Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[cakebaker]

Anyone else refreshing the DPB like it is some kind of black Friday special?

Not me, I was set free a couple of days ago. I’m just a bystander now. Well I do have 1 reservation left, but only so I can check in on all the reservation changes they keep making.

 

[rteetz]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/

 

[DGsAtBLT]

That's what I was thinking

So if we’ve learned anything tonight, it’s to absolutely go off the rails because you will be prepared and calm when the real info gets out.

 

[JacknSally]

So do we think the 9:20pm news dump was done for the sake and sanity of their poor phone CMs?

 

[Remy is Up]

all e-commerce and reservatiions cms who were furloughed are back as of Sunday. They system itself should be ready by then

 

[Spridell]

Whats interesting is now in order to make dining reservations for restaurants inside the park you first must have a reservation for that day at the park.

Gone are the days of making dining plans without having park tickets.

This new way helps limit crowds and gives Disney a better picture of how many people will be in the parks on a certain day.

 

[Quackers600]

I think what’s next should give clarity on resort operations.

Are we looking at midday news or after market close news, the type TAs get around 6:00 PM?

 

[e_yerger]

Now to wait to read the comments on DPB.

 

[skeeter31]

So do we think the 9:20pm news dump was done for the sake and sanity of their poor phone CMs?

Phones stay open until 11pm EST

 

[Leigh L]

I don't hate the dining res being cut down to 60 days (especially if that stays permanent)

I'd be so good with that too, just wished they'd announced that last month before I started to stalk August ADRs and just yesterday got the last one we wanted
(My family has never been planners, and Disney changed all that LOL. )

 

[JacknSally]

So if we’ve learned anything tonight, it’s to absolutely go off the rails because you will be prepared and calm when the real info gets out.

Some of us live our lives like this, ma'am. It's the cool thing to do.

(OK it's the anxiety-ridden thing to do but sometimes it works out)

 

[SaintsManiac]

LEAVE IT AT 60 DAYS, DISNEY. Leave it.

 

[chicagoshannon]

I really hope we can still do the lightsaber and droid.

 

[JacknSally]

Phones stay open until 11pm EST

Right but now they only have to field another 90 minutes of calls from whomever is still up and happens to see this, vs. ALLLLLL the calls they'd get if this came out early in the morning. Of course, it'll just start right back up tomorrow, but.

 

[JPM4]

Is it too late for Craig,Pete and Rhyno to go live? Would love to hear their takes on this!

 

[Remy is Up]

LEAVE IT AT 60 DAYS, DISNEY. Leave it.

You may get your wish

 

[mmackeymouse]

No something related, but not related will be part of this. Think the NBA....

I don’t need to be an insider to be pretty sure where this is headed.

Come on....you have to give us more than that.

We've all been guessing CSR and others for a while. If it's some big secret/announcement, it must mean that it is much, much worse.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

LEAVE IT AT 60 DAYS, DISNEY. Leave it.

90 was a messy when they dropped down to that, wasn’t it? So they moved back to 180? I only vaguely remember.

 

[e_yerger]

You may get your wish

Oh mah gawd i’d cry that’s music to my ears

 

[Remy is Up]

Is it too late for Craig,Pete and Rhyno to go live? Would love to hear their takes on this!

Pete still thinks the parks are opening in June. Lol