Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[hereforthechurros]

Restaurants can order and get supply in 2-3 days

Before, yes. My friend owns a chain of restaurants and was told his orders had to be limited as supply chain efforts were being funneled to grocery stores due to demand.

I have no idea of the many relationships WDW has but limited menus would not be surprising when they first reopen. Things are not what they were even a few weeks ago.

 

[hereforthechurros]

You understand that most restaurants in Florida are still open giving take-out, right? There hasn't been any evidence of a supply chain issue in Florida.

Here most restaurants are offering takeout but almost no one is offering a full menu, very limited in fact, and some have instead moved to family style meals that are easier to prepare and have items they can easily order.

The more we all talk about this I just can’t imagine the web Disney has to untangle with all of this. Such a massive disruption across the board

 

[xuxa777]

Before, yes. My friend owns a chain of restaurants and was told his orders had to be limited as supply chain efforts were being funneled to grocery stores due to demand.

I have no idea of the many relationships WDW has but limited menus would not be surprising when they first reopen. Things are not what they were even a few weeks ago.

Yes mine say the same, during the stay at home but as they are opening back up the supply chain will funnel back to the restaurants. The will be order as normal. Also Lots of restaurants have excess supply and are delivering groceries (eggs, Bread, milk etc) in addition to their menu. One example is Panera among others.

 

[xuxa777]

Here most restaurants are offering takeout but almost no one is offering a full menu, very limited in fact, and some have instead moved to family style meals that are easier to prepare and have items they can easily order.

The more we all talk about this I just can’t imagine the web Disney has to untangle with all of this. Such a massive disruption across the board

The big reason for the family meals is because that is what people were ordering to go, so it is easier to just make it family style. Restaurants are great to adjust to the market. Take out is not as much a cook to order experience as dining in a restaurant

 

[Jrb1979]

But like a pp said what if there is never a vaccine??

There will probably be at least away to treat this virus at some point even if there isn't a vaccine.

 

[hereforthechurros]

The big reason for the family meals is because that is what people were ordering to go, so it is easier to just make it family style. Restaurants are great to adjust to the market. Take out is not as much a cook to order experience as dining in a restaurant

Absolutely that’s one reason. But another is to keep large orders down. Easy to braise up a bunch of lamb or beef for tacos and make that a meal vs. 27 different menu items.

Bottom line is across the board the wheels will take a while to turn the other way once they can, as frustrating as that is.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Another theme park making contingency plans.. this one just outside Toronto

https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2020/04/this-years-canadas-wonderland-pass-be-used-2021-season/

 

[Disneylover99]

Another theme park making contingency plans.. this one just outside Toronto

https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2020/04/this-years-canadas-wonderland-pass-be-used-2021-season/

I saw that. Great news! We have passes this year.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

I saw that. Great news! We have passes this year.

We’ve been holding off.. lol.

 

[fatmanatee]

I understand the frustration from people who don't live in a hot spot but I just want to note that living down the street from a hospital getting hammered by this isn't great either. We shut down over a month ago and I'm not convinced we've turned the corner yet.

 

[mshanson3121]

I really wonder about international travelers. Will the US just throw open the borders? doubtful...

Canada border will be opened up first, and Soo. I imagine. I would guess that the other international borders will be slower.

 

[Disneylover99]

We’ve been holding off.. lol.

We bought ours last fall to go to Halloween Haunt and Winterfest.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have one.

 

[Jrb1979]

We bought ours last fall to go to Halloween Haunt and Winterfest.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have one.

I've had a platinum pass for years now. I live an hour from Wonderland but go to Cedar Point more often. I tell people all the time how much better Cedar Point is.

 

[Vern60]

Exactly! Here is more about how the system works in Shanghai:

"To start traveling again, people have to fill out a questionnaire that asks for details like body temperature and health background. The software then analyzes it and generates a color code — green, yellow, or red — that identifies a person's health status.

Anyone with a red or yellow code is not allowed to travel. A red code means you either have or likely have the coronavirus, while a yellow code means you have had contact with another infected person.

A green code means you're symptom-free and allowed to travel. Anyone with a green code can go past checkpoints in subway stations, restaurants, hotels, and apartment blocks.

"
https://www.businessinsider.com/cor...y-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar
edit: Add sentence about green code

I wonder where I'll be able to buy my green code hack!

 

[focusondisney]

I'm responding more to the people thinking June is possible. Still on July window but moving quickly to august

And yet, Disney is actively booking a resort/ dining/ theme park ticket package to guests with check in dates starting June 1st. If they seriously thought parks won’t be open, I believe they wouldn’t be offering this. And how do you sell a package that requires you to buy theme park tickets if the parks are closed. And remember, this package is guest recovery for people who have already had to cancel once. Disney had to be pretty sure of their plans before rolling this out, IMO.

 

[anthony2k7]

Yes mine say the same, during the stay at home but as they are opening back up the supply chain will funnel back to the restaurants. The will be order as normal. Also Lots of restaurants have excess supply and are delivering groceries (eggs, Bread, milk etc) in addition to their menu. One example is Panera among others.

That "funnel back to the restaurants" isnt going to happen overnight. Or even in a couple of days. It's going to take weeks before the normal choice of products is available again.

 

[MichelinMan]

I sure would love to see a documentary about the planning, process and work that goes into reopening WDW. I’d bet that would be fascinating.

You can bet they are already working on that for Disney+.

 

[Delite]

Food is fine. So you can't get pork. Wooop. Oh no lobster isn't on the menu for 4 months.

Staffing is more the issue. You'd be silly if your a server aged 60 going to work once things open.

So 4/5 food spots are open at a specific resort.

Pools might be closed with not enough life guards. The staff would be rotated around to have pools open a few days a week each. Until the college kids are back.

Hotels won't be closed. The maid staff will be moved around.

Anything that spreads out guests. The ideas yall have aren't thought out. No consolidation. Horrible move.

Still people in tin cans traveling with covid. Can we jail or fine them.. Coughing blood? No. Fever? No.

Quarantine the hot spots and old. Open the rest up. Keep up info gathering on the plane trust-ters.

Unemployment websites are crashing. Which means economy crashing to me. Half+ the population can't pull benefits.

 

[yankeesfan123]

And yet, Disney is actively booking a resort/ dining/ theme park ticket package to guests with check in dates starting June 1st. If they seriously thought parks won’t be open, I believe they wouldn’t be offering this. And how do you sell a package that requires you to buy theme park tickets if the parks are closed. And remember, this package is guest recovery for people who have already had to cancel once. Disney had to be pretty sure of their plans before rolling this out, IMO.

Ok. So they canceled CP that were supposed to start on 6/1. International CMs aren’t starting until 8/1 at the earliest. Disney announced this free dining promo back in March when they were hoping to be open by 6/1. I don’t doubt that. But it just doesn’t seem possible for parks to be open by then if even the PGA won’t be starting until mid-June at the earliest and without fans and all other sports are merely discussing possible plans to start back up, and all those plans involve no fans. Nothing that is happening at Disney world or in society would possibly suggest a 6/1 opening date. I understand they offered this package, but at least Disney now has your money and will just rebook you again and again and again and again.

 

[anthony2k7]

Food is fine. So you can't get pork. Wooop. Oh no lobster isn't on the menu for 4 months.

Staffing is more the issue. You'd be silly if your a server aged 60 going to work once things open.

So 4/5 food spots are open at a specific resort.

Pools might be closed with not enough life guards. The staff would be rotated around to have pools open a few days a week each. Until the college kids are back.

Hotels won't be closed. The maid staff will be moved around.

Anything that spreads out guests. The ideas yall have aren't thought out. No consolidation. Horrible move.

Still people in tin cans traveling with covid. Can we jail or fine them.. Coughing blood? No. Fever? No.

Quarantine the hot spots and old. Open the rest up. Keep up info gathering on the plane trust-ters.

Unemployment websites are crashing. Which means economy crashing to me. Half+ the population can't pull benefits.

I saw somewhere yesterday that 25% of Michigan's previously working people are now unemployed. Crazy numbers.

Opening all resorts to allow for distancing sounds great but then you have to have every resort well staffed up - doesn't sound economically viable if all the resorts are less than half full.