Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Krandor]

I agree Disney is more complicated and takes more work to open. I feel like the plans they put out sound really rushed as if they weren't prepared to open this soon. It feels like the plans they put out weren't what they were planning on.

Nothing felt rushed to me.

No they don't have all the answers released yet on reservation system, FP, ADR, resorts etc. but I don't think any of that was going to come out until the governer approved their proposal (which was almost identical to both universal and sea world). Putting more details out now increases the chance something in those details desantis won't like. Gotta get that approval first.

 

[shelbel95]

We have 4 park hopper tickets that we were going to use for our June 2020 trip... 2 expiration dates have been extended to Sept 2021 (1 adult ticket, 1 under 10 ticket), 2 remain with the June 2020 date (1 adult ticket, 1 under 10 ticket)

Actually, now all 4 tickets updated the valid date through September 2021

 

[Krandor]

Actually, now all 4 tickets updated the valid date through September 2021

If this stands I think it is great they are extending tickets not just to 12/15 but all the way to September of next year.

 

[Eric Smith]

I agree Disney is more complicated and takes more work to open. I feel like the plans they put out sound really rushed as if they weren't prepared to open this soon. It feels like the plans they put out weren't what they were planning on.

You don’t believe they were ready to open on July 15? They had the inspectors onsite earlier this week to review their preparations. They may not have wanted to announce this early, but I wouldn’t say they’re opening earlier than they wanted to.

How much have we actually heard about Universal? They haven’t put out any more information than Disney has.

 

[shelbel95]

For those who are getting tickets extended were they bought as a package or separate?

Ours were bought separately from our resort reservation but all 4 at the same time through an employer discount program. At first today, only 2 were extended and then the other 2 were extended when I checked a few hours later

 

[Krandor]

You don’t believe they were ready to open on July 15? They had the inspectors onsite earlier this week to review their preparations. They may not have wanted to announce this early, but I wouldn’t say they’re opening earlier than they wanted to.

How much have we actually heard about Universal? They haven’t put out any more information than Disney has.

Universal has said almost nothing especially about capacity numbers or how capacity will be done. If you are in a universal (Lowes) resort do you get guaranteed admission or could you be a resort guest and get turned away when you get to the gates? Could you leave one park to go to the second and get turned away at the second?

 

[Dis5150]

this is what my MDE shows now.

 

[CJK]

Drat, my friends' tickets still haven't extended to 2021. They have 1 day tickets, so maybe that's the reason? Their expiration date for all 3 tickets is still Dec. 15, 2020.

 

[ajksmom]

Maybe CMs took too many cancellation calls about wearing the M word at pools/pool decks and even about lack of water parks opening so Disney and the union are having a chat.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

Universal has said almost nothing especially about capacity numbers or how capacity will be done. If you are in a universal (Lowes) resort do you get guaranteed admission or could you be a resort guest and get turned away when you get to the gates? Could you leave one park to go to the second and get turned away at the second?

Universal hasn’t even given their AP holders a firm date of when they can come to the park for a soft opening. Details to be forthcoming but nothing has come yet. And that’s next week already. Not exactly good communication either.

 

[Krandor]

Drat, my friends' tickets still haven't extended to 2021. They have 1 day tickets, so maybe that's the reason? Their expiration date for all 3 tickets is still Dec. 15, 2020.

Give them time. There are lots of tickets and stuff to work through. All of this is going to take time. We're going to see this kind of stuff multiple times.. with tickets, resorts, ADR, FPs... just need to get use to things being in flux for a bit and all of any one category are not going to update at the same time.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Drat, my friends' tickets still haven't extended to 2021. They have 1 day tickets, so maybe that's the reason? Their expiration date for all 3 tickets is still Dec. 15, 2020.

No, I have 10 days and they haven’t changed.

I don’t think they’re touching tickets from past cancelled trips yet, but I see no reason they would leave us hanging. Your friends were March, right? I just don’t want to have to call if I don’t have to lol.

 

[jlwhitney]

No. Mayor said a couple hours ago he hadn’t heard back on either one.

Okay! Being that I live in Florida I am more ready for the announcement of phase 2 then anything else!

 

[Dis5150]

Universal has said almost nothing especially about capacity numbers or how capacity will be done. If you are in a universal (Lowes) resort do you get guaranteed admission or could you be a resort guest and get turned away when you get to the gates? Could you leave one park to go to the second and get turned away at the second?

This is why we didn’t switch after dates were announced. Don’t want to go and take a chance on getting locked out due to capacity.

 

[MickeyEars]

Actually, now all 4 tickets updated the valid date through September 2021

That’s great!! I sure hope my other one does soon.

 

[Krandor]

Okay! Being that I live in Florida I am more ready for the announcement of phase 2 then anything else!

You guys are behind. Here in GA we just opened bars and nightclubs.

 

[Krandor]

This is why we didn’t switch after dates were announced. Don’t want to go and take a chance on getting locked out due to capacity.

That is the advantage of a reservation system. You know you can get in if you have a reservation. I prefer that to going to a park and taking my chances.

 

[CJK]

I don’t think they’re touching tickets from past cancelled trips yet, but I see no reason they would leave us hanging. Your friends were March, right? I just don’t want to have to call if I don’t have to lol.

Yup, March! Here's hoping neither of us have to call! lol

 

[cakebaker]

He was partially right. He did say they wouldn't open earlier then June 15th and they are not.

Yeah, no points for those wide open guesses. Dates, specific dates.

 

[Eric Smith]

Universal has said almost nothing especially about capacity numbers or how capacity will be done. If you are in a universal (Lowes) resort do you get guaranteed admission or could you be a resort guest and get turned away when you get to the gates? Could you leave one park to go to the second and get turned away at the second?

They haven’t even announced when the Loews hotels will reopen.