Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[DougLovesYou]

Maybe they will take temps there before people get into the heat. Then if someone has a temp they can go home right away before transferring to a park. Also it could prevent longer queues at the parks. They might use bands to show that people have had their temps checked already.

I'm intrigued to see how it will all be implemented! Surely since it's at park entry points, I have a hard time seeing them not doing so at the resorts as well (and was surprised it didn't seem to be happening for the DVC stays this past week). Probably will be some sort of wristband situation ultimately!

 

[DGsAtBLT]

yeah and then add a temp/sec checkpoint on the contemporary walkway.

That’s what I figured would be happening with MK Clear everyone with the existing security check points and do temperatures at the same location and not have to worry about people slipping through the cracks or a backlog of people. The MK security changes were one of the best crowd control decisions they’ve made, makes a lot of sense to take advantage of them.

 

[Krandor]

If disney is using the same things six flags is (and lord help us if Six flags outdoes disney) they are SOOO easy and simple. A far cry from the long bag check lines of the past. The temp scan you just walk through a room. If I didn't know that is what they were doing I wouldn't know. Very easy and noninvasive. Security scanners you know what they are but with no bag check and no "remove everything from your pockets" and just walking though is light years better, easier, and keeps things moving.

 

[Krandor]

I'm intrigued to see how it will all be implemented! Surely since it's at park entry points, I have a hard time seeing them not doing so at the resorts as well (and was surprised it didn't seem to be happening for the DVC stays this past week). Probably will be some sort of wristband situation ultimately!

If they use the new technology no real need to do it at the resorts. There is no real backup doing the temp scans. Just walk through a tent. That's it. Hopefully that is what they are using.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Wonder why room service is not an initial Phase option. Sure would be convenient and could easily been provided by a knock on the door and mobile ordering.

Maybe they figured social distancing wise the CMs necessary for the extra room service demand would not be able to function safely? (I think room service would be a VERY popular option if offered right now.)

 

[only hope]

I think it is because they want to use the queues to hold people. If people are on virtual queues then they would be walking around and there isn't room for everyone to properly social distance if the queue space isn't being used

But at Universal the point of virtual queues is not to shorten wait times. It is to ensure that the line of socially distanced people doesn't spill outside the queue. Without virtual queues how is WDW going to prevent lines from spilling outside the queue? Certain attractions routinely filled before the shut down. Disney can't have lines down the walkways anymore.

I feel that option 3 should have been given and potentially executed around March 15th so the monies refunded would not have been held onto by Disney for nearly 4 months.

I agree it should have been made an option sooner. But in March few expected a shut down to last this long, so I understand why it wasn't an immediate option.

 

[Dulcee]

Maybe they will take temps there before people get into the heat. Then if someone has a temp they can go home right away before transferring to a park. Also it could prevent longer queues at the parks. They might use bands to show that people have had their temps checked already.

I would think screening before putting people on to monorails and ferries would also be important.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

If disney is using the same things six flags is (and lord help us if Six flags outdoes disney) they are SOOO easy and simple. A far cry from the long bag check lines of the past. The temp scan you just walk through a room. If I didn't know that is what they were doing I wouldn't know. Very easy and noninvasive. Security scanners you know what they are but with no bag check and no "remove everything from your pockets" and just walking though is light years better, easier, and keeps things moving.

They’re using those in Shanghai but as far as we’ve seen with Disney Springs they’re forehead scanners right?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Well unless they put up some sort of covering on SAB BCV guests will still be able to gawk at the NBA in the pool because Beaches and Cream is open. Not great optics for sure (of course that's only IF the NBA gets to use that pool)

I suspect the NBA won’t be using SAB, just the Quiet Pool at YC would make a lot more sense.

 

[Mit88]

Not let them use the slide and keep the walkway open? Let the guests who actually pay for SAB use it? With the prices they charge and are still charging today, I dont think their money woes are our concern.

May I suggest PPD’ing your trip until after the NBA leaves Y&B club? The walkway is going to be closed whether they’re using the pool or not. The news of them being at Yacht club isnt new. And there has been plenty of information to lead us to believe WDW isnt going to be the same as we last saw it

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1277401041634496512

 

[Mit88]

I suspect the NBA won’t be using SAB, just the Quiet Pool at YC would make a lot more sense.

They’re probably not. Its probably to block off guests from trying to sneak onto the slide and potentially hurting themselves

 

[Krandor]

They’re using those in Shanghai but as far as we’ve seen with Disney Springs they’re forehead scanners right?

So far but surely that is what they are going to use for the parks. If Six Flags has better temp scanning equipment then disney parks something is seriously wrong. That would be a cost cutting move only.

 

[Krandor]

I suspect the NBA won’t be using SAB, just the Quiet Pool at YC would make a lot more sense.

and maybe the hot tub only at SAB. Doubt anything beyond that.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

But at Universal the point of virtual queues is not to shorten wait times. It is to ensure that the line of socially distanced people doesn't spill outside the queue. Without virtual queues how is WDW going to prevent lines from spilling outside the queue? Certain attractions routinely filled before the shut down. Disney can't have lines down the walkways anymore.

Disney has said they will use the fast pass queues as standby queue space as well. I guess they feel that will be enough space given the limited capacity. Some of those queues can hold thousands of people. Even with social distancing could be upwards of a thousand I thing with using FP too

Not sure what they will do if it spills out

 

[gottalovepluto]

and maybe the hot tub only at SAB. Doubt anything beyond that.

Quiet pool at YC has a hot tub

 

[gottalovepluto]

Disney has said they will use the fast pass queues as standby queue space as well. I guess they feel that will be enough space given the limited capacity. Some of those queues can hold thousands of people. Even with social distancing could be upwards of a thousand I thing with using FP too

Not sure what they will do if it spills out

I still think the only reason they aren’t using VQs is because IT couldn’t put a reliable VQ system together...

 

[Krandor]

Quiet pool at YC has a hot tub

Never stayed there (Pop Peasant here) so good to know. Then sounds like SAB isn't needed at all. As long as NBA has A pool and A hot tub they should be fine.

 

[mcomber7]

Has anyone been to Universal at rope drop? Anyone have any thoughts or guesses how that will work at Disney?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Never stayed there (Pop Peasant here) so good to know. Then sounds like SAB isn't needed at all. As long as NBA has A pool and A hot tub they should be fine.

If my boujee rear had stayed Pop I’d have more WDW memories to get me through quarantine

(Alas I know there is a hot tub there because my YC memory is my friend and I chilling at the hot tub while this guy argued on his phone, in explicit detail, with his SO about their relationship problems. It was so awkward the setting is seared into my memory.)