Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rpb718]

im always amazed around here about the number people who actively push for bad news.

That's where you are wrong. Delaying the opening further is GOOD news. We are the ones that don't understand the bad news folks that just want everything to open now.

 

[Searc]

If Disney has to cancel all of those June people who already were cancelled and rebooked on the special offer, one of the consequences to the company will be that all guests will most likely be hesitant to book anything with them for a long time.

That's their choice to pout about Disney putting safety first.

 

[merry_nbright]

I have a reservation for June 13-19. It is the first Disney World trip for my kids and we booked it back in early December before we knew anything about the virus. I will not be mad at Disney if it is closed but I did rent DVC points through Davids so I'm looking at potentially losing that money or hopefully rebooking via their weird voucher. If I had a Disney booking, I think we would have already rebooked. I do know, I won't rent points in the future but that is another story.

SAME HERE! Booked June 13-20 and want nothiNg more than to cancel because my dad, who is meant to be going with me, is close to 70 and has a lot of underlying problems. David’s isn’t letting me do anything right now and it’s driving me insane.

 

[UkDisney73]

I absolutely think they're shooting for June 1. But 3 weeks is a long time- just long enough to see if people getting out more is going to blow up in our faces. It just may do it. If it happens they don't open June 1, I don't think we can assume they never thought they were going to. If they just silently cancel reservations, like they're currently doing, 1 week at a time with no announcement of any kind, I can see where people would resent that. It's been a long time in the world of covid-19. They really need to make some sort of provisional statement soon, and I think they will.

I absolutely agree three weeks is a long time and it's of course an unknown how opening up is going to effect the situation but with the arrangements that Disney would have to make in terms of getting everyone back on site and everything ready for opening, they would know three weeks ahead of opening if it was going to happen or not.

 

[Pickle Rick]

I absolutely agree three weeks is a long time and it's of course an unknown how opening up is going to effect the situation but with the arrangements that Disney would have to make in terms of getting everyone back on site and everything ready for opening, they would know three weeks ahead of opening if it was going to happen or not.

Florida literally just "sort of" re-opened today. They are likely taking it day by day, monitoring the fluid situation.

 

[Eric Smith]

Why tomorrow?

The earnings report. We'll probably hear some kind of update on how they plan to reopen their parks and what kind of procedures they will have in place. I don't expect exact dates, but probably a rough timeline. I still think we're looking at some sort of opening in June with Disney Springs opening up in a week or two.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

There was a report that Carnival is going to restart some cruises out of Port Canaveral on 8/1.

 

[Aurora0427]

I'm curious...who here has a reservation for June that will be angry at WDW for allowing you to book if they aren't open? Not looking to go after you, just wondering if most of those complaining that they did allow booking even have reservations for June?

We have a reservation at Disneyland for Labor Day weekend, and I won’t be upset if it’s cancelled. It just is what it is.... I have no idea if it’ll be safer to go to the parks then..... we were cancelled in April and the CM asked me if I wanted to book in June, and Labor Day weekend was the earliest I thought it would be possibly safer, and I knew that there was a 99% chance Disneyland would still be closed June 1. It boggles my mind that anyone out there would be mad at Disney for not opening up June 1. If someone is really so dumb as to have not thought there was at least a 50/50 chance of a June 1 opening not happening, then all I can offer is thoughts and prayers.

 

[Mit88]

June 1st was just a target date from the start. When they made that target date, it was purely out of hope. Theres no way they knew exactly when things were going to be good to go. If I remember correctly, they started accepting reservations with free dining for June 1st back in late March or early April, before NY even hit its peak.

I’m sure at this point they have a date in mind, but because things could rapidly change in a matter of days, they’re not going to announce something official until they know they have full authority to make that decision. An announcement could come tomorrow, could come next week, or a month from now, we dont know. The date could still be June 1st, but if he said on that conference call this morning that they were opening June 1st, theres no going back.

 

[Sandiz08]

There was a report that Carnival is going to restart some cruises out of Port Canaveral on 8/1.

Out of Texas too, that surprised me. Well the “plan” Is to begin sailing then.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Well that's depressing

Shouldn't be. He's literally parroting Disney's policy that has been their policy for the last month... if he deviated from that- YIKES! His career would get shortened lol.

 

[Aurora0427]

Shouldn't be. He's literally parroting Disney's policy that has been their policy for the last month... if he deviated from that- YIKES! His career would get shortened lol.

Yeah you knew when they sent out this guy, nothing big was going to be announced. I predict Josh D’Amaro and Rebecca Campbell will personally make the big announcements for their respective parks. So when Disney trots them out, pay attention.

 

[Shellyred8]

I'm curious...who here has a reservation for June that will be angry at WDW for allowing you to book if they aren't open? Not looking to go after you, just wondering if most of those complaining that they did allow booking even have reservations for June?

I rebooked to June knowing full well that it might not happen. I am not upset at Disney for allowing me to book. Right now, it's giving me something to look forward to. If we get closer to our dates and Disney says "Nope, we're not opening yet", I will definitely be disappointed, but I won't be angry at Disney for it. By now, people should realize that we are in a Pandemic situation and things are subject to change from day to day and new findings come about. Nobody can say for certain what's going to happen in a month from now.

 

[rteetz]

Can't even leave to eat lunch these days...

 

[cakebaker]

Can't even leave to eat lunch these days...

Wait...mods leave the boards to eat lunch? I guess you sleep some too. Wow... Who knew????

 

[The Pho]

News

It seems Six Flags will be requiring reservations to go to their parks upon reopening. This is found on the park hours section of their site for each park:

 

[Sarahslay]

Shouldn't be. He's literally parroting Disney's policy that has been their policy for the last month... if he deviated from that- YIKES! His career would get shortened lol.

People keep calling me out on this statement. I should have simply replied the first time with "that statement was depressing, not an ounce of hope in it" I know it's nothing new, but so far Disney has said pretty much nothing at the meetings, and I was hoping that the first time they did it would be a little more positive than this statement. As I just told my husband "this is a 'manage your expectations' time period", I just really long for a more positive statement (something, anything).

 

[aibo]

Disney Stock Gets Downgraded By Longtime Bull On Eve Of Q2 Earnings Report

Disney’s parks should reopen by July 1, Nathanson estimates, though that’s an optimistic timeline given the uncertainty about public spaces and still-evolving health protocols. Even once the gates swing open, though, there is likely to be a hangover from the months of closure as well as the broader economic meltdown, which has quickly forced tens of millions in the U.S. into unemployment.

 

[JaNelson38]

News

It seems Six Flags will be requiring reservations to go to their parks upon reopening. This is found on the park hours section of their site:
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I could see WDW doing something like this to start...annual passholders and those staying on-site with ticket packages, for example. It would be the easiest way to control crowds. But I don't know if big crowds will be an issue anyway, with the combination of people being scared to go anywhere combined with those who economically can't go.

 

[cakebaker]

News

It seems Six Flags will be requiring reservations to go to their parks upon reopening. This is found on the park hours section of their site for each park:
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Not that Disney follows the lead of Six Flags, but resort guests only would be the exact same thing.