Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Searc]

If you have travel insurance currently on a package for next year (moved from this year), and things like mandatory masks and other things are still in place next May, will this allow me to get a refund on everything including tickets in the package? I would just be out the $200 for the travel insurance?

It depends when and what type of insurance you purchased.

 

[Mit88]

I’m late to the party but am I reading this right? You can reserve which parks which day up until Sept of next year?

And people complained about planning 6 months in advance...lol

Kudos to Disney though for allowing resort guests exclusive access and what would appear to be a park for each day of your trip.

It was always going to be unfair to someone. I think they made the priority right. Though I probably would have added DVC members (without tickets) in the order before non resort non ticket holders. But thats just me.

This is going to really make the bloggers angry as for the time being, they’re going to need resort reservations to almost ensure them entry into the parks for the next 2-3 months

 

[ATL Gator]

That's for 2021 bookings.

Forgive me if I missed this, but did they announce when 2020 tickets will be available for purchase? Some of us just missed the deadline and have purchases that will go through as soon as purchasing is re-opened.

 

[Mit88]

No win, but Disney should really offer some sort of adjustment for the AP since they're taking away park hopping. And not just partial refund and you lose the AP, I mean a readjustment of the price that takes into account 1 park per day. I don't see them lifting the park hopping ban anytime soon.

I think they will. They bought themselves more time to make a final decision or offer by extending (almost) everyone’s APs 4 months.

 

[CastAStone]

Forgive me if I missed this, but did they announce when 2020 tickets will be available for purchase? Some of us just missed the deadline and have purchases that will go through as soon as purchasing is re-opened.

"later this summer"

 

[Sandisw]

I don't think people are reading anything wrong. This is the information we are getting, so this is all people have to go on.

It's Friday. This thing is going into place Monday. If Disney was planning on this being a rolling basis type of thing, wouldn't they put that information out there, like...now.

It says emails are going out...that leads me to believe people will learn soon when it opens for them.

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

I'm thinking when folks currently with set resort stays without tickets are finally able to get them and try for park reservations, especially during the reduced capacity period, there might be issues.

For example: if someone already has a week long resort stay over the next few months from Tuesday to the following Tuesday and are finally able to get tix and then do park reservations, they could have issues getting anything on their particular weekend days due to locals / APs eating those up. Just throwing this out.

That is exactly what I am worried about..

 

[Searc]

That's for 2021 bookings.

Interesting. That isn't what it said when I first read the information, but it has been changed to 2021 bookings only.

 

[glocker]

I don't think people are reading anything wrong. This is the information we are getting, so this is all people have to go on.

It's Friday. This thing is going into place Monday. If Disney was planning on this being a rolling basis type of thing, wouldn't they put that information out there, like...now.

Do you honestly trust that they would be clear on anything? They have been vague through all of this. Maybe I'm reading into things but if you look the say "select guests".

 

[andyman8]

Forgive me if I missed this, but did they announce when 2020 tickets will be available for purchase? Some of us just missed the deadline and have purchases that will go through as soon as purchasing is re-opened.

“Later this summer”. Can confirm 2021 releases on 6/28 will not include the remainder of 2020, just for clarification.

 

[one_cat]

So....Monday will not only be resort stays with tickets to make park reservations for the next 30-60 days, but for the rest of 2020?? Am I reading that right?
Yikes, seems like this will cause system crashes galore.

I am so not prepared to do any planning for November yet (trip with just DD) until August is squared away. (And I only have 1 day of tickets for November since I haven't had success extending it to more days).

Yes and through September 26 2021. Of course we can’t book our Sept 2021 trip yet because we aren’t to our 10 month booking window yet. We will book our May park reservations on Monday if we can.

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

No, if you are buying new tickets online, you will be able to check availability before you buy.

I would certainly hope they would let us see what is available before we click the "purchase" button. fingers crossed..

 

[rpb718]

Don't know if this was posted, but I just heard that park hopping is out for all of 2020. Not totally unexpected, but add that to the disappointment column.

 

[Mit88]

Let’s debate the difference in meaning between “Later this Summer” and “Soon”.

Is “Soon” the word of 2020 that you never want to hear/read again? Or is it “Slaps” or “Cringe” comment down below

 

[SaintsManiac]

Don't know if this was posted, but I just heard that park hopping is out for all of 2020. Not totally unexpected, but add that to the disappointment column.

source?

 

[Jjbbllfrg]

Do you honestly trust that they would be clear on anything? They have been vague through all of this. Maybe I'm reading into things but if you look the say "select guests".

The select guests are listed below...

 

[Mit88]

source?

Sal, head of the Disney Bus Driver union

 

[Funfire240]

I’m all for timed entry if there is a window like arrive between 9-10am or something like that & if once you’re in you’re in for the day & can come back after a break. If it cuts down on lines to enter, I think that will actually be better.

My problem with this though is having reduced time in the park. If the park is open from say 9-7 what would the time slots be? I see for our local zoo and even some Cedar Fair parks that they are every half hour for the first few hours. I don't want to pay full price for a ticket but then not be able to get in until noon or after for example. It will be interesting to see how this is all laid out and is really making me rethink our fall trip and if it's worth the cost to us.

 

[bks9581]

So with all of this now announced, I wonder how they will handle dining reservations in the parks...no mention of that in today's announcement.

 

[SaintsManiac]

So with all of this now announced, I wonder how they will handle dining reservations in the parks...no mention of that in today's announcement.

Nope and I think that will be an ever changing thing with capacity issues. I know you have to have a park reservation before and ADR.