Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Farro]

We had luck at 3pm, when CM shifts change. We got in touch with someone in less than 10mins (after trying multiple times throughout the morning and only got busy signals).

Oh wow! Thanks for tip!

I'm like seriously anxious!

 

[GGGT]

.................... I think the max that you can hold is 14 days total. I'll be happy if we find out otherwise!

We have a total of 27 park days for 4 trips between now and the end of the year. I was online at 7:00 a.m. yesterday, got to the system at 8:10, and had them all secured by 8:20 a.m. Full choice of every park every day. (2 trips with 12 of us and 2 trips with just us 2. Me and my wife are on all park days)

Keep trying if you want/need more park days.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1275442761022312448

 

[Leigh L]

When I go to match the names on the reservation that aren’t matching up with my family. I hit submit and then it gives me an error that there was an issue assigning one or more guests. All I can figure is that she didn’t put in their actual last names, so it doesn’t see it as a match? Pictures so you can see what I’m talking about.

I hate to say it, but I suspect you probably have to call IT
One time the system somehow had one reservation with my DH's full name and the other as his first name and last initial. It messed everything up. IIRC it was because he had booked a stay and then we added another for a split. The CM put DH's in differently and it didn't link up with everything else because the system was seeing DH as two different people (the second identity had the blue mickey icon like you have in your photo). I'm not sure if that's what's happening here but in our case it was not something I could fix myself.

 

[2letterwords]

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I'm so glad we're driving...

 

[gottalovepluto]

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OMG as a solo traveler I would be the bane of so many people’s existence...

 

[tinkerhon]

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Vegas odds have the over/under for getting back to your resort from DS at 5 hours

 

[PPFlight75]

Filter to "resort guests"

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/availability-calendar/?segments=tickets,resort,passholder
If you know for sure you want to modify, you can cancel the August park day and book again for December. You just have to free up the ticket day.

Thank you! It showed availability so I canceled my August day. Bit now it still shows unavailable for any day. So weird. I guess I need to call

 

[Farro]

OMG as a solo traveler I would be the bane of so many people’s existence...

There's just two of us, they won't like us much better!

 

[runjulesrun]

I'm so glad we're driving...

Me too. We mostly rent a car for a variety of reasons anyway but for this next trip, I feel like it is even more necessary.

 

[Jillfo]

Any thoughts about when they'll do registration for the passholder preview?

 

[Tjddis]

Ok so here is something I cannot wrap my head around. Why don’t they use FP to help manage standby/rope drop crowds? Here is how I would do it: eliminate tiers and allow unlimited passes for the day but only 1 per ride. They now know exactly how many people will be in the park, they know how long it takes to load/ride each ride so they could calculate riders per hour and set so many passes per hour. There would be no stampedes, no rope drop madness and less big lines. What am I missing? I know many are thinking less capacity means less wait time, but aren’t they missing an opportunity to further manage crowd control?

 

[hereforthechurros]

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I was going to cancel the car we rented buuuuuuuut maybe we shouldn’t!

Edit: Then I checked parking fees. Lyft/Uber it is!

 

[tinkerhon]

Wow! We were at Universal last week and it was business as usual pretty much. The buses weren't too full and our hotel was pretty empty. You socially distanced yourself on the bus - or not.

Goodness , the inside of the busses are ugly ! Looks like someone threw a fit in a classroom, and started throwing desks !

 

[PPFlight75]

I can see all days in December are green, good to go!

Thanks!
They were all green but it shows all day every day booked when I try and make a reservation. Not sure what to do so I'm calling again!

 

[Jacq7414]

I was going to cancel the car we rented buuuuuuuut maybe we shouldn’t.

For real! If this is still in effect in May - I May book the contemporary instead of AKL

 

[chicagoshannon]

Ok so here is something I cannot wrap my head around. Why don’t they use FP to help manage standby/rope drop crowds? Here is how I would do it: eliminate tiers and allow unlimited passes for the day but only 1 per ride. They now know exactly how many people will be in the park, they know how long it takes to load/ride each ride so they could calculate riders per hour and set so many passes per hour. There would be no stampedes, no rope drop madness and less big lines. What am I missing? I know many are thinking less capacity means less wait time, but aren’t they missing an opportunity to further manage crowd control?

I think they need the Queues to manage the crowds. Since most shows are closed and stores will have capacity limits they need that line space to fit people "safely" in the park.

 

[JacknSally]

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Wow. Be at the bus stop by 7a if you want to make that 11a EPCOT rope drop.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

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Bet you would see solo people getting adopted into families pretty quick in that line.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Ok so here is something I cannot wrap my head around. Why don’t they use FP to help manage standby/rope drop crowds? Here is how I would do it: eliminate tiers and allow unlimited passes for the day but only 1 per ride. They now know exactly how many people will be in the park, they know how long it takes to load/ride each ride so they could calculate riders per hour and set so many passes per hour. There would be no stampedes, no rope drop madness and less big lines. What am I missing? I know many are thinking less capacity means less wait time, but aren’t they missing an opportunity to further manage crowd control?

That may prove to be completely unnecessary when we see how many people will actually be there and how the stand by lines end up working in practice, and would be absolutely maddening from a planning perspective (which I hope Disney would realize).

I think if anything the thing they may really regret not micromanaging is transport (save for the skyliner).