Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[braycon]

I think most will agree that what they are doing is about saving money and not about safety

Disagree and find this comment pretty silly.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I went back too. I listen to it as a Podcast through Apple and ~35:30 John says,
“Everyone’s going to have to take a chill pill and relax. Everybody wants to know, ‘I’m traveling in November—what’s going to happen to my reservation?’ You got to wait and see what Disney says about it. As far as we know only DVC properties and Fort Wilderness will be open through the end of they year.”

Thanks for going back to check. I thought I was going crazy. My husband and I looked at each other when he said that and said, "WOW!"

Disney has released a short video about what to expect during your resort stay

And a checklist of "enhanced cleaning" items

https://twitter.com/x/status/1270689279853891584

Now I know why people on these boards wipe everything down when they check in. GROSS! They should have been cleaning like that all along.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I think most will agree that what they are doing is about saving money and not about safety

Put me with everyone else saying NOPE. Of course, I covered this yesterday aka 70 pages ago.

 

[kittlesona]

I'm sorry, I can't keep up with the speed of this thread anymore. Have we seen anything OFFICIAL saying that park hopping will not be allowed? I know there's a travel agent email floating around the the site that shall not be named reported on it, but has anything actually come directly from Disney yet regarding hopping?

 

[Farro]

I’m not sure why people are saying Disney is overly cautious or they are just doing it to cut costs. Many states still limit hotel occupancy to less than 50%. Many hotels nationwide are still shut down. Universal hotels aren’t going past 50% capacity(they are Currently only booking every other room) anytime soon.

Universal only opened when they did to stem the bleeding of paying everyone at 80%. They aren’t making money anytime soon but they are losing less than they were. Disney won’t be making money on the park’s for a good long while either.

And as for being more cautious than city and states reopening, well they seem to be following original guidelines that states and cities threw out the window to open early. Everyone is saying there’s no second wave etc. they are correct it’s still the first wave and Texas is going on day three in a row of record hospitalizations today. Set a record week of new cases last week. On track to set it again this week. There are now 26 states where the virus is starting to pick up steam again.

They're being more restricted because they are worried about the safety of their guests and cast members.

Disney isn't making these changes in a vacuum. They're making these changes in response to a once in a century event. This event will pass at some point and things will go back to mostly the way they were before this event.

I think having to push plans for a year or more is a big deal for anyone, especially those on this board. However, I think we need to have some perspective about the magnitude of the challenge of reopening the busiest theme parks in the world.

People feel the way they feel. Reading all the rumors on this board, especially latest about nothing but DVC opening until the end of the year can make people think it's slightly excessive.

So what if they think that? It can be both. You can think yes this needs to be implemented this way for now, but continuing almost to next year might be excessive. And of course we are thinking of it going to next year because that's what's being talked about on this thread! And before anyone says quit panicking, I'm not actually panicking. I'm just discussing the future with everyone else because there is nothing else to discuss at the moment.
I may have a different opinion than you, but it doesn't mean I'm hysterical!

I don't understand why this is a controversial opinion. Certainly nothing to be upset over.

And really, please stop explaining to me it's a pandemic, never happened before, need to be cautious - I get it. Search my posts and I'm sure I've said those same phrases long before this.
I can agree with that, and I can also think maybe, just maybe, if it goes on for long, Disney might be taking this a touch too far.

 

[Krandor]

I'm sorry, I can't keep up with the speed of this thread anymore. Have we seen anything OFFICIAL saying that park hopping will not be allowed? I know there's a travel agent email floating around the the site that shall not be named reported on it, but has anything actually come directly from Disney yet regarding hopping?

no. nothiinig official

 

[yulilin3]

I'm sorry, I can't keep up with the speed of this thread anymore. Have we seen anything OFFICIAL saying that park hopping will not be allowed? I know there's a travel agent email floating around the the site that shall not be named reported on it, but has anything actually come directly from Disney yet regarding hopping?

Remember there's a news thread on this forum that you can check

 

[rteetz]

Just saw a report that Jambo House is available to book.

 

[Farro]

Just saw a report that Jambo House is available to book.

Is that DVC or the regular hotel?

 

[roth697]

Me waiting the the AP preview e-mail to come in.

 

[jsbowl16]

Just saw a report that Jambo House is available to book.

You are correct for DVC.

 

[AmberMV]

Me waiting the the AP preview e-mail to come in.

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[rteetz]

Is that DVC or the regular hotel?

DVC

 

[Marionnette]

Is that DVC or the regular hotel?

Definitely DVC. You still can’t book hotel rooms.

 

[SaintsManiac]

You are correct for DVC.

There aren’t a ton of units there, right? We stayed DVC there last year but I can’t remember.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Is MLS a bubble or do they just need a place to stay? Could they be partially in Jambo, but DVC can still use their small portion of rooms?

 

[Chris Ehlers]

You are correct for DVC.

Yes it looks like Jambo and Kidani both are wide open for most DVC room Types. Last week Jambo had no avaialblity. I guess when MLS is going to Swalphin they dont need those rooms

 

[kylenne]

Is MLS a bubble or do they just need a place to stay? Could they be partially in Jambo, but DVC can still use their small portion of rooms?

MLS is using Swan and Dolphin. Those hotels were announced the other day to be closed through 7/29.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Yes it looks like Jambo and Kidani both are wide open for most DVC room Types. Last week Jambo had no avaialblity. I guess when MLS is going to Swalphin they dont need those rooms

Oops totally missed they’re going to Swolphin!

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

I just got an email confirmation from Disney for my August 24th Grand Floridian trip. My military room & dining plan ticketless package has been converted to "Military Disney Resort Hotel Package Basic Plan" and my total has been updated to reflect the dining plan removal.

I have not received this email for my July 19th stay at Pop yet, which was booked with the same military room & dining plan ticketless package. However, I logged into my MDE and it looks like the same change was made. The amount has not yet been refunded back to my gift cards.

This is a recent update as both still had the dining plan attached yesterday.