Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Mit88]

No. Tangaroa Terrace is also the building towards the DVC area of the Polynesian that used to be a restaurant up until 1996 that is now used to hold group functions. It's been used previously as a temporary Captain Cook's during the last remodel.

Didn’t know that. Learn something new every day

 

[PrincessV]

Their old app was a bit rough in the UI/UX department. Their website could use a refresh too.

I only use the app for real-time wait times, so I'm a little unsure about the improvements: I just want a plain list of times, not ratings and descriptions in full color slowing down my old phone and draining my battery. I mean, I'm going to use it, regardless, but I hope I can whittle it down to just the info I want quickly!

 

[Mit88]

Man, people really have no etiquette. Was standing over at Indy by myself, had incredible internet speed, 5 minutes before 10 people started piling into the area and stood on top of me within 3 feet away. My connection decreased by half in MBs and struggled to get BG 22

 

[JaxDad]

Meanwhile Universal still hasn't announced the nearly complete Jurassic Park coaster

Yep. No official announcement, but a lot of interest for us coaster fans...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...qvdthnstul4scr2jbi-story.html?ocid=uxbndlbing

 

[rteetz]

Their old app was a bit rough in the UI/UX department. Their website could use a refresh too.

One of the big reasons for that was to not take up extra space/data on your phone. They wanted you to use it as a tool but not be not enjoying the parks too. They tried to keep it simple.

 

[Leigh L]

Meanwhile Universal still hasn't announced the nearly complete Jurassic Park coaster

DD13 was cracking up about this a couple of weeks ago, every time we walked by she kept saying something along the lines of, "There's the coaster that isn't a coaster since it's not been announced yet."

They've really gotten a lot done on it since we last were at the park (late 2019)

 

[mattpeto]

DHS is much busier today than it was last Friday. Was hoping to get a few rides in and a BG and head back to the pool for a few hours before my flight tonight but I might only be able to get 1 or 2 rides in if I’m lucky

Something has to give:

1. Need more things besides rides to do at the parks. Actor's Equity deal - no shows yet planned?
2. More Park Hours needed
3. Or some sort of FP+ system (even if it's temporary)

 

[osufeth24]

Something has to give:

1. Need more things besides rides to do at the parks. Actor's Equity deal - no shows yet planned?
2. More Park Hours needed
3. Or some sort of FP+ system (even if it's temporary)

I'll be at HS Friday. And I'm fully expecting it to be a nightmare. Lot more people (at capacity most likely) but still half the ride capacity. I'm going in thinking rides are gonna be 2+ hr waits

 

[Mit88]

Something has to give:

1. Need more things besides rides to do at the parks. Actor's Equity deal - no shows yet planned?
2. More Park Hours needed
3. Or some sort of FP+ system (even if it's temporary)

Definitely 1 and 2. I think they’re too close (even if it’s a few months away) from Genie being released to revert back to even a temporary FP system. The lines are honestly not as bad as I thought given the crowd size.

Shows are absolutely needed to eat guests. And if they add hours, bringing Fantasmic back would be a huge step in the direction of nighttime shows coming back. Huge stadium, plenty of room to socially distance. Maybe a FP for Fantasmic where they close the park at normal hours and then just have the people with a pass for Fantasmic able to stay for the show. But they’d need to bring the actors back, and after the encouraging news a few weeks ago, it looks to be back to being a very long time until they’re back

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Random question for someone more knowledgeable than me, is adding FP+ back temporarily as easy as turning on a switch (you know what I mean) in order to keep FP+ waits short given that there has been so much change to ride capacity as well as the cleaning cycles? Seems like there would be more work to be put in to adding it back and easier to keep it old school WDW right now, but maybe I’m just overthinking.

My guess is more VQs in order to control the time spent in stand by, if anything.

 

[yulilin3]

Yep. No official announcement, but a lot of interest for us coaster fans...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/trav...qvdthnstul4scr2jbi-story.html?ocid=uxbndlbing

Universal always does things this way, it's obvious what they are building but they don't announce until it's almost ready to open and people go "wow they are building a coaster and opening it in just 6 months"

 

[Brianstl]

DHS is much busier today than it was last Friday. Was hoping to get a few rides in and a BG and head back to the pool for a few hours before my flight tonight but I might only be able to get 1 or 2 rides in if I’m lucky

Wait times on MDE don't look bad at all and actually look better than Friday.

 

[ThornXBL]

I only use the app for real-time wait times, so I'm a little unsure about the improvements: I just want a plain list of times, not ratings and descriptions in full color slowing down my old phone and draining my battery. I mean, I'm going to use it, regardless, but I hope I can whittle it down to just the info I want quickly!

The old version will still be accessible via a URL for a while it sounds like (and the old app was really just pulling up that URL anyway), so if you want to keep using the simpler version you can:

"The classic Lines 1.0 interface will still be available for some period of time at https://m.touringplans.com/wdw. "

 

[Brianstl]

On MDE right now, it looks like a good day to be at any of the four parks. Only 3 ride with waits above 30 minutes and only MMRR above 35 minutes presently at 50 minutes. That is really good for this part of the day which tends to have the longest waits.

 

[Mit88]

On MDE right now, it looks like a good day to be at any of the four parks. Only 3 ride with waits above 30 minutes and only MMRR above 35 minutes presently at 50 minutes. That is really good for this part of the day which tends to have the longest waits.

ToT and RnRC are less than the posted wait times. RnRC was about 10 min and ToT was 15

 

[Brianstl]

ToT and RnRC are less than the posted wait times. RnRC was about 10 min and ToT was 15

Glad your last day is working out for you.

 

[twinmom13]

I know this has been asked and answered already, but I can't find it so I am asking again: how long before opening can you actually enter each park? And how early have they been starting rides? I am wondering specifically about MK, AK, and HS. I was thinking it was 15 minutes before opening, but I have a vague recollection of someone saying they actually let you in 45 minutes early.

 

[AmberMV]

I know this has been asked and answered already, but I can't find it so I am asking again: how long before opening can you actually enter each park? And how early have they been starting rides? I am wondering specifically about MK, AK, and HS. I was thinking it was 15 minutes before opening, but I have a vague recollection of someone saying they actually let you in 45 minutes early.

At DHS about a week ago they said you could line up at the parking booths at 9am, and they open them at 9:15.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Got Disneyland hotel on your brain? .

Probably thinking of the old Tangaroa Terrace restaurant/lounge in the building at the far end of The Rarotonga longhouse. Where the Neverland kids club used to be, I believe the building has the laundry facility in it now. It’s been used for many things since the restaurant/lounge closed.

*** Just read back... I see someone already posted with the info.... ooops!

 

[yulilin3]

not sure if the details for SW Halloween have been posted here, but it starts Sept 19, weekends only
https://seaworld.com/orlando/events/halloween-spooktacular/