Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[MegaraWink]

Selfishly, I don't mind if Epcot remains "the worst park" so it stays so empty.

 

[dreamit]

So you got in BG 14 at the 10am VQ sign up and it's almost 2pm and you've not gotten on the ride yet AND have been in physical line for an hour. Yikes...

Yes, we got BG 14 at 10:00, but our group wasn’t “called” until 11:35. We were given an hour to board so we didn’t get in the line until 12:25. We still haven’t moved. I do think we’re near the front of the line, but I’m not sure.

 

[andyman8]

So based on reports it looks like like MK, EP, and DAK all seem like they're running smoothly. Meanwhile, DHS and DS are struggling to put it mildly. I hope Disney takes that feedback and makes some improvements to the ladder two.

 

[dreamit]

The worst part of this is they’ve made no announcements.

 

[wareagle57]

My dh went to guest services just to see why he couldn’t see our party on the app. Showed screen shot of our kids not showing up. The cm put us into a boarding group! Her advice was if part of your party shows up, get the boarding group, come to guest services and they will get it straightened out.

Im just going to enjoy everything else and let other people ride. We left to get some AC and food (since there is none to be had in studios) and feel a lot better now. Looks like lines are dying down.

 

[CastAStone]

I'm watching an Epcot livestream and the standalone Festival Center model has been replaced with a Guardians of the Galaxy model in the Epcot Experience.

 

[lauraingalls]

So you got in BG 14 at the 10am VQ sign up and it's almost 2pm and you've not gotten on the ride yet AND have been in physical line for an hour. Yikes...

I was BG 18. I got called at 1155 and we got in line at noon. We were off at 1256. It was a while but the ride also takes awhile.

 

[cakebaker]

It's a bigger concern that a good amount of people don't think that distancing and masks actually help and are just some made up Disney rule. Ugh. Not loving reports/pics from today.

Part of the problem, I think, is that a lot of people willing to visit right now are those who aren’t as concerned about the virus as those who won’t go. There was someone who posted not long ago about the parks being a “better experience” without people going who are more concerned about the risks. I think the downside is, you have people there who aren’t concerned and while they have to wear masks, they won’t all be vigilant about avoiding being in close contact.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I'm watching an Epcot livestream and the standalone Festival Center model has been replaced with a Guardians of the Galaxy model in the Epcot Experience.

That I’m not mad about.

Gonna take it as a sign they aren’t putting all their eggs in the special events basket. Nobody burst my bubble, lol.

 

[KBoopaloo]

I'm watching an Epcot livestream and the standalone Festival Center model has been replaced with a Guardians of the Galaxy model in the Epcot Experience.

That is a huge bummer. It’s silly but I was really excited about the standalone Festival center but I figured it would be one of the first things to be scrapped or heavily scaled back.

 

[CastAStone]

That is a huge bummer. It’s silly but I was really excited about the standalone Festival center but I figured it would be one of the first things to be scrapped or heavily scaled back.

It's still on the giant 3D model, but changing that would require redoing the projection mapping, which is no small task. I think we're still in wait and see mode, just thought it was an interesting thing to change.

 

[Anna_Sh]

It's still on the giant 3D model, but changing that would require redoing the projection mapping, which is no small task. I think we're still in wait and see mode, just thought it was an interesting thing to change.

Maybe we’ll still get it, but they’ll remove some of the bells and whistles...

 

[MegaraWink]

So I'm reading correctly that you can scan in, leave DHS and still try to get into boarding groups from the comfort of your hotel room?

 

[bffer]

I really want to try to ride Rise when we're there in a couple of weeks, but I definitely do not feel the need to be there at rope drop. I also have us scheduled for two days there, but if we can ride Rise the first day, I may skip the second. Or from the sounds of the drops for Rise VQ's today, I may just have to be OK with not riding it at all.

Same. We're not going until September, but I scheduled two days at DHS just because my husband is Star Wars crazy, and I want to do our best to try to get on both rides in SWGE. I figure if we are able to do that on the first day, we will try to get a reservation at a different park on the second day.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Maybe we’ll still get it, but they’ll remove some of the bells and whistles...

Honestly, I would be fine with it - it defintely needs some TLC and we need a new "current" scene as it ends before getting into smart phones and stuff. But you fix up some stuff that needs it, add a scene or two to the end and then redo the "decent" part and you have a pretty great ride that doesn't need $500m to execute

 

[hereforthechurros]

So I'm reading correctly that you can scan in, leave DHS and still try to get into boarding groups from the comfort of your hotel room?

Reading where? Because that sounds great...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So based on reports it looks like like MK, EP, and DAK all seem like they're running smoothly. Meanwhile, DHS and DS are struggling to put it mildly. I hope Disney takes that feedback and makes some improvements to the ladder two.

I think that is accurate - but it is day 1 for DHS, clearly there are issues to address but I think we should give them a day or two to address them

On the flip side, I think we might not get the full "worst case" experience at EPCOT until this weekend when locals come for the Food and Wine booths

 

[Krandor]

Honestly, I would be fine with it - it defintely needs some TLC and we need a new "current" scene as it ends before getting into smart phones and stuff. But you fix up some stuff that needs it, add a scene or two to the end and then redo the "decent" part and you have a pretty great ride that doesn't need $500m to execute

And the first scene with the mammoths is almost unwqtchable.

 

[MegaraWink]

Reading where? Because that sounds great...

Doesn't it? I guess I misinterpreted what someone said. Bummer!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

And the first scene with the mammoths is almost unwqtchable.

definitely one of the parts I see as needing attention - would welcome some updates to some of the animatronics ....

... and maybe we can finally get the guy pounding the reeds into papyrus to come closer thank like 8 inches away from actually making contact with said reed