Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283363386781306883

 

[TheMaxRebo]

EPCOT ticket booths have received a paint job and both sides of entrance pathway are open

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283436523447255042

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Cancellation confirmation e-mails now coming through.View attachment 510133

Any idea what they're doing with people who had annual passes that were upgraded tickets? I initially bought a date-specific ticket through undercover tourist and then upgraded it to an annual pass on my last trip. They can't refund the initial payment because it was to undercover tourist.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283435749933830144

 

[anthony2k7]

Must be available somehow, it looks like thrill-data is getting that information: https://www.thrill-data.com/waits/attraction/hollywood-studios/starwarsriseoftheresistance/




I think Disney needs to rethink capacity at DHS. This is pretty much sold out, so the max we will see, but does seem super crowded because people are more concentrated in popular areas. I think they need to reduce capacity available at the park. If dates are currently over the new limit, just allow them, but if people cancel it wouldn't open up spots until under the new threshold.

So I wonder if this is crowd level/feel they were aiming for at the other 3 parks as well? Or have they just plain got the capacity number wrong for DHS?


If they planned for the other 3 parks to have that level of crowds then that kinda shows how way off reservation capacity those parks actually were.

 

[rteetz]

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[Eeyore daily]

Hollywood Studios still seems like a half-day park with such a small amount of attractions/food service.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So I wonder if this is crowd level/feel they were aiming for at the other 3 parks as well? Or have they just plain got the capacity number wrong for DHS?


If they planned for the other 3 parks to have that level of crowds then that kinda shows how way off reservation capacity those parks actually were.

Not sure if they got the total numbers for DHS wrong - just the challenge of some areas of that park being sort of tight and the flow not the best and you have the two most in demand rides there (well, not including Carpets of Aladdin) so it is a bit of a confluence of things. In some other crowds shots things seem fine, but in some areas definitely not great

I don't think they aren't happen with the wait times in general at DHS (I don't think the expectation is that things would be walk on everywhere - guess if anything it seems like they could handle more people at AK)

 

[TropicalDIS]

DHS just "feels" more crowded because it has less physical space and less attractions (especially with a lot of the theater attractions closed). If they could get actors back online -- there would be a lot more to do at DHS and it would seem less crowded when you have hundreds of people at Indy, at Frozen, at the Little Mermaid, at Disney Junior.

The other issue is DHS was a big M&G park .. tons of them. Without them .. less things for people to do as well. (Is Launch Bay even open? Not sure).

Disney will just continue to have these issues as they eventually open up capacity ...social distancing at a theme park (like at school) is just not realistic. Those places are designed to be able to handle a lot of people at once .. when you restrict that capability (by only filling ride vehicles partly, but spreading out lines way beyond their capacity, by closing some attractions .. the house of cards crumble and trying to socially distance just makes things worse by creating long lines and log jams.

i don’t think they can increase capacity at HS without having further issues. If they want to increase capacity at HS, seems like they need to make some adjustments.

 

[andyman8]

I guess it’s fair to say Disney had a moment of reflection...
https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/spac...poppins-attraction-cut-from-epcot-experience/

 

[dreamit]

Crowds really aren’t bad at HS. It’s only in shops and tight spaces at SWGE. I’m sure lines at attractions take in most of the people here. Seeing great social distancing and everyone in masks. It’s really, really hot.

 

[AmberMV]

Hollywood Studios still seems like a half-day park with such a small amount of attractions/food service.

I was thinking the same thing. It may have more attractions than it used to, but more than half of the experiences are out of service now and most of the day is spent waiting in a line. It's definitely making me rethink whether to even bother going to DHS next month.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Hollywood Studios still seems like a half-day park with such a small amount of attractions/food service.

It’s full day because the waits for everything are so dang long. And I say this as someone who loves the general DHS atmosphere and feels a lot of nostalgia towards that park.

Without shows my DH and I finished everything by 9 AM during fall EEMH, including breakfast.

 

[rteetz]

I guess it’s fair to say Disney had a moment of reflection...
https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/spac...poppins-attraction-cut-from-epcot-experience/

Surprise surprise....

Though the SSE refurb should still happen to some degree.

 

[CastAStone]

Surprise surprise....

Thought the SSE refurb should still happen to some degree.

Bye Bye Mary Poppins, we hardly knew ye.

 

[osufeth24]

Were there any spots at 1? I just looked and nothing popped up

 

[Jothmas]

Hollywood Studios still seems like a half-day park with such a small amount of attractions/food service.

That’s why I booked a visit to B&C in the afternoon.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I guess it’s fair to say Disney had a moment of reflection...
https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/spac...poppins-attraction-cut-from-epcot-experience/

UGH. Spaceship Earth needed and deserved it. The ride feels rough physically, and since they ripped out the back half years ago I was ready for it to get some well deserved love and freshness.

 

[rteetz]

UGH. Spaceship Earth needed and deserved it. The ride feels rough physically, and since they ripped out the back half years ago I was ready for it to get some well deserved love and freshness.

It should still get something.

 

[Ksims616]

All 1:00 boarding groups gone in the first minute