Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[lauraingalls]

I got in under 10 min today to customer service and they moved me from All Stars Resort to Pop Century with no extra charge and same room category. I am happy!

 

[Brocktoon]

Wouldn't call that "stirring the pot" per se. Which was it, reporter? Analyst? Pundit? A reporter making that statement is likely an uninformed opinion. Analyst is a professional and should be listened to. Pundit is political. Was it a doctor? Epidemiologist? If it's the latter, then you should listen as they know how viruses spread. Just making a blanket statement with shades of "media is bad" thrown in is not really fair.

I think it was a financial or business analyst just discussing that corporations should step up and shut things down if the government won't respond to potential rising COVID cases. I'm not taking sides saying it was bad or good ... just posting that they were specifically calling out the WDW re-opening.

I'd consider it stirring the pot a bit though, as the the person speaking wasn't a medical expert but spoke like it was almost a certainty that WDW would delay opening. I feel that based on where the COVID #s may go ... anything could happen, but it's a bit premature to say delaying opening is coming based on Disneyland.

 

[marx]

They left out a few steps:

• Try to log in to your MDE account and get a "Just a Moment" pink castle landing page.
• Repeat for 2 hours
• Once you are able to see the Park Pass System button, click it to go to a Space Mountain landing page with a randomly selected countdown that resets at indeterminate intervals.
• Once you finally get in, if you are unable to book your Park Pass reservations despite having room reservations and valid park tickets for those days, call CS and wait on hold for several hours.
• Scream in frustration

User error

 

[CastAStone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1276230254898507776

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

I have not gotten one for our 11/30 DVC rental or our 12/1 POFQ package! I do usually get the Disney emails, FWIW.

I have 6 trips planned, and the only emails that I received were for my triple-split stay in August. They are only sending emails through September.

 

[LSUmiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1276230254898507776

Maybe something like this will help.

 

[Mit88]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1276230254898507776

NOW they can start moving forward with plans....once Newsom reveals his plans after July 4th holiday

 

[CastAStone]

NOW they can start moving forward with plans....once Newsom reveals his plans after July 4th holiday

It sounds like they still need to reach an agreement with Unite Here union.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1276230254898507776

No reopening date, but it is promising! Obviously Disney is extremely motivated to get its Parks back open... That took less than a day.

 

[Makmak]

Oh neat, I'll keep checking. I've gotten that message once before, on my last trip I got the Chef Figment one for F&W but I legitimately had to pick it up at the resort.

Now I'm wondering if they will still give out leis at the Poly.

Royal Pacific didn’t give us our leis this time (so I just brought the ones from previous trips for the kids)

 

[Stitch 1213]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[pepperandchips]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

You have to be comfortable with your own choice. I’m personally only comfortable with outdoor dining, outdoor attractions, no shared elevators, no shared buses, etc. Those guidelines really narrow my stay down, but I’m fine with that as an AP in driving distance. You are the only one who can gauge your risk tolerance and if you are already worried about your kids you might know your own answer.

 

[LSUmiss]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

About whether to go or not?
ETA: Oh I see now. I agree with pp that you have to be comfortable with your own risk. We plan to go & bring DS (2). We will be there 7/12-7/19. Having lived in a “hotspot”, I feel like we will just take the same precautions we have been taking here. DS goes to camp every day a few hours now too.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

If you are worried about your kids, or your husband, or yourself, you shouldn’t go. Anybody here who tells you that you have nothing to worry about is wrong. A vacation isn’t worth it. Disney will still be there when this is over.

 

[wareagle57]

I think it’s funny on all the “step by step directions” for the park reservation system (ive read at least half a dozen of them) not a single one of them tells you where to go on Disneyworld.com to start this process. It’s just “sign up for account. Select party. Select day/park” I’m smart enough to figure it out, but I feel the tutorial should spoon feed the directions a bit more and tell you to click menu, go to MDE, click park reservations, ect.

 

[Mfowler7828]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

go and have fun! There is little to no risk to your children unless they have a medical condition and probably the same for you depending on your age. Just make sure to not go around any vulnerable population when you come back and obviously if you feel ill stay home! the newest data has a total of nine children dieing from Covid and six of them had underlying conditions.

 

[JenBush]

Need Opinions. Especially from Florida folks. I have reservations and tickets/Passes beginning July 11. I don't know what to do!?! Help!!! Please leave your opinion. No fighting! It's my hubs, me another couple and our two boys. I worry about my kids. Thanks in advance!!!!

I have a trip in July booked and I plan on going, but I think it’s up to your own personal comfort level. Since you’re only a little over two weeks away from your trip now is probably the time to have a serious conversation with your party about how comfortable everyone is with traveling right now.

 

[Anthony Vito]

Quick question - on hold with Guest Services now to change our room (we're currently in Beach Club 8/22-8/29). I might get a faster answer here than my search is getting me. Does anyone know the status of the main pool opening at Polynesian?

 

[pepperandchips]

Quick question - on hold with Guest Services now to change our room (we're currently in Beach Club 8/22-8/29). I might get a faster answer here than my search is getting me. Does anyone know the status of the main pool opening at Polynesian?

Currently open 11am to 9(?) pm

 

[Katrina Y]

Complimentary. You?

I paid for the upgraded ones( maybe that is why I received ours) but by this time you should have at least received an email saying they are being processed.