Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

exactly - so instead of mass cancelations bc it was too much, they did this bc it was too low to start.

Also if they increased capacity wouldn’t we hear rumblings of more CMs being brought on for both the front & back of these places? If they didn’t already notify the timeline would be tight. My trip is in a couple weeks.

I’m so hoping your theory they held back is right!

ETA: increased ADRs appear affective by tomorrow, maybe today

 

[HikingFam]

The increased capacity is a little scary. I just got every ADR I ever wanted for thanksgiving and Christmas. Do we think it is safe to assume Whispering Canyon is the only place with a Thanksgiving menu this year (aside from LTT)?

 

[mrsap]

The increased capacity is a little scary. I just got every ADR I ever wanted for thanksgiving and Christmas. Do we think it is safe to assume Whispering Canyon is the only place with a Thanksgiving menu this year (aside from LTT)?

Disney is notorious for releasing their Thanksgiving menus late!! They did release some for Disney Springs, so far.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/official-thanksgiving-2020-thread.3793962/post-62435750

 

[MrsBooch]

The increased capacity is a little scary. I just got every ADR I ever wanted for thanksgiving and Christmas. Do we think it is safe to assume Whispering Canyon is the only place with a Thanksgiving menu this year (aside from LTT)?

they are the only ones calling it a Thanksgiving dinner right now but like previous poster mentioned - they release stuff sometimes a week, 2 weeks before.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Oga’s opened.

 

[MrsBooch]

I wonder if we will see even more hours open at the parks -

 

[gottalovepluto]

The increased capacity is a little scary. I just got every ADR I ever wanted for thanksgiving and Christmas. Do we think it is safe to assume Whispering Canyon is the only place with a Thanksgiving menu this year (aside from LTT)?

@MrsBooch made a solid point. What if Disney held back ADRs? Might explain why some were darn near impossible even when booking opened.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

@MrsBooch made a solid point. What if Disney held back ADRs? Might explain why some were darn near impossible even when booking opened.

Could be a combination of things - Disney held back some but also locations are figuring out how they can manage with the maximum number of tables and still be safe, maybe a little reconfiguring of tables, etc.

I don't think it is that they are going form 25% capacity to 75% or any major movement like that

 

[Disdreamprincess]

Oga’s opened.

Yes, it's a good day for singin' a song
And it's a good day for movin' along
Yes, it's a good day, how could anything be wrong
A good day from mornin' till night

 

[yulilin3]

Also if they increased capacity wouldn’t we hear rumblings of more CMs being brought on for both the front & back of these places? If they didn’t already notify the timeline would be tight. My trip is in a couple weeks.

I’m so hoping your theory they held back is right!

ETA: increased ADRs appear affective by tomorrow, maybe today

there's a lot of CM being relocated to other positions right now, so they are not hurting for CM

 

[Justrose]

What a morning - got a couple of new ressies and modified others like crazy.

I keep telling myself "LEAVE IT ALONE AND DON'T TOUCH IT ANYMORE, ROSE!"

 

[JacknSally]

Park buckets were shifted around - I was able to get a DHS reservation for 12/4 today and that whole week had previously been unavailable for resort guests for a while.

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

Not sure what is going on or why (capacity increase indoors or cancellations) but Thanksgiving Day dinner and lunch reservations are wide open right now 5:30am EST. Liberty Tree has several open spots, Whispering Canyon etc. - if you were looking - jump on that. Also other days that week opened. I have been searching for a November 22 Beaches & Cream dinner spot and I had my pick of times.

I know...there were quite a few openings...almost changed what we originally have at HS but left it alone...

 

[Sarahslay]

I see my Topolino’s TP alert came in an hour before Beaches hit. Looks like they’re rolling out so maybe more coming.

I know we’re on top of this (for once I picked a great night to be an insomniac ) but this seems like a lot of capacity. 6 feet has to be gone for distancing- we’re talking a bunch of ADRs for B&C for goodness sakes. (omg are they gonna put up plexiglass all over the dining places and say good enough! 100%. Cause yikes ...)

While happy to snag a couple ADRs, I’m concerned. Ugg. One week to go and Disney throws this curveball at me, I hope they publicly address it so we know what to expect.

I have a friend who works doing analytics type stuff (don't ask me her actual job title, I don't know, 'cause I don't do numbers I just know she does do numbers lol) and she said there has actually been a lot of cancelations, and people dropping extra ADRs. She said there is a chance they upped capacity, but it wouldn't be by a ton, and she hasn't heard anything. They are worried that people will be unwilling to come due to lack of ADRs and park reservations so they're really trying to entice. However, now comes the time a lot of peole decide they don't want to go on that trip afterall, especially with rising cases, and a lot of European people finally giving up and cancelling their trips they've held out hope for.

 

[gottalovepluto]

What a morning - got a couple of new ressies and modified others like crazy.

I keep telling myself "LEAVE IT ALONE AND DON'T TOUCH IT ANYMORE, ROSE!"

This little voice in my head is saying "lucky? It's 2020. Disney is gonna cancel all these ADRs in a week and say oops! too bad so sad for you, IT glitch!"

 

[abs1978]

Now dining reservations are down. We saw a few things this morning for Thanksgiving week but got an error every time we tried to actually book. Oh well. All I really wanted was Hollywood and Vine for lunch. I’ll keep checking!

 

[gottalovepluto]

I have a friend who works doing analytics type stuff (don't ask me her actual job title, I don't know, 'cause I don't do numbers I just know she does do numbers lol) and she said there has actually been a lot of cancelations, and people dropping extra ADRs. She said there is a chance they upped capacity, but it wouldn't be by a ton, and she hasn't heard anything. They are worried that people will be unwilling to come due to lack of ADRs and park reservations so they're really trying to entice. However, now comes the time a lot of peole decide they don't want to go on that trip afterall, especially with rising cases, and a lot of European people finally giving up and cancelling their trips they've held out hope for.

Too much capacity dropped all at once today for it to be just cancelled trips. My TouringPlans alerts were going bonkers and the times were whatever I wanted within 10 mins. (Except for BC, I only had two choices with my party of 5 for dinner but when I checked for 4 could have gotten anything.)

Hmmm, a rebalancing of the ADR system in an attempt to make it more accurate is an intriguing idea. Dangerous to running on time if too many show but too many no-shows taking up capacity you could have used to sell someone else a trip is dangerous to the bottom line.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Now dining reservations are down. We saw a few things this morning for Thanksgiving week but got an error every time we tried to actually book. Oh well. All I really wanted was Hollywood and Vine for lunch. I’ll keep checking!

Shoulda kept my big fat mouth shut...

 

[andyman8]

Shoulda kept my big fat mouth shut...

I’m pretty sure this wasn’t supposed to happen, at least to this extent.

 

[abs1978]

I’m pretty sure this wasn’t supposed to his happen, at least to this extent.

This is my guess, too. Knowing Disney IT something got messed up when they added they added the ability to book Rise from anywhere.