Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sandiz08]

2020 Tickets to go on sale tommorow. This is coming from a TA I’ve used.

 

[Sre]

I hope they can get some work done while the parks have such short days. Closing down at 7pm is a chance to get some much needed work done in the MK.

Likewise, hoping some of these issues can be resolved before the "official" reopening. Would be heartbroken if we couldn't do Carousel of Progress, it's our favorite 15 minutes of A/C.

 

[KBoopaloo]

This is a weird question but I have thought a lot about table spacing in TS restaurants but didn’t even think about it in QS spots. Were tables removed from indoor seating QS spots to allow for more distancing?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Not so sure it's about the gaiter coming off. The material and the "seal" are the issues. Thin and breathable does not protect others. Also, Florida doesn't track and trace, so you will never know where the spread is happening.

Also seems to be more variance in them in what material it is, if they are tight or not as tight, do they have means to tighten them or not, etc.

So maybe Disney just decided easier to restrict styles allowed vs worrying about that

 

[Helvetica]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280851347294892033

I'm just glad that there's a clear answer. I did buy a gaiter with the intent of possibly using it, but I also bought a ton of masks.

If Disney required full Princess dresses or super hero outfits for admission, I'm still going.

 

[kylenne]

yeah, I think there was some hope that some of that could have been worked on while the parks were closed and appears they weren't (whether Disney wasn't really able to or just chose note to)

Obivously a lot of other work done around the parks just to get them ready to open in this new environment

Something to keep in mind imo even before the issues with getting the parks ready, there were also concerns about maintenance crews being able to work safely, and local government orders with regard to what constitutes essential construction. I don't think they could have gotten a lot of that work done even if they wanted to (and I'm sure they did want to). They only had barebones staff on site from everything I saw (security, CMs who care for the animals at AK/AKL, etc)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Gosh I hope they still allow gaiters. I saw so many yesterday. Gaiters are the only masks that seem to stay up on my kids faces. We're still waiting on our Disney masks for the kids hopefully those will work.

you can try ones with ties - we used cloth masks with ties and they stayed pretty good on all the kids - youngest is 4

 

[Mit88]

I don’t mean to be rude here, but literally this whole thread is about us debating decisions Disney makes that ardent left to us to decide. We’ve been doing it for everything since March.

No, I know. And sometimes its healthy to debate. It would be very boring here if we were all on the same page at the same time. Ive had differing opinions with members here on occasions, but I’ve also had great and insightful conversations with those same people. All I’m saying is, we’ve done the mask/gaiter talk so many times on here that some people are just burnt out on that discussion/debate. I’m not saying your feelings or opinions are wrong, they’re not, because they’re yours, not mine, or anyone else’s on here. But at the end of the day Mom and Dad make the rules, and in this current situation we REALLY need to follow every rule they make because theres very little margin for error

 

[gottalovepluto]

Not so sure it's about the gaiter coming off. The material and the "seal" are the issues. Thin and breathable does not protect others. Also, Florida doesn't track and trace, so you will never know where the spread is happening.

From the Mouse "Be secured with ties or ear loops"

No ties or ear loops, no entry. Literally the only thing said mandated about material is that it be "breathable material".

 

[Brianstl]

Florida isn't doing any contact tracing. We have no idea if any of the increased number of positives in the Orlando area can be attributed to mask policy and enforcement at Universal.

Not so sure it's about the gaiter coming off. The material and the "seal" are the issues. Thin and breathable does not protect others. Also, Florida doesn't track and trace, so you will never know where the spread is happening.

We won't need the state of Florida to tell us if there is a cluster at a theme park. Social media will let us know right away. Social media is going to let us know about anyone who visited a park a month prior to a positive test regardless if the person got the virus at a park or didn't have the virus at the time.

 

[Mit88]

2020 Tickets to go on sale tommorow. This is coming from a TA I’ve used.

Seems like a weird time to do this. Current resort guests w/o tickets, sure. Because its much easier to account for the possible demand. But it would seem smart to maybe wait until the parks are open for a few weeks to make this decision

 

[Jothmas]

From GMA this morning..

https://www.facebook.com/59306617060/posts/10157704977762061

That was a good and accurate news story. It should help to ease the mind of anyone who saw it who was wavering about traveling to WDW.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/disney-world-construction-crane-catches-fire-from-lightning-strike/
Not to interrupt a mask debate but something is on fire

 

[Sandiz08]

Seems like a weird time to do this. Current resort guests w/o tickets, sure. Because its much easier to account for the possible demand. But it would seem smart to maybe wait until the parks are open for a few weeks to make this decision

No specification on the type of tickets. Could be group tickets first, but at this time nothing would surprise me.

 

[kylenne]

In case anyone else was curious about how it went at AK yesterday in all the glut of MK coverage, Super Enthused has her video up now:

Disney's Animal Kingdom Preview at Walt Disney World! New Bag Check, Characters on Boats & More!

 

[Jrb1979]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1280879397315248133

What a rip off.

 

[Mit88]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/disney-world-construction-crane-catches-fire-from-lightning-strike/
Not to interrupt a mask debate but something is on fire

Its called “Dream Embers” at Disney, not “fire”.

The Crane was hit with lighting and sparked full of Dream Embers

 

[DGsAtBLT]

What a rip off.

Isn’t it just about the same as at Riviera...?

 

[Mit88]

No specification on the type of tickets. Could be group tickets first, but at this time nothing would surprise me.

I’m an AP with Parks reservations. So I selfishly didnt take into account for the people staying at Disney, or off property starting this weekend that havent gotten tickets. If they have a set capacity built into the reservation system, it doesnt hurt to make tickets available to fill the available space

 

[Jrb1979]

That was a good and accurate news story. It should help to ease the mind of anyone who saw it who was wavering about traveling to WDW.

Meanwhile there is 9989 new cases with a 14.14% positive.