Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[dlavender]

My plans for traveling got shifted to tonight. Flying out in 2.5 hours. So far so good travel wise. However this doesn’t bode well for the Op Co I’m about to audit....

I really need the economy to start looking up

 

[Farro]

They would have to add hopping for it to work for locals. We don’t want to burn one of our 3 parks days on Epcot right now, given its current state of construction. Without that, even staying open until midnight wouldn’t help Epcot. Locals will continue to use their allotted 3 days on HS, MK, and AK unfortunately. And I love Epcot. My favorite park of all time. Just in its current state, it’s not worth it for a day trip.

Yes. They need to add hopping, if only to Epcot.

 

[Mit88]

Anyone know if you’re able to buy Tiki Mugs from Trader Sams, or because the bar itself is closed all of the purchasable mugs not available either?

 

[yulilin3]

I just have a hard time believing that with cases and positivity rates dropping in Florida, that the locals wouldn't help Epcot reach capacity allowed if they stayed open until 9 and did Food/Wine properly. Especially if numbers stay down during the Fall months.

Do they want people to come or not?

remember WDW is not a locals park like DL is. I'm not sure why, my guess would be that so many locals work at WDW and they have their guest passes a lot of people don't see the need in buying APs. So relying solely on the locals is not viable economically. During my live streams I have a lot of people watching and commenting that they want to come but then the quarantine back home is the issue, some also are a bit afraid of air travel, so it's not the rates of WDW that is the issue is the getting here and back home that is the problem. Along with no international travel, that's what complicates things
If DL was open I can guarantee you they would be doing better than WDW right now

 

[Princess Merida]

I'm going to go with not. Lol. Are AK and Epcot the only parks rumored to possibly be closing two days a week?

 

[pepperandchips]

I don’t know, but wasn’t it recently reported that on of the Tastes of Epcot booths was only open on weekends?

Islands of the Caribbean. And I can confirm it was not open Wednesday or Friday last week.

 

[pepperandchips]

Anyone know if you’re able to buy Tiki Mugs from Trader Sams, or because the bar itself is closed all of the purchasable mugs not available either?

Where would you buy them from?

 

[Mit88]

Where would you buy them from?

Idk. Thats why I asked

 

[pepperandchips]

Idk. Thats why I asked

Sorry, was trying to be helpful. I saw the plain glass mai tai mugs in the Boutiki but nothing mug-like anywhere else, unless you count the souvenir cup from the Hawaii festival booth. Trader Sam’s was locked down tight.

 

[yulilin3]

Islands of the Caribbean. And I can confirm it was not open Wednesday or Friday last week.

just did a bit of digging and the option is not listed anywhere anymore for Islands of the Caribbean, neither is the Alps that was "coming in the fall"

 

[Farro]

remember WDW is not a locals park like DL is. I'm not sure why, my guess would be that so many locals work at WDW and they have their guest passes a lot of people don't see the need in buying APs. So relying solely on the locals is not viable economically. During my live streams I have a lot of people watching and commenting that they want to come but then the quarantine back home is the issue, some also are a bit afraid of air travel, so it's not the rates of WDW that is the issue is the getting here and back home that is the problem. Along with no international travel, that's what complicates things
If DL was open I can guarantee you they would be doing better than WDW right now

I'm really just basing my ideas on the number of complaints I read every year from people posting about the drunk locals ruining food and wine! I figured they must arrive in swarms!

 

[pepperandchips]

just did a bit of digging and the option is not listed anywhere anymore for Islands of the Caribbean, neither is the Alps that was "coming in the fall"

I can’t remember where but I’d seen (here I think?) that islands was going to Saturdays only. I was bummed as I had switched our AK and Epcot days on the fly and missed out on the flancocho and the empanada

 

[yulilin3]

I can’t remember where but I’d seen (here I think?) that islands was going to Saturdays only. I was bummed as I had switched our AK and Epcot days on the fly and missed out on the flancocho and the empanada

it's not even listed now, anywhere

 

[yulilin3]

I'm really just basing my ideas on the number of complaints I read every year from people posting about the drunk locals ruining food and wine! I figured they must arrive in swarms!

yeah, definitely a mix of regular non local visitors with ap and CM that were not blocked, they just unblocked spots for AP for next week, Disney is seeing the error in their system to limit AP so much.

 

[Mit88]

Sorry, was trying to be helpful. I saw the plain glass mai tai mugs in the Boutiki but nothing mug-like anywhere else, unless you count the souvenir cup from the Hawaii festival booth. Trader Sam’s was locked down tight.

Kind of disappointing that they cant at least open Tiki Terrace, especially with Tambu Lounge open now. You’d think an outdoor location would open before an indoor one

 

[Jrb1979]

yeah, definitely a mix of regular non local visitors with ap and CM that were not blocked, they just unblocked spots for AP for next week, Disney is seeing the error in their system to limit AP so much.

I don't see it as error at all. They were really hoping the demand for resort guests would be there. As Lex Luthor has said they rely on people staying on property more then an AP holder.

 

[yulilin3]

I don't see it as error at all. They were really hoping the demand for resort guests would be there. As Lex Luthor has said they rely on people staying on property more then an AP holder.

and that was their error. It's time to open availability for more APs. Like I've said all along it's fine for them to hope on on site visitors but if they are not coming then open it up for local AP that, if anything, we will spend money on at least a snack or meal
They are also opening it up finally to CM and their guests, they know that something is better than nothing at this point

 

[Farro]

and that was their error. It's time to open availability for more APs. Like I've said all along it's fine for them to hope on on site visitors but if they are not coming then open it up for local AP that, if anything, we will spend money on at least a snack or meal

And thats what I dont understand! Don't they want to make money?

 

[yulilin3]

And thats what I dont understand! Don't they want to make money?

yeah, hopefully they are seeing the error of their ways and correcting course. Just in food alone that they are having to throw away would give them some incentive to open up the pools. My DD jumped at the chance when their Main entrance and guest passes opened up, she's going with 3 of her friends to MK this Sunday, wouldn't have done that if they didn't open it back up. I understand the need to keep the parks low crowds but the math is obviously not working.
Today I walked on to Safari at 9:05am with the park already being opened for an hour and had a 15 min wait for EE at 11am, that's not right, they need more people inside. I'm sure they will start playing with attendance and will find a balance

 

[Brianstl]

Is this the drop to 5 days a week for epcot coming.....???!!!

No, Disney wouldn’t let a third party vendor break that kind of news. If this was connected to Epcot shutting down two days a week vendors would be under a gag order order until Disney made an announcement and not canceling their reservations. This is just this restaurant deciding to shut down those two days.