Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[C&Jx2]

Chapek will be on CNBC at 11am EST.

Cutting it close to the OC task force meeting if the meeting hasn’t gotten around to WDW yet he could jump in front of it...if they interview him at 11.

I don’t think he’s part of the presentation.

 

[Sarahslay]

It absolutely is a race. Anyone that says different has never been involved in or understands business at any level.

These are not normal times for businesses, and these aren't normal businesses, anyone who says differently doesn't have a strong grasp on the current situation. Under times of crisis businesses don't operate normally.

 

[Sarahslay]

I don’t think he’s part of the presentation.

No, he's not, but depending on how long the task for meeting goes he could announce something before they have a chance to present and give the opening date, which would be jumping the gun on the info.

 

[e_yerger]

If you’re watching the current feed on YouTube from Orange TV, it’s a rebroadcast of yesterday. It’s not live until 10am

OOPS thanks

 

[WonderlandisReality]

According to the agenda that was posted here yesterday, it’s Jim McPhee

Can someone repost the agenda. I am inept and can’t find it.

 

[Krandor]

I am thinking we will more than likely see this for most or all stores in the parks as a means to control the number of people in the store at any given moment in time. It does not seem to be well thought out though if you have to wait in a line just to register for the virtual queue and then come back at a later time and more than likely wait a bit to be let into the store. Kind of defeats the purpose of a virtual queue and could result in a bunch of people running around the parks as they get their text notifying its their turn to enter the store. Perhaps a better solution will be rolled out in MDE soon and this will be automated and eliminate the need to line up to register.

I was surprised they didn't integrate it with MDE but then springs is different and they may not assume everybody has the app that is in springs, In the parks most people should have the app so I think you'd want to link it into that.

 

[Lisa75]

BUDDY DYER MY MAN

Love hearing him on the airport monorail!

 

[JayMunOne]

wait.... mayor dennings just said "presentation tomorrow"

This is from yesterday. I bet Orange TV rebroadcasts a lot, needs fill.

 

[C&Jx2]

No, he's not, but depending on how long the task for meeting goes he could announce something before they have a chance to present and give the opening date, which would be jumping the gun on the info.

Ohhhhhhhh right. I didn’t think about that.

 

[skeeter31]

Can someone repost the agenda. I am inept and can’t find it.

It’s in the locked Rteetz thread for news on this board.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

They wouldn't rush an opening to public pressure...they will rush their opening because travel $ will be going to Universal. People forget that next week is June 1. Summer is here. Families that can go somewhere will.

It wasn't that long ago that many people thought Universal would overtake WDW as "the" destination in Orlando. If this report is accurate - and there is no reason to believe its not, as Fox has no stake in either place - its a surprising level of mismanagement by Disney. To be caught "off-guard" by Universal when they've basically been on the same task force for weeks is shocking.

I wonder if that’s just the news doing what we’ve all been doing, trying to guess what Disney is thinking. I agree, that would be shocking that they didn’t know/suspect when everyone would be opening, or already have an opening plan in place.

 

[osufeth24]

World of Disney already has a 3 hour wait to get in

 

[Jiminy76]

They can maintain a 6ft distance in lines much easier than when people are in the stores shopping.

Yes I have no issues with the lines as it is easy to maintain distance. I was pointing out it is kind of odd to have people line up to register for a virtual queue in the first place. I can see this effectively creating two lines, one for the queue resister and another for the people coming back to get in the store once notified it is their turn. At that point it may just be easier to have a single standby line and allow entry as people exit the store. This may just be something they have to do being it is the first day opening and trying to avoid a particularly long line.

 

[Krandor]

World of Disney already has a 3 hour wait to get in

No way would I wait that long to get in even with a virtual queue... especially if I can't sit and have a beer at the hanger or edison while I wait.

 

[Jiminy76]

I was surprised they didn't integrate it with MDE but then springs is different and they may not assume everybody has the app that is in springs, In the parks most people should have the app so I think you'd want to link it into that.

That is a great point!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Looks like the live stream started - they are doing roll call of who is on the zoom call and going over minutes from last week

 

[skeeter31]

No way would I wait that long to get in even with a virtual queue... especially if I can't sit and have a beer at the hanger or edison while I wait.

I mean it is Day One of the reopen, so it’s going to be worse than normal, but I have a feeling once the parks reopen, this is going to be the norm for a while. Everyone getting so psyched for a reopen date and hopefully keeping their summer vacation plans, is in for an interesting trip. Ride, store, and QS lines are going to be much different, and much longer than any of us are expecting.

 

[Transvection]

I wonder if that’s just the news doing what we’ve all been doing, trying to guess what Disney is thinking. I agree, that would be shocking that they didn’t know/suspect when everyone would be opening, or already have an opening plan in place.

I imagine it is the news guessing. I don't think Disney was "Caught off guard" in the way we think either way. I'm sure Disney had a team working on plans for scenarios week to week. What if we open this week what needs to be done, what happens if the next week... etc. It really is the only way you can be ready in such a fluid situation. And I would have to think that both Disney and Universal both have their "Insiders" to know pretty much where each other stands with relation to this. If they were caught off guard it was probably more of a matter or days in expected opening. Just my ramblings though.... who really knows. Maybe a book will come out about all of this.

 

[Sarahslay]

Yes I have no issues with the lines as it is easy to maintain distance. I was pointing out it is kind of odd to have people line up to register for a virtual queue in the first place. I can see this effectively creating two lines, one for the queue resister and another for the people coming back to get in the store once notified it is their turn. At that point it may just be easier to have a single standby line and allow entry as people exit the store. This may just be something they have to do being it is the first day opening and trying to avoid a particularly long line.

But this way people can wonder around and eat or shop at other venues rather than standing in a line for 3 hours. If people are standing in line they aren't elsewhere spending money.

 

[Krandor]

I mean it is Day One of the reopen, so it’s going to be worse than normal, but I have a feeling once the parks reopen, this is going to be the norm for a while. Everyone getting so psyched for a reopen date and hopefully keeping their summer vacation plans, is in for an interesting trip. Ride, store, and QS lines are going to be much different, and much longer than any of us are expecting.

Yeah there are always lines at disney but my limit is normally around an hour to an hour and a half and long long lines for QS and places too would be rough.

So I guess in terms of dealbreakers, a lot of 60+ minute lines would probably be one for me.