Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1292887327749156864

 

[mattpeto]

We aren't even going to Epcot (my favorite park) on our December trip. Two things would make me buy another day ticket and go. Rat or park hopping at night.

The Epcot people are going to come for you. Be careful.

Epcot needs the most love from Disney. It's hard to blame Disney, they knew it it needed it too. It became their priority after Galaxy's Edge.

After the pandemic is over, it will be the first major tackle. It's going to be a while.

 

[mshanson3121]

The point is that the executives have considered all that and arrived at the decision that they made. Disney was the most cautious of the big three theme park operators in Orlando with opening back up after the shutdown. They've taken steps to make the environment as safe as possible. The stated goal from the CEO was to lose less money by having the parks open than they did by having the parks closed. They have reached that level. Disney has done what they wanted to. To keep it simple for you, Disney would be losing more money if they had kept the parks closed than they did with having them opened even with their spike. It sure seems like that worked out as the better option. Is that simple enough for you?

Apparently my earlier explanation wasn't simple enough for you to understand since your reply has nothing to do with what I was saying, or really even what I originally commented on several pages ago, which just so we're clear had to do with the decision to cut hours moving forward and the potential financial impact of that. So I'll throw Rteetz a freebie now and put you on the "ignore" list, since I really don't see any point in continuing this.

 

[anthony2k7]

So, what is project Nugget?

 

[rteetz]

So, what is project Nugget?

Firework site updates.

 

[anthony2k7]

Firework site updates.

Updated how?

 

[rteetz]

Updated how?

Things get old and need to upgraded.

 

[one_cat]

AK closing a 5pm. MK at 6pm. HS and Epcot at 7pm. Due to cancellations? That's just going to cause a bunch more cancellations.

It becomes a death spiral. Disney reduces hours customers cancel so Disney reduces hours so customers cancel. Pretty soon MK is open 2 hours/day.

 

[anthony2k7]

It becomes a death spiral. Disney reduces hours customers cancel so Disney reduces hours so customers cancel. Pretty soon MK is open 2 hours/day.

Seasonal!

 

[cm8]

My heart wouldn’t be able to handle an EPCOT with no Figment attraction. I dont care how bad the current iteration is. Its better than nothing. I would love a complete overhaul of the attraction, as long as its still a Figment attraction. But if they get rid of it altogether for an Inside Out (a movie I love) attraction, I may never go to EPCOT again

Why can’t they play russian roulette with the smells??? I’d love to not be gassed every time I need to cool off. On another note, has anyone wondered if they plan to get rid of AP’s all together?

 

[Tigger's ally]

The Epcot people are going to come for you. Be careful.

Epcot needs the most love from Disney. It's hard to blame Disney, they knew it it needed it too. It became their priority after Galaxy's Edge.

After the pandemic is over, it will be the first major tackle. It's going to be a while.

Oh, I love it. We just are taking grandtinker and whilst WS still is tugging at my wallet and heart there just isn't a lot for her there.... the third thing that could change that though would be a nighttime show....or the ability to go to WS to eat without a ticket...

Up to Disney to adjust and hopefully they do before we go.

 

[Amy11401]

I dont think it would be that late. Maybe Guardians Memorial Day and Rat around the time MMRR opened, Spring Break season

Are people thinking Guardians will be open that early now? So then what do you think about Tron? Wasn't Tron originally supposed to open before Guardians?

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Things get old and need to upgraded.

Rodney Dangerfield: sounds like something my ex wife used to tell me. No respect I tell ya

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

On one hand, 72% of American’s aren’t up for traveling to a theme park. That leaves 28% of the population open to the idea. Look around at the places this 28% could possibly go right now. Europe, Canada, most of the rest of the world, and cruises are off the table. If this 28% want to go somewhere, a big theme park resort in the continental United States certainly should be in the running. If everything else was equal, that should be enough people to fill the parks to their new limits.

So now Disney needs to look into why all those people, who do find it safe enough to travel to a theme park, are not coming to Disney. Maybe it’s cost. Maybe it’s not enough value for their money. Maybe it’s the new color of the castle. I don’t know. But I’m betting Disney either knows, or is looking into it.

I also think it's multifactorial. We were on the bubble, weren't sure if we felt comfortable going. (I hadn't been in any stores, gone to anything really except for a drive through zoo twice, since March 17. DH goes to work every day.) Factors that made us feel safe enough to go: Reports of low crowds, low wait times every time I checked MDE, reports of good mask compliance, AP discount (for the room and on merch), and we go enough that reduced hours and not having everything open/no fireworks isn't a big deal. We were going to go *somewhere* bc we needed a vacation. I hate road trips (lots of friends are driving places). I've been to most of the national parks and while I want my kids to see them, it's not my cup of tea (and this trip was just me and DH). Ultimately we felt more comfortable going to WDW than to another resort or city.

I know friends who are DVC owners (*large* contract) have postponed their big annual trip until 2021 bc MNSSHP was cancelled and that's their favorite event. Also, even though we have two separate trips to WDW in November, I was thinking about also flying out for a couple days in Oct for HHN. Obv now that's cancelled, and I'm not even considering going to Uni.

 

[Spridell]

Speaking of Epcot needing some love,

These were taken today between 1130 and 12pm.

Out of the 60 or so times i have been to Epcot I have never seen anything like it.

I will say though, it was nice with so little people and the cm's were being so nice and chatting with us everytime we stopped.

 

[Mit88]

Are people thinking Guardians will be open that early now? So then what do you think about Tron? Wasn't Tron originally supposed to open before Guardians?

I dont think there are any real timeframes for either ride. I think one of them was supposed to be spring 2021 pre-shut down, and I thought it was Guardians, maybe not. Tron still seems like a long ways off, like a year. They still have to assemble the canopy, and construct the new walkway to the queue. From the looks of it, I think Guardians is ahead of Tron, but you cant know for sure because most of the work is happening indoors. Both, unless theres another setback should be open in time for the 50th.

 

[Farro]

Speaking of Epcot needing some love,

These were taken today between 1130 and 12pm.

Out of the 60 or so times i have been to Epcot I have never seen anything like it.

I will say though, it was nice with so little people and the cm's were being so nice and chatting with us everytime we stopped.

Looking at that makes me slightly nauseous. How will Epcot ever recover.

 

[Eric Smith]

Speaking of Epcot needing some love,

These were taken today between 1130 and 12pm.

Out of the 60 or so times i have been to Epcot I have never seen anything like it.

I will say though, it was nice with so little people and the cm's were being so nice and chatting with us everytime we stopped.

I wonder if they would consider closing only Epcot during the week since crowds seem to be so low. Can anyone who has been there recently comment as to whether this is typical?

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Slightly OT - does anyone here know how late the AP phone line is open?

 

[anthony2k7]

Speaking of Epcot needing some love,

These were taken today between 1130 and 12pm.

Out of the 60 or so times i have been to Epcot I have never seen anything like it.

I will say though, it was nice with so little people and the cm's were being so nice and chatting with us everytime we stopped.

So the weekend crowds were just for the weekend it seems.