Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Welsh_Dragon]

All and I mean ALL my FPs have vanished between 1 and 19 July!!!! Anyone else??

 

[tinkerhon]

And eBay shoppers.

Bingo !

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

All and I mean ALL my FPs have vanished between 1 and 19 July!!!! Anyone else??

" We cannot display your FastPass+ details right now. You can still add or modify other plans. "
This is what I'm getting. I'm not worried, it's Disney IT.

 

[e_yerger]

July 23-28th FPs are gone from MDE. Changes or Disney IT glitching tf out again?

 

[abnihon]

But if , as speculated by some, only dvc and Fw are open, where do they relocate you to? Would they put everyone that had to be moved to DVC ?

Or cancel them and try to get them not to come at all?

 

[Duck143]

I can barely get my kids to keep on sunglasses, hats or their Mickey Ears.......masks?! Not a chance they're keeping them on all day at an amusement park.

 

[SaintsManiac]

But if , as speculated by some, only dvc and Fw are open, where do they relocate you to? Would they put everyone that had to be moved to DVC ?

No one knows until Disney comes out and officially says what they are going to do.

 

[abnihon]

All and I mean ALL my FPs have vanished between 1 and 19 July!!!! Anyone else??

Yep... July 11-19

 

[Jrb1979]

I get the sense the ones that seen to be the most upset from what Disney is planning on opening were in denial that Disney would cut out so many things.

IMO what they planned feels rushed. I honestly believe they originally planned on opening later then mid July. I am starting to think the rumor about Universal opening so quick made Disney open things faster than planned.

As far as FP disappearing, I think it's in purpose. I wouldn't be surprised they change it to people pick their FP once they pick their park for the day. I wouldn't be surprised that ADRs follow the same thing.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

My FP have all disappeared from the app (but not website) once or twice pre-COVID. IT or operational change game indeed

 

[Krandor]

July 23-28th FPs are gone from MDE. Changes or Disney IT glitching tf out again?

Probably changes but doesn't mean they are gone gone. Doesn't mean they are not gone either. Just have to wait and see. But clearly disney is making a bunch of changes to accomodate all the new restrictions.

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

My FP have all disappeared from the app (but not website) once or twice pre-COVID. IT or operational change game indeed

Mine have vanished from both.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

Agree .. I just think that after two months, some people's patience is gone (perhaps mine is).

But I do think that Disney opening in July is shocking, but probably a smart move as that gives them time to see what happens over the next 30 days. I mean here we are at the end of May and things are much better (virus-wise) than beginning of May. (things have re-opened .. haven't spiked .. more data shows it isn't near as deadly as thought).

I guess .. I just feel we, as a country, need to get back out there and start to feel safe again. The more things that open up (like Florida theme parks) .. the better we'll feel it is safe to get back out there. Even if it is baby steps, we need to get to a point where we "sorta" treat this like the flu .. because this could be out there for a while and I just don't feel like masks and social distancing can last in the long term, so at SOME point we are all going to have to feel comfortable going out and about .. just like we do during flu season.

I agree in principle. A huge difference is that there are flu vaccines each year to help protect the vulnerable. I understand about wanting to get back to normal. Nothing in my life seems normal at the moment. My biggest concern is we go backwards with this virus because of entertainment venues that aren’t taking proper precautions at this time. Polk County is seeing larger numbers and this is where LEGOLAND is. Id be very hesitant about exposing my family to the possibility of getting sick just so I have the perception of things being ok now. Each person had to make their own choices of what’s acceptable. For me, I’ll wait even past July to get back in the parks. I don’t begrudge those who think differently.

 

[Farro]

They are probably removing fast passes because obviously if you have to reserve park days, fast passes you made prior are obsolete.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I agree in principle. A huge difference is that there are flu vaccines each year to help protect the vulnerable. I understand about wanting to get back to normal. Nothing in my life seems normal at the moment. My biggest concern is we go backwards with this virus because of entertainment venues that aren’t taking proper precautions at this time. Polk County is seeing larger numbers and this is where LEGOLAND is. Id be very hesitant about exposing my family to the possibility of getting sick just so I have the perception of things being ok now. Each person had to make their own choices of what’s acceptable. For me, I’ll wait even past July to get back in the parks. I don’t begrudge those who think differently.

Yep, theme parks are last on my list of how to get "back to normal." I registered my kid for her summer swim sessions and even that makes me nervous. Doesn't matter how much you trust a company, there will still be doubts right now after how many weeks of conditioning us to be afraid??

 

[Welsh_Dragon]

They are probably removing fast passes because obviously if you have to reserve park days, fast passes you made prior are obsolete.

But, but...

 

[andyman8]

thanks much ! Ok - so I guess the obvious question (and biggest concern) are the hotels (and some would argue the transportation)
So, hypothetically, (and we know how far in advance many book their trips ) if you booked a non- DVC or FW reservaion, and your dates are on (or around) the date when parks open -
( For example, we are booked for 7/14 at ASMovies) - hotel has been booked since first week of November - ) - right now we don't know where we are going to be staying and/or if the hotel is going to be open ? And the trip is only 6 weeks away - so what happens to ppl booked in any other hotel, that might be coming from a distance and staying 5-10 days (or longer) ?

The only thing Disney has officially said is that they will be working with guests with existing reservations. That gives me confidence and that tells me that they're not catering this just to folks who don't need hotel rooms. We can also look to overseas parks to see what their reopening situation was. Obviously, ours won't be identical, but I think it's a good indication of some basic things to expect. Look at Shanghai for example. All their hotels reopened in time for the park's grand reopening. HKDL should be reopening soon and all of their hotels are now back online. I'm not saying WDW is going to reopen all of their hotels (that's almost definitely not going to happen), but I think they will at least have some open beyond the DVC resorts and FW.

Now, my speculation is that Disney will likely reach out to you about moving you to another resort. If you're booked at All-Star Movies, they may reach out to you about putting you at Pop (the largest Value). My advice (and again this is well-meaning and not mean-spirited in the least) is that, with the level of uncertainty, if you absolutely need an answer today, you should cancel. We're still a month and a half away from reopening, so we might not get clearer answers for some time. Trust me, I want answers just as much as you do, but there are so many moving pieces involved here.

 

[BrerMama]

They are probably removing fast passes because obviously if you have to reserve park days, fast passes you made prior are obsolete.

But they don't have to be. When you make a fast pass, you select the park you want to attend for the day. I don't see why that couldn't be my reservation to get in the park that day. I have made fastpasses twice. One trip was cancelled, one is in July. If Disney tells me I have to go through this again and make reservations for a park and then fastpasses again... I will not be happy. Hoping they're transferring them to a new system or it's a glitch.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Even my June ones disappeared, I vote Operational Change!

IT got them all in one fell swoop...

 

[SaintsManiac]

But they don't have to be. When you make a fast pass, you select the park you want to attend for the day. I don't see why that couldn't be my reservation to get in the park that day. I have made fastpasses twice. One trip was cancelled, one is in July. If Disney tells me I have to go through this again and make reservations for a park and then fastpasses again... I will not be happy. Hoping they're transferring them to a new system or it's a glitch.

It's simple. There were far more FPs out there than there will be reservations to get into the park.