Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[yulilin3]

I also don't think that Disney is necessarily housing all of them in their resorts. There are MANY hotels nearly WWOS that are nice and big, and who usually house conventions which have no been cancelled leaving them with vast amounts of empty rooms. They could go any number of ways with this.

You just described Coronado Springs have you seen their convention spaces? I think having them at Disney is just more convenient and profitable for Disney all around

 

[junderwood99]

I'm truly hoping that Disney releases their plan on Wednesday as Mayor Demmings indicated. Something has to be said this week, for many reasons, but here is one. Guest who have June arrivals have the option to make their final payment 7 days before arrival. Next Sunday/Monday will be 30 days out for July arrivals, and our payments are still due 30 days out. If nothing is said, that is going to put July tips in a really rough spot.

TA here ..... we have been notified that final payments are due 7 days prior "until further notice". They are no longer only following that policy for check in dates through June 30th. So, as of now, July travel dates are also due 7 days prior.

 

[disneyfan150]

TA here ..... we have been notified that final payments are due 7 days prior "until further notice". They are no longer only following that policy for check in dates through June 30th. So, as of now, July travel dates are also due 7 days prior.

Did you get the notification recently?

 

[junderwood99]

Did you get the notification recently?

About a week or two ago I do expect the policy to be changed again once Disney FINALLY announces something.

 

[vinotinto]

Not sure I get why people are saying the NBA wouldn’t go to the parks. Don’t a lot Of the have kids they’d be traveling with? I would think a big part of the deal would be a semi private Magic Kingdom.

But that would completely break their bubble. The parks need a lot of CMs to run safely. They would be mingling with a lot of CMs that would not be part of the NBA bubble. Not to mention that running parks just for the NBA would get very expensive very quickly.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

About a week or two ago I do expect the policy to be changed again once Disney FINALLY announces something.

That makes me nervous that early July isn’t going to happen either.

 

[Sarahslay]

You just described Coronado Springs have you seen their convention spaces? I think having them at Disney is just more convenient and profitable for Disney all around

Oh, I know lol, I visited a friend there last summer who was staying at CSR for a convention (I really wanted to see the tower!) and I was like OMG! I'm just thinking if they don't shut it down to resort guests too they may utilize other hotels for all the extra people that have to come (physical therapy and what not). Who knows though. This is going to be the longest week ever as we wait for all the news. We have other news we're waiting on too so I'm extra on edge this week, if Disney doesn't announce something this week I may go off the deep end.....or just really dig in to our beer stash.

 

[junderwood99]

That makes me nervous that early July isn’t going to happen either.

At this point, I have NO IDEA either. Disney is its own beast and has no comparison at all - not even Universal. They run a completely different business model. Everyone is in the dark until they announce something. Its maddening. I have a 10 day trip in August and 14 other families traveling during that month as well. Once we hit June -if nothing is announced - I'm afraid of what will happen to those trips. Good luck with your July trip - crossing my fingers for you!

 

[skeeter31]

I think there are 2 separate things at play here and everyone is combining them together in their bashing of Disney right now. Yes, Disney is working on getting the NBA to come to WWOS, but that is not the only reason they haven’t opened the parks and resorts at this time. As some of us have been saying for weeks now, Disney is a much different entity to plan their reopening than UO or any of the small theme parks in the area. Disney is a sprawling complex with thousands upon thousands of hotel rooms, at least 6 separate forms of transportation, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a much larger shopping area than City Walk, hundreds of restaurants, and thousands of staff. To coordinate all of that in this (sorry to use this overused phrase) “new normal” is tough.

Now, would Disney be smart to put out a statement to that effect to alleviate a lot of people’s concerns? Of course, but as we all know, Disney doesn’t do that unfortunately. They always have played things extremely close to the vest and most likely will continue to do so. They know they’re going to rub some people the wrong way and some will cancel trips and go to UO, but they also know they aren’t going to lose a ton of business over this. People will come back whenever they reopen and people will continue to love Disney regardless. In the grand scheme of things, it’s 1 summer vacation that may be upset during this, and really, it’s a summer that isn’t going to be like any summer we’ve ever lived through. Does anyone really think that going on vacation (especially those that have to travel a good distance to get to a Orlando) this summer is going to be anywhere close to “normal?” The parks, whether they’re Disney or UO are going to be shells of their regular selves. If Disney would rather stay closed for some of that and not have to worry about having millions of people walking around possibly infecting each other, its their prerogative.

 

[mmackeymouse]

The original "leaked" plans suggested players only. Subsequent "leaked" info suggested union wouldn't agree to isolate players from their families for months.

That's understandable, it really is. But...I think it's kind of a lame argument.

For one, it shouldn't take months to finish the season. They could and should shorten the rest of the season; but even if they didn't, they have a good majority of their season finished. Weeks, yes. A couple of months, sure. But....beyond that, I doubt it. And like I said, I think it's perfectly reasonable to let families be present for the playoffs/finals portion of things. That's a big accomplishment.

However...here's the thing. Players are away from home at least half of the time anyway. If you consider half the games away, and there is travel time to get to those games. When they aren't away, they are still at the gym or stadiums, either watching film or prepping for games. They aren't seeing their family a ton during the season anyway. It's not like they are hanging out with the fam till 5 pm, and then head off to the stadium for a couple of hours, then come home. They are there most of the day, if not all day...getting taped up, warming up, etc.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

So... Is Disney not presenting next week for sure? It sounds like all we have are chaos theories.

 

[junderwood99]

TA here ..... we have been notified that final payments are due 7 days prior "until further notice". They are no longer only following that policy for check in dates through June 30th. So, as of now, July travel dates are also due 7 days prior.

Edited to add ..... I checked the website and it still lists June 30th ..... but we are being told it is until further notice for now. If you have something coming up close - just call your TA and we work it out for families all the time!

 

[cakebaker]

So... Is Disney not presenting next week for sure? It sounds like all we have are chaos theories.

Ah, the million dollar question. The mayor says Disney has "given indications" that they will present sometime next week. Outside of that, we know nothing. But yes, the rumor mill is in full swing this weekend.

 

[rteetz]

So... Is Disney not presenting next week for sure? It sounds like all we have are chaos theories.

Disney has not confirmed when they are presenting nor has the task force. They could present this week but we don’t know for sure.

 

[e_yerger]

So... Is Disney not presenting next week for sure? It sounds like all we have are chaos theories.

The mayor of OC has said that he expect Disney to present next week, but we haven't seen any agendas released etc.

 

[JacknSally]

Nevermind, I thought I was sharing a new article. Didn’t see yesterday’s date at first!

 

[DaBourques4]

We have a mid-July trip (rescheduled from March 14). I am seriously considering moving to Universal for several reasons, but the biggest one is that by mid-July, Universal will have been open and running for six or so weeks. They'll have the kinks worked out and it should be fairly smooth. If Disney doesn't open until after July 4, we're going to be their guinea pigs. I'm also not feeling too kindly about Disney right now and their lack of information. I need to make decisions. The biggest concern to me is that the "7 days before check in to pay package" ends June 30, so it doesn't apply to me. I have to Pay in Full mid-June. I need information to make that decision.

Concerns for those with payments due and trips planned does not seem to be a priority for Disney right now. Email them, voice your opinion there. It's all you can do. I hope everyone who is contemplating cancelling their trips or making the switch to Universal and all the other parks opening to guests would at least shoot off an email telling them exactly why you're doing it.

I called and the poor CM said all of the crafted stuff she was supposed to say. My trip starts July 1 and she reiterated that I didn't have to cancel until a week out, even though I can expect warning emails that I should "just ignore." Um, no. That doesn't cut it with me. I'm not an ignore an email and cross my fingers on a $6000 vacation kind of person. I was very polite to her and she told me that since I'm from Louisiana, I should ask the CM for my $200 deposit to be refunded instead of credited, if the travel ban for our state has not been lifted. Our back-up trip to Universal is becoming more and more real.

 

[Jacq7414]

Did they say anything about hotels? And if they will be open June 5, did mention anything about how Express Passes might be handled with the re-opening procedures and virtual queues? On-site hotels are expensive, but worth it I agree with included Express Pass. We have reservations at Royal Pacific June 20-25 after a short Disney trip (still waiting to hear on that one). If Express Passes are nullified and no replacement value given, I'd consider switching to a cheaper hotel.

I hope you get your stay at the Royal Pacific! We stayed there many years ago and it was wonderful. I do agree about the express pass though. It was definitely a HUGE benefit and worth it for the price of the hotel.

 

[BarbLynnM]

Edited to add ..... I checked the website and it still lists June 30th ..... but we are being told it is until further notice for now. If you have something coming up close - just call your TA and we work it out for families all the time!

We have/had reservations for June 21, but didn't want to put any more money into a probably not happening trip even though I know we'd get that money back. So I called Disney, spoke with a CM and asked whether the 7 day out information was true and she did say yes, our final deposit for our (resort reservation only) trip wasn't due until then.

BUT we still got the form letter stating our deposit was past due. I'm about to check our reservation on My Experience. I'm going to assume it's still there.

 

[disneyfan150]

That makes me nervous that early July isn’t going to happen either.

Agreed This Disney cheerleader just priced an alternate Universal trip for my July 5th date. I am almost ready to move on. I'll hang on a few more days and see if this week brings any better news.