Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Rxdr2013]

• Select a Date: View a calendar and choose one of the available dates for your visit.
• Select a Theme Park: Park hours will be displayed for your convenience.
• Select a Time: This is the time that you can visit the park.

This is what make me nervous get the park you want... hope you get the time slot you want...

We need to know if it is just the entry time that is timed or is it going to be like a block of time you can be at the park. Highly doubt the later how could they actually enforce it unless you go to get on a ride and then they would know. I can see the entry time being timed to hopefully eliminate everyone showing up at park opening.

 

[Sandisw]

"If you have a room-only reservation at a Disney Resort or other select hotel for a stay in 2021, please call the Disney Reservation Center or call your travel professional beginning on June 24 to upgrade to a vacation package with tickets—and then make your theme park reservations."

I am guessing you can buy them and reserve at least before the next group. But what about people that bought DVC points and not yet tickets...?

Good question...not sure if the DVC owner will have to call or not as this is new.

I believe renters could make dining yesterday on their own...but, again, DVC doesn’t include packages so it may not work the same.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I hoped we could maybe pull off a 2021 trip at some point to take advantage of the tickets my kids hold before they turn into credits, but if it’s possible I’m not reserving park days NOW. That is insane lol. I guess I’ll just hope that if conditions are good enough for us to make a trip before September capacity will be high enough that we don’t need to worry.

 

[Disneylover99]

• Select a Date: View a calendar and choose one of the available dates for your visit.
• Select a Theme Park: Park hours will be displayed for your convenience.
• Select a Time: This is the time that you can visit the park.

This is what make me nervous get the park you want... hope you get the time slot you want...

I would imagine first hour time slots will go fast. I mean, who wants a last hour of the day time slot to enter the park? Lol.

 

[Raggou]

Quick side note: Any word about in-park dining reservations yet? I didn't see anything, assuming its going to be tied with the reservation system?

 

[fla4fun]

I don't believe so. I think the battery powered RFID chip inside the band is the one that makes the ride photos work. Without the band, you wouldn't have that.

I wonder how that will work with substituting your phone for the band. Bluetooth?

 

[Eric Smith]

Timed entry... ohhh jeezz.....

This is an unfortunate necessity. They can't have a huge crowd of people all showing up at rope drop.

 

[TropicalDIS]

Park reservations will be available through September 26, 2021, based on your Resort stay and ticket eligibility or ticket eligibility window.

I mean, it sounds like it's available to reserve for all dates on Monday.
It wasn't very clear.
I was so hoping for more time before my day to reserve...

I’m thinking along the same lines. At least that is what all Disney’s wording implies.

 

[VeronicaZS]

UGH, this rolling window is going to potentially screw me over. We are seriously considering postponing our August trip to Oct/Nov but weren't going to make the call until we saw how operations was going for the first few weeks. By the time we decide all the park reservations may be booked up especially around Halloween. This sucks.

 

[Eric Smith]

I wonder how that will work with substituting your phone for the band. Bluetooth?

They aren't substituting phones for bands. They're just not giving out free magic bands with reservations anymore.

 

[Pens Fan]

The statement about new ticket sales for 2020 not opening until later this summer is brutal.

Our son and his friends had a May trip planned at Copper Creek using our DVC points to celebrate college graduation. They moved it to June after the free dining offer dropped as we (wrongly!) assumed that meant WDW would be open. When it became clear that wasn't happening he moved it to Aug 1-8 but none of his friends could go that late in the summer.

So - rounded up three more guys, added them to the reservation, and removed the original guys. The new guys decided to wait to buy tickets until they knew WDW would actually be open, which at the time seemed like a responsible decision for three recent college grads with limited funds. Of course, as we all know once Disney finally announced the dates they halted ticket sales. So none of them, other than my son, has tickets. All of the original guys on the reservation have long since asked for and received refunds for their tickets so we can't even go the reassign route.

I've tried my best to let things happen and not get too worked up in the minute details and speculation, but I'm honestly sitting here weeping. I'm guessing the chances of the other three getting tickets and reservations are slim to none.

God this year sucks.

 

[kverdon]

I don't believe so. I think the battery powered RFID chip inside the band is the one that makes the ride photos work. Without the band, you wouldn't have that.

This could potentially be replaced with the app using WiFi/Bluetooth

 

[Bjn10]

question
1) can you exit and re enter the same park

 

[mattpeto]

Staying at a Disney resort will be key for you to enter the parks.

While we all knew this, this is my interpretation:

Disney will be releasing a low amount of resort packages for 2021 starting next Sunday. Those resort packages will guarantee you a reservation to their parks. They will hold back some packages to count for DVC, AP, etc. Disney will monitor Covid-19 situation and will add to the available resort packages depending on the current pandemic situation.

If I had to guess, Disney will release 20% of the resort rooms on Sunday 6/28.

 

[kylenne]

Ugh. My room rate will go up if I switch to a package.
I'm getting anxious. I'm feeling shades of having to cancel again like 2020.

I'm confused on how that will work for people who have that "basic package" with no tickets, because we have 3 of those booked for next year (2 are the same trip, just a split stay). I'm at work right now so I haven't checked personal email but I'm guessing my TA will get clarity.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

Holy CR*P! I leave for a few minutes to feed the dogs and the news drops! And I am 6 pages behind!!!

 

[zemmer]

So I guess they’ll have a whole new system for Rise of the Resistance if we can’t all be there at rope drop? I hope...

 

[Ninjagrrl]

I hope not as not everyone (er my parents) has smart phones.

And some of us don't like to do Disney with phone in hand.

My husband is a total Luddite and will not have a smart device for any reason. He has carried the same flip phone for over 10 years and says if there ever comes a time that it breaks and he can't get a new one, he won't have a phone period.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I know it was speculated years ago when MB came out that they’d get us used to them and eventually charge for them.

I wonder if it was always in the cards for 2021 or it’s an easy space to cut costs and increase revenue.

 

[hereforthechurros]

question
1) can you exit and re enter the same park

Sounds like you may only be able to if it's within your time frame? TBD.