Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

I have UT tickets dated for early July. Since that trip isn’t happening I need to change the tickets dates for my existing August resort reservation. Would that still count?

If they allow you to modify yes. Disney is currently not accepting new reservations.

 

[Krandor]

What about those tickets that pre-date the date-specific tickets? I have tickets that I was going to use for our next trip but they have no starting date and no expiration. I hope that I’ll be able to use them.

Shanghai stopped allowed tickets llike that during the reservation periood. We don't know if WDW will do the same

 

[snvanvl]

According to WDW website DVC and Fort Wilderness campground will begin to re-open June 22nd - Vero Beach and Hilton Head on June 15th

 

[SarahC97]

Now that a date is given they don't want a rush on july dates until they update the inventory in the system to reflect new capacity levels. I bet once that comes back up it will be clear what resorts are going to be open vs closed. They are likely blocking off and identifying who needs to be moved right now.

I agree. I would assume if you're booked at a resort that they intend on closing that they'll simply move you. I'm really curious to see how this all shakes out. My 7/27 reservation has all the ADRs I want but tomorrow was to be my Fastpass day. And I'm an AP holder that booked the free dining recovery package, so I have an AP as well as 2-day park tickets for everyone on my reservation. How confusing.

 

[Spridell]

Just booked at OKW for June 22nd

Well.....at least the room will be nice and clean.

 

[andyman8]

In that whole DPB post, I find this line the most interesting:

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.

 

[SarahC97]

In that whole DPB post, I find this line the most interesting:

I assume that means people with tickets and APs who aren't staying onsite?

 

[Tjddis]

Not sure if there’s definitive guidelines for this yet, but freaked myself out thinking about the temperature checks. What happens if one member of your party has an elevated temperature? Is that guest banned from the parks for the next 14 days, or is it a day-by-day thing? Would they be allowed to stay at their on-property hotel or would they need to leave? What would this mean for a family traveling together? Are there any refunds in this case? Would the entire party get a refund? Specifically, I’m thinking if my 4 year old has an elevated temperature on Day 1, would that mean the vacation is over? I can’t imagine one parent staying in a room for a week with the child while the rest of the family enjoys Disney - traumatic. Would you all have to leave the hotel or be quarantined in your room? What would happen if your flight is a week away? Would you even be able to get on a flight with an elevated temperature?

I didn’t think the temperature check through until today’s announcement, but it feels like it could potentially be disastrous to an (expensive) family vacation...

Yep. Reason 467 to rethink going to WDW anytime soon

 

[anthony2k7]

Would not be surprised one bit if masks are only recommended by July opening.

Disney has an agreement with the union on part of the reopening including masks for all.

No masks, no CMs.

 

[andyman8]

I assume that means people with tickets and APs who aren't staying onsite?

I don't know. The way I read it is that just because you have a dated ticket doesn't mean you're guaranteed admission on that date.

 

[merry_nbright]

That was the first thing that I thought. They rented a hotel room. All of the brokers include language about resort amenities and park not being guaranteed. I would be so upset if I had rented in June and couldn’t go into the parks.

That’s who I felt bad for. That was my worst fear and, thankfully, mine was for check in June 13th, so it won’t affect me. But still, it’s a big steaming mess and I feel so bad for those people during those weeks who booked a year out, like I did.

 

[Pickle Rick]

So hotels or some of them potentially opening on July 11th?https://www.wdwmagic.com/other/walt...ney-world-resort-hotels-to-reopen-july-11.htm

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

I assume that means people with tickets and APs who aren't staying onsite?

Secondary reservations-- after the resorts and packages, *most likely.

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1265688840645345281

https://twitter.com/x/status/1265687738952691712

 

[Krandor]

I don't know. The way I read it is that just because you have a dated ticket doesn't mean you're guaranteed admission on that date.

yeah it sounds like they may do it like college football does sometimes for bowl tickets. Offer them to the highest donors first for 2-3 days. Then the next higher doners get a day or two to order. Then if more are left it goes down the line until all are sold.

So this could be something like Phase 1 - dated ticket onsite. phase 2 - AP and online phase 3 - dated ticket offsite phase 4- AP offsite phase 5 - nondated tickets

 

[DisLiss]

Well that’s quite the assumption. We go every year and those things are important to us too. I’m not sure what you’re getting at here. For some people, these things may not matter but I don’t think it’s necessarily tied to how often you go. Those are some of our favorite things.

I didn't take it to mean that going every year means you don't value those things, just that you're not facing a possible "skip this now and never get to do it again" situation.

Say my family goes to WDW every 6 years. If I go in Sept. 2020 with a 7 year old who loves everything princess and who wants to meet them all, we'll miss that interaction and by the time of our next trip, when the same child is 13, they likely won't be into princesses anymore. So we'd be more apt to wait for 2021, because at age 8, there's a good chance the child may still have a bit of princess love left.

However, if we were once a year WDW goers, while it still would be a bummer to miss the princesses with our 7 year old, we still go this summer and simply assure our princess fanatic that we'd be back next year and that the princesses would be meeting guests then.

 

[JacknSally]

Email from Undercover Tourist. I shared the one I got last week (I think? What is time now. It could've been earlier this week.) about UO reopening, offering a special reopening promo - buy 2 days, get 2 free. No mention of any special reopening promo offer for WDW tickets - not in this email, at least.

 

[Eric Smith]

I'm sure it's in here but I can't find it - can someone link me to the presentation?

It's in the news thread on this board.

 

[cmmelzer]

We just don't know that the reservation system will even still be in place by the end of September.

Very true. Ive been able to be pretty lax on most of this nonsense because i knew disney would be open by then. But i guess with some definitive language coming out it spooked me for a moment

 

[xuxa777]

Disney has an agreement with the union on part of the reopening including masks for all.

No masks, no CMs.

So by that, masks are going to be required from reopen to when? forever?