Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Mit88]

I don't understand why Disney doesn't actually drop the hotel prices if they are hurting for business. They offered the 40% off to AP's but the rates are not even as low as I booked last year on an AP discount - and last year I had all the full amenities of the resort! With the limited amenities and reduced staff needs, you would think they would actually offer a discounted rate on rooms to fill them.

We want to book rooms 2 weekends in August and I just can't pull the trigger on their prices. Swan might get my business with their AP discount. Even with parking and resort fee, it's still cheaper than the "discounted" Pop room!

I dont think they want people to come down and stay at the resorts. Struggling company thats losing money, its a risky strategy, I know. But they also might not feel like they could keep up with the safety standards if they start handing out discounts to non-locals and those people flock the parks/resorts and things become disastrous. Outside of reallocating bucket’s, they really aren’t begging people to come to the parks. That to me says something. I’m sure they aren’t happy with the lack of attendance in the park, but if they were panicking, I would think we’d be seeing discounts galore to try and entice people.

No one really knows outside of the people that get paid to know this type of information. My guess is as good as yours

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Some small changes to boarding group system in MDE

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/new-...-boarding-groups-and-maxpass-like-entry-code/

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I’m highly skeptical that Disney would be storing individual data (not patterns) dating back far enough for them to be able to see how much time someone has spent in a park and what they were doing.

If, big if, its based on usage, it’s going to be days scanned in, period (IMO).

 

[only hope]

Magic Bands. Disney always knows where you are and how long you’ve been anywhere. Always watching

Not true. There is no active tracking for mb’s. There are certain places where wireless communication with the band happens, like rides with photos and interactive elements like the wanted screen on Star Tours.

And if you don't have one? I doubt a lot of local APs use magic bands.

I'm just curious. I don't think Disney would differentiate between being at a park the entire day or just for an hour - they would just say "hey, you used your AP". (if they are even doing that)

AP’s get a free magic band with purchase and renewals. We almost always wear them, or attach it to a bag so we don’t have to pull out our passes.

 

[Mit88]

I thought the mosquito injecting tracking chips into your bloodstream comment would have shown that I wasn’t actually serious about how much Disney is tracking you in the parks. I guess not.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

I assume most would use a magicband. I just figured they’d leave them in the glovebox of their car for impromptu trips.

Even those of us that live 3 hours away just in case.

 

[osufeth24]

I just counted, I have over 30 magicbands

 

[only hope]

I thought the mosquito injecting tracking chips into your bloodstream comment would have shown that I wasn’t actually serious about how much Disney is tracking you in the parks. I guess not.

Sorry, I didn’t read every post and over the years have encountered many people on DIS who seriously think mb’s track their every movement.

 

[Mit88]

I just counted, I have over 30 magicbands

Thats it?

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I just counted, I have over 30 magicbands

You need a wreath!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I just counted, I have over 30 magicbands

Or as @rteetz would say, "a nice start"

 

[JacknSally]

I don't understand why Disney doesn't actually drop the hotel prices if they are hurting for business. They offered the 40% off to AP's but the rates are not even as low as I booked last year on an AP discount - and last year I had all the full amenities of the resort! With the limited amenities and reduced staff needs, you would think they would actually offer a discounted rate on rooms to fill them.

We want to book rooms 2 weekends in August and I just can't pull the trigger on their prices. Swan might get my business with their AP discount. Even with parking and resort fee, it's still cheaper than the "discounted" Pop room!

I'm guessing it's because they're having to do a tightrope act of making money (at least a positive contribution) while also not being just completely "screw it all" reckless. There are a lot of things they could do to increase revenue right now, but many fewer things they can do to increase revenue while being as safe as possible. It appears from all of the things they're doing right now that they're really not trying to encourage travel to the area or large numbers of visitors to the parks.

 

[Farro]

I assume most would use a magicband. I just figured they’d leave them in the glovebox of their car for impromptu trips.

Yes, I wasn't thinking that the AP was stored on magic band like a ticket. Oops.

 

[osufeth24]

Thats it?

haha, to be fair, 25 of them are Limited Edition ones I just have as display and don't actually use (none of them are linked)

Most collect pins, i collect MBs

 

[Leigh L]

Frustrating that they can’t/won’t just require a park reservation to join the VQ and drop the requirement to scan into the park for the time being.

Would make it a little harder to secure a group but with the payoff of opening looking more like the other parks.

I don't know why they don't just do this or some sort of variation. It would eliminate the big am crowds, reduce frustrations, and give an opportunity for people to change parks if they don't get into the VQ.

Oddly, I had a dream last night they were allowing people to join the VQ before they scanned in but were on DHS property. In my dream, DH and I lost track of time when ran back to our car and had opened our apps at 10:02 and missed the 20-second distribution. I woke up before I found out of DS and his GF (who both have never ridden) got their BGs since they were way ahead of us in line and DDs were in line a little behind them.

I've not been worried about BGs just yet but clearly my subconscious is thinking about them

 

[Mit88]

haha, to be fair, 25 of them are Limited Edition ones I just have as display and don't actually use (none of them are linked)

Most collect pins, i collect MBs

Last I counted I had 53. Most of them are plain colored. I think I have 10 LE. But my AP never links to my magic bands, any of them. Ive tried everything and it’ll work once and then the next time I get the red ring of death at entrance gates. I have to use my physical card to get into the parks 99% of the time

 

[osufeth24]

Frustrating that they can’t/won’t just require a park reservation to join the VQ and drop the requirement to scan into the park for the time being.

Would make it a little harder to secure a group but with the payoff of opening looking more like the other parks.

Im actually honestly surprised they haven't. I would have thought after the first week, and seeing how it's been going, they would change it.

But guess not

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I don't know why they don't just do this or some sort of variation. It would eliminate the big am crowds, reduce frustrations, and give an opportunity for people to change parks if they don't get into the VQ.

Oddly, I had a dream last night they were allowing people to join the VQ before they scanned in but were on DHS property. In my dream, DH and I lost track of time when ran back to our car and had opened our apps at 10:02 and missed the 20-second distribution. I woke up before I found out of DS and his GF (who both have never ridden) got their BGs since they were way ahead of us in line and DDs were in line a little behind them.

I've not been worried about BGs just yet but clearly my subconscious is thinking about them

Lol I get Disney stress dreams too . Anything from sleeping through my FP booking date, to forgetting to book ADRs, to missing my flight, to missing rope drop, to every mishap in between.

I have issues.

 

[Disneylover99]

Even those of us that live 3 hours away just in case.

Or have An AP and live in Canada like us. We always keep a set of bands in our car. There’s always the chance that when we cross the border, we might just keep on heading south. Lol.

 

[WorldOfPooh]

Thats it?