Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[CastAStone]

Anyone care to hazard a guess what “a taste of...” means for F&W? Obviously won’t have any eat to the beat, but do you think there will still be the same number of food items were used to at each stand?

I’m guessing it means that there won’t be classes, workshops, music, anything that makes it a festival. Just food.

 

[Beachmom0317]

I’m actually so surprised. July 15th is like 5 seconds away lol does this mean they are currently working on topiaries now for F&W in preparation? So strange did NOT see this coming. Maybe tomorrow at 9pm we’ll get resort news LOL

 

[Mit88]

I hope they still decorate the parks for the holidays even if they don’t have the party’s. I think they’d still do the winter holiday decorations even if Very Merry is cancelled, but I’m more worried about Halloween decorations

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Is this the soon we were expecting.. it’s sure not the one anyone hoped for.

Modified Food & Wine. No MNSSHP.

MVMCP & EPCOT Festival of the Holidays/Candlelight Procession on hold for now... brutal.

If they keep cutting and trimming and modifying what will be left? #rhetoricalquestion

 

[disland7]

Super bummed about the Halloween party (a possible supplement if I couldn’t get enough MK time) and the H2O glow. This is also the nail in the coffin for moonlight magic in Hollywood studios during our stay.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I hope they still decorate the parks for the holidays even if they don’t have the party’s. I think they’d still do the winter holiday decorations even if Very Merry is cancelled, but I’m more worried about Halloween decorations

I swear at some point someone (Remy?) said even without parties decor would still happen. Maybe accurate maybe not but it’s something.

 

[Spridell]

I hope they still decorate the parks for the holidays even if they don’t have the party’s. I think they’d still do the winter holiday decorations even if Very Merry is cancelled, but I’m more worried about Halloween decorations

Oh i think for sure they will still decorate all the parks and hotels for holidays and even Halloween decorations.

All of that stuff is sitting in a warehouse already. Just needs to be put up.

 

[AmberMV]

Is this the soon we were expecting.. it’s sure not the one anyone hoped for.

Modified Food & Wine. No MNSSHP.

MVMCP & EPCOT Festival of the Holidays/Candlelight Procession on hold for now... brutal.

If they keep cutting and trimming and modifying what will be left? #rhetoricalquestion

It was not THE news were were expecting "soon", more of a shock that this was announced first...but I guess this is part of "letting guests know what will be available" before park reservations open..

 

[Eric Smith]

I hope they still decorate the parks for the holidays even if they don’t have the party’s. I think they’d still do the winter holiday decorations even if Very Merry is cancelled, but I’m more worried about Halloween decorations

I’d be shocked if they didn’t decorate for Halloween. They already have the decorations, they just need to put them up.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Hopefully they wait to decorate now that the parties are canceled! Lol

 

[Mit88]

Hopefully they wait to decorate now that the parties are canceled! Lol

July 11th the Halloween decorations will be up to compensate for no party

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Is this the soon we were expecting.. it’s sure not the one anyone hoped for.

Modified Food & Wine. No MNSSHP.

MVMCP & EPCOT Festival of the Holidays/Candlelight Procession on hold for now... brutal.

If they keep cutting and trimming and modifying what will be left? #rhetoricalquestion

I think it’s overall good news.

MNSSHP is not too surprising, and the fact that F&W is happening (even modified) and is confirmed before even the resorts is a good surprise.

 

[rteetz]

Well at least we got some info on future events. Still a lot in the air obviously but I’m guessing Disney is still figuring out their numbers.

 

[Sandisw]

It was not THE news were were expecting "soon", more of a shock that this was announced first...but I guess this is part of "letting guests know what will be available" before park reservations open..

I am thinking maybe it helps with more people choosing Epcot knowing this will be going on

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I think it’s fairly simple to do. I do think starting right away July 15th is a bit of a shock though.

makes sense to have some form of F&WF - if they were going to open EPCOT makes sense to have a big money maker from it going - and I guess just start the $ coming in earlier

 

[AmberMV]

On a positive note, now with many details released lately (NBA, resorts, events) we are seriously inching closer and closer to soon becoming now in terms of park reservation system! I would not be surprised if it was announced tomorrow for a Monday kickoff, with AP/resort/DVC guests getting Saturday ahead of off site ticket holders getting Sunday to reserve...

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Did I miss the last day of the modified Food and Wine? Hoping at least through November 15.

My guess is no, as they quoted this as being "the longest festival ever."


I AM SO EXCITED!! I just called my mom (we go together every year) and scared the living daylights out of her.. I probably should have tempered my tone of voice.

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

Maybe if they didn’t start it the beginning of August, which is nuts to me

Guess I’ll be going to Halloween Horror Nights this year.

 

[figmentfinesse]

Sad for MNNSHP and really sad for h2o Glow, but excited out of my gourd for Food and Wine. I’ve never been to a festival as an adult and as someone who works in the school system I always have to be back by week three in August. I never thought this as even a possibility. Bring on the menus!!

 

[Mit88]

Maybe taking the year off means they’ll overhaul the Halloween party and make it fresh to n 2021. Hallowishful thinking, I know