Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[buckeyeguy1]

Wilderness lodge and Jambo house non-DVC not opening anytime soon (possibly for the year) is interesting to me. Very small amount of rooms available in the mod and value categories too.

I have reservations at WL for 7/25-8/1. They have not been changed as of this morning. Does that mean it won’t happen... no.

the way I read that screenshot was as they may start accepting NEW reservations at those particular resorts on the days. I base that off of the sentence:

“With that in mind, we are looking forward to the next phase and plan to make the following hotels available for Guest booking starting next month”

Isn’t the WL side of the resort opening to guest stays before the parks open?

 

[maryj11]

Yes

it will be open

Great! This has made my day!

 

[koszmok]

Bingo! Today we should begin the consolidation of guests. Again, if you don’t want to be charged, flexibility is going to be super super important, even if you’re disappointed with your new resort. Also, plans for POR, POFQ, AKL, and the All-Stars are still up in the air and will be determined when they see what demand looks like for beyond September.

I guess it means POR, POFQ, AKL and All-Starts guest will be notified about a resort change. And If I`m flexible and don`t want to change anything on my booking I`ll have my WDW holiday after all

(If US let Europeans in, to be precise people who have been in Europe, Brazil etc in the last 14 days period before entering US )

That`d would be a yaaaaaaaay for me

 

[CaLuCa]

My husband's AP was a silver that was supposed to expire on March 8, 2020. I thought since this was before the parks closed, that it was said and done. I just looked (getting my ducks in a row for tomorrow morning and added a comp ticket for him) and noticed it has a new date of July 19. Any idea?? Since he is silver, he couldn't even use it because he's blocked till early August.

 

[catfan98]

Bingo! Today we should begin the consolidation of guests. Again, if you don’t want to be charged, flexibility is going to be super super important, even if you’re disappointed with your new resort. Also, plans for POR, POFQ, AKL, and the All-Stars are still up in the air and will be determined when they see what demand looks like for beyond September.

Please no CBR pirate room, please no CBR pirate room

 

[SarahC97]

Bingo! Today we should begin the consolidation of guests. Again, if you don’t want to be charged, flexibility is going to be super super important, even if you’re disappointed with your new resort. Also, plans for POR, POFQ, AKL, and the All-Stars are still up in the air and will be determined when they see what demand looks like for beyond September.

Do you know if they're trying to keep people at the same resort level they're booked? I mean, I'm booked at Wilderness Lodge and while I'll ultimately be happy just to have a room, is there a chance they'd move me to Pop?

 

[mmackeymouse]

With regards to Virtual Queue, it’s easier for them to keep you in the standby line and then have you wondering around the parks. There are no M&G, large shows for you to occupy your VQ wait time. Plus reduced seating at dining.

That's kind of exactly the thing isn't it, though? It's a double-edged thing. A lot of people, the FP or bust people, aren't gonna get in an hour long standby line. So, they are going to be out wandering around the parks anyway. They'll just choose not to ride those rides. Without any shows to absorb them, it pretty much forces them into common areas.

I know pretty much nothing about UO, other than the VQ system seems to be working for them.

Yep it does. Singing is a major virus spreader.

Yes, but singing CAN be done through a mask. The entertainment at Universal is doing it.

When it was rumored to be open, our theory was that the music/singing would be pre-recorded, and they would do some modification of the dancers/acrobats.

 

[vinotinto]

I'm booked at WL on 7/27. Does this mean they're going to move me to the Contemporary?

I wonder if they’re going to put all the Deluxe MK resorts at Contemporary In July. Technically, it’s an upgrade due to room prices, but I like the theming of the otherMK area resorts more.

We’re booked for regular Poly before Poly reopens...

 

[rpb718]

Has anyone else heard that FotLK at AK is no longer on the attractions being open list anymore? Same with Turtle Talk at EPCOT? They're still listed in the article but I just heard differently.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

My husband's AP was a silver that was supposed to expire on March 8, 2020. I thought since this was before the parks closed, that it was said and done. I just looked (getting my ducks in a row for tomorrow morning and added a comp ticket for him) and noticed it has a new date of July 19. Any idea?? Since he is silver, he couldn't even use it because he's blocked till early August.

I would use it to renew; you can't buy new ones right now.

 

[MaC410]

Why wouldn't they publicly announce that resort opening info? Seems pretty important for people to know before tomorrow morning when the park reservation system goes live.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Has anyone else heard that FotLK at AK is no longer on the attractions being open list anymore? Same with Turtle Talk at EPCOT? They're still listed in the article but I just heard differently.

Yes they have been removed.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Has anyone else heard that FotLK at AK is no longer on the attractions being open list anymore? Same with Turtle Talk at EPCOT? They're still listed in the article but I just heard differently.

Yes, they've been removed from the list.

 

[karen4546]

Do you know if they're trying to keep people at the same resort level they're booked? I mean, I'm booked at Wilderness Lodge and while I'll ultimately be happy just to have a room, is there a chance they'd move me to Pop?

I would not think they would move you from a Deluxe to a value. I am glad you will be happy with just any room, but I think that IF you are moved then it will be to a Deluxe.

 

[skeeter31]

I guess it means POR, POFQ, AKL and All-Starts guest will be notified about a resort change. And If I`m flexible and don`t want to change anything on my booking I`ll have my WDW holiday after all

(If US let Europeans in, to be precise people who have been in Europe, Brazil etc in the last 14 days period before entering US )

That`d would be a yaaaaaaaay for me

Not just those resorts. They also need to move everyone staying at other resorts prior to their announced opening dates.

 

[vinotinto]

Soooo I’m poly cl July 19th-26th—-what happens to me you think?

CR CL?

 

[MIndy S]

Long time lurker, but I had a light bulb moment thinking about this new park reservation system. I feel like Disney is using this system to prevent a free-for-all and to avoid having to cancel guests themselves. I think that we will see huge variations in Park Availability depending on where you are staying and what kind of tickets you are using. This is based on an assumption that majority of people will cancel their resort reservations if they can't get into a park.

For example, if your reservation is at a resort that won't be open, then park availability will be limited to the open resort availability for the other resorts you could be moved to. If you are reserving parks with a DVC resort reservation, you may see much more availability since you already have a place to stay.

AP holders without resort reservations may be allotted park reservations from an entirely different pot, so they won't even be affected by booking later than the resort guests. For example, Disney may designate a certain percent of guests to be APs each day.

I thought about this because of some comments I saw about the 2021 Military Salute tickets. They aren't usually released until September (assuming they will be renewed for 2021). That would put them at a huge disadvantage for park reservations for 2021, unless Disney reserves a certain percent of park availability for those guests. The owner of the website (not sure if I am allowed to mention it) responded to a comment by saying that he can't say much, other than that Disney knows about special ticket holders and will not allow this system to be a free for all.

This system gives Disney so much more control over their guests, where they go, who they consist of, etc. I would not be surprised if people see wide differences in availability depending on where they are staying and how they are booked.

 

[skeeter31]

Why wouldn't they publicly announce that resort opening info? Seems pretty important for people to know before tomorrow morning when the park reservation system goes live.

To stop an influx of calls tomorrow morning. They’re going to move people to open resorts and they don’t want tons of people knowing ahead of time that their specific resort won’t be open and then calling to complain. They know they’ll already have thousands of complaint calls once people get moved.

 

[P'colaBeachBum]

Wilderness lodge and Jambo house non-DVC not opening anytime soon (possibly for the year) is interesting to me. Very small amount of rooms available in the mod and value categories too.

I hope you are wrong. We have had a Nov. Savanna RO reservation since early Feb. It still shows on MDE.

 

[Dulcee]

Why wouldn't they publicly announce that resort opening info? Seems pretty important for people to know before tomorrow morning when the park reservation system goes live.

I would imagine because of how moves will take place. For instance you may have MOST people booked at a value have their reservation walked to POP but a handful may have to be moved to CBR due to any number of reasons. Its more of a case by case basis situation than prior announcements.