Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Spridell]

Try opening the Dashboard that supplies county specific information from that page. Almost every page says: "Not fully configured" and shows no data.

Its horrible never works.

Scroll down and click on state or county and get the pdf version. All the information is there and easy to read

 

[WonderlandisReality]

Now that it is Sunday parks will start to open NEXT WEEK!!!
Are they going to open up ADRs this week for in park dining? Or is this really going to be the throwback “quintessential” Disney experience and they only take walk ups?

 

[Disdreamprincess]

You don’t need to depend on the media. The Johns Hopkins covid website breaks the numbers down very clearly.

I don’t rely on the media at all.
They are reporting cases. That doesn’t make much sense as it is and people are frightened by those spikes in numbers.

 

[UkDisney73]

All speculation but I wouldn’t be surprised to see hopping to Epcot implemented this year if park demand remains low.

Maybe they'll trial two parks a day first later this year and then move on to park hopping in the spring time, I've delayed my trip by 12 months because of this very issue as I see park hopping as a huge plus when visiting disney.

 

[Marionnette]

All speculation but I wouldn’t be surprised to see hopping to Epcot implemented this year if park demand remains low.

I would love to see hopping opened up for Epcot! It’s the whole reason behind us booking at the Boardwalk. We can dream, can’t we?

 

[mmackeymouse]

You continually post about how the percentage of positives is low, when the real amount it’s down is insignificant and the fact is, with the number of tests being done, it should drop like a rock. The more testing, the lower the pop’s should be for any indication that this isn’t a real spike in cases. That’s spin.

I’m not posting fears either. Acknowledging reality is not fear.

Here's the one thing I will say about this topic. Why?

All along, we had been told, back when testing was much more restricted, that the number of people who actually had it far outweighed the number of confirmed cases. So, with more testing, we SHOULD expect to see higher numbers. And not necessarily a huge drop in %.

Also, during the crucial weeks/months, testing amongst groups of asymptomatic carriers was running in the 20-40-50% rate. So, if you are testing 70K, if half of them are asymptomatic...which I think that number is much higher....if the numbers aren't 12-17K from the asymptomatic people alone...to me, that's a good thing.

No case is good, no death isn't tragic. People should be more careful. People should be wearing masks. But, let's at least acknowledge that while cases have gone up, and no one wants to see that, cases do seem to be more treatable at this point, and the percentages kind of match what we had been seeing all along.

 

[CogsworthTN]

I would love to see hopping opened up for Epcot! It’s the whole reason behind us booking at the Boardwalk. We can dream, can’t we?

We love to park hop to Epcot. And yes we can dream, after all...
A dream is a wish the heart makes

 

[mmackeymouse]

Maybe trade in one park day on ur ticket for 2 after 4 at epcot days (pending capacity of course)

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

I would love to see hopping opened up for Epcot! It’s the whole reason behind us booking at the Boardwalk. We can dream, can’t we?

That’s such a large park you’d think park hopping maybe after 4 would work. I think everything is subject to change depending on capacity.

 

[cakebaker]

All along, we had been told, back when testing was much more restricted, that the number of people who actually had it far outweighed the number of confirmed cases. So, with more testing, we SHOULD expect to see higher numbers. And not necessarily a huge drop in %.

More tests = more cases, absolutely true. But, if things are headed in the right direction. the percentage of positives should go down the more you test. That's been the theory since the beginning. It makes sense that unless the virus is spreading, the more you test, the more negative results you should get. Going by percentage of positives negates the effect of more testing. And that number is not what we've been seeing all along. It has skyrocketed. Orange country went from under 5% to 17% in a day. The state is now at 12.5%, a huge increase from what it has been.

 

[Disdreamprincess]

We love to park hop to Epcot. And yes we can dream, after all...
A dream is a wish the heart makes

When you wish upon a star

 

[rteetz]

I know we have lacked some disney news the last couple days but let’s try to stick to that instead of number crunching COVID please and thank you!

 

[Janet McDonald]

Now that it is Sunday parks will start to open NEXT WEEK!!!
Are they going to open up ADRs this week for in park dining? Or is this really going to be the throwback “quintessential” Disney experience and they only take walk ups?

And isn’t the cast member preview Tuesday the 7th

 

[SaintsManiac]

There’s a thread on the community board that is specifically about Florida’s virus numbers.

 

[MickeyMinnie1971]

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[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/these-disney-world-restaurants-could-reopen-after-all/

 

[WonderlandisReality]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/these-disney-world-restaurants-could-reopen-after-all/

I sooooooo hope Kringala opens.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Data points:

I just called the VIPassline to cancel my annual pass. The first few times I called it said "all circuits are busy, please try again later." The 5th time I called I got the same message, but instead of hanging up after that message I waited, and then it switched over to the normal disney system where I put in my information and got placed on hold. I spent 1 hour and 45 minutes on hold and was connected to a person. She was very nice and was able to process my cancellation of my annual pass. She indicated that Disney hasn't yet released exactly what compensation I would get for the cancellation, but that she had processed it, and I would likely hear back in the next few weeks.

 

[mmackeymouse]

Oh man, I saw Chefs de France and was so happy. Wah wah.

 

[jsbowl16]

I would love to see hopping opened up for Epcot! It’s the whole reason behind us booking at the Boardwalk. We can dream, can’t we?

We are in the same situation. We always stay at BWV because we love to go to a park in the morning, take our afternoon break and have dinner at DS or a resort then walk around Epcot to end the night. We very rarely spend evenings at any of the other 3 parks. These next few trips will definitely be different without park hopping.