Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[SwirlTheCitrus]

But they are extending for lost time right?

I'm confused. I'm very confused today.

Yes, rumor is 4 months extension.

 

[skeeter31]

How long do people expect APs to be extended?

If it's good a year from activation say you only had 4 months left before Covid happened, closed for 4 months, AP extended 4 months - doesn't that make it right? Why would you be expecting free months?
Or are they not giving enough time back?

People were hoping for a little extra thrown in. Disney is extending from the day they closed through 7/10, meaning they’re starting the clocks on all APs on a day when only 2 of the 4 parks are opening. I think most people wanted them to at least go through 7/14. But with there still being the questions of reduced park availability, possibly no park hopping, etc, people were hoping to have maybe a few extra weeks added in if not a month or 2.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Yes, rumor is 4 months extension.

Well not really rumor anymore. That’s what people are getting.

 

[Krandor]

On time slots I can say what out six flags is doing They are open noon to six right now and they have reservation slots 11:30 through 5pm At 15 minute intervals but the latest I’ve seen sold our is 1:45.

they state if you come late to your Time you Will get in but if you show up and it’s crowded at the gates they reserve the right to ask you to wait till crowded die down but you will get in.

 

[Farro]

People were hoping for a little extra thrown in. Disney is extending from the day they closed through 7/10, meaning they’re starting the clocks on all APs on a day when only 2 of the 4 parks are opening. I think most people wanted them to at least go through 7/14. But with there still being the questions of reduced park availability, possibly no park hopping, etc, people were hoping to have maybe a few extra weeks added in if not a month or 2.

Yeah, I don't know.

I mean they could do that, but certainly don't have to. As long as they are giving back months closed completely. It's not like they chose for this to happen.

 

[CmdrThor]

For some perspective.....

Kennedy Space Center is open everyday from 10am-4pm. Their ticket system has entry times from 10am until 12pm in increments of every half hour.

I guess Disney will do something like this. But missing 3 or 4 hours and still paying full price wont sit well with people.

Kennedy Space Center is also offering you a free visit in 2021 with your purchase of a ticket for 2020.

 

[Mit88]

Maybe they will tie it into resort stays - get the earlier slots.

They can be really nasty and those with CL resort stays get prime slots, then so on and so on...

I think that went out the window when they told Resort guests they werent guaranteed entrance to the theme parks.

Now that, I understand. But we’re talking the value of a ticket, and that decreases mightily if you’re not allowed into the parks before a certain time, while others are. I get not wanting congestion heading into the parks, but they’re really not making it easy on the CMs going back to work. Theres going to be a lot of yelling and manager requests.

 

[Farro]

I think that went out the window when they told Resort guests they werent guaranteed entrance to the theme parks.

Now that, I understand. But we’re talking the value of a ticket, and that decreases mightily if you’re not allowed into the parks before a certain time, while others are. I get not wanting congestion heading into the parks, but they’re really not making it easy on the CMs going back to work. Theres going to be a lot of yelling and manager requests.

Obviously I meant resort guests with tickets.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Well not really rumor anymore. That’s what people are getting.

Hey, it's a rumor for two reasons:

1. It's posted on this board, and I would NEVER post off topic.

2. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MINE YET!

 

[RamblingMad]

But they are extending for lost time right?

I'm confused. I'm very confused today.

That’s my understanding. But it doesn’t make everyone happy since it doesn’t work with everyone’s school schedule.

 

[Mit88]

Well not really rumor anymore. That’s what people are getting.

But Remy promised us that they were going to “make it up to AP holders big time”. Remy is turning into that meme where his picture fades and blends into a picture of Sven

 

[Anna_Sh]

For those of you who have had your AP extended, were they 4 months exactly? Honestly that is extremely disappointing if they aren’t extending them longer than the actual closure, which will be just 4 days shy of 4 months. Universal gave almost an entire month free and they don’t require reservations. I hope this is just an initial extension.

I got 3 months, 25 days. My original expiration was 6/4/21, and it’s now 9/29/21.

 

[cakebaker]

How long do people expect APs to be extended?

If it's good a year from activation say you only had 4 months left before Covid happened, closed for 4 months, AP extended 4 months - doesn't that make it right? Why would you be expecting free months?
Or are they not giving enough time back?

My gripe is the parks aren’t even going to be close to being fully opened. The solution of course is to get a refund, which is what we now have done. Shanghai didn’t start the clock on AP’s and I fully expected WDW wouldn’t either.

But, we had the option to say no thanks and we did. So other than it’s still a crappy way to do it, we’re good.

No, they didn’t choose for this to happen, but they can’t sell you something and then not give it to you, regardless of the reason. Amazon can’t help it if an item turns out to be unavailable, but they can’t go ahead and keep my money, regardless of the reason.

 

[vinotinto]

If Magic Kingdom is closing at 7pm and I were to get an 11am entry I'd still be pretty disappointed haha. 8 hours in a park is so short for us!

It's already hard to return to the parks with 6pm (AK) or 7pm (MK) closings. If now, you can't arrive until 10:30-11, you really won't get much done before your afternoon break.

 

[one_cat]

But they are extending for lost time right?

I'm confused. I'm very confused today.

They want them extended until they are actual annual passes again - not just an opportunity to join a lottery to maybe perhaps have a chance to enter one park.

 

[AmberMV]

But Remy promised us that they were going to “make it up to AP holders big time”. Remy is turning into that meme where his picture fades and blends into a picture of Sven

To be fair, I don't recall him saying "make it up to AP holders big time", what I remember him saying is that he felt "the treatment for AP holders would be more than fair" and I believe that was in regards to the 3 reservations per 30 days rolling for off site/day AP guests. But if he said the former that is indeed interesting.

 

[Mit88]

I got 3 months, 25 days. My original expiration was 6/4/21, and it’s now 9/29/21.

Man, they’re really nickel and dimeing these extensions. Soon we’ll see expirations that are to the exact second of closure. You can use your pass for up to 114 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 47 seconds after your current expiration

 

[chicagoshannon]

But Remy promised us that they were going to “make it up to AP holders big time”. Remy is turning into that meme where his picture fades and blends into a picture of Sven

I think the main issue with the extension is you pay for 365 days of entrance to the parks and hopping. You're not gaurenteed any of that right now so people aren't getting what they paid for. People were hoping that the **** wouldn't restart until hopping was back and entrance was back.

 

[AmberMV]

For those of you who have had your AP extended, were they 4 months exactly? Honestly that is extremely disappointing if they aren’t extending them longer than the actual closure, which will be just 4 days shy of 4 months. Universal gave almost an entire month free and they don’t require reservations. I hope this is just an initial extension.

Mine were extended exactly 117 days, the length of the closure.

 

[indylaw99]

If you’re paying $120 (I dont know what normal day tickets cost any more) for each ticket, but only get from 12-7, but someone else gets to be there from 9-7, I could see that being a bigger issue than people think. Other parks like Six Flags dont charge the prices that Disney does, so its apples and oranges even if theyre both using reserved times.

Unless they sell the early time slots as the “NEW extra morning magic” where its a lottery system, or how fast your Fingers/bot work instead of just staying at a nearby hotel

You are right about this. The opening times have to be staggered differently for some parks than others. Animal Kingdom is closing at 6 for the time being. Getting an 11am entry time and then having the park close at 6 wouldn't be right at all for how much money people are paying for tickets. Especially when they are saying to expect long waits for restaurants, so you could lose an hour or more just eating one time. And they can claim "COVID" but it's their choice to drastically restrict the hours after people have already spent the money on flights, hotel rooms, and tickets.

Although there is a certain amount of "you knew it wasn't going to be normal Disney" that is expected, there also has to be a reasonableness factor. Hopefully this was just a template of worst case scenario for a park that is open until more normal park hours (8, 9, 10pm) rather than the heavily reduced hours we are seeing for the park openings.

This is what Disney gets for letting "templates" like this leak out. All of us freaking out over things that may not even happen. (myself included!!!)