Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sandisw]

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.

This is what I think. Someone can make the reservations for all. But sometimes, groups may want to go different places, so if you don’t choose everyone, then they can choose something else.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

All other major theme parks are doing the same with timed entries. Six Flags and Cedar Fair are doing the same. They don't want everyone to show up for rope drop and make social distancing harder to enforce.

So it's more time in that matters rather than time out? If that makes sense.

 

[MaC410]

So, I'm not understanding...

You pick a time to come or you are given one? You are only allotted a certain number of hours at park? And if you don't show up in a specific time-frame for your chosen time - what?

I thought conjecture was you picked a time to enter and then you could
show up anytime after and stay the day...

I have a hard time believing they will be strict with showing up late. I think we can safely say there's no way they will make it so you only get a certain number of hours at a park. That would just be insanity to actually manage. I also don't think they are going to turn someone away who has a 9am reservation to enter but shows up at 11am. The reservation times are probably just to make sure everyone doesn't show up at once. The vast majority of people will probably show up at the times they are given where I don't think they will care if some people show up late. Obviously this is just all my opinion.

 

[FatBambi]

I mean, they could just have 9 and 11 as staggered opening times for DCA and DL like the 4 parks at WDW have different opening times. We still don't really have 100% confirmation that they're making you pick an entrance time. Maybe I looked at it wrong and am remembering wrong.

 

[Eric Smith]

What is the point of an Annual Pass at this point??? I would rather have the parks closed then ruin the whole point of Disney World...

What?

 

[vinotinto]

Full post with several images: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...m-march-14th-to-july-16th.963870/post-9271374

Thanks for linking the original source!

OK, so something that jumps out at me that could be useful or not useful is that it appears to list the ticket media that you will be using. That could *potentially* be different than the situation now, where as long as you have a valid ticket, AP, or AP voucher in your account to cover your FP days, you could make FPs and your FPs were not tied to a particular ticket type.

On the one hand, for those of us with multiple ticket media in our accounts, I'm hoping you can select which one you want to use, which would save time having to prioritize tickets.

On the other hand, if it automatically selects a particular ticket for you to use and you have to visit Guest Services to get it fixed, this will not solve anything and would just be the status quo.

A worse-case scenario, is if it links your park reservation *to that ticket or pass* and then you decide to use a different ticket or pass. In that case, would you lose your reservation?

So, I'm hoping these test screenshots do not mean that your reservation is tied to a *specific* ticket or pass, but rather to your MDE profile.

 

[Jrb1979]

So it's more time in that matters rather than time out? If that makes sense.

Yeah I doubt they will make people leave after entering for the day. Just a way for Disney to avoid having too many people at the gate all at once

 

[Kmedders]

Yeah I doubt they will make people leave after entering for the day. Just a way for Disney to avoid having too many people at the gate all at once

Exactly. How would they even manage that? A cast member is not going to be able to walk through the parks and remove people who have stayed in past their “window”. Makes a lot of sense to stagger the opening time though.

 

[vinotinto]

I feel like those rules might be for local annual pass holders? Week long trips probably won't run into cancelling 3 times within 90 days.

I would think it is for Passholders, but that does not make it any better. It's the same issue of incentivizing guests with symptoms to go to the Park.

 

[Spridell]

During all this it never occured to me they would put time stamps on when you can come to the park.

I wonder how far out these times will go into the day. I cant imagine people paying full price for only 3 or 4 hours in the park.

This is getting really crazy now............

 

[LSUmiss]

I bought a park/resort ticket package though Disney, those should be all linked and ready correct?

You should see them on mde.

 

[Llama mama]

I wish at this point , they would just send an email stating....
You were booked at YC 7/31-8/8 here’s your new resort info with room features.
You were booked with 9 day Park Hoppers ..... you can book 9 reservations days starting ......
Your dining booking date is.........
Heres your refund ( for PH) or this is what you owe.....
Cancel or Accept
Just to be done with all the calling back and forth. Let me know when my windows open and I can decide if I am going or not. Let me try to get park reservations for the parks we want and be done with it. Since they are supposedly going reservation by reservation.

 

[MaC410]

During all this it never occured to me they would put time stamps on when you can come to the park.

I wonder how far out these times will go into the day. I cant imagine people paying full price for only 3 or 4 hours in the park.

This is getting really crazy now............

I didn't realize there would be specific entry times as well. I don't think they would make it ever go that late though.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

During all this it never occured to me they would put time stamps on when you can come to the park.

I wonder how far out these times will go into the day. I cant imagine people paying full price for only 3 or 4 hours in the park.

This is getting really crazy now............

I swear this is what Shanghai has been doing since they opened (time slots). But I also can’t keep straight what is fact, rumour, or speculation so there’s that too lol.

 

[Spridell]

I didn't realize there would be specific entry times as well. I don't think they would make it ever go that late though.

Yeah the pictures show 11am i am thinking maybe thats the last slot

 

[aweehughes]

I swear this is what Shanghai has been doing since they opened (time slots). But I also can’t keep straight what is fact, rumour, or speculation so there’s that too lol.

I know that the entry was a thing, but I can't find anything that says there was a limit on time in the park.

 

[Mit88]

The penalty for no-shows is the same as the Flex Pass for Disneyland that was implemented last summer. This isnt really new news. I said here last month that that was likely what they were going to do

 

[twinmom13]

I wonder how far out these times will go into the day. I cant imagine people paying full price for only 3 or 4 hours in the park.

Maybe all (or at least many) of the times will be before park opening. That way, people can get there a little at a time and wander around, but not miss any ride time even if they are not in the first group.

 

[Krandor]

So it's more time in that matters rather than time out? If that makes sense.

yes. For six flags onve you arrive you csn stay all day but they want to stagger how many people are at entrance gates at once.

 

[NoTime42]

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”.

The 3 strikes was an existing, pre-Covid DL Flex Pass policy, and this is a DL test.