Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[AmberMV]

That's exactly how it was at universal. Was there for the 2nd ap day and it was so much busier than the first day it was open to public

Difference is that Universal is not requiring reservations so it is hard to compare the two when we already know Disney has set capacities and gone reservation-only for park entrance and that MK on July 11 public opening is already maxed (<---for APs, that is)

 

[Krandor]

I think a lot of people want in, but I do not think the capacity for it will be high. This is going to be one of those golden ticket type scenarios I think, where tons of people are vying for the same few spots. I don't expect it to be any more crowded than the capacities that Disney has already set for their reopenings on any parks, and in fact I would not be surprised if capacity for the Previews was MUCH less than it will be on July 11.

The thing is though they haven't completely sold out any day at MK or AK so if AP previews are the same max capacity those days are going to be much more crowded then it will be the day after (assuming AP preview is not lower then the buckets starting July 11).

I know people want to go but I'm not sure I'd want to try to squeeze in on the preview days vs waiting a few days.

 

[glocker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1277401041634496512

As a DVC member with a July reservation at BW, I am incensed. Part of the reason for choosing BW was for the loop around Crescent Lake. My son is a D1 runner and will be starting his freshman year a few weeks after our trip. He runs the loop for training every morning and now will be unable. I have been debating cancellation, but will lose my points. I'm just about done with Disney at this point. I've been giving Disney my money for 20 + years, and the way members are being treated is despicable. But, the get that NBA money, so I guess they don't care. This sucks.

 

[AmberMV]

The thing is though they haven't completely sold out any day at MK or AK so if AP previews are the same max capacity those days are going to be much more crowded then it will be the day after (assuming AP preview is not lower then the buckets starting July 11).

I know people want to go but I'm not sure I'd want to try to squeeze in on the preview days vs waiting a few days.

For me, it's because the AP preview is for ALL APs, as normally all AP except Gold and Plat are blocked out until August. So, like thousands of other non-Gold/Plat APs the Preview is the only time we can go until August when our block out ends.

 

[cakebaker]

We'll have to just wait and see. Just because they wouldn't need something doesn't mean they don't want it.

My money still goes with SAB being open for the players.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

As a DVC member with a July reservation at BW, I am incensed. Part of the reason for choosing BW was for the loop around Crescent Lake. My son is a D1 runner and will be starting his freshman year a few weeks after our trip. He runs the loop for training every morning and now will be unable. I have been debating cancellation, but will lose my points. I'm just about done with Disney at this point. I've been giving Disney my money for 20 + years, and the way members are being treated is despicable. But, the get that NBA money, so I guess they don't care. This sucks.

Is the path blocked along the water from BW to Hollywood Studios? Could he run there? You’d really cancel over a fence?

 

[MickeyWaffles]

While Disney would prefer to completely staff the pool out of safety, I’m sure these guys dont need a full staff of lifeguards on duty. If the kids and families were there while the teams were at Yacht, then absolutely. But these are all adults. I’m not saying they will open up to the players, I just wouldnt be surprised.

I think they’d want to staff SAB for NBA because of the sheer size. And especially with the lazy river, etc. I still don’t think NBA will have access to SAB, but I do think there would be lifeguards at that particular pool area if they did to keep an eye on things.

 

[rteetz]

Is the path blocked along the water from BW to Hollywood Studios? Could he run there? You’d really cancel over a fence?

That should be open. The fence is really just to enclose YC.

 

[Mit88]

They may not be using SAB and the slide, but I did say almost 2 weeks ago when they first announced where the teams were staying that the area would be heavily guarded. I consider a fence as a version of “guarded”. None of this should be coming as a surprise.

Even if the teams dont use SAB, and they left that loop clear there would be teenagers, and probably adults that would attempt to sneak onto the pool. And thats a disaster waiting to happen

 

[chicagoshannon]

Is the path blocked along the water from BW to Hollywood Studios? Could he run there? You’d really cancel over a fence?

currently it is gaurded but it should be open when the parks open. Still not the same as running around the lake.

 

[rteetz]

currently it is gaurded but it should be open when the parks open. Still not the same as running around the lake.

What point is it blocked off?

 

[Mit88]

I think they’d want to staff SAB for NBA because of the sheer size. And especially with the lazy river, etc. I still don’t think NBA will have access to SAB, but I do think there would be lifeguards at that particular pool area if they did to keep an eye on things.

Absolutely. Even if they could all be trusted, Disney wouldnt allow that type of freedom to have the pool with no lifeguard’s watching over, regardless of whether they’d actually be needed or not. I just dont think they’d need more than a small handful. Definitely not nearly as many as a normal day

 

[hereforthechurros]

As a DVC member with a July reservation at BW, I am incensed. Part of the reason for choosing BW was for the loop around Crescent Lake. My son is a D1 runner and will be starting his freshman year a few weeks after our trip. He runs the loop for training every morning and now will be unable. I have been debating cancellation, but will lose my points. I'm just about done with Disney at this point. I've been giving Disney my money for 20 + years, and the way members are being treated is despicable. But, the get that NBA money, so I guess they don't care. This sucks.

He can still run it just doesn’t connect. Get to the wall turnaround and run back the other way. Or what about changing resorts to somewhere with a better running setup?

 

[Doingitagain]

As a DVC member with a July reservation at BW, I am incensed. Part of the reason for choosing BW was for the loop around Crescent Lake. My son is a D1 runner and will be starting his freshman year a few weeks after our trip. He runs the loop for training every morning and now will be unable. I have been debating cancellation, but will lose my points. I'm just about done with Disney at this point. I've been giving Disney my money for 20 + years, and the way members are being treated is despicable. But, the get that NBA money, so I guess they don't care. This sucks.

Have you thought about SSR? There is a lot of places to run, including around the tree house villas, DS, etc.

 

[glocker]

Is the path blocked along the water from BW to Hollywood Studios? Could he run there? You’d really cancel over a fence?

It's not just the fence; though the fence is symbolic. The quest for every dollar they can grab has been sticking in my craw for years. They have been slowly shutting out the little guy, and making decisions that are very anti-Disney. If Walt saw these fences going up at GF and YC he would not be happy. He'd say it's a bad show. Additionally, Walt was all about making the parks accessible to all. This is not the Walt way.
As for the HS walkway, thanks for the recommendation. I don't know that we'll need it though, as I intend on canceling or moving back to my home resort of OKW.

 

[chicagoshannon]

What point is it blocked off?

Looked like at the overpass to me (was in a video I watched)

 

[princesscinderella]

It's not just the fence; though the fence is symbolic. The quest for every dollar they can grab has been sticking in my craw for years. They have been slowly shutting out the little guy, and making decisions that are very anti-Disney. If Walt saw these fences going up at GF and YC he would not be happy. He'd say it's a bad show. Additionally, Walt was all about making the parks accessible to all. This is not the Walt way.
As for the HS walkway, thanks for the recommendation. I don't know that we'll need it though, as I intend on canceling or moving back to my home resort of OKW.

I agree Walt wanted everything accessible but he also wanted to cater to the money and corporate crowd who helped sponsor and defray the costs of the park attractions. This is why club 33 was born.

 

[rteetz]

It's not just the fence; though the fence is symbolic. The quest for every dollar they can grab has been sticking in my craw for years. They have been slowly shutting out the little guy, and making decisions that are very anti-Disney. If Walt saw these fences going up at GF and YC he would not be happy. He'd say it's a bad show. Additionally, Walt was all about making the parks accessible to all. This is not the Walt way.
As for the HS walkway, thanks for the recommendation. I don't know that we'll need it though, as I intend on canceling or moving back to my home resort of OKW.

We likely wouldn’t have yacht or beach if Walt was around. Walt wasn’t about resorts either, he was about the parks, technology and innovation. Epcot would’ve been an actual city had he lived longer.

 

[rteetz]

Looked like at the overpass to me (was in a video I watched)

That’s what I would’ve thought. Still a pretty decent running path then.

 

[Krandor]

Additionally, Walt was all about making the parks accessible to all. This is not the Walt way.

I hear this kind of thing all the time. Parks shouldn't be so expensive so everybody can go or NBA/NFL/college football shouldn't be so expensive that an average family an go. The problem on all of this is there is a limited capacity. If you made say NFL games $10 a ticket all that would happen is they are sold out in 2-3 minutes if that and that average family still likely can't go unless they could be online right when tickets went on sale and got very lucky. Theme parks are the same. There is still only so much capacity. It sucks but it is reality. There is simply no way to allow all 380M people in the US access to the parks even if you wanted to. It sucks that it is expensive and I get that - I hate spending as much money I do though I often go on a very low budget. It is even worse in a pandemic but even before covid if you made tickets $20 for WDW it would be so crowded nobody would have a good time.