Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Pyotr]

I was able to switch my reservation to a Copper Creek cabin in September. I had expiring DVC points that needed to get used before they expire. Rather than go to the parks my wife and I will just have a little getaway and order room service.

I know Disney said masks are required throughout property but they can’t make me wear one in my room? Right?

 

[SaintsManiac]

Disney really is screwing over their Florida residents! First off, Disney has yet to communicate to florida residents and passholders; Universal immediately contacted their passholders and gave them OPTIONS. Disney on the other hand is only worrying about their pockets, but yet wants to open in 2 months...

Dude it’s been like a few hours at the most. Take a deep breath.

 

[PPFlight75]

Hey, anyone played that game "the floor is lava?" I feel that that is going to be our August experience, but with ac and outside.

This mask is lava!

 

[Eric Smith]

And still pay the old prices!!

I dont get why anyone would want to go right now. Plus what we know now is only part of the story. What does mainstreet look like when every shop has limited number of guests/virtual queues. How do shows work? How does CS/TS work in the parks? How does queuing to enter the parks work? How does that mid afternoon daily thunderstorm work? Oh and how does transportation work?

Not one of those is likely to be a good experience.

I don't know that what you're going to see at WDW is much different than the experience you'd get anywhere else this summer on vacation. I agree it won't be the same, but there are a lot of people who just want to take a vacation. For people who go a lot, it's probably much easier to accept the limitations and make the most of the trips. This could be an opportunity to get in to the parks with historically low crowd levels. It might be a more relaxing experience than it typically is. I think it would be up to how you look at it. At the very least, it would end up as a story.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I was able to switch my reservation to a Copper Creek cabin in September. I had expiring DVC points that needed to get used before they expire. Rather than go to the parks my wife and I will just have a little getaway and order room service.

I know Disney said masks are required throughout property but they can’t make me wear one in my room? Right?

How would they enforce that???

 

[LSUmiss]

Probably not-- all dvc need to be opened per ownership rules

I wonder if this will apply to cash reservations for DVC rooms since the property is open anyway?

 

[Mit88]

How would they enforce that???

In room camera’s, of course.

Or see through doors for every room.

Theres no privacy on vacation

The Mask Force protocol

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

I just looked at December to maybe book and nothing was available beginning of the month at any hotel

 

[Krandor]

How would they enforce that???

Daily Room checks. They could come knock on your door every single day to make sure you are wearing your mask

 

[J-BOY]

I just looked at December to maybe book and nothing was available beginning of the month at any hotel

This was already announced. Disney is not booking new reservations or tickets until further notice.

 

[Dis5150]

So just to clarify, do we think they will be contacting all guests with trips booked between now and when they reopen to re-book, or just contacting guests who are there from when they reopen forward? We are June 26-July 4 and will just let our reservation be cancelled by them so that if they (hopefully!) give some kind of consolation prize, we would get it. We were booked on the free dining from January plan. Plan on going sometime in August or September....

 

[Krandor]

I just looked at December to maybe book and nothing was available beginning of the month at any hotel

Bookings have been suspended for now.

 

[wdwoutsider]

not fun here in NYC , where it's 57, (with a mask "real- feel" of
125! I can't imagine fla right now !

Anyone who has worked a job with w a mask knows it gets exponetially hotter even in a cool climate. Easy to wear for 30 mins in a grocery, painful for two hours and it gets worse and worse. Now add in Florida heat and humidity and you think your gonna be in the park all day!!

There will a be alot of people who think yeah I'll get a fun Disney mask and it's all fun. it's gonna be beyond hot and kids are not gonna keep them on , even if there is some new security force telling you to keep them on. I do think Disney needs masks to open, but unless your a local or dying just delay a few months. Fall won't be fun but will be more tolerable with a mask

 

[OKWFan88]

Just to confirm - there hasn't been any additional information in today's announcement on the status of annual passes (I'm out of state)?

 

[Pyotr]

How would they enforce that???

Random room checks.


I’m not being serious btw.

 

[Krandor]

So just to clarify, do we think they will be contacting all guests between now and when they reopen to re-book, or just contacting guests who are there from when they reopen forward? We are June 26-July 4 and will just let our reservation be cancelled by them so that if they (hopefully!) give some kind of consolation prize, we would get it. We were booked on the free dining from January plan. Plan on going sometime in August or September....

They will be contacting reopen plus with tickets about reservations.

People before reopn will likely get their cancellation email.

 

[RamblingMad]

And still pay the old prices!!

I dont get why anyone would want to go right now. Plus what we know now is only part of the story. What does mainstreet look like when every shop has limited number of guests/virtual queues. How do shows work? How does CS/TS work in the parks? How does queuing to enter the parks work? How does that mid afternoon daily thunderstorm work? Oh and how does transportation work?

Not one of those is likely to be a good experience.

You’ve been stuck in your home for the last two months and want to escape somewhere. Even the reduced experience is better than spending summer vacation at home.

 

[Eric Smith]

Thanks! I agree. We stayed Swan in Oct. I said Dolphin b/c it was cheaper & if we can’t get our planned trip, I was going to go as cheap as possible & rebook our current trip for Nov.

Makes sense. We did the Swan two trips ago. We had the Swan booked for our last WDW trip, but I switched to the Dolphin in the hopes that we could get upgraded to a suite with my Marriott suite night upgrades. That didn't work out so we ended up in a regular room. It wasn't awful, but the bed was smaller and the bathroom was smaller. It wasn't a bad room by any means, but it just wasn't as nice as the Swan. There was also a convention going on so the lobby was full of loud drunks every night. That last one probably won't be an issue any time soon.

 

[SierraT]

So Hilton Head DVC is opening June 15. I don’t have a DVC but it’s really pretty there if anyone has never been.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Of course disney knows which hotels will be closed. They are not saying because they don't want to offer refunds yet. They easily could automatically submit refunds if they wanted. They are keeping your cash to save themselves money. Really getting uncool of them

I don't know how anyone could consider going in July , full price for a quarter of the experience (at most). You should really think about the logistical challenges on everything in Disney wearing a mask and public transportation in super hot summer and humidity , go when it's more normal and can actually enjoy it and have fun. It's not gonna be the same, or even close. If your a local then sure go have a blast but don't pull full price in hotels for this if you have to travel.

The stock is up only because chapeck keeps promising they will make money on day one of park operations. Huge gamble for him if that doesn't happen but the market wants to hear that. They are just kicking the ball down the road saying everything the investors want to hear, he has ALOT to deliver on. I don't think they can deliver and they are burning cash much faster then they will admit (to temporarily save stock price) Q2 earnings call is when the picture they have been painting could be exposed for not reality. Even Q3 chapeck has promised profits gonna be hard to deliver on that with more staff needed per guest and alot of extra expenses.

He's just playing up the loyalty/demand angle. We know profit won't be made day one, he's assuring people for the long term.