Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Eric Smith]

That's a great compromise. I read - somewhere - it wouldn't be available or would be very limited. Limited wouldn't be shocking. Maybe pizza only or something.

I wouldn't take what I said as gospel. I think I read it here but sometimes it's hard to distinguish the actual news from the rumors and speculation.

 

[yulilin3]

Is there a thread talking about the Vero opening today? Was wondering about the pool restrictions.

A few pages back someone reported on how it looked this morning

 

[Doingitagain]

I think the only thing I've seen is that they won't bring it actually in to your room. They'll leave it in the hall and you have to bring it in.

This is what it said on the Reopening page for Dining Experience:
*Private dining and in-room delivery will not be offered during the initial reopening window.
I wonder how they define Initial Reopening Window.

 

[Eric Smith]

This is what it said on the Reopening page for Dining Experience:
*Private dining and in-room delivery will not be offered during the initial reopening window.
I wonder how they define Initial Reopening Window.

Someone else on here (maybe andyman) said that the initial reopening window is through July 4. Obviously that's not official.

 

[Spridell]

A few pages back someone reported on how it looked this morning

Someone on FB this morning said they were being lax with masks by the pool and beach and also not limiting the pool time at all.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1272611916599267328

 

[princesscinderella]

We usually cook several times, but now am concerned about getting groceries. We fly in, and don’t rent a car. They stated that Shipping Services are not available, so does that mean we cannot have groceries delivered to the resort?

And no room service available, depending on definition of Intigial Reopening Period, according to the Dining Experiences:

• Private dining and in-room delivery will not be offered during the initial reopening window.

I agree with the previous poster that said you should rent a car. You will get out of the airport faster, I’m sure there will be some good rates to get them out of the many parking lots they have had to use to store them all. You will then have the flexibility to get around the resort quickly without having to rely on bus transportation which may be slower than its normally slow speed. I will also allow you to grab groceries or eat off property. That cost savings alone would probably pay for the car rental price.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

A bandana can easily blow up and become useless.

There won't even be fireworks. Certainly they won't allow explosive masks

 

[closetmickey]

I don't see a way that they're going to be able to stop people from walking to other resorts.

Because of the direct park access from the Grand Californian Hotel into California Adventure at the DLR, they restrict non hotel guests from entering the hotel during certain hours. With a couple extra security guards, it can be done.

 

[Karin1984]

Wanted to share some news from Parc Asterix in France which reopened this week. They are the only park (to my knowledge) that has kept its meet & greets.
They have updated the set to place a themed table or obstacles in the set to keep a distance between the fur character and the guests. Not ideal, but I must admit, it's not a bad solution. Other European parks have decided to cancel the characters and mascottes for now.

 

[ryanpatricksmom]

Hey! I'm hoping for the best believe me....I almost never do quick service because DH needs lots of breaks for health issues, so it will be cool to try some menu items that I've heard about, but never gotten to experience. My anxiety is probably fueled by a trip many years ago at Hard Rock Hotel (UO) where an awful thunderstorm came thru that started early evening and did not stop. All of sudden, nobody wanted to leave the property for anything. Room service had a 3 hour wait, the hotel restaurants were all 2 hours, and I had two miserable kids to feed. I know that Disney has a heads up with this situation, but trying to potentially feed a resort worth's of people with a single TS restaurant and limited QS options could create a heck of a log jam at meal time. I'll bring snacks.

Hopefully we get word that a number of other dining options are opening up "soon".

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Is there a thread talking about the Vero opening today? Was wondering about the pool restrictions.

Laughing Place seems to be covering Vero pretty well.

Here is a tweet about the pool specifically but they have others with video over view of the rooms and one about the restaurant (that you have to use OpenTable to book Wind & Wave Grill), etc.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1272616272837193728

 

[Leigh L]

I agree with the previous poster that said you should rent a car. You will get out of the airport faster, I’m sure there will be some good rates to get them out of the many parking lots they have had to use to store them all. You will then have the flexibility to get around the resort quickly without having to rely on bus transportation which may be slower than its normally slow speed. I will also allow you to grab groceries or eat off property. That cost savings alone would probably pay for the car rental price.

Agree! This is our plan for all of these reasons.
Although not about low prices. I can't speak for July, but several of us on the August car rental thread are finding higher than usual prices this year. I'm personally seeing $125 more for the same August week and same amount of days as we rented last year. Kind of puzzling as I thought it would be cheaper too.

We're still 7 weeks out so hoping it'll drop. We were planning to do a combination of MDE and car rental, but now I'm hoping to go 100% car rental (booked one cancelable reservation for each scenario and will cancel one of these altogether once Disney offers some news). So car stalking it is!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Wanted to share some news from Parc Asterix in France which reopened this week. They are the only park (to my knowledge) that has kept it's meet & greets.
They have updated the set to place a themed table or obstacles in the set to keep a distance between the fur character and the guests. Not ideal, but I must admit, it's not a bad solution. Other European parks have decided to cancel the characters and mascottes for now.

that's pretty cute - can could definitely do that with some of the character meets at Disney - Particulary some of the more permanent ones. Like, use the spell book and add a table or something to keep distance for Sorcerer Mickey, or have a table with bows and arrows and stuff on it for Merida, stuff like that

 

[shoegal9]

I am so bored that I started crunching numbers...There are just over 30,000 hotel rooms on WDW property. However, assuming that values and moderates remain closed, there are approximately 5,000 DVC villas and 409 FW Cabins. So, that's about 5500 rooms. Let's say the average # of guests per "room" is 4, so that's about 21,600 on-property guests (plus the campground?) if they are all occupied.

If the deluxe resorts that DVC are attached to all open then the number of "rooms/villas" goes up to 10,762. Assuming again, that average family size of 4, you're still under 50,000 on property.

Assuming that values and moderates stay closed, even with EVERY other room on property occupied and every guest has tickets, its still under 50,000 guests on property. If on property guests are given first dibs on park reservations, I just can't see how they wouldn't be able to get into a park.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Agree! This is our plan for all of these reasons.
Although not about low prices. I can't speak for July, but several of us on the August car rental thread are finding higher than usual prices this year. I'm personally seeing $125 more for the same August week and same amount of days as we rented last year. Kind of puzzling as I thought it would be cheaper too.

We're still 7 weeks out so hoping it'll drop. We were planning to do a combination of MDE and car rental, but now I'm hoping to go 100% car rental (booked one cancelable reservation for each scenario and will cancel one of these altogether once Disney offers some news). So car stalking it is!

I got some great rates through Costco in February before I had to cancel a trip that I was due to take In April.

 

[SarahC97]

I am so bored that I started crunching numbers...There are just over 30,000 hotel rooms on WDW property. However, assuming that values and moderates remain closed, there are approximately 5,000 DVC villas and 409 FW Cabins. So, that's about 5500 rooms. Let's say the average # of guests per "room" is 4, so that's about 21,600 on-property guests (plus the campground?) if they are all occupied.

If the deluxe resorts that DVC are attached to all open then the number of "rooms/villas" goes up to 10,762. Assuming again, that average family size of 4, you're still under 50,000 on property.

Assuming that values and moderates stay closed, even with EVERY other room on property occupied and every guest has tickets, its still under 50,000 guests on property. If on property guests are given first dibs on park reservations, I just can't see how they wouldn't be able to get into a park.

I think you're right, but there are some outliers to this situation such as those with expired APs -- when will they be extended, before or after the park reservation system is released and people are allowed to start making reservations? I mean, in theory, onsite guests should be able to make park reservations and there should be plenty of room, but there are still some unknowns Disney hasn't addressed with this impending system - basically onsite guests without tickets (or active APs) of some sort are still in limbo.

 

[Leigh L]

I got some great rates through Costco in April before I had to cancel a trip.

Thanks for the tip! (That's where I'm currently booked for both reservations - I'll check others, but always end up back at Costco, hoping they'll drop.)

 

[yulilin3]

Mayor Demings recent press conference (happening right now) said the numbers are concerning, they are likely looking at mandating mask wearing in certain businesses (bars,restaurants, nightclubs,) he's not looking at a blanket mandate but the businesses that have shown to be more at risk. He would like for people to comply on their own without a mandate but it might get to that
Just saying this for those thinking the mask guidelines at the park might be lifted soon, I don't think that's happening
ETA:
he was just asked about potential shutdown again. He responded that the hospitals are looking fine in terms of capacity but if those numbers rise then it could be possible, but because the people testing positive now are younger they are recuperating better without need for hospitalization.

 

[chasgoose]

I am so bored that I started crunching numbers...There are just over 30,000 hotel rooms on WDW property. However, assuming that values and moderates remain closed, there are approximately 5,000 DVC villas and 409 FW Cabins. So, that's about 5500 rooms. Let's say the average # of guests per "room" is 4, so that's about 21,600 on-property guests (plus the campground?) if they are all occupied.

If the deluxe resorts that DVC are attached to all open then the number of "rooms/villas" goes up to 10,762. Assuming again, that average family size of 4, you're still under 50,000 on property.

Assuming that values and moderates stay closed, even with EVERY other room on property occupied and every guest has tickets, its still under 50,000 guests on property. If on property guests are given first dibs on park reservations, I just can't see how they wouldn't be able to get into a park.

Yeah, that's why people on here shouldn't worry too much about park reservations, and we know that there's no way whatever is open will be remotely close to being fully occupied. It's almost certain that there will be people with resort reservations and park tickets that will ignore the park reservation system and they might get shut out, but so long as you make the reservations when they open up for you, you should be fine.