Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[WonderlandisReality]

That’s the thing, Theme Parks is up there at the top of the “most dangerous” places to go right now. There hasn’t been a single outbreak linked to any theme park, not just Disney. And people will say “just because they havent reported anything suggesting an outbreak doesn’t mean there hasn’t been one caused by theme parks”. Well, thats an opinion. Maybe there has been, but as far as we know, there hasn’t and I’d much rather go by what we know than making straw man assumptions

Also that list came out before you saw any of the measures that theme parks are taking. A typical crowded theme park with high capacity and pre covid operations is definitely at the top of the risk level. Theme parks as they operate now, especially WDW an Universal? Not so much

 

[Mit88]

Also that list came out before you saw any of the measures that theme parks are taking. A typical crowded theme park with high capacity and pre covid operations is definitely at the top of the risk level. Theme parks as they operate now, especially WDW an Universal? Not so much

Yup, the entire list was made up as if these things opened their doors to pre-pandemic protocols in the middle of a pandemic.

 

[RamblingMad]

https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/amc-dine-in-to-open-august-20-at-disney-springs/

I went there once. It’s an awful theatre with horrible seats. My couch is better. I’ll stick to Netflix.

 

[rteetz]

I went there once. It’s an awful theatre with horrible seats. My couch is better. I’ll stick to Netflix.

That’s interesting. Some rave about this theater. Mainly for the huge Dolby Atmos theater they have. I’ve always wanted to check it out.

 

[rteetz]

Disneyland hotels now closed through September 5th.

 

[osufeth24]

That’s interesting. Some rave about this theater. Mainly for the huge Dolby Atmos theater they have. I’ve always wanted to check it out.

The dolby is amazing. Won't see big blockbuster movies any other way

 

[OKW Lover]

I went there once. It’s an awful theatre with horrible seats. My couch is better. I’ll stick to Netflix.

That’s interesting. Some rave about this theater. Mainly for the huge Dolby Atmos theater they have. I’ve always wanted to check it out.

Being local we go to this theater frequently. Can't say I've noticed any issue with the seats. We do often go to the dine-in side which is very nice and the food is surprisingly good. We have also seen several movies on the non-dining side and found it comfortable.

 

[midnight star]

Disneyland hotels now closed through September 5th.

UGHHHHHHH

 

[TexasErin]

Bordering? You have way more patience than i do.
I don't understand how people that have not come at all are so convinced they have a better understanding of the current situation

Amen! And some of the same posters saying the same things over and over again. It makes it even harder to stay caught up on this thread when you have to also work. Then when I do have time to look at it, a handful of posters are always posting the same thing. Too predictable!

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1293949186740826114

 

[dlavender]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1293949186740826114

Like an extra 5 strollers?

She should have made a graph.

 

[osufeth24]

Like an extra 5 strollers?

She should have made a graph.

Lol right? Don't understand the point she's making. There's still very little strollers there

 

[dlavender]

Lol right? Don't understand the point she's making. There's still very little strollers there

I'm not sure if its satire or not...lol

Like 4 weeks ago there were 4 strollers, now there's 10! More tonight at 11.

Also why didn't she go for the same angle? Would have been more impactful I think to whatever point she was trying to convey.

Or maybe that's where the satire comes in.

Perhaps its deeper than we realize.

 

[FinallyFL]

And some of the same posters saying the same things over and over again. It makes it even harder to stay caught up on this thread

On the plus side, my skim reading speed has returned to my college rate

 

[rteetz]

I'm not sure if its satire or not...lol

Like 4 weeks ago there were 4 strollers, now there's 10! More tonight at 11.

Also why didn't she go for the same angle? Would have been more impactful I think to whatever point she was trying to convey.

Or maybe that's where the satire comes in.

Perhaps its deeper than we realize.

She’s in the parks every day for the most part. I don’t think she’d mention it if she hasn’t seen an increase.

 

[andyman8]

This weekend seems to bear otherwise, as far as demand goes.

I was in the parks this weekend and the last few days, and while it certainly “felt” more crowded than opening day, it was still lighter any “slow” day in September within the last ten years at least, and crowds die out even more so in the late afternoon (since there are no fireworks). And I’ll remind you that we’re heading into even slower times ahead. There is absolutely no evidence that we’re seeing sizable increases in demand. Instead, what we’re seeing is Disney re-allocating more “spots” to AP holders and fewer to Resort Guests and ticket holders since those “spots” aren’t even coming to close to being “used up” most days.

I’d caution everyone against reading too much into wait times for two reasons: 1) ride capacities are operating in seriously reduced and fluid ways (the capacity of any ride can vary drastically by the hour depending on party sizes and even procedural tweaks by management) and 2) the posted wait times have been almost always off. With the restricted and changing capacity and the spaced out queues, it’s immensely difficult to estimate waits at the moment. Was this weekend more crowded than reopening weekend? Sure, but it was because of local APs (demand that was there from day one just not being met with “supply”) and Disney will tell you themselves that local APs alone aren’t enough to make a sizable dent in the losses they’ve incurred this year. If you don’t believe me, look at the sheer drop off in “crowds” from weekends to weekdays. Monday at Epcot felt less crowded at times than reopening day at MK did at 5pm. You could’ve walked up to most of the open WS restaurants at 6:30pm for dinner, even traditionally-packed ones like Via Napoli. That’s not sustainable.

 

[dlavender]

She’s in the parks every day for the most part. I don’t think she’d mention it if she hasn’t seen an increase.

Perhaps. But using that picture to try and convey that is a tad of a reach....

 

[Runnsally]

"Unfounded" yet quite a coincidence!

I don’t understand why these two events would be related. We think the union for equity actors would demand a general testing site? What am I missing?

 

[RamblingMad]

Disneyland hotels now closed through September 5th.

It’s a tale of two cities when you compare FL to CA.

 

[FrankieWinthrop]

Ha! I’m stealing this for when we go in November! My kids love the floor is lava game and when that gets old, we can use the snow monster!

We really made a game out of it. Some rides, we just walked on and it wasn't a big deal, but when we'd have to wait, someone would come up with a reason for why we have to stay on the line: Frozen = Snow monster, Barnstormer = Goofy's rocket, Mine Train = fall down a mine shaft! My kids are 4 and 6 so patience can be sometimes hard to come by. They're Disney Pros, though. They kept asking why I wasn't checking my phone for fastpasses!