Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[everreal15]

Looks like they are living in luxury at Swan/Dolphin:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1278388323745030144

What a way to start my morning. That was hilarious. lol.

 

[CastAStone]

What a day to start my morning. That was hilarious. lol.

That’s pretty dang funny.

That’s what happens when you let a building sit. All the things that slowly went wrong over 3 months become apparent on the same day.

(the fix for that, depending on how it’s installed, takes either 30 seconds and no parts or 3 minutes and $2 in parts)

 

[CastAStone]

I have no idea how to interpret this news and what this could/would mean for other Disney parks. Disneyland Paris has just released that for this summer they will have discounted 1-day tickets available. 79 euro instead of 99 euro (in dollars it's also about $20 discount).
Maybe they want to stimulate people to do only one day visits instead of an overnight stay? I can't imagine it is a compensation because park hours will be limited for the time being ;-) That would be very un-Disney ;-)

My guess it's to entice locals to take day trips. Since the EU is limiting who can travel there, they need to try to get as much money off of the day-trippers as possible.

Bingo. I’m betting WDW ends up offering steeply discounted Florida resident tickets as well, either 1 day or possibly like a 3 day ticket with a 2 month use window. From what we’re seeing on the park reservation calendars it looks like WDW is going to be a locals park for a little while.

 

[CastAStone]

No popcorn yet

What corn is left to pop?

 

[cakebaker]

Bingo. I’m betting WDW ends up offering steeply discounted Florida resident tickets as well, either 1 day or possibly like a 3 day ticket with a 2 month use window. From what we’re seeing on the park reservation calendars it looks like WDW is going to be a locals park for a little while.

I think the time will come when Disney is offering huge incentives for out of state guests to come. Who knows how long that will take, but at some point they're going to need people to come back. They can't survive long term on local business.

 

[Helvetica]

So Pass Holder previews start a week from today. It just feels weird that Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom is going to be open again after all of this time. I look forward to all of the bloggers going crazy because something doesn't work quite right and the random ride that's going to have a 2+ hour wait because reasons.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Does anyone that’s been posting here have a resort reservation in July but no tickets? Getting a little too close for comfort for those people I’d imagine!

 

[MrsBooch]

Chocolate World is now park reservation / timed ticket entry as well, so plan on that if you want to go in there.

That's my personal fave part of going to Hershey - you can't tell me that the candy from Chocolate World doesnt taste fresher than the same exact candy from the store. Plus I love grabbing stuff we can't get elsewhere - like strawberry kit kats mmmmm

 

[CJGamer]

That's my personal fave part of going to Hershey - you can't tell me that the candy from Chocolate World doesnt taste fresher than the same exact candy from the store. Plus I love grabbing stuff we can't get elsewhere - like strawberry kit kats mmmmm

We have pictures each year of the kids at the entrance where you check your height against each type of candy bar (that's how they determine which rides you can get on)
It's cool to look back at those pictures as kids get excited they are "finally a Twizzlers!"
Me personally- I'm just excited Hershey finally rescheduled my Green Day and Def Leppard Concerts for next summer- I've been waiting on that so we can decide when we can go to WDW next year!

 

[cristen72]

Hoping for an announcement soon on 2020 ticket sales.

 

[02AggieGirl]

Does anyone that’s been posting here have a resort reservation in July but no tickets? Getting a little too close for comfort for those people I’d imagine!

Me! I called yesterday and was told to just keep checking back and that because I had a reservation I would have priority to tickets when they went back on sale. We are supposed to arrive on the 19th.

 

[everreal15]

Going ahead with AP previews, knowing that they’d be almost all locals in one of the worst COVID states in the country at the moment, signaled that it’s all systems go.

Does anyone know if Universal had a cap on capacity for their AP preview days? I remember people left with a really bad impression on how they were going to handle the crowd levels since so many showed up. I would like to think Disney is being more reserved in their capacity, especially given the current cases in Orlando.

 

[Disneysoule]

I think the time will come when Disney is offering huge incentives for out of state guests to come. Who knows how long that will take, but at some point they're going to need people to come back. They can't survive long term on local business.

I agree. I believe they are doing what they need to do now to be as safe as possible and open with limitations. As soon as things are safe again they will need everyone from out of state and out of the country to come back to start making money and continue their building plans and keep growing. Many people will be hesitant still, but with the right incentives I believe they will be back where they were very quickly.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Does anyone know if Universal had a cap on capacity for their AP preview days? I remember people left with a really bad impression on how they were going to handle the crowd levels since so many showed up. I would like to think Disney is being more reserved in their capacity, especially given the current cases in Orlando.

yes. You had to register for a spot.

 

[kylenne]

That's my personal fave part of going to Hershey - you can't tell me that the candy from Chocolate World doesnt taste fresher than the same exact candy from the store. Plus I love grabbing stuff we can't get elsewhere - like strawberry kit kats mmmmm

It’s the only Hershey chocolate I’ll ever eat. We always bring a giant cooler when we go and fill it up with candy. Since Disney thrill rides are the only ones I can take, it means that’s pretty much the only reason I go. (Besides holding the glasses, phones, and bags for various teens)

They really need a make your own chocolate bar thing somewhere in Disney Springs. Maybe Ghiradelli?

 

[kylenne]

Are we seriously worried about the quality of meals, the veracity of food pics and the cost of them to uber wealthy, spoiled athletes? I'm not sure this is the pr gold Disney was looking for.

Aside from the designated players those struggle boxes would be a step up for most MLS players tbh!

 

[Rach73]

Does anyone that’s been posting here have a resort reservation in July but no tickets? Getting a little too close for comfort for those people I’d imagine!

We do. Arriving at POP on Aug. 2nd. Not sure what we will do either way. Nervous about the current cases. We drive from La. so no flights to deal with and would have a car on property. On another note I was able to rebook cancelled dining reservations in the parks even though I don’t have park reservations? You are suppose to have park reservations to be able to do this so I was surprised. I haven’t seen on here that anyone else was able to do that. I canceled them because we don’t actually have park reservations and didn’t want to hold them up but thought it was weird.

 

[Ninjagrrl]

Aside from the designated players those struggle boxes would be a step up for most MLS players tbh!

MLS players don't make the crazy cash that the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Serie A or La Liga players do. There are a very few who get paid well - like when Zlatan was on the Galaxy. Not saying they're poor, but a lot of them are not making millions. Some teams are especially cheap (I'm looking at you Robert Kraft.)

 

[Doingitagain]

We do. Arriving at POP on Aug. 2nd. Not sure what we will do either way. Nervous about the current cases. We drive from La. so no flights to deal with and would have a car on property. On another note I was able to rebook cancelled dining reservations in the parks even though I don’t have park reservations? You are suppose to have park reservations to be able to do this so I was surprised. I haven’t seen on here that anyone else was able to do that. I canceled them because we don’t actually have park reservations and didn’t want to hold them up but thought it was weird.

We talked about that on the ADR thread. It appears you don't need park reservations to book dining, but you will need one to get in the park. Likely some will booking dining and end up being disappointed, thinking that maybe a dining reservation would get them into the park with only a ticket and not a park reservation.

 

[Jjbbllfrg]

Do we think or know that they will shut down rides for sanitation times? Or will they be handing you sanitizer and Lysol wipes as you board your car to wipe things down on your own? Or both? What are we seeing elsewhere?