Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/chan...nced-epcot-world-celebration-festival-center/

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283507842813775872

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283528224778203143

 

[TheMaxRebo]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/chan...nced-epcot-world-celebration-festival-center/

I mean, not surprising - that festival center was the first thing I thought would get the axe (well, after Poppins) - but I fear Epcot will now just get a quick and dirty update and not the quality it deserves

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1283507842813775872

 

[Mit88]

I mean, not surprising - that festival center was the first thing I thought would get the axe (well, after Poppins) - but I fear Epcot will now just get a quick and dirty update and not the quality it deserves

I think they’ll come back to it in a few years. Unfortunately not soon enough for their 40th, but better late than never. I think Dinoland is going to be next and then they’ll head back to DHS for animation courtyard and finish up EPCOT. At least I hope

 

[rabidstoat]

All this talk of temperature checks makes me wonder if they've actually turned anyone away for a high temperature so far.

 

[yulilin3]

Man. HS is really struggling with their rides.

Mmrr and RnRC are down (slinky as well, but guessing that's for weather)

Slinky was down this morning as well, around 10:30

 

[lauraingalls]

We have luckily timed everything right and rode just about everything and some things twice at HS. Currently waiting for our last ride MMRR. One thing we didn't account for was the Skyliner going down for weather. We had just gotten back to Pop for an afternoon rest when it closed. It was still closed at 5 when we wanted to go back so we ended up driving but there was no charge for parking so win again!

 

[wdwrule]

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Haha! This was exactly what I was thinking when I saw the article!! Wilson!

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

I mean, not surprising - that festival center was the first thing I thought would get the axe (well, after Poppins) - but I fear Epcot will now just get a quick and dirty update and not the quality it deserves

They should have left it... and Illuminations, while they were at it!

Okay, most importantly: do we think that they will use the 5-8 booths that are currently installed for F&W but vacant in the future?

 

[Clockwork]

We are supposed to go Fri. I’m wondering if we should skip it. Does anyone know if I can change my park reservations to a different park if it’s available?

Yes, cancel and then rebook. Just make sure the park you want is available before you cancel.

 

[wareagle57]

DHS has been rough. Not sure anything has gone off correctly yet.

Yep. It has been a disaster. I can’t figure out what is causing it to be so much worse than AK which has a similar number of rides.

 

[Mit88]

Yep. It has been a disaster. I can’t figure out what is causing it to be so much worse than AK which has a similar number of rides.

Real Estate and the hub and spoke design.

Kilimanjaro Safari is almost larger than DHS by itself

 

[AmberMV]

Yep. It has been a disaster. I can’t figure out what is causing it to be so much worse than AK which has a similar number of rides.

DHS has new rides, new lands, causing the park to be more popular, but the new rides are less reliable

 

[AmberMV]

Discovered a way to park hop-AND w/o park pass reservations- Club 33

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Discovered a way to park hop-AND w/o park pass reservations- Club 33

Another way I bet works, and you can ride RotR too, be Neil Patrick Harris.

 

[gwynne]

Discovered a way to park hop-AND w/o park pass reservations- Club 33

Great! That should solve the issue for most guests.

 

[fla4fun]

An Epcot observation from today...high temperature tents were very busy and full! Watched certain people get temps taken in three different spots. If one temp is ok, do they just let you through?! They were a lot of people in the tents sitting in front of fans and being given ice water. Would this falsify your temp just enough to be allowed in?!

I brought a thermometer with me and took my temp before leaving the room. It was 98.1. I got to Epcot via the Skyliner, and was sent to the cool tent for about 15 minutes. When you are a woman of a certain age in Florida heat, it happens. I brought my own thermometer because if for some reason it tells me I have a fever, I am not going to the parks to begin with. That would just be stupid on my part. There isn’t any AC in the cool tent, just shade, a fan, and a water cooler. I do not know what temp they were getting when they took it.

ETA - it was about 3pm, so basically the hottest part of the day too. Took my temp a few minutes ago, and it was 97.8.

 

[HairyChest]

They shoould have left the epcot fountain too.