Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[lookitsmikel]

I can’t seem to figure this out for sure. One vlogger mentioned Savi’s is open as a modified experience where you can still buy light sabers (without the show), others have said it’s not.

Can anyone confirm this either way?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I can’t seem to figure this out for sure. One vlogger mentioned Savi’s is open as a modified experience where you can still buy light sabers (without the show), others have said it’s not.

Can anyone confirm this either way?

They are just selling the legacy lightsabers there now

 

[TheMaxRebo]

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This does bring to my mind one aspect that might be adding to why so few people are going (obviously it is never just one thing and I am sure things like the quarantining to/from certain states is impacting things) is just that people come to Disney for an escape, to leave the troubles of the real world behind/outside the berm (heck, I wrote an article in it - cheap plug) and now you really can't. Do people want to spend a lot of money to go and not get that feeling? Or even worse to see the problems of the real world infiltrating their "happy place" and sort of thing that for them

Even if not as extreme as what Carlye is describing I can see people being worried about going and it sort of negativity impacting those *Disney feels* memories

 

[wvaspartan]

Sorry to hear. I'm glad she was kind enough to release her reservations for others. I'm sure it wasn't easy. I know I had a park reservation for August 10 and I released that the other day as well. I only live 1.5 hours away but I am waiting until late August to visit.

Yeah she made the difficult decision due to a family full of conditions that dont really work well with the current situation. She was holding out hope that things would get better in FL not as bad or worse from when she booked the park passes. SHe has had APs for years and comes from Atlanta (Me as her brother got her into getting APs since I always went down there from DC) so it is not a long hike but still isnt something she is willing to do considering Georgia's state already with COvid and going into a similar situation on a vacation....she will return when she can I am more than sure of that.

 

[CastAStone]

Bump:

This is not the place to discuss how someone (Who is not here) goes about their visit and whether they are uncomfortable or not. Carlye is a reporter, and we are able to use the info she gives here but let’s not sit here and debate her job and what her level of comfortability is.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

So anyway, intense nacho posts aside - bets on how long it will take ROTR to run out of boarding passes this morning? Maybe today we will make it to a full 45 seconds or *gasp* ONE MINUTE?!

 

[yulilin3]

thanks sounds the same as my small park. biggest complaint I have had during our passholder days has been not being able to fill refill cups and wasting paper cups

yes, this virus is killing my green heart. SO much paper product waste

 

[Farro]

yes, this virus is killing my green heart. SO much paper product waste

Yes!

It also kills me how everyone abandoned their reusable bags in all the stores around here (you are allowed to use them still, you just have to bag your own items) and now plastic is king again!

We still carry ours.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

just an FYI as i hadn't seen them all in one spot but this article has the latest 4 park maps at WDW which include where the relaxation stations are and things like that. Also notice the three attractions that were mentioned to be closed are not on said maps (hopefully it means things that are still listed then are good, for now)

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/upda...laxation-stations-reduced-offerings-and-more/

 

[yulilin3]

Yes!

It also kills me how everyone abandoned their reusable bags in all the stores around here (you are allowed to use them still, you just have to bag your own items) and now plastic is king again!

We still carry ours.

I shared my Poly experience with Mobile Ordering. You order the food and it comes, not only in a boxed container but then they put it inside a huge brown paper bag. I don't need the paper bag at all. I understand they are giving extra protection to your food but man, I hated that, I opened the bag, grabbed my box and gave the bag back to the CM so they could put it in their recycling bin. They should have a recycling bin just for those paper bags

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yes!

It also kills me how everyone abandoned their reusable bags in all the stores around here (you are allowed to use them still, you just have to bag your own items) and now plastic is king again!

We still carry ours.

Some of the grocery stores near me have made it that you are not allowed to use reusable shopping bags now

Fortunately the one we usually go to still allows them - though I like using them for the convenience factor as much as the "green" factor (they store has scan guns so we scan the items while we shop and put them right into our bags then vs bagging at checkout)

Hopefully over time places figure out ways to use less disposable stuff and still be safe

 

[yulilin3]

So anyway, intense nacho posts aside - bets on how long it will take ROTR to run out of boarding passes this morning? Maybe today we will make it to a full 45 seconds or *gasp* ONE MINUTE?!

"intense nacho post" LOL
20 seconds is my guess

 

[Farro]

Some of the grocery stores near me have made it that you are not allowed to use reusable shopping bags now

Fortunately the one we usually go to still allows them - though I like using them for the convenience factor as much as the "green" factor (they store has scan guns so we scan the items while we shop and put them right into our bags then vs bagging at checkout)

Hopefully over time places figure out ways to use less disposable stuff and still be safe

We thought so too (in Chicago at least), but I asked and they just asked we bag our own items, which I like to do anyways. (I am my mother's daughter- please don't put all the heavy items in one bag, keep my cold items together and don't crush my buns. )

I still plan to buy all those cute reusable bags once we finally (hopefully) get to WDW.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We thought so too (Chicago), but I asked and they just asked we bag our own items, which I like to do anyways. (I am my mother's daughter- please don't put all the heavy items in one bag, keep my cold items together and don't crush my buns. )

I still plan to buy all those cute reusable bags once we finally (hopefully) get to WDW.

at least one near us has signs all over the place saying reusable bags are not allowed at all

On a positive note, I did see all sizes of the reusable bags at WDW are now $1 so that is nice!

 

[OKWFan88]

I’m waiting in line to park at DHS. They haven’t opened parking lot yet. Hoping to snag a boarding pass in first 10am release.

 

[Farro]

at least one near us has signs all over the place saying reusable bags are not allowed at all

On a positive note, I did see all sizes of the reusable bags at WDW are now $1 so that is nice!

It's probably just by us. We do self-check out a lot too.

 

[Farro]

I’m waiting in line to park at DHS. They haven’t opened parking lot yet. Hoping to snag a boarding pass in first 10am release.

Have fun! I'm at my desk working. "Working"....

 

[OKWFan88]

Just opened parking- we are moving

 

[osufeth24]

Just opened parking- we are moving

dang, seems awfully late.

Am hoping to get there around 9 tomorrow

I still think they really need to reconsider how you get boarding pass. The morning has way too much madness right now

 

[osufeth24]

I can’t seem to figure this out for sure. One vlogger mentioned Savi’s is open as a modified experience where you can still buy light sabers (without the show), others have said it’s not.

Can anyone confirm this either way?

They're using the space to sell the legacy sabers instead of at Dok Ondars