Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Spaceguy55]

Shanghai Disney sold out the first day tickets in 3 minutes and for the week in a less than an hour per CNBC.

 

[woody337]

Shanghai Disney sold out the first day tickets in 3 minutes and for the week in a less than an hour per CNBC.

I think people are underestimating the demand for Disney to reopen. People will pour into that place.

 

[tlmadden73]

So do we feel that June 1 is too early for WDW to open now after the May 20th announcement for Disney Springs? Is July 1 more feasible now so they have some more time slowly open things like they did in Shanghai?

I mean .. I get Disney wants to open ASAP, I think they are fighting public perception now and making preparations to take a lot of steps to help that perception of being a "safe" place to go.

I think people are underestimating the demand for Disney to reopen. People will pour into that place.

That may be one of the main factors they WON'T open "sooner than later". They need to hopefully let the virus take its course more and/or figure out how to limit people (which may be hard with the demand they have).

Like .. if my trip Mid-June is cancelled .. will I rebook right away for July or August? A lot of people with cancelled trips may.

 

[vinotinto]

Disney didn’t issue surveys that I’m aware of.
ETA: I am genuinely curious who here actually plans to still go & wear a mask? I don’t mean locals. But who plans to spend a lot of $$ & travel & stay for several days & is ok with wearing a mask in the fl heat all day.

Me! Would I prefer to not have to wear a face covering? Sure, I would prefer to not have to wear a face covering. But, it's not realistic. There are 25,000 new COVID cases and 2500 new deaths, *DAILY*, in the USA. That is a daily 9-11. There will not be an approved treatment nor a vaccine within the next year or two. The reality is that we either buckle up and accept our responsibility in complying with new safety modifications to limit the spread, or WDW will not be able to open (and I am not just talking about not being able to open in June).

In the big scheme of things, putting a face covering, washing or sanitizing my hands after every ride, complying with distancing measures, and using touchless ordering/payment seems a small sacrifice to open WDW. And this goes for beyond WDW.

And maybe it is because like @MusicalAstronaut, I am in ATL, very near the CDC, and so many people I know are in the healthcare/public health bubble, but face coverings is now part of our lives here. My DH puts on his mask at home, walks to work (in healthcare), spends all day with his mask on, and then walks home, all with his mask on. Last week, it was in the mid-80s here. Even when it has been hot, it is not an impossible sacrifice.

 

[mshanson3121]

I can tell you for a fact the majority of businesses here in Central Florida will not survive with Disney/Universal closed.

I don't disagree. That's also not what was originally being discussed.

 

[Nvrgrowup]

Perhaps you could close it down for your birthday, and open it back up after the cake and ice cream?

And several adult beverages. We really do appreciate you being a great moderator. We dont make it easy !! Happy Birthday !!

 

[Jacq7414]

I wonder how long wearing a mask will be a thing. Until there’s a treatment that works?

 

[bakenatj]

I would like to make a suggestion to the moderators. Can we get a thread with actual information as it becomes available that is locked so no one can make comments? This is getting hard to sift through the thread to find real information and not just opinions.

 

[yulilin3]

I would like to make a suggestion to the moderators. Can we get a thread with actual information as it becomes available that is locked so no one can make comments? This is getting hard to sift through the thread to find real information and not just opinions.

we have that one on the TPAS board. Page one is kept up with information that Disney released
This is the news and rumors thread so speculation can be shared here

 

[bakenatj]

we have that one on the TPAS board. Page one is kept up with information that Disney released
This is the news and rumors thread so speculation can be shared here

Thank you so much, was not aware of that.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Me! Would I prefer to not have to wear a face covering? Sure, I would prefer to not have to wear a face covering. But, it's not realistic. There are 25,000 new COVID cases and 2500 new deaths, *DAILY*, in the USA. That is a daily 9-11. There will not be an approved treatment nor a vaccine within the next year or two. The reality is that we either buckle up and accept our responsibility in complying with new safety modifications to limit the spread, or WDW will not be able to open (and I am not just talking about not being able to open in June).

In the big scheme of things, putting a face covering, washing or sanitizing my hands after every ride, complying with distancing measures, and using touchless ordering/payment seems a small sacrifice to open WDW. And this goes for beyond WDW.

And maybe it is because like @MusicalAstronaut, I am in ATL, very near the CDC, and so many people I know are in the healthcare/public health bubble, but face coverings is now part of our lives here. My DH puts on his mask at home, walks to work (in healthcare), spends all day with his mask on, and then walks home, all with his mask on. Last week, it was in the mid-80s here. Even when it has been hot, it is not an impossible sacrifice.

this! 100%!

 

[MrsBooch]

The US and world will survive without Disney permanently, it's really as simple as that. And they most definitely will survive for a 3-6 month shut down. A Disney shut down, which is what we're discussing, isn't going to collapse the American economy.

so global economics is based largely on confidence of industry strength and confidence of consumer spending. What happens to the confidence of industry strength and consumer spending if Disney World closes permanently? Travel, tourism, airline, local food supply. The CEO of Southwest airlines came out and said that the travel industry is almost totally taking its queue from what Disney does and when Disney opens it acts as a bat signal to everyone, almost psychologically, that it is ok to spend money and travel. It is ok to spend money and do something.

It may not be the singular event that collapses the economy but i assure you it would be a piece of it. everything is connected.

 

[BryGuy415]

so global economics is based largely on confidence of industry strength and confidence of consumer spending. What happens to the confidence of industry strength and consumer spending if Disney World closes permanently? Travel, tourism, airline, local food supply. The CEO of Southwest airlines came out and said that the travel industry is almost totally taking its queue from what Disney does and when Disney opens it acts as a bat signal to everyone, almost psychologically, that it is ok to spend money and travel. It is ok to spend money and do something.

It may not be the singular event that collapses the economy but i assure you it would be a piece of it. everything is connected.

I noticed perhaps the post we're talking about has been deleted...but just to be sure the horse is completely dead...Florida is the 4th largest economy in the US and the 17th largest in the world. If the tourism in Florida ceases to exist it will have a wide spread effect on our country and world. The truth is we don't know how bad it really could hurt our country because a state economy has never independently collapsed.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Me! Would I prefer to not have to wear a face covering? Sure, I would prefer to not have to wear a face covering. But, it's not realistic. There are 25,000 new COVID cases and 2500 new deaths, *DAILY*, in the USA. That is a daily 9-11. There will not be an approved treatment nor a vaccine within the next year or two. The reality is that we either buckle up and accept our responsibility in complying with new safety modifications to limit the spread, or WDW will not be able to open (and I am not just talking about not being able to open in June).

In the big scheme of things, putting a face covering, washing or sanitizing my hands after every ride, complying with distancing measures, and using touchless ordering/payment seems a small sacrifice to open WDW. And this goes for beyond WDW.

And maybe it is because like @MusicalAstronaut, I am in ATL, very near the CDC, and so many people I know are in the healthcare/public health bubble, but face coverings is now part of our lives here. My DH puts on his mask at home, walks to work (in healthcare), spends all day with his mask on, and then walks home, all with his mask on. Last week, it was in the mid-80s here. Even when it has been hot, it is not an impossible sacrifice.

This is exactly it.

For all the people who have been adamant Disney should be opening sooner than later, that they can’t wait for some benchmark in this pandemic, that we can’t “live in fear”, that we have to be responsible as individuals, welcome to exactly what you wanted!

I’m not going to lie it’s been really frustrating to see the conversation somewhat shift to how to get around wearing the mask, who doesn’t have to, and why they shouldn’t do this (more so than was talked about before) after we’ve had hundreds of pages talking about just wanting Disney to open ASAP and doing what they have to do to be there.

There’s a trade off. The earlier they open the less “normal” it’s going to be at first, assuming they act cautiously which I’m pleased to see they seem to be.

 

[mshanson3121]

I noticed perhaps the post we're talking about has been deleted...but just to be sure the horse it completely dead...Florida is the 4th largest economy in the US and the 17th largest in the world. If the tourism in Florida ceases to exist it will have a wide spread effect on our country and world. The truth is we don't know how bad it really could hurt our country because a state economy has never independently collapsed.

Definitely agree, if tourism wholly ceased to exist. And yet, as hard as it is to believe, there is tourism and an entire economy that does and will continue to exist in Florida, beyond Disney.

 

[Aurora0427]

Never mind. I broke my internal promise to never mention the m word again on this board.

 

[helloconnie]

Official Word from Disney on The Disney Blog...

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/disney-springs-begins-phased-reopening-on-may-20/

Disney Springs to begin phased reopening on May 20. Parks and resorts will remain closed. This does not bode well for a June 1 park opening.

Also states face coverings for both cast members and guests, limited capacity, and increased cleaning.

 

[Eric Smith]

I'm sure many people took the survey about safety measures that was emailed. For every family that won't return to Disney if a mask is required, there will be a family that WILL go because masks are required. Everyone has different views.

I feel like the group that won't go if masks are required is much larger than the group that won't go if masks aren't required. That seems to be the general sentiment based on this thread. I don't think I've seen anyone say they wont' go back if Disney doesn't require everyone to wear masks, I have seen plenty of people say that they won't go if masks are required. I'm not saying either side is right or wrong.

 

[Music City Mama]

So do we feel that June 1 is too early for WDW to open now after the May 20th announcement for Disney Springs? Is July 1 more feasible now so they have some more time slowly open things like they did in Shanghai?

Good question -- I've been thinking about this myself. My initial thought was that they'd open the third-party operator restaurants/stores and see how that went before opening the Disney-owned restaurants/stores. Then they'd wait to see how that went before making announcements on the resorts and/or parks.

But the more I thought about it, it occurred to me, that if the third-party operators don't even open until 5/20 (which is almost 2 weeks away), I don't see them waiting to see what happens with that before other announcements are made. I wouldn't be surprised if next week they announce Disney-owned restaurants/stores will open in DS a week after the third-party ones. I guess my point is that I don't think they'll do one thing and then take a "wait and see approach" -- I think they already know what their timeline is -- they just haven't shared that publicly.

IMO, I don't think they'll open the parks by June 1st, but I think before the end of June is plausible.

 

[cakebaker]

I wore TWO masks to the grocery store yesterday, sneezed in my car, and felt the sneeze on my hands on the steering wheel. Through two masks. Masks just don’t work. It gives other people the illusion of safety, and puts the wearer at greater risk for cross contamination. But Disney will probably require them because well.....

You may have felt the sneeze, but I promise you it didn’t spread as far as it would have without it. Masks help, they lessen the spread, reduce the risk.