Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Farro]

We really like Spice Road Table though (lb sliders are awesome) - especially when could watch Illuminations from there

We like it there too. It was a nice surprise back when we went in 2014!

 

[anthony2k7]

I hear USH are considering reopening retail and food outlets.

I imagine it would lead to an interesting legal battle if both DLR and USH opened their gates for free entry with the retail and food outlets being open. And perhaps some outdoor entertainment. Would that still be a theme park?

 

[midnight star]

I hear USH are considering reopening retail and food outlets.

I imagine it would lead to an interesting legal battle if both DLR and USH opened their gates for free entry with the retail and food outlets being open. And perhaps some outdoor entertainment. Would that still be a theme park?

Do you mean retail and food inside the park? USH has their Citiwalk Open already.

 

[anthony2k7]

Do you mean retail and food inside the park? USH has their Citiwalk Open already.

Yep inside the park i believe. The place that can't be mentioned has the story.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I hear USH are considering reopening retail and food outlets.

I imagine it would lead to an interesting legal battle if both DLR and USH opened their gates for free entry with the retail and food outlets being open. And perhaps some outdoor entertainment. Would that still be a theme park?

What a win for guests if that ended up being the case, considering how much of a thing park food has become.

 

[midnight star]

What a win for guests if that ended up being the case, considering how much of a thing park food has become.

I would be there if they do that! I heard that the reason why places like Knotts and Sea World are able to do their food festivals inside their parks, is because they have different zoning permits. Sea World is zoned as a zoo, and zoos are allowed to be open in California no matter the tier (rules for indoor and outdoor operations change based on the colors though). Knotts is zoned as a marketplace, and those are allowed to be open no matter the color. DL is probably zoned as an amusement park. I wonder if they can figure out a way to change the zoning situation?

 

[jenushkask8s]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319004017608003587

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I would be there if they do that! I heard that the reason why places like Knotts and Sea World are able to do their food festivals inside their parks, is because they have different zoning permits. Sea World is zoned as a zoo, and zoos are allowed to be open in California no matter the tier (rules for indoor and outdoor operations change based on the colors though). Knotts is zoned as a marketplace, and those are allowed to be open no matter the color. DL is probably zoned as an amusement park. I wonder if they can figure out a way to change the zoning situation?

How cool for people who could usually not afford to go to DLR if they could get in the gates for free, even if it was just to walk around. A happy pandemic side effect.

Probably wouldn’t happen or happen in that way, but it would be neat!

 

[anthony2k7]

How cool for people who could usually not afford to go to DLR if they could get in the gates for free, even if it was just to walk around. A happy pandemic side effect.

Probably wouldn’t happen or happen in that way, but it would be neat!

The opening the gates for free entry was just me thinking out loud. Although if they wanted to function as a mall with just retail and food outlets then there arent many malls in the world who charge ticket entry.

 

[Farro]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319004017608003587

Whaaa????

 

[hereforthechurros]

Yes and no. Deluxe availability is complicated by the fact that so much of it is DVC at the moment. We're already starting to see DVC availability shrink a bit. It's not quite the unprecedented wide open availability we saw in July and August, but as long as there's still enough for Disney to exercise breakage, then they have more Deluxe rooms than they need. But as more and more Members get more comfortable traveling, the Deluxe inventory will really start to become far more limited. I think it's fair to expect more areas of CSR to come online first but what happens after that I think will be dependent on two things A) DVC availability and B) what price point demand is at (if GF, CR, and YC are all selling out, which is not currently the case, they'll want to add more Deluxes into the mix). Remember that, while AKL and WL are massive hotels, BW and BC are amongst Disney's smallest. So I don't think even Disney knows for sure what hotels are next.

Makes sense.

I agree. It was fine but there is much better here, even in Texas

I feel like that could be said for almost every food at WDW. It’s food for the masses.

 

[mattpeto]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319004017608003587

Next up, Epcot Forever.

 

[Mit88]

Next up, Epcot Forever.

While I don’t think it’ll be next week, or within the next month, I think this move by Universal kind of forces Disney’s hand to bring a nighttime show back, and very likely it would be Epcot. While Disney hasn’t followed Universals lead to a T, they’ve shadowed them a little bit

 

[rteetz]

While I don’t think it’ll be next week, or within the next month, I think this move by Universal kind of forces Disney’s hand to bring a nighttime show back, and very likely it would be Epcot. While Disney hasn’t followed Universals lead to a T, they’ve shadowed them a little bit

I think it also depends how well this goes. Interesting they are starting it on a Saturday too.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

Next up, Epcot Forever.

Or, put water back in F! Amphitheater. Or both, for the weekends, anyway.
Adding something to just EPCOT, while it would be great, might be too much of a draw to one park.
Of course, as I’m typing, my brain says they could use a little pull away from HS.
What about the Pageant in Bay Lake?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

How cool for people who could usually not afford to go to DLR if they could get in the gates for free, even if it was just to walk around. A happy pandemic side effect.

Probably wouldn’t happen or happen in that way, but it would be neat!

or maybe not free but how about $20/person or something? - or would ti have to be free to get around the restrictions? ... or maybe charge like a minimum for food vouchers - guess just someway so people literally don't come for free and not spend any $

Guess what constitutes it being a theme park?

 

[Shelby Schroepfer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319004017608003587

the post wont open what is it?!

 

[Shelby Schroepfer]

the post wont open what is it?!

GOT IT! YAY!!!

 

[Mit88]

I think it also depends how well this goes. Interesting they are starting it on a Saturday too.

Yes, that should go without saying lol. If Disney goes.. (they’ll definitely have someone there to see how it goes) and the situation is uncontrollable, I’m sure they’ll immediately be fine without having nighttime shows for the time being. But if it goes well, I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney sells a farewell tour for Epcot Forever within the next couple of months

 

[sullivan.kscott]

Yes, that should go without saying lol. If Disney goes.. (they’ll definitely have someone there to see how it goes) and the situation is uncontrollable, I’m sure they’ll immediately be fine without having nighttime shows for the time being. But if it goes well, I wouldn’t be surprised if Disney sells a farewell tour for Epcot Forever within the next couple of months

Shoot. I’d be thrilled to have them pop off a handful of shells randomly and unannounced with the castle projections during Christmas season.