Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[CastAStone]

I agree with I would LOVE to know about getting into the parks but complaining is not going to make it any better!! Hoping SOON is REAL SOON...lol

Impending-ly!

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

So how long do we think magical updates take? Can we get Tinkerbell a redbull? Or some consultants?

 

[babydoll65]

And how much did they go up??

Actually, they are exactly the same.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I’m wondering if after all the concerns over park reservations and getting a space, it’s actually resort spaces that prove to be a bigger issue. Thinking that getting a park shouldn’t be a problem but the disappointments come from the actual resort stays being canned and nothing (or nothing feasible) replacing them. Anyone else?

 

[Disneysoule]

So how long do we think magical updates take? Can we get Tinkerbell a redbull? Or some consultants?

I would guess soon...maybe July 10th?

I just called DVC member services, message said they were having a system outage. so........ mickey is working on it

 

[CastAStone]

So how long do we think magical updates take? Can we get Tinkerbell a redbull? Or some consultants?

Someone this morning said 9AM, so I'm guessing it will be done, um, in short order:

Just called about my reservation and was told they can't pull anything up. They are in "downtime" til 9am

 

[Eric Smith]

I wonder if it's Moonlight Magic. Or any other level of "member benefits and extras" that have always been contingent on DVC offering them (i.e. they aren't guaranteed benefits of membership)

There were three remaining Moonlight Magic events at Hollywood Studios this year. Or the member cruises? I know the Alaska member cruise got moved already - but maybe it's getting totally canned?

I don't see Moonlight Magic happening for a long time. They're pretty busy events and I don't know how Disney could put them on with social distancing. There also haven't been any direct sales for the whole closure and that is the pot of money that pays for those events.

 

[sara_s]

I’m wondering if after all the concerns over park reservations and getting a space, it’s actually resort spaces that prove to be a bigger issue. Thinking that getting a park shouldn’t be a problem but the disappointments come from the actual resort stays being canned and nothing (or nothing feasible) replacing them. Anyone else?

I've been thinking this too! Part of the reason I keep saying that AP shouldn't start the clock on July 11/15 is that....what if you can't even find a place to stay? And if preference is given to resort reservation holders, it's going to be near impossible to get a reservation, or they'll just price people out. I can see both things happening.

 

[GusGusTheMouse]

So what is the best guess right now for non-DVC reservations? Just deluxe villas? Deluxe villas and deluxe resort hotels (minus GF, GD, and YT)? It seems like we are all in consensus that moderate and value are unlikely over the next few months.

I’m still on the mind set the it will only be the legally required DVC members for the first few months. I’ll be pleasantly surprised if any of my August deluxe resort reservations survive this.

 

[emilymad]

There is no indication that even if resort guests get to make park reservations for their entire stay that they would get one day at each park. What happens if you can't ever get a reservation to MK for your entire stay?

 

[nfischer]

I’ve never stayed; my problems with PVB have nothing to do with the property or the units, but rather the incredibly short-sighted over-allocation of all those points to all those bungalows that substantially downgraded the experience of cash guests. I don’t doubt though that the actual product is wonderful!

Can you explain this to me? I’m not wanting to start a conflict (if there is one) I honestly am clueless about this cash for dvc thing....

 

[SaintsManiac]

There is no indication that even if resort guests get to make park reservations for their entire stay that they would get one day at each park. What happens if you can't ever get a reservation to MK for your entire stay?

I really don't think that will happen.

 

[CastAStone]

It seems like we are all in consensus that moderate and value are unlikely over the next few months.

I don't agree with this. FWIW. I think they'll at least open CBR. Probably AoA too. We should know in the near future!

 

[yulilin3]

For those calling I believe the system is back open

 

[Mit88]

I think the AP situation will be one of the last things to be addressed, possibly not even until the end of the Summer. It just doesn’t seem like a top priority. They’re going to have to refund a lot of money, and then whatever else they decide to kick in. If you cant park hop, and if the rumors are true that you can only use your pass 3 days a month, its going to take a lot of damage control and thats probably not an issue they want to deal with when the parks initially open. They’ll probably allow anyone that has an AP that was expected to expire between March 2020 and March 2021 use their pass essentially for free (like SDL has been doing) until they decide its best to unveil their plans.

Just my opinion, not sure what they’ll do

 

[Krandor]

So how long do we think magical updates take? Can we get Tinkerbell a redbull? Or some consultants?

You can't rush magic.

 

[AmberMV]

You can't rush magic.

Is that a challenge?

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I think the AP situation will be one of the last things to be addressed, possibly not even until the end of the Summer. It just doesn’t seem like a top priority. They’re going to have to refund a lot of money, and then whatever else they decide to kick in. If you cant park hop, and if the rumors are true that you can only use your pass 3 days a month, its going to take a lot of damage control and thats probably not an issue they want to deal with when the parks initially open. They’ll probably allow anyone that has an AP that was expected to expire between March 2020 and March 2021 use their pass essentially for free (like SDL has been doing) until they decide its best to unveil their plans.

Just my opinion, not sure what they’ll do

I don’t mind waiting as long as they make me to find out what’s going on with APs but I hope they don’t make us make a final decision on extension vs refund until we know what our options actually are.

I know it would only help those of us who are not already expired, but it would be nice if we could wait until our pass expires to make a decision, buying all of us more time to see what the world (both Disney and the real one) is like. Would probably save them some refunds too.

 

[CastAStone]

Can you explain this to me? I’m not wanting to start a conflict (if there is one) I honestly am clueless about this cash for dvc thing....

You mean downgrading the experience of cash guests? They ripped up the beach and obliterated the lagoon views to build these bungalows. If you search old threads here you'll find a lot of consternation. But this is way OT so I'll leave it at that.

 

[Eric Smith]

I think the AP situation will be one of the last things to be addressed, possibly not even until the end of the Summer. It just doesn’t seem like a top priority. They’re going to have to refund a lot of money, and then whatever else they decide to kick in. If you cant park hop, and if the rumors are true that you can only use your pass 3 days a month, its going to take a lot of damage control and thats probably not an issue they want to deal with when the parks initially open. They’ll probably allow anyone that has an AP that was expected to expire between March 2020 and March 2021 use their pass essentially for free (like SDL has been doing) until they decide its best to unveil their plans.

Just my opinion, not sure what they’ll do

I believe what was stated is that you could only have three park reservations at a time. If that is true, you could use it more often than three times per month, you'd just have to make another reservation after you used one. It seems like a fair way to handle it.