Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Jroceagles]

I have been trying to stay positive but all the new lately is so negative I am not sure they will open at all in 2020

they will!

 

[Jroceagles]

We had a split-stay reservation for June 22-29 and last night we got a notification that Disney was canceling our first night (no explanation and today it was removed from MDE). They still haven’t canceled our second stay...

keep us posted if they give you a reason. Did you call?

 

[Ariel 1715]

they will be open for months come December. fill that glass my friend!!!

I sure hope you are right! Fingers crossed for October!

 

[Jroceagles]

I sure hope you are right! Fingers crossed for October!

you are fine for October! I am a glass near full person!

 

[Thegoatfeeder]

I have been trying to stay positive but all the new lately is so negative I am not sure they will open at all in 2020

Same here, it's been really stressing me out. I figure if I resign myself to it, then maybe i'll be less fed up if we don't get to go, and really thrilled if we do.

they will be open for months come December. fill that glass my friend!!!

I need this level of positivity! Probably need something other than water in my glass to achieve it though

 

[Ariel 1715]

you are fine for October! I am a glass near full person!

Thanks for your positivity I am hoping you are right!!!

 

[lilypgirl]

They should not be cancelling an existing reservation to accommodate a bunch of screaming kids. Had they modified the reservation, moving them to another resort, I might think that is what is going on. But straight up cancelling it? That would be a very un-Disney thing to do, not that that is unheard of.

As someone who participated in this for 8 years I agree.

 

[focusondisney]

Would someone be able to explain/tell the story of how Disney consolidated resorts post 9/11 - did this happen? How were guests informed?

Disney closed resorts or sections of resorts because bookings were down. They did consolidate & moved reservations to open resorts. For example, POFQ was totally closed & sections of other resorts were closed. I don’t remember how guests were notified because I wasn’t affected. But at a certain point, FQ was listed as closed & you couldn’t make reservations there. However parks were only closed for a day, not for months.

 

[tink2424]

we won’t get back to normal because normal was the problem

How was normal the problem? I'm genuinely curious as I see people say this and really don't understand.

 

[lilypgirl]

How was normal the problem? I'm genuinely curious as I see people say this and really don't understand.

I am interested in this as well!

 

[Farro]

How was normal the problem? I'm genuinely curious as I see people say this and really don't understand.

It wasn't. Covid is the problem.

 

[xuxa777]

How was normal the problem? I'm genuinely curious as I see people say this and really don't understand.

We don’t need to go down that discussion path here as that will go off the rails fast. Like others say Covid is the problem we are discussing here

 

[tink2424]

It wasn't. Covid is the problem.

Exactly! Let's not give away our freedoms because everyone is afraid. COVID is here to stay so while I'm supportive of the current shut down we need to realize life has to go on and we need to figure out a way to go back to normal.

Disney needs to come back and be what is was again - Fireworks, shows, parades, etc. Maybe they are not that way at first due to cost cutting and social distancing but normal was NOT the problem.

EDIT: Sorry I didn't want to start a rabbit hole but was looking for a genuine answer. I know we will get through this and back to Disney that we love.

 

[mmackeymouse]

For which hotels?

I imagine this is just them canceling all bookings encompassing a day by day range but equally it could be to do with specific hotels remaining closed

Yeah...the thing is...I would imagine if they were doing this, they would make sure to take care of existing reservations by moving them or offering them another resort.

Not just cancel them and leave them high and dry. I would be very disappointed in Disney if that were the case.

 

[imjustafatkid]

We had a split-stay reservation for June 22-29 and last night we got a notification that Disney was canceling our first night (no explanation and today it was removed from MDE). They still haven’t canceled our second stay...

Wow. We have a reservation for May 4-9 at Animal Kingdom Lodge and have not yet gotten a notification that it has been cancelled, so I'm sure they haven't cancelled May stays starting May 4 yet which would mean they also haven't cancelled June stays yet.

 

[MissPotts]

I know that Varsity cheer and USAF are trying to have them reschedule Worlds and The Summit for around that same time and they use the All Star hotels for this madness. Just a conspiracy theory but maybe !!!!

Hmmmm!

 

[sromanello815]

We are due to be in Disney on August 16 at the Poly. I'm half excited and half nervous that our trip won't happen. I don't know how to feel about all of this

 

[xuxa777]

I know that Varsity cheer and USAF are trying to have them reschedule Worlds and The Summit for around that same time and they use the All Star hotels for this madness. Just a conspiracy theory but maybe !!!!

That is a good observation, makes sense for Disney. They could still hold the competitions, maybe no crowd (which would be a bummer) but very doable. Plus they could do this without the park being open, which probably wont be open in June, answers the questions that some had, why would anyone stay at the resorts without the park, well this is one big case. Lends more credance to the resorts being open in June.

 

[KBoopaloo]

Wow. We have a reservation for May 4-9 at Animal Kingdom Lodge and have not yet gotten a notification that it has been cancelled, so I'm sure they haven't cancelled May stays starting May 4 yet which would mean they also haven't cancelled June stays yet.

Over on the Theme Parks board some folks have reported their reservations being canceled for early May and a lot of the Disney news sites have reported cancellation emails starting to go out for stays through May 16. It seems like some May stays are being cancelled now but lots of people are reporting not receiving anything from Disney yet.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Over on the Theme Parks board some folks have reported their reservations being canceled for early May and a lot of the Disney news sites have reported cancellation emails starting to go out for stays through May 16. It seems like some May stays are being cancelled now but lots of people are reporting not receiving anything from Disney yet.

Was just about to post the same.