Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[MickeyWaffles]

My husband is 6'5 and my child is already a giant

You're right about the seat back! I just cringe and wash his hands often

That makes sense! We are shorter I know, I feel you on the touching stuff. Wash and sanitize, wash and sanitize!

 

[Jessica Geisler]

Farro - you have to get the peanut butter cold brew to go with your PB cookie. I got the coffee cake cookie since my kiddos don’t eat nuts. But best cold brew ever... added note... when it’s cooler than 50 degrees, there’s hardly a line.

Well I read Gideon's has a virtual queue so at least we can "wait in line" for my cookie while eating lunch somewhere else!

People, let's report if the peanut butter one sells out early in the day please!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Late to the plexiglass conversation but...

as a mom of a 14 month old, it's nearly impossible to keep him from touching ALL THE THINGS and the plexiglass on boat rides will be a nightmare. I also have doubts about his visibility if he's tucked behind a big sheet of plexiglass.

Makes me rethink taking him on some of his favorites when we go again in a couple weeks.

Or maybe I'll pull out Clorox wipes, give it a good scrub, and hope for the best?

I wouldn’t let plexiglass stop me in your shoes. Seeing as he’ll be touching everything in the lines, ride vehicles, etc., I assume you will already have the Clorox wipes at the ready so what’s another surface to wipe?

 

[osufeth24]

Apparently gideons also sells tubs of frosting. Oh my.

 

[rteetz]

As much as I am also excited for Gideon’s this is not exactly the place

 

[brockash]

Do you still get physical paper work anymore or just e-mail now?

No, I haven't gotten anything physical in quite some time

 

[TheMaxRebo]

My husband is 6'5 and my child is already a giant

You're right about the seat back! I just cringe and wash his hands often

At least just his hands (way too may gifs of "kids licking glass" for me to pick one to post)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

No, I haven't gotten anything physical in quite some time

Yeah, so if not shipping paper work and not shipping magic bands, would be a little silly to ship the luggage tags alone.

Don't worry, I am sure they will just replace the luggage tags with a link to a background image for your phone soon

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Universal Parks tagged as at capacity 30mins before their official opening time

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344262897342537728

 

[AvidDisReader]

Thank you once again for pointing out that someone not comfortable shouldn’t go. That hasn’t been stated on this thread 400 times since March. Such a new and insightful solution.

I really enjoy your posts, but why the sarcasm/attack? I stated in the post that it has been said count less times--as have the ad nauseam posts on masks and social distancing. The whole point is I come to this thread to try and get news and updates along with some personal insites. I really expect better from you.

 

[NickC]

My favorite extra in the MagicBand box was the Joffrey's discount card. I save a ton of money with that card. There is a list of other discounts, but I only used it for Joffrey's.
We used the luggage tags the first year, and kept them on for a few years. So, we have a few dozen extras lying around.

As for the plexiglass, it seems that every company that is currently operating has a few procedures in place that don't quite make sense. I think companies are trying their best to put guidelines in place to show that they are trying to keep guests and customers safe. As with any regulation, there are no catch-all, 100% effective protocols that also make sense to every situation. If there was a major outbreak that was tied to WDW, then they can at least show that they had guidelines in place. Whether they were effective or not is another matter. They want to increase capacity, but they also have to make an effort to show that they are doing it in a 'safe' manner. I'm not so sure that there is anything they can do to keep everyone completely safe, but I would imagine every time they raise the capacity, they will have to make other adjustments as well.
Noone really knows whether they will require a vaccine, but if it allows them to operate at 100% capacity, I'm sure they will find an easy (for the guests) way to implement it. Private businesses have been finding innovative ways to continue operating. They basically have to in order to survive.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

not that I want to add to the plexiglass discussion, but seeing a report that it was added to the TTC monorail station (dividing the top platform from the ramp)

 

[yulilin3]

Universal Parks tagged as at capacity 30mins before their official opening time

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344262897342537728

After working part of this week in what is affectionately known in the theme parks as hell week I can say most people visiting right now care very little about social distancing and they are putting more emphasis on mask wearing. I see this everyday and people seem perfectly ok putting themselves in crowded areas when an option to social distance is available.
I believe that after buying a ticket most are just ok assuming a higher risk as opposed to playing it safer.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

After working part of this week in what is affectionately known in the theme parks as hell week I can say most people visiting right now care very little about social distancing and they are putting more emphasis on mask wearing. I see this everyday and people seem perfectly ok putting themselves in crowded areas when an option to social distance is available.
I believe that after buying a ticket most are just ok assuming a higher risk as opposed to playing it safer.

yeah, I think if you are going to the parks this week (even in a normal year) you are doing so knowing it is going to be crowded - so you can't really then complain about the crowds (I mean, I know people will because, well, "people") .... but yeah, I bet most are saying it is what it is, we already made the mental hurdle to come/to decide it is ok to travel/go to a theme park this week

 

[yulilin3]

yeah, I think if you are going to the parks this week (even in a normal year) you are doing so knowing it is going to be crowded - so you can't really then complain about the crowds (I mean, I know people will because, well, "people") .... but yeah, I bet most are saying it is what it is, we already made the mental hurdle to come/to decide it is ok to travel/go to a theme park this week

Yes and not only that but we have a way to empty the show stadiums so that people are not all cramped while leaving and still most people are choosing to get up and leave before it's their turn even when we and the trainers on stage with mics are telling them we're doing this to help with social distancing. About 45% of people in this particular situation just don't care.

 

[yulilin3]

Job posting regarding DDP https://jobs.disneycareers.com/job/...ge-disney-dining-plan-sr-analyst/391/18359857

 

[gottalovepluto]

My favorite extra in the MagicBand box was the Joffrey's discount card. I save a ton of money with that card. There is a list of other discounts, but I only used it for Joffrey's.
We used the luggage tags the first year, and kept them on for a few years. So, we have a few dozen extras lying around.

As for the plexiglass, it seems that every company that is currently operating has a few procedures in place that don't quite make sense. I think companies are trying their best to put guidelines in place to show that they are trying to keep guests and customers safe. As with any regulation, there are no catch-all, 100% effective protocols that also make sense to every situation. If there was a major outbreak that was tied to WDW, then they can at least show that they had guidelines in place. Whether they were effective or not is another matter. They want to increase capacity, but they also have to make an effort to show that they are doing it in a 'safe' manner. I'm not so sure that there is anything they can do to keep everyone completely safe, but I would imagine every time they raise the capacity, they will have to make other adjustments as well.
Noone really knows whether they will require a vaccine, but if it allows them to operate at 100% capacity, I'm sure they will find an easy (for the guests) way to implement it. Private businesses have been finding innovative ways to continue operating. They basically have to in order to survive.

FYI 20% off Joffreys is a perk of the Chase Disney Visa. Works on the credit card and on the debit card. Anyone with a Chase checking account can get a Disney version debit card.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Job posting regarding DDP https://jobs.disneycareers.com/job/...ge-disney-dining-plan-sr-analyst/391/18359857

Is this a position that would have been laid off?

Regardless this is one I absolutely file under when it’s coming back, not if. This is the thing that would have shocked me most if it didn’t come back in some fashion along with hopping, even if it’s under a different name. Huge moneymaker. Wonder if hiring these kind of positions is a signal they are going to be increasing restaurant capacity to allow for the DDPs return in the near future.

 

[yulilin3]

Is this a position that would have been laid off?

Regardless this is one I absolutely file under when it’s coming back, not if. This is the thing that would have shocked me most if it didn’t come back in some fashion along with hopping, even if it’s under a different name. Huge moneymaker. Wonder if hiring these kind of positions is a signal they are going to be increasing restaurant capacity to allow for the DDPs return in the near future.

I have no idea

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Universal Parks tagged as at capacity 30mins before their official opening time

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344262897342537728

I don’t know why Disney has to require stupid reservations!!!! Universal isn’t, why can’t they be more like them???