Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[AmberMV]

What actually happened to Carpets of Aladdin? I have no idea what sparked all of these CoA comments, but they seem to be everywhere now, so I clearly missed something. It seems really random without the context so I'd love to know what's actually going on. I tried looking for a thread about it, but all I'm finding are the joke comments when I try to search.

Carpets had the longest wait time of any ride at MK for a couple days (15 min IIRC) and henceforth it shall forever be known as the most popular in-demand attraction at Disney World.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I took it personally when they removed the pods.

 

[MeridaAnn]

Carpets had the longest wait time of any ride at MK for a couple days (15 min IIRC) and henceforth it shall forever be known as the most popular in-demand attraction at Disney World.

Ah, okay. Thanks for the explanation!

 

[KBoopaloo]

Cancelled the rest of my AP today. I knew it was super unlikely I’d get to use the extension but held off on canceling just in case and also because I love seeing that pass in my MDE. Womp womp. Sad day.

 

[jpeterson]

Cancelled the rest of my AP today. I knew it was super unlikely I’d get to use the extension but held off on canceling just in case and also because I love seeing that pass in my MDE. Womp womp. Sad day.

I cancelled mine and my kids the other day. We plan on getting them again next year, but renewing made no sense, and we wouldn't use the extension
It was sad, I also liked just knowing I had it.

 

[Mit88]

What actually happened to Carpets of Aladdin? I have no idea what sparked all of these CoA comments, but they seem to be everywhere now, so I clearly missed something. It seems really random without the context so I'd love to know what's actually going on. I tried looking for a thread about it, but all I'm finding are the joke comments when I try to search.

What can I say except, you’re welcome

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

Mid-Day Report

I went back to the resort for a nap. Not really because it was too hot, more so that I was tired. I haven't had luck with securing a Rise boarding group today, but I'm going to try again for 4pm. I asked two very official looking people at different times if I had in-and-out privileges and they assured me I was ok to go take a nap. We'll see if that's true.

The posted wait times seemed to below actual wait times.

I got trash service today. I'm a DVC member on points.

You absolutely can go out & back in.

 

[VeronicaZS]

Any rumors, speculation, or guesses on what park hours will look like in Nov? When do you think they will be posted?

I keep contradicting myself. I would think if the parks hit their capacity consistently now through Oct 31 they would expand the hours of operation in November but on the other hand they may need to expand hours first to attract more visitors. Or they could just allocated more capacity to APs if they aren't hitting critical mass with the attendance numbers.

 

[Ricker182]

Anyone know if the Skyliner is running between EPCOT and Riviera in the morning?

Is it possible to take the Skyliner from an Epcot resort to the Riviera for breakfast?

 

[rteetz]

Anyone know if the Skyliner is running between EPCOT and Riviera in the morning?

Is it possible to take the Skyliner from an Epcot resort to the Riviera for breakfast?

It should be. Hours are typically posted at the stations and are subject to change.

 

[Ricker182]

It should be. Hours are typically posted at the stations and are subject to change.

I have to make my reservations later this month and am having a hard time choosing between Garden Grill lunch or Topolinos breakfast.
The no Skyliner travel world be a deal breaker on Topolinos though.

Thanks.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Mid-day update:

Went to AK this morning! The bus line at Pop at ~8:20 looked like it would take 2-3 busses so we took an uber. Arrived at 8:40! Crowds in AK are practically nonexistent. This is truly the Disney of my dreams. We went on the safari right away then headed over to Pandora. Flight of Passage has been at 5min for a good portion of today and they are asking after you exit if you want to ride again, letting you bypass some of the queue walk to get back to the ride. We did that 3 times. I would have done more if I was alone Mask compliance was really good the entire time we were there. I saw one little girl in a store without one and she was quickly and kindly corrected by a cast member. There was pretty decent cloud cover for a lot of today which I am sure helped people keep masks on. Also I feel like with the short/nonexistent ride waits there is a lot of ability to get out of the heat which helps people stay comfortable.

Really no notable waits for rides. We used mobile order at Satuli which was super easy. We actually placed it in our room before we left for the park, so we just needed to click "im here" during our window when we were ready and food was available about 5min after that. Photopass is out and in my experience taking time to give people lots of poses which is fun. Oh, and the character boats are adorable. Coming back to the resort we didn't get on the first bus (capacity) but I was surprised because a second bus came just 6 minutes later. Overall an awesome time! We were done by 230/3ish. Currently back at Pop, headed over to Disney Springs again after some pool time.

If you have questions I will do my best to answer!

 

[Tiggr88]

It is a running joke of this thread.

Its no joke. And it apparently has spread way beyond this thread... From Josh at easywdw.com in one of his posts of MK on opening day:

Walking Swiss Family Treehouse took all of six minutes. That’s another worthy time-investment. The views from the top, out at Cinderella Castle and down at Adventureland, are among the most picturesque from inside the Park. It’s still no Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

Disagree again. You can't say for sure those people would even go on vacation if disney wasn't an option. Perhaps that would be what it would take for them to realise whats going on with the virus.

Also, I'm fairly sure most that go to the beach do not fly there. Could be wrong though!

I will be flying to a beach in August, sooooooooooo you found 1 person lol

 

[SMRT-1]

Its no joke. And it apparently has spread way beyond this thread... From Josh at easywdw.com in one of his posts of MK on opening day:

Walking Swiss Family Treehouse took all of six minutes. That’s another worthy time-investment. The views from the top, out at Cinderella Castle and down at Adventureland, are among the most picturesque from inside the Park. It’s still no Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

I think it's just a case of joke synchronicity. Josh has been doing a Magic Carpets of Aladdin running joke for a while now, and it well pre-dates this thread (and the whole pandemic for that matter).

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm seriously thrilled about this, I loved that thing!

plus now I can avoid any funny looks when I only order a kids meal and a beer

 

[yulilin3]

Anyone know if the Skyliner is running between EPCOT and Riviera in the morning?

Is it possible to take the Skyliner from an Epcot resort to the Riviera for breakfast?

I believe it starts at 9am

 

[han22735]

I have to make my reservations later this month and am having a hard time choosing between Garden Grill lunch or Topolinos breakfast.
The no Skyliner travel world be a deal breaker on Topolinos though.

Thanks.

This was my dilemma as well so we ended up booking both for August...LOL

 

[Helvetica]

Mickey an Minnie Camaros




I made it into the 4pm boarding group!

 

[Mit88]

Its no joke. And it apparently has spread way beyond this thread... From Josh at easywdw.com in one of his posts of MK on opening day:

Walking Swiss Family Treehouse took all of six minutes. That’s another worthy time-investment. The views from the top, out at Cinderella Castle and down at Adventureland, are among the most picturesque from inside the Park. It’s still no Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

Where do I go for my compensation from Disney for making CoA relevant?