Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Bibbobboo2u]

thinks disney plus will continue to grow - apparently tremendously from his comments

 

[courtney1188]

That Hotel line was the most interesting in this huge fluff piece with weak questions.

Yep. Another answer that introduces a whole bunch more questions, haha.

 

[MrsSmith07]

Interesting. GF is now showing no availability until the beginning of October.

I have GF reservations for July 18. I was hoping as their flagship, it would be one of the first to open. This worries me.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Interesting. GF is now showing no availability until the beginning of October.

VGF has its own lobby, and Gasparilla Grill can be accessed from outside right?

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

that's a wrap

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Where was that stated?

He was asked about the NBA ... can they do both
He said yes including MLS.
Lots of room even with not all hotels opening

 

[e_yerger]

They need to be more clear. This is ridiculous. What is happening with the resorts?! I was very understanding until now. I've officially gone full Karen and I have my pitchfork.

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I prefer the guy who actually spoke this morning on the live stream compared to chap.. He sounded like an exciting Disney guy. The CEO just sounded blah

 

[The Expert]

And to me it feels like the rumors are true & they were blind-sided by UO. The vagueness in their presentation seems like the basics of what they already knew. I also think they have had that date in mind for some time & were playing the rolling cancellations game which is disappointing that they were stringing guests along. But at least we have a date now even if it’s mostly thanks to UO & Seaworld.

Disney wants to control the message as much as possible. They were only going to present what was necessary to comply with the task force requirements. They will release all the additional details on their own platforms and at their own pace.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

He was asked about the NBA ... can they do both
He said yes including MLS.
Lots of room even with not all hotels opening

I wonder which ones will be remaining closed...

 

[xuxa777]

Chapek expects to see the same demand at WDW as Shanghai with the masks and restrictions. I am thinking that is very optimistic as mask are very common in Asia as opposed to here in the US. It will be much more of a determent to demand here as opposed to Shanghai.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Interesting. GF is now showing no availability until the beginning of October.

Yesterday it was Beach Club that was the third hotel with no availability along with CR & CSR

 

[Farro]

They need to be more clear. This is ridiculous. What is happening with the resorts?! I was very understanding until now. I've officially gone full Karen and I have my pitchfork.

They weren't going to go into the minutia of those details for these meetings today. I'm sure it will come in detail soon.

 

[MrsSmith07]

VGF has its own lobby, and Gasparilla Grill can be accessed from outside right?

correct, Gasparilla can only be accessed from outside entry.

 

[Dentam]

Interesting. GF is now showing no availability until the beginning of October.

Very interesting! I am most interested in when hotels (specifically the Boardwalk) would open since I have a DVC rental for Labor Day week. I just want my money back at this point since wearing a mask in that heat will be miserable plus I'm sure the other park experiences like the Halloween party, fireworks, parades, etc won't be up and running fully by then.

 

[andyman8]

VGF has its own lobby, and Gasparilla Grill can be accessed from outside right?

It does but outside of GG all shopping and dining at GF is inside main building. Also a few days I had been watching for VGF that had availability are now showing none. There seems to have been a lot of changes made to the reservation system overnight. Trying to sort out what exactly those changes are. I’ll report back.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Parades, characters, and fireworks are a big deal for us. I’m sure people who go every year won’t care as much. We are not those people. And I’m not willing to spend thousands of dollars on a reduced experience.

Well that’s quite the assumption. We go every year and those things are important to us too. I’m not sure what you’re getting at here.
For some people, these things may not matter but I don’t think it’s necessarily tied to how often you go. Those are some of our favorite things.

These kind of restrictions are no surprise and the only way there’s any chance of them opening in the middle of a pandemic. It’s not like this is Disney’s fault - would you rather they stay completely closed until no virus mitigation efforts are necessary?

We won’t go as long as covid is a threat and these measures are necessary because that means that it is still too risky for our potentially high risk child. Traveling to WDW during the pandemic isn’t an option for us anyway.

 

[Friendlyadvice2]

The hotel comment came in context with the NBA and guests mixing in regards to density issues. It's quite possible he meant some hotels might not be reopening because they are going to house the NBA folks and not the general public. So by "not reopening", he meant not reopening to the public.

 

[SierraT]

Some hotels will NOT reopen. Chapek just said.

So bizarre. I just checked 7/22-7/29 and the only MK resort available the last week in July is the Polynesian. Even the Wilderness Lodge isn’t available. Could people have booked them up that fast?

This will be the next topic, which resorts are they closing?

 

[Pickle Rick]

Chapek expects to see the same demand at WDW as Shanghai with the masks and restrictions. I am thinking that is very optimistic as mask are very common in Asia as opposed to here in the US. It will be much more of a determent to demand here as opposed to Shanghai.

Just follow the rules in place or dont go. Its that simple.