Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Aeralie]

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[nkosiek]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1277706885395894274

I love how they are putting this on the virus, not their deal with MLS.

 

[cakebaker]

I love how they are putting this on the virus, not their deal with MLS.

Yeah, that would be big no thanks to me on that move. A little honesty would be awfully nice. Do they think we don't talk?

 

[Friendlyadvice2]

But this is how I do disney. First complain about prices, ADR's, FP+, boarding groups, waiting for discounts. Now complain about the uncertainty, m word, soon, closed resorts/restaurants/experiences. Then I go and have the most amazing time and through happy tears start the process all over again.

Is there some other way I'm suppose be doing this?

With so many of the perks slowly disappearing over the years, it's really going to be a sad day when they take away our perk of being able to complain about planning our trips. That will probably be the final straw and many will probably just quit going at that point.

 

[Racheldb]

3AM? So you want to miss out on the good resevations. So be it.

You are hard core....

 

[rpb718]

On the NBA bubble front - there had been mentions many pages back about hot tubs at WDW resorts. I still haven't found ANY hot tub at WDW worthy of the name based on both temperature and strength of the water jets. They'd be better off disconnecting the thermostat, filling it with ice and making it an ice bath.

 

[Disdreamprincess]

How to ensure that we are eligible to call tomorrow? I had a trip in September, all ADR's were cancelled. I then changed my dates a little to end of August. Is it good? When are people that already are in the 60 days booking window be able to book theirs? Couldn't ask in the chat, always greyed out saying all CM's are busy assisting other guests.

 

[rteetz]

I love how they are putting this on the virus, not their deal with MLS.

MLS will be gone by August 12th. They were to move exclusively to the Swan after July 31st.

 

[princesscinderella]

On the NBA bubble front - there had been mentions many pages back about hot tubs at WDW resorts. I still haven't found ANY hot tub at WDW worthy of the name based on both temperature and strength of the water jets. They'd be better off disconnecting the thermostat, filling it with ice and making it an ice bath.

You need to stay dvc in a one bedroom then. A jacuzzi tub as hot as you want to make it and if you add bubbles beware they will foam over the tub!

 

[ryanpatricksmom]

The list is here under "Available Dining Experiences"

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/dine/#locations
All we can do is make a list, and plan. Everything else will have to be a walk up reservation if the restaurant opens between now and then.

Well the good news is that it takes the urgency out of it for me. There's only a couple of restaurants that have been offered so far that are must dos for me, so I can wait until the online bookings start. I hope that it does work that way tomorrow, but if not, I won't be sitting on hold....again, LOL!

 

[rpb718]

Wow - in the availability calendar only the last 4 days of July have parks for APs. I'm surprised there hasn't been any changes on the resort side for several days - especially given WDW should know how many resort reservations they have so they have a meaningful bucket size (unless they really overestimated good neighbor resort counts). At the moment I'm thinking the way they split between the AP and Non-resort Ticket buckets may need tweaking. They lost the luxury of knowing the dates when they pushed all the dated tickets out to expire 9/26/21.

 

[rpb718]

You need to stay dvc in a one bedroom then. A jacuzzi tub as hot as you want to make it and if you add bubbles beware they will foam over the tub!

I should amend my comment to be public hot tubs. (Also, it's always just DW and I so we normally do studios.)

 

[gottalovepluto]

There goes my refund !
No wonder why I've been waiting so long

File a chargeback with credit/debit card if it’s been less than 120 days since purchase

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Wow - in the availability calendar only the last 4 days of July have parks for APs. I'm surprised there hasn't been any changes on the resort side for several days - especially given WDW should know how many resort reservations they have so they have a meaningful bucket size (unless they really overestimated good neighbor resort counts). At the moment I'm thinking the way they split between the AP and Non-resort Ticket buckets may need tweaking. They lost the luxury of knowing the dates when they pushed all the dated tickets out to expire 9/26/21.

I wonder if they’d sooner open up resort bookings again to fill those spaces than give those park spaces to offsite APs.

 

[Mit88]

I wonder if they’d sooner open up resort bookings again to fill those spaces than give those park spaces to offsite APs.

I think that and new 2020 ticket sales Are both coming soon.

 

[rpb718]

I wonder if they’d sooner open up resort bookings again to fill those spaces than give those park spaces to offsite APs.

You know, I used to envy folks who had APs for WDW. This year--not so much.

 

[MrsSmith07]

I wonder if they’d sooner open up resort bookings again to fill those spaces than give those park spaces to offsite APs.

My money would be on opening resort reservations. Brings in more $$$

 

[Jiminy76]

I can’t get excited until I see them in my MDE. Have a feeling tomorrow is going to be another endurance sport. Please let me be wrong!

The ADR system existed prior and would not expect anywhere near the same issues as the park reservation fiasco. They more than likely tied the MDE accounts to a list that will allow you to make ADR's when they initially open if you met the criteria of having your prior ADR's cancelled.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

How to ensure that we are eligible to call tomorrow? I had a trip in September, all ADR's were cancelled. I then changed my dates a little to end of August. Is it good? When are people that already are in the 60 days booking window be able to book theirs? Couldn't ask in the chat, always greyed out saying all CM's are busy assisting other guests.

My guess is that eligibility enforcement will be flawed and inconsistent at best. May the force be with everyone. Grab a mimosa and pack your patience!

 

[Doingitagain]

I must be missing something. If we're doing this by phone, how are we supposed to know what restaurants that they're even taking ADRs for? We know the Parks piece, and we know the resort restaurants that are open up until the 11th, but do we know for sure what the choices are for trips after that? I'm assuming as resorts open, dining options will increase. We can't book those? I'm so confused. At least if we were doing it online, we'd know all of our options. I can envision a lot of time being spent information gathering, and not a lot of progress being made.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/dine/#locationsThere is a section for parks and a section for resorts