Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[courtney1188]

Just added to the website header: Additionally, Disney Vacation Club properties at Walt Disney World and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen to Members and Guests on June 22. Disney Vacation Club properties in Vero Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, will open on June 15

 

[andyman8]

This might be a glitch BUT

• Pending approval from government officials, the phased reopening plans we submitted calls for Walt Disney World theme parks and Disney Resort hotels to open beginning July 11 for Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom followed by EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios on July 15.

• Additionally, Disney Vacation Club properties at Walt Disney World and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen to Members and Guests on June 22. Disney Vacation Club properties in Vero Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, will open on June 15. Disney Springs has begun a phased reopening. Upon reopening, theme parks, Disney Resort Hotels, restaurants and other offerings

 

[RamblingMad]

I think POP and AOA are a safe bet for values opening...
Chapek on Bloomberg soon

Bloomberg will ask much tougher questions.

 

[SaintsManiac]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-theme-parks-resort-hotels-and-disney-stores/

Because theme park capacity will be significantly limited as we welcome guests back to the magic, we will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance. At this time, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations so we can focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations (Disney Vacation Club members can still make new reservations). Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details. We will resume new ticket sales and hotel reservations after that period of time. Theme park reservations will be limited due to attendance limitations and will be subject to availability. More details about this new reservation system will be available soon.

Additionally, Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World will reopen to members and guests and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen on June 22. Disney Vacation Club resorts in Vero Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, will also open to members and guests starting on June 15. Plans to support required physical distancing as well as enhanced cleaning measures, along with a number of other safety and cleanliness protocols, will be implemented as part of this planned phased reopening.

 

[MGMmjl]

Saw this on the Disney Parks Blog:

At this time, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations so we can focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations (Disney Vacation Club members can still make new reservations).

 

[courtney1188]

I'm wondering if this means we'll lose our FPs - booked them at 60 days for a stay at the campground beginning on July 18.
Gah - nevermind. JUNE opening for the campgrounds, not July. My brain is frazzled.

 

[e_yerger]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-theme-parks-resort-hotels-and-disney-stores/

"Because theme park capacity will be significantly limited as we welcome guests back to the magic, we will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance. At this time, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations so we can focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations (Disney Vacation Club members can still make new reservations). Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details. We will resume new ticket sales and hotel reservations after that period of time. Theme park reservations will be limited due to attendance limitations and will be subject to availability. More details about this new reservation system will be available soon. "

 

[OnceUponATime15]

What makes you think that they aren't simply sold out?

Could be with GF & BWV but the others have been unavailable for booking for weeks now - since the NBA/MLS started


And It doesn’t say change your search which is the usual... it says Resort is unavailable

 

[Tjddis]

CNBC with Chapek

what made you pick july 11, more than a month after the rest of orlando?
- chapek: we want to make sure what we present after opening is a quintessential disney experience and though we'll have a substantially lower number of guests we want to make sure we do it in a responsible way

what kind of capacity? 30% like shanghai?
- not giving specific numbers bc there's no government guidance as to how dense they can be. capacity will be a function of the 6 foot social distancing guidance from the cdc bc they will always strive to maintain social distancing

are you expecting to get guidance on capacity from the gov?
- we do not expect that but TWDC has a long history of being very responsible

at what level of capacity do you expect the park to be profitable?
- i said before we won't reopen until we believe we can make a positive contribution to revenue. we expect we will be able to cover our costs. we'll slowly but surely make baby steps while improving the number of guests we allow in while making sure we operate responsibly.

do you think masks will discourage your biggest fans from coming?
- there are several data points we find encouraging. number one, we still have a large number of future reservations on our books. also, demand at disney springs has been really encouraging.

how is shanghai going so far? how is capacity?
- right now still within the 3ft social distancing guidelines set up by chinese gov. right now at about 20,000 people per day in the park. guests in china have been spectacular in respecting social distancing and i expect the exact same thing to happen in orlando when we reopen.

Ok so before I get into this let me say I had no illusions the parks would open much earlier than the announced dates and without significant restrictions. That is not an I told you so, just my mindset. I do think it’s good to have a date out there. The thing to watch now is to see how quickly and completely they educate us on the measures they plan to take. Today was a good first step. But since they obviously have a plan regarding park reservations, transportation, ADR capacity, and ride capacity I would hope they would be transparent about these issues so potential guests can evaluate their plans. As far as Chapek’s interview I was not impressed. For him to put any stock in the fact that they have reservations in the system is a bit silly and shortsighted since so many were waiting to hear real news before deciding on how to proceed, no? Plus they sort of manipulated those reservations by enticing with the free dining and then being very reticent with details causing customers to hang in. I don’t blame them for taking their time, but that caused a lot of us to wait to cancel. Also I don’t think Shanghai or 1 good day at DS compares to the evaluation that comes with an investment in a WDW vacation. He also seems to be saying “trust us, we are a great brand”. Eh, not so much
For those happy they can go I am very happy for you. Have fun! We were edging towards cancelling our August and did not hear anything today to change that feeling. We paid in full for an April trip and rescheduled. So we can hang a bit and see how it plays out before dropping out. And I do agree there will not be big announcements about things coming back. Will just happen and they will spin that as “magic”

 

[DisLiss]

None of that really surprised me other than him thinking that Americans will by and large easily follow the rules. They don't follow the rules in the parks now, when there hardly are any, LOL! Those CMs politely correcting folks are going to have their hands full.

 

[The Expert]

I booked a DVC trip at AKV for July 23-26 as the announcement was being made. As soon as the dates were out, I hit confirm. Almost all the DVC resorts were showing wide availability across all room sizes for every July date I checked first thing this morning.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Im DVC already booked for 8/16-8/22 and I just checked DW website for our dates to see and not a single hotel is showing availibility. Im officially nervous

"Because theme park capacity will be significantly limited as we welcome guests back to the magic, we will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance. At this time, we are temporarily pausing new ticket sales and Disney Resort hotel reservations so we can focus on guests with existing tickets and reservations (Disney Vacation Club members can still make new reservations). Existing ticket holders and Annual Passholders will be able to make reservation requests in phases before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details. We will resume new ticket sales and hotel reservations after that period of time. Theme park reservations will be limited due to attendance limitations and will be subject to availability. More details about this new reservation system will be available soon.

Additionally, Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World will reopen to members and guests and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen on June 22. Disney Vacation Club resorts in Vero Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, will also open to members and guests starting on June 15. Plans to support required physical distancing as well as enhanced cleaning measures, along with a number of other safety and cleanliness protocols, will be implemented as part of this planned phased reopening. "

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

Bloomberg interview on now - asked about why a month after universal - among other things, Chapek said new reservation system will take some time for new reservations on books now to be switched over to new system. WHAT????
ETA: he said the millions of existing reservations they currently have on books - WHAT again? Surely not hotels? Fast passes maybe????

 

[magickingdomprincess]

So will parks be open to DVC then?!?

 

[rteetz]

Bloomberg interview on now - asked about why a month after universal - among other things, Chapek said new reservation system will take some time for new reservations on books now to be switched over to new system. WHAT????

Who’s excited for Disney IT makeovers! Lol

 

[rteetz]

So will parks be open to DVC then?!?

July 11th if you have a reservation with valid ticket. You can stay at a resort minus parks beginning June 22nd.

 

[LSUmiss]

Its very smart of Disney to not give out major details on the reservation system and the resorts (though those werent going to be part of the parks proposal), but it also sucks. I’d like to reschedule to the end of July, but because I dont know what resorts will be open, or who would be guaranteed, ex AP/DVC/Resort Guests (if any exist) to be welcomed into the parks with reservations when they open. And to not offer those will reduce the amount of phone calls and website being overwhelmed.

I had rescheduled to 7/12-7/19 this weekend b/c I got tired of the 14 day quarantine drama. So now, I’m ok date wise but don’t know if resorts will be open.

 

[andyman8]

New post up on Disney Parks Blog.

Interesting that say Disney Resort hotels, not "select" Disney Resort hotels.

 

[Krandor]

Bloomberg interview on now - asked about why a month after universal - among other things, Chapek said new reservation system will take some time for new reservations on books now to be switched over to new system. WHAT????
ETA: he said the millions of existing reservations they currently have on books - WHAT again? Surely not hotels? Fast passes maybe????

That sounds like people with existing FPs, ADRs, and/or resort reservation may automatically get a park reservation.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

said people are hesitant to cancel their reservations, so they have enough demand