Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Dis5150]

I know but it is crazy how little it takes to freak this thread out. I have a pop recovery trip setup for September (now 35% discount) and I expect Pop to be open by then. Maybe I'm the crazy one to think that.

Just curious, did you have pop booked in September before, and they automatically updated your reservation with the 35% off? Or? I’ve lost track of who was able to book things when!

I’m also doing Dopey and will be very upset if all this training is for nothing if they cancel! (W&D also doesn’t look for sure at the moment.) I’ll run Little Rock marathon in March if they cancel Dopey, just so all my training won’t have been in vain!

 

[yulilin3]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-vice-president-of-worldwide-safety-services/

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-vice-president-of-worldwide-safety-services/

Oh Disney.
This is all lovely, but we want to know WHERE we are staying

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-vice-president-of-worldwide-safety-services/

"Just as we’ve started making plans for our theme parks, we are also making plans for our hotels and Disney Vacation Club resorts. With that in mind, we wanted to share what you can expect when you book a stay at a Disney Resort hotel.*"

*Owned-and-operated Disney resorts.

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Interesting wording here though, considering our discussion earlier.

 

[jade1]

Yea seems hard to believe. Offsite hotels and rental homes would benefit though.

 

[chicagoshannon]

A little late to the game but no way that only DVC is open through the end of the year. Basically from September through December there is very little open DVC rooms. So unless they're planning on having a majority of DVC only guests it won't happen.

 

[MrsBooch]

Did that update really include anything we didn't already know though?

 

[westie55]

I'm sure they will open the non DVC side of the deluxe resorts first but will only do so if there is enough demand and opening the resort will be profitable. If the demand isn't there, then I do think only the DVC resorts will be open. Why would they open more resorts than they need to if everyone can fit (accounting for distancing) in the resorts that need to be open? I imagine slowly demand will increase and more resorts will open. I would be very surprised if by December only DVC resorts are open, but then again we have no idea what the covid situation will be like this fall and winter. It may be largely better or it may be getting significantly worse again.

 

[yulilin3]

Did that update really include anything we didn't already know though?

This is Disney´s response to the cute video, with live people, that Universal posted

 

[rstevens333]

One thing we know for sure about the hotels - Definitely tip the cleaning staff more than you usually would.

 

[Lewisc]

Just for context, CBR and POFQ both closed down after 9/11 for about three months.

Plus after 911 POR only had 300+ rooms open. Sections of other resorts were closed.

Also if this is the case, that’s more deception. They’re still allowing agency exclusive TAs to book regular hotel rooms. So you’re allowing ppl to book rooms, you have no intention of honoring.

I think some TAs are taking reservations against an already reserved block of rooms.

 

[Krandor]

Just curious, did you have pop booked in September before, and they automatically updated your reservation with the 35% off? Or? I’ve lost track of who was able to book things when!

I’m also doing Dopey and will be very upset if all this training is for nothing if they cancel! (W&D also doesn’t look for sure at the moment.) I’ll run Little Rock marathon in March if they cancel Dopey, just so all my training won’t have been in vain!

sep was my fd recovery offer from Star Wars weekend and yeah it got updated with the 35% kff

 

[gottalovepluto]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-vice-president-of-worldwide-safety-services/

My main takeaway: how much of that were they not cleaning before?...

 

[Farro]

This all certainly has taken all the fun out of trip planning, hasn't it?

I can't say for certain that it won't be DVC only until end of year. I didn't think it would come to what it already has, so anything is a possibility at this point.

It's all rather depressing. Can only hope for the best that by fall/winter things start coming around again.

And time goes pretty fast, soon it will be October and we'll be saying "well they have to be back to somewhat normal by Spring right?"

 

[gottalovepluto]

One thing we know for sure about the hotels - Definitely tip the cleaning staff more than you usually would.

Because they’re working harder?

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270700865465339911

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270701301064699905

 

[Krandor]

Did that update really include anything we didn't already know though?

it mentions cleaning coffee makers?

 

[rteetz]

 

[Farro]

it mentions cleaning coffee makers?

One of the most important updates I've seen.