Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sarahslay]

You finish a nice meal at CG. Walk to MK bus depot, walk to bus slip, wait for one or more buses then take a bus to YC.

IF you don't like ride share why not just take a taxi? You'll could easily save an hour.

OR Use a designated driver. You might save $50, or more, on your drink check.

Well, I want to walk to MK to do the bus but I just didn’t know if they blocked the walkway to in coming guests after the park closes since they halt temp checks. A taxi to me is the same as a ride share, or designated driver for that matter. It’s only my husband and I, neither one wants to be like “I want to drink so you can’t, haha!”. I draw the line at getting in a small car, any small car, with someone I don’t know and don’t know what precautions they’re taking. I just didn’t know if we should drive in case anyone has seen that people can’t get back to MK after park close.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325846186788589571

 

[MrsBooch]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325846186788589571

wow - interesting....

that's the last DVC property that was not open.

 

[mattpeto]

wow - interesting....

that's the last DVC property that was not open.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325846186788589571

Feel bad for current DVC owners. This year had to really rough on them.

Makes sense to open the resort just so people can start redeeming their points.

 

[yulilin3]

Random - but what are the rules for taking umbrellas in the park? Do people still use them for shade while waiting in line?

the only place where they ask you to close the umbrellas is in theaters, even if it's raining, so if you're at the American Gardens Theater and it's raining or very sunny and you open your umbrella they ask you to close it

 

[TheMaxRebo]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325846186788589571

Obviously not the same as if the parks were fully open but if you have points that are going to be lost or that you really want/need to use up, I can imagine worse places to be than the Grand Californian decked out for the holidays and with ability to walk to Downtown Disney and into DCA for shopping/dining/etc.

Wonder if they will have the special GC entrance into DCA available to them?

 

[MrsBooch]

Obviously not the same as if the parks were fully open but if you have points that are going to be lost or that you really want/need to use up, I can imagine worse places to be than the Grand Californian decked out for the holidays and with ability to walk to Downtown Disney and into DCA for shopping/dining/etc.

Wonder if they will have the special GC entrance into DCA available to them?

exactly this.

we were fully prepared to head down to WDW without the parks when the DVC portion reopened, simply because we were about to lose points and we knew we would have had a better time there by the pool in a gorgeous resort (wilderness lodge) than we would have in our house in PA without any pool and nothing really to do.

I know a lot of DVC Grand Cal owners who will be thrilled. I'm curious though - restaurant wise/food wise - what will be open for them?

 

[Mit88]

Obviously not the same as if the parks were fully open but if you have points that are going to be lost or that you really want/need to use up, I can imagine worse places to be than the Grand Californian decked out for the holidays and with ability to walk to Downtown Disney and into DCA for shopping/dining/etc.

Wonder if they will have the special GC entrance into DCA available to them?

I was under the Impression that entrance was being used to enter Buena Vista st? Unless there’s another entrance into the park that’s not the front gates?

I would hope that guests staying at GCV would be able to have priority to enter the park, but I’m gonna assume they will not

 

[KittyKitty]

Ok, long shot but maybe someone in here has an answer (have asked this in a few other threads, including the "here now just back" without success).

Maybe someone else said this, but take the bus to Epcot(open till 10pm) From Contemporary, then walk over. Or take the bus to Disney Springs(open till 10pm) them take a bus to any of the Epcot resorts.

 

[rteetz]

Interesting thing I’ve liked with universal is they make sure you take hand sanitizer before you ride.

Ordering food here is more complicated than Disney though.

 

[Tigger's ally]

Ordering food here is more complicated than Disney though.

so you are fasting today?

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325860743128862720

 

[FinallyFL]

Maybe someone else said this, but take the bus to Epcot(open till 10pm) From Contemporary, then walk over. Or take the bus to Disney Springs(open till 10pm) them take a bus to any of the Epcot resorts.

There's no park hopping so this only works if Epcot is their reservation for that day.

 

[CarolynFH]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1325860743128862720

I certainly hope these will continue to be available for some weeks - we'll be in Orlando next week, on a trip we scheduled for Destination D and decided to keep after it was cancelled!

 

[LeeLee'sMom]

It’s Christmas. I couldn’t be more excited to check out these projections tomorrow.

100% agree

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/voic...gbook-for-2021-festival-of-the-arts-at-epcot/

 

[yulilin3]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/voic...gbook-for-2021-festival-of-the-arts-at-epcot/

in lieu of the Broadway Concert series, I'm expecting a lot of selections from Voctave, they already know all the arrangements

 

[hereforthechurros]

Thanksgiving peeps, have ADR times finally been extended to match park hours or are you still waiting?

 

[Sarahslay]

Maybe someone else said this, but take the bus to Epcot(open till 10pm) From Contemporary, then walk over. Or take the bus to Disney Springs(open till 10pm) them take a bus to any of the Epcot resorts.

Can’t do that, we have MK that day and can’t enter Epcot since there is no park hopping.

 

[Avery&Todd]

I know that there are some folks on this thread that have made several trips to WDW over the last few moths and in 30 days I'll be one of them too and it will be interesting to see the difference between Oct 12th, our previous arrival date, and Dec 9th.

I know the obvious will be the decorations (which Im so stinking excited to see since this was our first Halloween AND Christmas trips) but we were also there over a week vs. this next trip has a weekend thrown in...

I certainly stood in long lines, even 60 min for HM but I was fine with it - even though it was quite hot in the sun but DH and I both commented on how we enjoyed NOT being crammed into the lines and that we wouldn't mind the extra spacing in the lines sticking around!

I'm hoping that December is cooler than October since it was quite sweaty wearing a mask in the heat, but if that's what I have to do to go to Disney, then I'll do it!

In October, our indoor TS meals were the first meals we'd eaten IN a restaurant since March and we felt totally safe and will plan on more TS meals in December.

I'm totally expecting more folks to be in the parks but we're just excited to be there and finally celebrate DS's high school graduation - even though he's now halfway through his Freshmen yr at college!