Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[JacknSally]

Has this been shared yet? Sorry if it has, I stepped away for a minute again, and apparently at all the wrong times today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266456924863725568

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266457711086100488

 

[Brianstl]

Apparently it is to them

It is almost like they are looking for ways to punish people for wanting WDW open.

 

[hereforthechurros]

sorry another double post

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Genuine question: is there anyone on this thread that has decided not to go forward with their trip because of Disney canceling FP+s and ADRs?

I’m not talking about because of limited park hours, no nighttime spectaculars, no parades, no characters, etc... I’m asking about people who were okay with that but drew the line at these cancellations.

I've seen the opposite. People who actually have trips and are keeping them despite the other unpleasant aspects seem to be kinda happy they can tour like the 90's. In theory, anyways. Hopefully the virtual queues don't impact on that too much.

 

[SaintsManiac]

It is almost like they are looking for ways to punish people for wanting WDW open.

Oh dear lord I hope you’re kidding.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Genuine question: is there anyone on this thread that has decided not to go forward with their trip because of Disney canceling FP+s and ADRs?

I’m not talking about because of limited park hours, no nighttime spectaculars, no parades, no characters, etc... I’m asking about people who were okay with that but drew the line at these cancellations.

If I had planned on going I would be fine with it but I'd die in July or Aug so I'm out for those months. I'd consider a fall trip without FP+ and ADRs before 60 days. But, I'm used to Disneyland planning and ADRs at 60 days sounds absolutely ideal to me lol.

No park hopping is a deal breaker. No TS is a deal breaker. Limited hotels might be a deal breaker depending on what's on offer. (I'm assuming masks will morph down to recommended in a few months...)

 

[tlmadden73]

If they didn’t want to taint my memories, they’ve already failed. I think I qualify as a die hard with close to 20 trips made, or at least a former die hard. I do think they are doing everything they can to deter guests from coming. Clearly. But, that’s certainly not what Chapek said in his CNBC interview.

It seems like it .. why open if you can't be open for the reasons people LIKE your product? People are putting up with masks and social distancing in grocery stores and restaurants because .. well .. we HAVE to eat. We don't HAVE to go to a theme park.

Disney without meet and greets, fireworks, park hopping, flexibility, etc. just isn't a product a lot may not want to consume.

Just like I saw a news story on Chick Fil-A. When they resume dine-in operations, they aren't going to have playground access and free refills. For my family .. that is the two main reasons we choose to DINE-IN at those places and why we go there when traveling across country with little kids. With as crowded as chick-fil-a restaurants get EVERY day, why even try to be open for dine-in if it is going to be so restrictive?

Man .. I hope this stuff is way more temporary than these companies are planning for, because I think some of these changes are going to hurt companies more than help them. Some people just may stop doing business with them due to it just being so darn inconvenient and then once they stop using that product .... and then out of sight .. out of mind.

Disney could have the same issue .. thousands upon thousands of families basically writing them off for the rest of the year. Not necessarilly because of the virus but because of all the restrictions they've announced and no ideas when those will be lifted. So they might think about going next year and then go "You know that beach vacation we had in summer 2020? Let's do that again! That was more fun and relaxing and cheaper than our last Disney vacation. We just decided to go and went .. no pre-planning not crowds, etc.

 

[AggiesMickey12]

Has anyone with valid tickets and hotel stay NOT gotten an email yet? I know this particular email doesn't mean much, but it makes me nervous that if we don't receive this one, we won't receive more important emails down the line????

I haven’t. We are booked 7/12-7/19 in Boulder Ridge on cash reservation. I have an AP that technically expires 7/14 & DH has valid park tickets linked.
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I haven't and my trip is supposed to be July 9-15 so begins right before and ends right after opening so i really have no idea what that will mean! I saw my FP were removed today but dining was still there so far.. But no emails. I had the free dining offer from a rescheduled trip also.

 

[JPM4]

AP soft opening preview thread watch imminent!!!!!!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Doubt it. He wants the NBA to play at WDW because it's in FL.

I was just trying to make his out of context comment make sense

 

[Violetspider]

I can vouch 30 day rolling was mentioned as well. But obviously not official yet!

How can it be 30 day rolling park reservations when you can make 60 day ADRs? That math makes my head hurt.

 

[fla4fun]

Yeah but how many TS restaurants is that gonna take? EP is a 1/2 day park if they don't have festivals or theaters or live entertainment...

Naah, it’s still a full day park. It takes half a day to navigate around all the construction walls . . .

 

[cakebaker]

No one knows. Few people here have ended up happy as clams though so I wouldn't get too excited yet...

The latest snippet of information posted didn’t give any indication they were following Shanghai’s policy. But surely they don’t expect ....Nevermind, have I learned nothing these past few months!

 

[tlmadden73]

Genuine question: is there anyone on this thread that has decided not to go forward with their trip because of Disney canceling FP+s and ADRs?

I’m not talking about because of limited park hours, no nighttime spectaculars, no parades, no characters, etc... I’m asking about people who were okay with that but drew the line at these cancellations.

I had one schedule in a few weeks (decided weeks ago we wouldn't be going because I pretty much figured Disney would be doing a lot of this (cutting back on hours/attractions, etc.).

So, for me .. it has less about the cancelling of scheduled things (they had to do that IF they are going to limit attendance) .. and more about the severe pairing of attractions and restrictions to even TRY and go. Unless the prices drop, I just don't see the value in paying the SAME price to go to "half" a park .. or the stress/hassle of worrying about TRYING to get a reservation. I think a lot of people (except maybe passholders and diehards) will feel the same.

 

[JacknSally]

How can it be 30 day rolling park reservations when you can make 60 day ADRs? That math makes my head hurt.

Disney math It's not official yet so there's still a chance it could be wrong/changed. Even after it's official it could be wrong/changed, lol.

 

[Boardwalk III]

Oh my word. So I’ve been following this thread pretty regularly for the past few weeks,and it’s been a great source of info. Last month we had already moved our trip to 2021 and have been dealing with some tough issues around our DVC points etc (DVC owner).

However I just checked for the first time since 8 AM today (busy workday), and there are over 35 more pages since then, which I calculate to be at least 700 posts. I feel like I should just exit now as not sure I want to commit to a few more hours of reading tonight ..... but it’s so entertaining. What to do?!

 

[Tjddis]

All NBA players that tested positive have recovered fully with little or no symptoms, so pretty much like the flu, the flu bug has gone through teams in previous years, not much different. They will be tested everyday, isolate the player and keep playing, already doing that in soccer. This will be better than previous season when they didn't test for the flu. They will not shut down the games is a player tests positive.

NFL preseason is in August. All indications is the NFL wants to start on time. States are already letting pro sports with fans starting Monday, see Texas. Florida is doing just as well and by July I have no doubt Desantis will allow fans at least at 25% capacity. More in August.

that said if they do play in Disney, players will be able to go to the parks by then

We shall see. Not getting into all the reasons this is not like the flu. I did hear about Texas. I do think it’s a pretty big leap from a quarter full stadium to payers in close quarters. Much like the CMS asking for masks in their contract, the players want as much protection as possible for them and their families

 

[Joe in VA]

He said should not, it was his personal opinion, not an indicator of what would happen.

 

[ryanpatricksmom]

Hopefully the limitation doesn't apply if you have a resort stay.

That's the piece of the puzzle that I'm waiting on. I had a trip in April and a trip in June that were canceled, so now I have a trip in August that I've added to and it's 18 days long. The first 4 days I'm at the Dolphin, so I had originally planned on not booking fast passes for those days...although I did think that I could at least get in to the parks. The last 14 days is a split stay at PO and CBR. If I'm limited to less than 14 days of reservations I'll cancel one of the onsite reservations. I can't cancel the Dolphin because it was a super cheap prepaid rate. The funny thing is that I never planned to use the parks for the Dolphin portion except to eat at EPCOT, so they'll actually be losing out on my dining $$ if I can't use the parks on those days.

 

[andyman8]

Has this been shared yet? Sorry if it has, I stepped away for a minute again, and apparently at all the wrong times today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266456924863725568

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266457711086100488

Well now I wonder what sort of “features” Disney could be talking about...