Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Krandor]

I didn’t say it meant they would open YC. Only that IF NBA presence was Their reasoning to keep SAB closed for BC/BCV, that could be resolved earlier than mid October.

I don't think SAB will open until both BC and YC are open just because of the cost to staff it. I have my doubts if they would open it with only BC open. But like so many things we just have no idea.

 

[Farro]

I agree. Just saying I don't think there is any news right now that isn;t going to make people upset. Just something we have to deal with right now.

Hopefully once things open and people can go back and have fun even in a modified form then attitudes will change but not expecting much until then.

As soon as they start to open, people see the vlogs start to be posted, all the social media posts...people will get happier and want to go back!

I mean I want to go to IOA even watching the videos with everyone in masks!

 

[SaintsManiac]

Looks nice to me!

Plus that property is HUGE and lush. A nice pool and I still think bars/lounges will be open for them there...

Practically brand new, too. Seems like a factor, imo.

 

[Krandor]

I think people are seriously overestimating the amount of people who plan to be there this summer.

Agreee. SfoG opened today. I just looked at reservations for this weekend. I can still get the earliest reservation time for both Saturday and Sunday. While it isn't disney but the first weekend six flags is open and as of this morning not one time slot is sold out.

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/full...-and-resort-mobile-check-in-dining-locations/

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I think people are seriously overestimating the amount of people who plan to be there this summer.

Nearly everyone I talk to doesn’t even want the Canada/US border to even open, and people are worried about travel to other provinces opening up.

So for me, the idea of masses of people wanting to travel to WDW (or anywhere right now) is firmly on the DISboards only not in real life category.

 

[CastAStone]

So I'm not sure there is going to be such a thing as good news right now... only news. There is no way any of this can be done in a way that makes everybody happy.

Agree. The resort reservation system will be devastating to a lot of people, no matter how it works. The question at this point is just who will it be devastating to.

 

[Farro]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/full...-and-resort-mobile-check-in-dining-locations/

This doesn't mean these restaurants will all be open right away though, correct?

 

[DGsAtBLT]

GF seems very hard to bubble even if they keep players out of the main building. A multi building resort with grounds being shared with regular guests and NBA players seems like a major pain for those who have to deal with spoiled guests and spoiled NBA players.

 

[rteetz]

This doesn't mean these restaurants will all be open right away though, correct?

Correct

 

[cakebaker]

I think people are seriously overestimating the amount of people who plan to be there this summer.

With Disney working as hard as they can to deter guests from coming, it wouldn’t be shocking if attendance is low. I’m sure it wouldn’t have been stellar regardless, but when they’re working hard to get attendance as low as possible, that’s a near guarantee.

 

[Anna_Sh]

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how to make it more luxurious for the players!

More money coming in means more construction gets finished (please give us the festival center at EPCOT—that’s all I ask). I know nothing about basketball, but I’m a big fan of the NBA right now. I hope they have a great time and spend bucketfuls of money.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Freakin 2020!

Never in my life have I had more "first world problems" than in 2020 I do have to kind of laugh at myself a little for being so irritated that my stay at the GF is being disrupted. That just sounds like such a fancy problem to me.

This was totally going to be my year, and oh boy has that not turned out as planned! All I can do is laugh at this point. I finished grad school, got to keep my job offer, and I get to go to Disney (on wildly flexible increasingly mysterious trips). So the rest life will work itself out. Being in the class of 2020 has been a particularly wild ride these last few months. Lots of putting things into perspective!

Still kind of a bummer that I should have had graduation and been to 6 countries by now this year though

 

[yulilin3]

As soon as they start to open, people see the vlogs start to be posted, all the social media posts...people will get happier and want to go back!

I mean I want to go to IOA even watching the videos with everyone in masks!

Yep, as soon as that main street music hits and the view of the gorgeous salmon and blue castle, everything will be forgotten. And y'all better watch my stream

 

[Violetspider]

GF seems very hard to bubble even if they keep players out of the main building. A multi building resort with grounds being shared with regular guests and NBA players seems like a major pain for those who have to deal with spoiled guests and spoiled NBA players.

What about the deluxe resort route of the Monorail? Did we just lose that to the NBA "bubble"?

 

[rteetz]

 

[Krandor]

What about the deluxe resort route of the Monorail? Did we just lose that to the NBA "bubble"?

NBA players won't be on the monorail.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

What about the deluxe resort route of the Monorail? Did we just lose that to the NBA "bubble"?

They could skip the GF, they could allow guests to access the platform somehow, but who knows. Pandemics are so fun, never know what we’re going to get!

 

[hereforthechurros]

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Huge sports fan here so this is all fascinating to me.

 

[gottalovepluto]

What about the deluxe resort route of the Monorail? Did we just lose that to the NBA "bubble"?

Why? Normal guests are staying at GF DVC and will be accessing the Main Building.