Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Raggou]

Oga’s started to take reservations again and I missed it yesterday Couldn’t get a reservation for the 15th... sadness

 

[Clockwork]

Oga’s started to take reservations again and I missed it yesterday Couldn’t get a reservation for the 15th... sadness

Keep trying they’ll open more as cancellations come in, you could also try standby on the day of, we did in February and waited about 20/30 min. You’ll get in.

 

[Raggou]

Keep trying they’ll open more as cancellations come in, you could also try standby on the day of, we did in February and waited about 20/30 min. You’ll get in.

Also savi’s still isn’t set to open right?

 

[Clockwork]

Also savi’s still isn’t set to open right?

As far as I am aware only Droid Depot is now.

 

[skeeter31]

Also savi’s still isn’t set to open right?

The lead actor position for Savi’s is part of the actors equity union that hasn’t negotiated a return to work contract with Disney.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I agree. That's how our local pool is doing it. There are two, 4 1/2 hour pool sessions per day with an hour in between for cleaning. They have a set capacity and the chairs are socially distanced. You have to make a reservation and you can do it up to 3 days in advance. You cannot make more than one reservation per day and you have to cancel the reservation if you don't intend to use it or your membership gets dinged. They could easily do this through the MDE app and have it resort specific. They could also do it like the ADR system - if you don't show up it's a $10 pp no show fee.

Ours is even more broken up - four 1 1/2 hour sessions per day (with a 10 minute break during the 90 minutes, so 80 minutes of total swim time and 10 minutes of deck sunshine) with a 30 minute sanitation/cleaning break between each session. You also have to sign up online by the day prior and you can only get 1 slot per day. If it storms in your slot, you can standby for another one.

We do not have a no show fee, thankfully...although that's probably b/c our lifeguards hear thunder if a truck goes by (and then it's 45 minutes til you can go in)...so some folks see dark clouds or the %s in the morning, and just skip their slot...

 

[brockash]

Ours is even more broken up - four 1 1/2 hour sessions per day (with a 10 minute break during the 90 minutes, so 80 minutes of total swim time and 10 minutes of deck sunshine) with a 30 minute sanitation/cleaning break between each session. You also have to sign up online by the day prior and you can only get 1 slot per day. If it storms in your slot, you can standby for another one.

We do not have a no show fee, thankfully...although that's probably b/c our lifeguards hear thunder if a truck goes by (and then it's 45 minutes til you can go in)...so some folks see dark clouds or the %s in the morning, and just skip their slot...

Wow...I'm not sure that would even be worth it at that point. I wonder why they don't/can't do longer reservation periods.

 

[OKWFan88]

Has anyone got any inside info on when dining reservations will open up for all people? I arrive in 10 days and still can't reserve any dining

 

[HuskerFaninIL]

Has anyone got any inside info on when dining reservations will open up for all people? I arrive in 10 days and still can't reserve any dining

I don’t know, but do you personally have any friend or family member who had cancelled reservations that could do them for you? I’m making my brothers, his June trip was canceled but he preemptively cancelled his own dining, so it’s not open for him.

 

[OKWFan88]

I don’t know, but do you personally have any friend or family member who had cancelled reservations that could do them for you? I’m making my brothers, his June trip was canceled but he preemptively cancelled his own dining, so it’s not open for him.

Good idea, but unfortunately don't have any family members who have had cancelled reservations. I am wondering if they open reservations to all on July 11th, once the parks officially open...

 

[Doingitagain]

I am struggling to keep up with this thread...is there another thread with just operational updates? I like the news only one, but I find feedback from others experiences to be helpful. Or can we separate the Covid back and forth into another thread on the community board?

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I am struggling to keep up with this thread...is there another thread with just operational updates? I like the news only one, but I find feedback from others experiences to be helpful. Or can we separate the Covid back and forth into another thread on the community board?

The rumors and news threads are for discussion and speculation, perhaps a TPAS thread like this would be more of what you’re looking for.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/wdw-covid-19-operations-info-thread.3795738/page-402#post-62092887

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Last night we put on the 4th Fireworks from MK from 2018 that they were streaming and then right after came up a taping of Happily Ever After

The crowd shots threw me so much as just mentally are in "no crowds" now and sort of gave me anxiety. Also made me wonder when/if we will ever get back to that point. I am sure they will expand capacity at some point but the thought of 40,000 people in the hub watching fireworks seems like sooooo far off

 

[Doingitagain]

The rumors and news threads are for discussion and speculation, perhaps a TPAS thread like this would be more of what you’re looking for.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/wdw-covid-19-operations-info-thread.3795738/page-402#post-62092887

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!!!

 

[TomServo27]

Last night we put on the 4th Fireworks from MK from 2018 that they were streaming and then right after came up a taping of Happily Ever After

The crowd shots threw me so much as just mentally are in "no crowds" now and sort of gave me anxiety. Also made me wonder when/if we will ever get back to that point. I am sure they will expand capacity at some point but the thought of 40,000 people in the hub watching fireworks seems like sooooo far off

I find crowd shots disturbing also even when I know it’s from before all this madness. It truly does seem like something from a different time. I hope a vaccine is available soon and we can get back to mass gatherings but it does seem far off.

 

[Dentam]

Last night we put on the 4th Fireworks from MK from 2018 that they were streaming and then right after came up a taping of Happily Ever After

The crowd shots threw me so much as just mentally are in "no crowds" now and sort of gave me anxiety. Also made me wonder when/if we will ever get back to that point. I am sure they will expand capacity at some point but the thought of 40,000 people in the hub watching fireworks seems like sooooo far off

I had the ResortTV1 stream on last night also and had the same reaction to the crowds. It definitely seems like something we won't go back to anytime soon, if ever. From someone who tended to get sick toward the end of almost every WDW vacation, I think some good changes can come out of all of this in terms of public health moving forward.

 

[Dulcee]

Take a day off from this thread for the 4th and it takes me all morning to catch back up!

Lovely to see some of the resort photos and confirmation of transportation openings.

We’re in vacation prep mode here and I will say I was grateful that we were easily able to find hand sanitizer, masks and cleaning products to take to the beach next week. Also spoke to a nurse friend who said that having weeks of PPE on hand, along with some treatment protocols in place of “flying blind”, has significantly increased the morale level of staff on her covid ward compared to weeks ago. All good news regardless of where you stand on the stay home/risk taking debate.

We stopped to grab lunch out a restaurant for the first time since February and realized we feel much more comfortable dining outside. Need to do some reservation swapping I think for Disney in August... Spice Road Table here we come .

 

[TheMaxRebo]

NEWS

Disney adds back in more park pass inventory as resort guests cancel trips (seems like just back to that "bucket" not reallocation)

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/disn...k-pass-inventory-for-previously-filled-dates/

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I had the ResortTV1 stream on last night also and had the same reaction to the crowds. It definitely seems like something we won't go back to anytime soon, if ever. From someone who tended to get sick toward the end of almost every WDW vacation, I think some good changes can come out of all of this in terms of public health moving forward.

Yeah, we had a not so great experience last trip trying to watch HAE to the point my kids say they don't want to ever watch it again in person - so I would welcome some adjustment from the point it was at

 

[LiteBrite]

Yeah, we had a not so great experience last trip trying to watch HAE to the point my kids say they don't want to ever watch it again in person - so I would welcome some adjustment from the point it was at

Agreed - and not even just from the point of view of viruses, but as a person with mild claustrophobia, I haven't been able to bring myself to even attempt to deal with those HEA crowds. Just thinking about it gives me the heebie jeebies. Then when you add our collective new way of looking at crowds... shudder.