to get more scarce as of October 1.

DVC is full of a lot of people who will be in a position to use points or lose them eventually, and they tend to be repeat guests who rely less on park time. For availability to be unusually wide open like that, I think that speaks to people’s desire to actually come to WDW this summer, likely a lot lower than people here believe.

 

[Mit88]

Accidental or not they should be using that tactic now do dissuade people from coming as from everything that's been said is what Disney wants right now.

They only need to dissuade enough to get to a number they’re comfortable with. Believe it or not, they want more than 100 people in the parks and resorts. What they dont want to deal with is the issue of not having enough available reservation spots for the amount of people staying on property. They want to get to a spot where making a reservation isn’t an actual real life issue. But they still want their parks filled to the set capacity.

 

[Raggou]

I am curious., what tipped us off and made us think that today is the day that we are getting new info?

All I've heard is the "soon" so why today?

Thanks,

 

[skeeter31]

I am curious., what tipped us off and made us think that today is the day that we are getting new info?

All I've heard is the "soon" so why today?

Thanks,

Because soon has meant every second of every day for the past 4 weeks for this Board. Today’s poignant moment was call center CMs were having IT updates to their system this morning so everyone felt that meant an announcement was coming. But it could have just been an email server update or something stupid like that. We’re just scraping whatever crumbs we can get here.

 

[one_cat]

They only need to dissuade enough to get to a number they’re comfortable with. Believe it or not, they want more than 100 people in the parks and resorts. What they dont want to deal with is the issue of not having enough available reservation spots for the amount of people staying on property. They want to get to a spot where making a reservation isn’t an actual real life issue. But they still want their parks filled to the set capacity.

I think the statement “just because you have a ticket doesn’t mean you will be able to enter a park” is resonating with most people. I know nobody outside of these boards who are still contemplating a trip to Disney in the near future. And even most people here including us are on the fence waiting to understand the real situation.

 

[one_cat]

Because soon has meant every second of every day for the past 4 weeks for this Board. Today’s poignant moment was call center CMs were having IT updates to their system this morning so everyone felt that meant an announcement was coming. But it could have just been an email server update or something stupid like that. We’re just scraping whatever crumbs we can get here.

Considering they are making people call in to make ADRs I think any new announcements concerning parks are still a couple weeks away.

 

[AmberMV]

I am curious., what tipped us off and made us think that today is the day that we are getting new info?

All I've heard is the "soon" so why today?

Thanks,

The NBA details were finally released yesterday and some of our insiders hinted that "soon" was going to be "real soon", and I still think we definitely should be getting some news....soon...if that helps

 

[Raggou]

The NBA details were finally released yesterday and some of our insiders hinted that "soon" was going to be "real soon", and I still think we definitely should be getting some news....soon...if that helps

Ahh so seems the catalyst was the NBA and the IT downtime earlier got it.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

Also around 3:30 yesterday afternoon a bunch of people got an email about their MDE account

 

[choirfarm]

How will this impact things? I know this isn't the one most people fly in and out of for Disney, but I hope they will test all of the MCO employees now...
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...ovid-19-after-florida-reports-2783-new-cases/

 

[Violetspider]

I know Disneyland is different, but they have begun rebooking people at no charge after park opening from the Disneyland Hotel since it will remain closed. Some got a free upgrade to the Grand Californian and others are getting a downgrade to Paradise Pier, probably based on availability. Im sure they were refunded the price difference.

Glad this wasn't my trip. Pretty sure with a 50/50 shot and a solo traveler to DLR, I'd have been one to get a downgrade and be thinking...so close...

 

[SaintsManiac]

How will this impact things? I hope they will test all of the MCO employees now...
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...ovid-19-after-florida-reports-2783-new-cases/

It's already been posted that this info was inaccurate. From the article:

However, it turns out those positive cases were not all airport employees and the cases were from a period of several months, according to the Orlando International Airport.

Orlando airport executives refuted the numbers Wednesday, clarifying not all 260 people are workers nor were they part of the group of 500 workers tested as referenced by the governor.

 

[planecrazy63]

How will this impact things? I hope they will test all of the MCO employees now...
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/l...ovid-19-after-florida-reports-2783-new-cases/

There was confusion here - it was 128 works + their contacts total since the start of COVID testing. MCO came out with a statement that this is 0.6% of total employees at MCO.