Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[pixieprincess925]

Oh now i'm worried - I have a trip booked for end of July at Pop. We both have APs, but they expired this month. So they are technically not active in Disney's system. Thoughts on us being considered as valid admission?

I'm in the same boat. Anxiously checking my email - nothing from Disney.... yet.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Well, since I just got an email from them last week to tell me the June trip was toast, they know where to find me. I have a platinum AP, which before all this started had a December 2020 expiration date, so it’s definitely active. But I never get emails that go out for passholder events (well, I have received a couple several days late) so we’ll see what happens.

I don’t usually get passholder emails either, so I was surprised this one actually came! Seems like they’re trickling out, maybe yours will still come.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Tried to skim through a lot of posts, but don’t know if this has been brought up: I find the language intriguing about the Free Dining bookings - the part about 35% off a “future” date. It says the dining packages and ADRs will be canceled, but the discount off a hotel reservation in the future makes it seem like they’re saying the whole package (including room) will be canceled.

I posed the same question last night. I'm sure we have the option to keep our free dining trip... just no dining and booked at rack rate. I'm sure they're banking on people canceling. No one knows yet unfortunately.

 

[DanSG]

I joked about it earlier, but it could be that there really are "discussions" about modifying it. He's not holding approval hostage or anything, but they seriously want Disney to consider something quicker.

Yes it also allows for less crowd buildup...by opening earlier less people can plan to go, by opening later more people will plan to go...

 

[Hummingbird]

Or maybe, oh I don't know, he's busy doing other gubernatorial duties?

 

[SierraT]

Not Seaworld yet...But he probably does not want to get bombarded when he denies Disney and approves Seaworld...probably waiting it out!

Is there news DeSantis denied Disney’s proposal?!!!

 

[Krandor]

I joked about it earlier, but it could be that there really are "discussions" about modifying it. He's not holding approval hostage or anything, but they seriously want Disney to consider something quicker.

Very possible but as we are seeing now with all the logistics disney has to go through wirh ADR, FP, new reservation system, etc. is opening that much earlier even possible? They still need to cancel all the ADRs then allow rebooking in priority order, and then allow reservations to people in "phases". None of that is going to happen quickly.

 

[Mal6586]

Is there news DeSantis denied Disney’s proposal?!!!

No.

 

[SierraT]

No.

Thanks, I thought I missed it somewhere. It would be really odd in my opinion, but stranger things have happened!

 

[Krandor]

I posed the same question last night. I'm sure we have the option to keep our free dining trip... just no dining and booked at rack rate. I'm sure they're banking on people canceling. No one knows yet unfortunately.

I'm not going on my sepember free dining trip without the free dining. Not cancelling yet since I want to see what they offer for recovery and don't want to miss out on anything that is offered. So standing pat for now but also not going.

 

[mhautz]

Is there news DeSantis denied Disney’s proposal?!!!

No, just speculation in the lack of new information

 

[crabbymom]

I'm not going on my sepember free dining trip without the free dining. Not cancelling yet since I want to see what they offer for recovery and don't want to miss out on anything that is offered. So standing pat for now but also not going.

I think this is where we are as well. Want to see the recovery offer, willing to work with all of the other changes, dining was our big one. Working on back up plans, but waiting.

 

[Devil13]

I think this is all part of the new "Disney Genie" app.

No park entry, no park hopping, no dining plan, no dining reservations, no fastpasses, no hotel openings...Boom! Planning is complete!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Not Seaworld yet...But he probably does not want to get bombarded when he denies Disney and approves Seaworld...probably waiting it out!

I can’t imagine he denies Disney.

But then I couldn’t have imagined much about 2020

 

[SierraT]

Well, I made a 3rd change from cancelled April and June trips to August last week and was thinking of moving to November but now can’t even do that. I really don’t think we’re going at all this year. What a mess.

Maybe next year or if the cruises start up again or Universal? I’m not feeling any of it right now though.

 

[goofystitch]

Did anyone consider that maybe Governor DeSantis hasn't approved it yet because of the new mask recommendations by the WHO? Their recommendations are that healthy people who don't exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion. This could be a game changer for WDW if the CDC changes its guidelines!

 

[mhautz]

Does Desantis have a weekly press conference or something? Perhaps it's the opposite and he wants to make a spectacle of Disney opening.

 

[gottalovepluto]

When did that happen? When I went to make FPs for my July trip, I called Disney and they added "placeholder" tickets to my account so I could reserve FPs since they knew my APs would be extended to cover the new dates.

There were a couple months of people who paved the way for you. All of the CMs were not knowledgeable about the FP Key for APs until May. People in March and April trying to plan trips on their expired APs got a crap ton of bad info. And more than one was told they had to renew now to book FPs. Eventually someone found out about the FP Key and spread word around here but that was a development here over the last month.

 

[tinkerhon]

This is possible and man would it stink!! This would probably be my breaking point.

Lord, that would be awful ! Morning is so bittersweet for us, but finally peaceful - kids are upset, but they totally get it
Don't want (possible) or most recent trip to be the one they remember - the "M" trip - just too many unknowns
so now that we are cancelled, getting popcorn ready to see how this unfolds

 

[SaintsManiac]

Did anyone consider that maybe Governor DeSantis hasn't approved it yet because of the new mask recommendations by the WHO? Their recommendations are that healthy people who don't exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 only wear masks when taking care of someone infected with the contagion. This could be a game changer for WDW if the CDC changes its guidelines!

No