Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Marthasor]

Put hand washing stations outside of each restroom and have a CM there to man it. If you’re uncomfortable washing your hands in the bathroom, use the one outdoors and hope that people that didnt wash them inside come out and say they washed them inside and bypass the outdoor sinks.

I completely envision the CMs stationed outside the main dining rooms on DCL with the sanitizer cloths, but in reverse. Have them stationed outside the bathrooms handing out the wipes to guests. I know it will never happen, but I can wish for it!

If I weren't so lazy, I would go back and look at all of the articles that came out about that time, and while I know much has changed since then, I seem to remember it was at the very least implied that if you don't have a park pass, you aren't getting in the park.

Secondly, I was also under the impression that walk-up ticket purchases would not be allowed in order to help with the social distancing side of things....there is no bottleneck at the ticket counter. You also don't have groups of people hogging the parking lot, hogging the monorail or ferry, hogging the walkway space, and then they get there and they don't even have tickets available. So then they go to Guest Services to complain. And eventually get on the monorail and ferry and find their way back. Just seems like there are a lot of people you could avoid having on property by just not allowing walk-up ticket sales.

I am totally with you on this. I'm not against same day ticket sales at all, but I see no reason why it can't be exclusively done online. Buy your tickets online, reserve the park, connect the ticket to a MB or print out the ticket with a bar code - done. It completely eliminates the risk of clogging the roads, parking lots and transportation with guests who may not even get in once they arrive at the park and completely eliminates the need to go to guest services to purchase tickets. The whole idea was to create environments and protocols which did not attract crowds of people - they eliminated fireworks, parades, etc. - they seemed to have created that very scenario by allowing onsite, same day ticket purchases. This is not out of the ordinary either - every ticketed venue in my area (aquarium, zoo, adventure park, etc.) has gone to an exclusively online ticketing and reservation system.

 

[pepperandchips]

I mean this is not new information. No *new* reason to be annoyed in light of ticket booth sales.

We know AP availability is poor compared to resort and regular ticket availability, and that people accessing those last two bouquets could book days AP’s had already filled.

I think I knew that and I don’t mean to single you out but I’m just SO frustrated with how Disney is handling this. 40% off to spend more is not enough of a gesture in my opinion.

Anyway clearly this thread has gotten me excitable enough that I need to log off for tonight. Sigh.

 

[Mit88]

Based on what? They haven’t done anything for us at all so far, including living up to their own announcement of when we’d have choices about our passes.

I thought, “surely our passes won’t start inching toward expiration” in the same way Shanghai passes were paused. I was wrong. I have no faith that Disney intends to do anything right by its passholders.

Key words...so far.

They havent told anyone that the choices they gave were/are the only ones we were getting. They’ve even said that they’re going to be announcing more about AP compensation. Yes, we keep waiting and its frustrating, but eventually they are going to have to address it. AP Holders havent been treated as well as some with a certain name I cant say would say they’re entitled to, but I’m certain they know the options they’ve given so far were never going to be good enough

 

[skeeter31]

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Damn, you beat me to it. I was going to respond and ask “who are you, Hyacinth?”

 

[Betty Rohrer]

I hope I don’t come across as insensitive. I love all animals and certainly hope this horse is fine.

But based on the video, why would you be too concerned that the horse did not make it back to the stable? I understand that the horse was agitated because of the balloon but I did not see anything that would make me think that the horse was injured in any way and the cast members did a great job of calming the horse.

leg injury may not show or at least they would get off stage before checking. this comes from years of being asround horses

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1282141401896095745

Where do I go to claim my “I got to say I told you so on the DISboards” shirt?

 

[SaintsManiac]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1282141401896095745

Where do I go to claim my “I got to say I told you so on the DISboards” shirt?

I’ll be selling them eventually. I will give you 40% off.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I think I knew that and I don’t mean to single you out but I’m just SO frustrated with how Disney is handling this. 40% off to spend more is not enough of a gesture in my opinion.

Anyway clearly this thread has gotten me excitable enough that I need to log off for tonight. Sigh.

Im completely with you that the general way the AP holders have been dealt with here has been poor. I felt they were really good to package holders and regular ticket holders overall during this, with some communication issues but what else is new with them. Stark contrast with the APs.

 

[Mit88]

This thread’s imminent closure due to the parks being open is like high school graduation. Excited to move on to bigger and brighter things, but sad that we’re all going to go our separate ways

 

[Jessica Geisler]

Do they have enough places where you can cool off and get water and hydrate?

if you ask the attendants working the quick service restaurants for ice water, they will let you proceed to a bay to pick up cups of water, you just won’t be ushered to a place to sit. We also stopped and ate bakery items & Starbucks back in the little alcove by the jewelry store. (We tried to time snack/drink breaks with rest breaks/don’t eat indoors) A man came back & was sitting on his phone with his mask pulled down and a PhotoPass cast member asked him very sternly to replace it. He pointed us out, and she goes “they’re eating.” and directed him to Tomorrowland terrace.

 

[AmberMV]

Yes, they gave 40% off but that is on new room rates that are higher than pre-covid. I heard there were AP rates out and looked to see if it would save me money off of the Sun & Fun rate I had booked for our late July trip. The 40% off AP rate only saved me $5 off of the Sun & Fun rate I booked in early June. I was hoping it would actually save me money.

I understand there could be scenarios like that...but even though I had no plans to stay at a Disney resort in September (as we have a stay in August already) and we are local-ish APs, I could. not. resist. the discount. I got a 1 bedroom Villa at OKW for $309/night. I really couldn't say no. That price is amazing, no doubt. So I guess in this situation, mileage may vary

 

[DGsAtBLT]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1282141401896095745

Where do I go to claim my “I got to say I told you so on the DISboards” shirt?

Sorry I scooped them all up.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

The horse is fine.

He got a little scared by the balloon and by the end of the video they calmed him down. In the comments, the author said that they walked the horse backstage with the balloon still attached. So he was able to figure out that balloons aren’t monsters on his own and he knows that he’s ok. It also makes sense that they’d wait to remove it so they can go somewhere there’s less commotion.

They probably let the horse sniff and check out the balloon after they got it off so he can see that it’s not dangerous. I mean, that’s what I would do. That’s what I did with the horse that got freaked out by an umbrella.

also guessing there was a report done animal group in charge of their animals. have also had injuries show up later. my guess they will be training all horses with balloons starting either today or tomorrow. because of my grandfather's eye sight problems all of our horses were trained with him falling under them even at a young age so yes it can be done but it is not a once and done thing

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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Glad at least one person got the reference

 

[rteetz]

This thread’s imminent closure due to the parks being open is like high school graduation. Excited to move on to bigger and brighter things, but sad that we’re all going to go our separate ways

Covid isn’t gone so I don’t see why this thread would be ending yet.

 

[Jennasis]

leg injury may not show or at least they would get off stage before checking. this comes from years of being asround horses

I am positive that horse will be 100% fine. He will have been checked by their vet once off stage and is probably looking at a day or two of Bute at worst.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

This thread’s imminent closure due to the parks being open is like high school graduation. Excited to move on to bigger and brighter things, but sad that we’re all going to go our separate ways

I vote it stays open until all the operational changes due to the pandemic are gone and the cruise lines resume.

plus...gotta best the credit card thread

 

[mmackeymouse]

This thread’s imminent closure due to the parks being open is like high school graduation. Excited to move on to bigger and brighter things, but sad that we’re all going to go our separate ways

I thought the same thing the other day.

Cue Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms, and a montage of this thread's ups and downs.

 

[hereforthechurros]

if you ask the attendants working the quick service restaurants for ice water, they will let you proceed to a bay to pick up cups of water, you just won’t be ushered to a place to sit. We also stopped and ate bakery items & Starbucks back in the little alcove by the jewelry store. (We tried to time snack/drink breaks with rest breaks/don’t eat indoors) A man came back & was sitting on his phone with his mask pulled down and a PhotoPass cast member asked him very sternly to replace it. He pointed us out, and she goes “they’re eating.” and directed him to Tomorrowland terrace.

Ugh what a toddler move. Good for the CM.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

I am positive that horse will be 100% fine. He will have been checked by their vet once off stage and is probably looking at a day or two of Bute at worst.

was thinking about string caused cuts like paper cut which can cause damage not seen at first.