Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[cakebaker]

With Universal promising park entrance for anyone staying on property, does that put pressure on Disney to do the same thing? I would think that anyone that has bought tickets for the park previously should be able to get in. Will Disney honor every ticket sold the same way?

I think Disney will insure that they don't have more resort guests than they do park capacity- one way or the other. The pressure to compete is always there and since Disney seems to have become the follower rather than the leader- yes, it puts pressure on them to at least match what Universal does.

 

[evino526]

With Universal promising park entrance for anyone staying on property, does that put pressure on Disney to do the same thing? I would think that anyone that has bought tickets for the park previously should be able to get in. Will Disney honor every ticket sold the same way?

It would be bad form if they didn’t. You may not get in to the park you want, but you’ll be guaranteed in to A park.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

With Universal promising park entrance for anyone staying on property, does that put pressure on Disney to do the same thing? I would think that anyone that has bought tickets for the park previously should be able to get in. Will Disney honor every ticket sold the same way?

No. Disney is a different type of operation than Universal and they are showing they are doing things differently.

You can't satisfy everyone and guidelines and such are changing consistently. I think we're over estimating how many rooms are filled. International guests are out. Group sports are out. Conventions are out. These will mean there is less occupancy than what we would assume there would be. I think everyone that has a room will be able to get into a park. Will it be the exact park you want? Maybe not but each park has something special to offer.

We're booked August 27th to 30th. We'll see what we get and be happy we can have a mental break.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

At this point, as long as my 7/10-7/16 Reservation isn't outright cancelled and I can work with Disney to modify it to whatever dates we/they need, and my parties AP's are enabled again (expired during closure), I don't care where they send me to sleep, it could be in a hammock for all I care.

I think it will depend on whether or not hotels open before then. If nothing is open, I would expect your reservation to be cancelled since it falls ahead of the opening date. And I don't see Disney working with anyone to modify those "on the bubble" reservations.

 

[Eric Smith]

Let’s see how well this goes over for Disney when everyone begins to hear how many people have been upgraded for free. I hope they're prepared. I know I will be reaching out.

I think it will go over much better than if Disney had cancelled their reservations or required people to pay the difference between the Deluxe hotel and the original value reservation. Based on the rumors here, they're also not getting to decide what resort they are moved to. I think this is fair.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I think Disney will insure that they don't have more resort guests than they do park capacity- one way or the other. The pressure to compete is always there and since Disney seems to have become the follower rather than the leader- yes, it puts pressure on them to at least match what Universal does.

I agree - I think if you are able to stay on property, at the reduced total capacity, you will be able to get into a park (whether it is specifically guaranteed or just the numbers will be set so that it won't be an issue) - might not get your choice of park for every day, but you will get in

It is those not staying on property that will have more of an issue and likely why DIsney already came out and mentioned to passholders it might be hard to get into a park all the time

 

[Arguetafamily]

“these actions by Disney” That have neither taken place nor been officially confirmed.
Just clarifying.

This looks official to me

 

[cakebaker]

It is those not staying on property that will have more of an issue and likely why DIsney already came out and mentioned to passholders it might be hard to get into a park all the time

Off site guests should sit up and listen to that warning Disney issued. When they openly admit there may be a problem, you can count on there being a problem. I think it might well be no off site guests or even resort guests who don't already have tickets will gain entry, at least in the very beginning. Speculation of course, but using my handy dandy Disney-speak translator I developed over decades of visiting, that's sure what it says to me.

 

[cakebaker]

This looks official to me

It's not. It's from a TA to a customer. It may or may not be true, but it's not anything close to an official statement.

 

[Lewisc]

This looks official to me

It might (probably) wind up being true but it's one persons report of an alleged conference call. Again probably true but certainly not official notice. There are some issues with the report Fort Wilderness isn't DVC and AKL isn't DVC, only part of it.

 

[hertamaniac]

Legoland Florida opens today.

https://www.legoland.com/florida/
https://www.legoland.com/florida/ways-we-are-making-it-safe-to-visit/at-the-parks/

 

[BrianR]

This looks official to me

It'll be interesting to see what comes of that if true, since I have a Pop reservation and a AKL Club reservation at the same time in July (POP was a backup after thinking about what if any CL amenities would actually be offered, let alone what resort amenities would be operating at AKL).

 

[cakebaker]

It might (probably) wind up being true but it's one persons report of an alleged conference call. Again probably true but certainly not official notice. There are some issues with the report Fort Wilderness isn't DVC and AKL isn't DVC, only part of it.

FT Wilderness, for some reason is the only non-DVC resort that will open early. Last week, when I could still modify my reservation, I had my choice of any available DVC or FW cabins. If it turns out they are moving people, FW cabins would be in that list of possible moves. Probably a likely choice for values, especially those with a larger number of people in their group. That's a choice that would definitely not make me happy. We've given FW two chances, they'll never get a third. I'd cancel rather than be moved there, regardless of where I was at originally.

 

[Krandor]

This looks official to me

That is an emais from a TA to a customer. Nothing official from Disney.

 

[Eric Smith]

With Universal promising park entrance for anyone staying on property, does that put pressure on Disney to do the same thing? I would think that anyone that has bought tickets for the park previously should be able to get in. Will Disney honor every ticket sold the same way?

With the reservation system they're putting in place. Guests will at least know whether they can get in to a park on a given day way before they show up on property. I don't think park access is going to be an issue for on site guests because I don't think demand will be high enough to cause that problem. It may be an issue to get in to Magic Kingdom, but people should be able to get in to one park on a given day.

 

[merry_nbright]

Ugh, all this makes me glad my next reservation isn’t until September so they can work the kinks out of this system.

 

[Cdn Jeff]

I don't agree with these actions by Disney. We pay a large amount of money for DVC, it should not be "given away", when we have to pay thousands of dollars for points, and annual dues.

You pay thousands of dollars for a nominal ownership that allows you use in accordance with the terms and conditions. You don’t pay anything for the right to block others from staying or even getting a better deal occasionally. Sheesh.

 

[evino526]

With the reservation system they're putting in place. Guests will at least know whether they can get in to a park on a given day way before they show up on property. I don't think park access is going to be an issue for on site guests because I don't think demand will be high enough to cause that problem. It may be an issue to get in to Magic Kingdom, but people should be able to get in to one park on a given day.

Right. RotR, Runaway railway, remy’s (when it opens), FoP should be big enough draws away from MK to keep availability open...especially if you can only pick one park/day.

 

[cakebaker]

You pay thousands of dollars for a nominal ownership that allows you use in accordance with the terms and conditions. You don’t pay anything for the right to block others from staying or even getting a better deal occasionally. Sheesh.

Disney sure doesn't advertise DVC ownership as nominal. When the possibility exists that DVC owners could be unable to book their resort because Disney gave the room to someone paying $100 a night, I think they have room to be very unhappy. It's tens of thousands of dollars to buy in and they get the short end of the stick on the regular. We looked to buy at one time and declined. I'm glad we did.

 

[Eric Smith]

It might (probably) wind up being true but it's one persons report of an alleged conference call. Again probably true but certainly not official notice. There are some issues with the report Fort Wilderness isn't DVC and AKL isn't DVC, only part of it.

It's true that only part of AKL is DVC, but if they have to open the DVC part of Jambo house they might go ahead and open the rest of that resort.