Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[CvilleDiane]

This all has me so up and down... The worst emotional rollercoaster ever! Sometimes I’m like “yes! I think we’ll be good by June 20!” And then I read more and I’m like, “ughhh...This isn’t going to work out.”

Me too! I have canceled a trip arriving June 6 and one arriving June 28. Hoping for August now!!

 

[npatellye]

Nothing. Even possession of a ticket you bought a minute before does not guarantee you entrance to a Disney park. You can hedge your bets by booking an on-site hotel but that’s pretty much all you can do (aside from being first through the park gate in the morning and not leaving the park).

If that’s not an uncertainty you can deal with I would shy away from booking until we get ideas of what the capacity constraints are upon opening.

This. And possibly having a meal reservation in the park or an AP. It’s probably going to be similar to what they do on busy days when they hit capacity. I don’t know the exact rules as to who gets in but I know being on site with an AP or multi-day ticket increases the chances of getting in at certain levels.

 

[C&Jx2]

Me too! I have canceled a trip arriving June 6 and one arriving June 28. Hoping for August now!!

I hope you get to go!

I want to get excited and read blogs, and watch YouTube, but I just can’t.
Fingers crossed for us!

 

[LSUmiss]

The problem with recommending masks is that it sets up inter-guest conflict. I think they’ll want to make it purely guest choice, with no official stance one way or the other so if you’re complaining about it, it’s a matter of others not making your choice as opposed to ignoring official suggestions.

I think the worst part of that is ppl should mind their business! Wdw is plenty large enough that you can stay away from someone who chose not to wear a mask.

 

[NWOhiogal]

I think the worst part of that is ppl should mind their business! Wdw is plenty large enough that you can stay away from someone who chose not to wear a mask.

Not in Magic Kingdom. That place gets really crowded, and when it does, there's nowhere to go to get away from people. One asymptomatic person walks in with COVID not wearing a mask, and 100+ people walk out with it. They get on a bus, an airplane, go home, and by that time you might be up to a thousand infections. No treatment, no cure, no vaccine. Big risk.

 

[TDSAXX]

Anyone scared of catching it isn’t gonna brawl with someone sneezing or coughing. They’ll scream family un-friendly words at them from 6 feet away and then whisk their party away so the cougher doesn’t come after them

The new FP, just sneeze your way to the front of the line.

 

[NWOhiogal]

It’s been suggested on here that masks be required indoors and in queues. Seems a reasonable compromise.

Queues, OK. Indoors? At the gift shops and attractions that makes sense, but obviously you aren't going to be able to wear a mask and eat in the restaurants. Not sure what they're going to do about that.

 

[Cdn Jeff]

Not in Magic Kingdom. That place gets really crowded, and when it does, there's nowhere to go to get away from people. One asymptomatic person walks in with COVID not wearing a mask, and 100+ people walk out with it. They get on a bus, an airplane, go home, and by that time you might be up to a thousand infections. No treatment, no cure, no vaccine. Big risk.

Guessing you’re not booking soon?

 

[Brianstl]

I really don’t think, with maybe the exception of the first few days, that parks maxing out at the lower capacity numbers is going to be an issue. I think early to mid June is the right call for opening the parks, but I just question how many people are going to be going.

I think they will have enough to make it worth their while to reopen, but I think crowds will be low and only slowly build. The economy is going to be just as much of a drag on attendance as the virus and the economy’s impact will be longer lasting on attendance.

 

[TomServo27]

Queues, OK. Indoors? At the gift shops and attractions that makes sense, but obviously you aren't going to be able to wear a mask and eat in the restaurants. Not sure what they're going to do about that.

I think common sense dictates you can take them off while eating indoors or outdoors.

 

[NWOhiogal]

Guessing you’re not booking soon?

Actually I booked over the weekend for early October. The airfares were so low I couldn't resist. My thinking is that when WDW opens back up it will be at a drastically reduced capacity, which will make MK a LOT more pleasant than when I went last year and it was shoulder-to-shoulder just about everywhere. If it doesn't look worth it I'll just cancel and wait. Also, by October I think there'll at least be widespread testing available, which is the biggest problem right now: there's no way to know who has it. If we know that, it'll make travel a lot easier.

 

[LSUmiss]

Not in Magic Kingdom. That place gets really crowded, and when it does, there's nowhere to go to get away from people. One asymptomatic person walks in with COVID not wearing a mask, and 100+ people walk out with it. They get on a bus, an airplane, go home, and by that time you might be up to a thousand infections. No treatment, no cure, no vaccine. Big risk.

Disagree with the limited capacity proposal. Masks are not a replacement for social distancing. Disney will not be able to open until mass gatherings like sports, concerts, etc are allowed if they cannot assure someone level social distancing.
ETA: Wear an n95 mask if you’re concerned about infection. Take personal responsibility for your own safety & don’t rely on Disney or other ppl to keep you safe.

 

[epcotobsessed]

I'm sure most CMs are well-meaning but on our very first trip back in 2008ish I booked the Caribbean Beach Resort because the lovely CM I spoke with assured me that we could walk to Epcot from there. I enjoy reading this thread, and I don't even mind the speculation, but I add this for what it's worth.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I'm sure most CMs are well-meaning but on our very first trip back in 2008ish I booked the Caribbean Beach Resort because the lovely CM I spoke with assured me that we could walk to Epcot from there. I enjoy reading this thread, and I don't even mind the speculation, but I add this for what it's worth.

Holy smokes! That would have been a system shock!

 

[yankeesfan123]

I think common sense dictates you can take them off while eating indoors or outdoors.

A lifeguard CM made a public comment during the Orange County task force call asking whether he or she would be able to take off her mask if he or she had to jump into the water to save someone.. said he or she didn’t want to drown because of wearing the mask...

Apparently common sense doesn’t exist.

 

[SierraT]

I know not Disney, but Hilton Bonnet Creek and Waldorf Astoria are allowing resort reservations from May 21.

 

[gottalovepluto]

A lifeguard CM made a public comment during the Orange County task force call asking whether he or she would be able to take off her mask if he or she had to jump into the water to save someone.. said he or she didn’t want to drown because of wearing the mask...

Apparently common sense doesn’t exist.

While on the surface the comment appears crazy it’s not. The comment about drowning is after the initial dunk when they would come up for air because they wouldn’t be able to get any. Time would be wasted getting their mask off at some point instead of focused solely on rescue operations. Life guards in masks is idiotic but I can see a politician declaring it because they didn’t think it through all the way.

 

[yulilin3]

Not in Magic Kingdom. That place gets really crowded, and when it does, there's nowhere to go to get away from people. One asymptomatic person walks in with COVID not wearing a mask, and 100+ people walk out with it. They get on a bus, an airplane, go home, and by that time you might be up to a thousand infections. No treatment, no cure, no vaccine. Big risk.

disagree with you. I have gotten away from people on NYE at WDW inside the parks. It's not that hard on a regular crowded day, it'll be even easier if they implement some sort of capacity

 

[gottalovepluto]

I know not Disney, but Hilton Bonnet Creek and Waldorf Astoris are allowing resort reservations from May 21.

Is this a change?

 

[SierraT]

Is this a change?

I really don’t know the answer to that. I was just curious if they were allowing bookings at all.