Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Have3Kids&aHusband]

So do we know if children need separate MDE accounts? This doesn’t sound correct.
If they have tickets and are listed on my account and are under 18 , we should good.

From what I read I understand it to be similar to when you create your party from your Friends and Family list when making Fast Passes, so you will be able to create your party and then reserve the date & park for everyone at the same time.

 

[TropicalDIS]

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have a room only reservation in December (Christmas week). My Platinum AP expires the day before I arrive and I will not be renewing for the first time in 10 years. I planned on purchasing 7 day passes for my family closer to my stay but now with the Park Reservation System I am going to have to make a choice of going or not going. When ticket sales open up again, will there be a calendar of park day availability that you can see prior to purchasing a ticket? I don't want to spend thousands on park tickets and not be able to use all the days on the tickets.

Yes there will be.

 

[fla4fun]

I just got the passholder email. Still waiting for the park reservation email.

 

[SaintsManiac]

When are new ticket sales available?

Currently DH's platinum AP expires Oct 27, 2020. We have resort reservations in Nov (x2) and January, and had wanted to book Feb, 2021 also. I'm freaked out that we won't be able to renew DH's AP before August 28, 2020 (60 days before Oct 27), and that by then the park reservations will be booked up. Would we be able to buy him a regular multi-day park ticket (or a couple) and so we can make park reservations, and then upgrade that ticket (/ those tickets) to an AP renewal later?

New tickets sales will happen "later this summer."

 

[wisteria1019]

Their messaging is pathetic.
Spring 2021 is NOT booking on Monday. Spoke with DVC CM and was told they will use a rolling window. Everyone with plans beyond the summer needs to chill. No need to worry about getting locked out of parks for dates so far away. They will email you and let you know when your window will open. Monday is for resort guests with linked tickets who are booked for July/August.

I am booked in November and received the email to book on Monday.

 

[focusondisney]

So I still wonder when they are going to tell me about my July 13th YC stay?????

 

[Llama mama]

From what I read I understand it to be similar to when you create your party from your Friends and Family list when making Fast Passes, so you will be able to create your party and then reserve the date & park for everyone at the same time.

So if my children have always been in my account they should be fine. I guess I will find out Monday

 

[Sandisw]

He definitely says it: "the days of mom being the one with the My Disney Experience Account are over."

That's crazy. How do we get everyone that has been in my account since the inception of MDE, and currently have tickets and APs linked to all get their own account?

I do not believe this is accurate,...if you manage and can see the ticket for them, you will be fine,

If someone in your travel party is managed by someone else..then you need to be sure they have their own account and it’s linked to you.

 

[Krandor]

This is all pretty much what I've expected it would look like. One park with staggered entrance times and a limit on number of AP reservations at a time. The Magicband thing was a bit of a suprise though I'll admit. The all the way out till sep 2021 was a bit of a surprise but did figure going forward you'd buy tickets and make reservattion together so if you are going to do that makes sence to go on and allow everybody with existing tickets first dibs and then after that it's just buy ticket - select parks and reservations.

So a few surprises but overall not a ton different when I expected especially when looking at what other parks were doing. It's right in line with most everybody else. Just because disney is more expensive doesn't mean how they need to run things right now is different then most other parks. It sucks but just the way things have to run for theme parks to be able to open and stay open right now.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

I do not believe this is accurate,...if you manage and can see the ticket for them, you will be fine,

If someone in your travel party is managed by someone else..then you need to be sure they have their own account and it’s linked to you.

I hope so. You need an e-mail account to have an MDE acct, and I'd guess most kids don't have e-mail accounts. Gmail, for instance, has an age limit of 13 years old.

 

[fla4fun]

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have a room only reservation in December (Christmas week). My Platinum AP expires the day before I arrive and I will not be renewing for the first time in 10 years. I planned on purchasing 7 day passes for my family closer to my stay but now with the Park Reservation System I am going to have to make a choice of going or not going. When ticket sales open up again, will there be a calendar of park day availability that you can see prior to purchasing a ticket? I don't want to spend thousands on park tickets and not be able to use all the days on the tickets.

I don’t think we know that yet, but I am sure a DISer with an AP would be able to check something like that if you can’t. I personally believe it will be set up like FP, in that if the system doesn’t see a hotel stay and/or valid tickets in your account, it won’t let you into the calendar to see park reservations.

 

[Hummingbird]

Another thing that I just thought about...

Do kids under 3 need reservations? If so, how do we do that if they don’t have tickets since they said you have to have valid park media to make reservations?

sorry if I missed the answer to this already.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Wow, guess our parkhoppers won‘t qualify for a refund based on that tweet.

Are you talking about Scott Gustin's tweet? That's not the way I read it. I read that he is warning you that you need to call and modify your ticket on 6/22 or later if you have a hopper. I have a "4-park plus waterpark" ticket that I also need to fix. That's the best info I have found for how to do so, and that includes calling Disney.

 

[RWinNOLA]

Just got this email. Again, my reservation is MAY 2021:

BE AMONG THE FIRST

Since you’re an existing ticket holder with a Disney Resort or other select hotel reservation, we’re giving you access to the Disney Park Pass system beginning June 22. Simply log into your My Disney Experience account and check for the date and Theme Park you wish to visit. To enter a Theme Park, both a reservation and valid ticket or annual pass for admission to the same Park on the same date are required. You must make a separate reservation for each date you plan to visit, even with a multi-day ticket. Please note that reservations are limited in capacity, subject to availability and are not guaranteed until confirmed. Click here for more information.

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Please remember to check the Disney Park Pass system (once available) from time to time as Theme Park reservation availability can change.

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I have a DVC reservation with tickets for the first week of opening. Haven’t received any communication from WDW since the first e-mail announcing reopening and cancellation of FP+ and ADRs. Weird.

 

[wombat_5606]

I'm sorry to pile on more bad news and I apologize if this has been posted, but I was alerted that the CLIA has announced all cruises from US ports has been suspended until September 15, 2020.

https://cruising.org/news-and-resea...suspension-of-cruise-operations-from-us-ports

 

[Krandor]

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have a room only reservation in December (Christmas week). My Platinum AP expires the day before I arrive and I will not be renewing for the first time in 10 years. I planned on purchasing 7 day passes for my family closer to my stay but now with the Park Reservation System I am going to have to make a choice of going or not going. When ticket sales open up again, will there be a calendar of park day availability that you can see prior to purchasing a ticket? I don't want to spend thousands on park tickets and not be able to use all the days on the tickets.

Disney siad you can check availability online prior to buying tickets.

 

[Doingitagain]

I have a DVC reservation with tickets for the first week of opening. Haven’t received any communication from WDW since the first e-mail announcing reopening and cancellation of FP+ and ADRs. Weird.

Me either! I checked all my communication preferences, and they are fine. And I did get the first one.

 

[Sunnywho]

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have a room only reservation in December (Christmas week). My Platinum AP expires the day before I arrive and I will not be renewing for the first time in 10 years. I planned on purchasing 7 day passes for my family closer to my stay but now with the Park Reservation System I am going to have to make a choice of going or not going. When ticket sales open up again, will there be a calendar of park day availability that you can see prior to purchasing a ticket? I don't want to spend thousands on park tickets and not be able to use all the days on the tickets.

Did you count the one month extension that APs are getting for the park hopping being not available? It would be great if your pass expired in January not December.

 

[Shelleyfs]

Am I reading this right that we will get 5 months instead of 4 months if we are paid in full?

Reopening Policy Options

As the Walt Disney World theme parks prepare to reopen, we see a lot of Passholder enthusiasm to get back to the magic. We are eager to see our cherished Passholders too. We also recognize that Park reservations will change the way that many of our Passholders prefer to enjoy their pass. With that in mind, we are offering these alternative options to manage your pass.
If you are an Annual Passholder that has paid in full, your options include:

• You will receive a one month extension to your pass (unless you choose one of the alternative options below). This additional month will automatically be processed and visible in your My Disney Experience account in October 2020.
• Alternatively, and in lieu of the one month extension, Passholders who have paid in full may choose to cancel their annual pass and receive a partial refund.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

So what’s the betting odds for Monday? We getting Stitch ate the page or Donald having to duck out. Or are we getting the ole standby of space mountain in orbit? Place your bets people!

My favorite is Big Thunder Mountain!!!