Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Katrina Y]

Select up to four guests? So families with >2 kids are SOL? Or...?

This is concerning, we have 3 children. We would need 5 reservations.

 

[CastAStone]

Select up to four guests? So families with >2 kids are SOL? Or...?

I wouldn't read too much into that.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

They want you to cancel the day before.

Kind of questioning that policy during a pandemic when the last thing you want to do is motivate people to come to the parks if they should be at home/in the hotel. Hopefully anyone who wakes up sick would just take the “hit”.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

This is concerning, we have 3 children. We would need 5 reservations.

We have 4 kids.

 

[Sandiz08]

This is concerning, we have 3 children. We would need 5 reservations.

Could it have been that the test dummy just had four guests with tickets? I’m sure that’s what it means in that example screenshot.

 

[aweehughes]

This is concerning, we have 3 children. We would need 5 reservations.

Somebody's about to find out that they're not the favorite.

Seriously, that's a problem. We regularly plan for 6 people on our trips (4 adults and 2 kids). No one else knows how to use MDE!

 

[one_cat]

What do you think will happen if Disney transportation is full and you have to wait for the next vehicle which puts you late for your reservation?

It’s like ADRs. You get an early bus and make sure you aren’t late. It certainly removes any spontaneity that might have been left before now.

 

[MaC410]

I feel like I missed something with people suddenly asking about being late to their theme park reservation. Has it been a known thing that theme park reservations would be for a specific time?

 

[cakebaker]

They had to have some policy otherwise AP holders could just reserve any day they might go without much penalty.

They still can, just have to decide for sure the night before. Hopefully cancellations go back into the pool.

 

[CastAStone]

Could it have been that the test dummy just had four guests with tickets? I sure that’s what it means in that example screenshot.

This was my interpretation.

 

[Katrina Y]

You know that dining disclaimer that they read to you to that says you should allow 90 minutes to travel between venues? It just became 180 minutes. *purely conjecture*

But with social distancing, I wouldn’t think they would want us all jammed in the entrance waiting.

 

[rteetz]

This is concerning, we have 3 children. We would need 5 reservations.

This is a template preview of sorts so it could be different for resort guests. This appears to be for APs.

 

[CastAStone]

But with social distancing, I wouldn’t think they would want us all jammed in the entrance waiting.

Disneyland is different from Disneyworld in a lot of ways. The rules at Disney World I think will be different around timed entry.

 

[AmberMV]

I'd bet the penalty on dated tickets is the ticket is counted as used if you book a reservation and then no-show. I'm also expectig when tickets go back on-sale dated tickets will make reservations when buying ticks.

That's how other theme parks are proceeding.

 

[aweehughes]

I feel like I missed something with people suddenly asking about being late to their theme park reservation. Has it been a known thing that theme park reservations would be for a specific time?

It's been a rumored thing since it's what Shanghai is doing. About 1,000 pages ago, the conjecture was that WDW would probably use a similar system.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

The cancellation part states: If anyone in your party will not be visiting the reserved park(s) on the reserved date, be sure to remove the passholder or cancel the entire reservation by the day before (11:59pm ET). Passholders who are a "no-show" for 3 reservations in a 90-day period will be unable to make more reservations for the next 30 days.

 

[MaC410]

It's kind of been a known thing--it's what Shanghai is doing. About 1,000 pages ago, the conjecture was that WDW would probably use a similar system.

Hm, I didn't realize that. So in Shanghai you could only enter at a specific time and got a specific amount of time you could be in the park and then you had to leave?

 

[Eric Smith]

What do you think will happen if Disney transportation is full and you have to wait for the next vehicle which puts you late for your reservation?

I assume that you have at least a window in which to show up. I think some other parks treat it as you show up at your time or any time later.

 

[one_cat]

I have to say I’m really glad we have some time to see how this works out for everyone else before we have to make our stay/cancel decision.

 

[rteetz]

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