Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[cristen72]

Now that the AP refund deadline has passed, what’s the speculation on when they might start selling APs again? I need one for the first week of September.

 

[Mit88]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/travel/virus-secret-vacations.html
Not directly Disney related, but an interesting read

 

[Mit88]

Now that the AP refund deadline has passed, what’s the speculation on when they might start selling APs again? I need one for the first week of September.

Probably not until park hopping is back.

 

[Jrb1979]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/travel/virus-secret-vacations.html
Not directly Disney related, but an interesting read

Must be a US thing. I have never seen that happen here.

 

[Spridell]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/travel/virus-secret-vacations.html
Not directly Disney related, but an interesting read

I was at Epcot on Monday I didn't really tell anyone.

I have a couple of neighbors who are scared to death to even leave the house. Really didn't want to hear it from them.

But I bet this is more prevalent than people think.

 

[Mit88]

I was at Epcot on Monday I didn't really tell anyone.

I have a couple of neighbors who are scared to death to even leave the house. Really didn't want to hear it from them.

But I bet this is more prevalent than people think.

Other than here and my family, no one knows I’m going to Disney next week. Granted I don’t have Facebook. And my twitter and IG are more for information, I never post on either. But I usually let friends know I’m going if they want me to pick them up anything

 

[chicagoshannon]

DVC lounge at Epcot reopening on the 16th

I thought it was already open.

 

[Mit88]

I thought it was already open.

Is Top of the World open?

 

[cristen72]

Probably not until park hopping is back.

That would be a shame. There are probably people like me that would still buy them even without park hopping. Easy money for Disney.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Is Top of the World open?

last I heard, no.

 

[Mit88]

That would be a shame. There are probably people like me that would still buy them even without park hopping. Easy money for Disney.

I don’t disagree. But the AP bucket is already sold out for DHS until like mid-September, if not further at this point. So adding more people into that bucket, while also not providing park hopping, or fireworks, or parades, or M&G’s, charging $700+ for APs would be very arrogant.

Now if they can come up with a temporary AP where they charge less to equate to the current situation, then I think that could work, and then charge an add-on if you want to keep your pass after the restrictions are lifted. I’m just not sure they’d go that route

 

[Geomom]

I thought it was already open.

Yes, dvc lounge is already open. We went to it during our 7/25-8/8 trip. I posted the info about it on the DVC boards last week.

 

[Friendlyadvice2]

DVC lounge at Epcot reopening on the 16th

The DVC lounge at Epcot has been open since the phased reopening began last month.

 

[Sarahslay]

That would be a shame. There are probably people like me that would still buy them even without park hopping. Easy money for Disney.

we were going to buy APs for both of my daughters and DH (I already have one), but instead we've had to pay way more money to for individual tickets for all of our trips over the next 1.5 years we have booked. It has definitely cost us more money now than it would have if we got an AP, so they definitely aren't losing money on people who were already planning on coming on multiple trips.

 

[cristen72]

we were going to buy APs for both of my daughters and DH (I already have one), but instead we've had to pay way more money to for individual tickets for all of our trips over the next 1.5 years we have booked. It has definitely cost us more money now than it would have if we got an AP, so they definitely aren't losing money on people who were already planning on coming on multiple trips.

This is similar to our situation. Our next three trips fall within the next 9 months. APs would be much cheaper for us as well. We are out of state and stay on site, so we would get the value out of a full price AP as it is, even without hopping.

 

[Jrb1979]

All this is showing why Disney prefers people who pay full price and not have an AP. More money coming in

 

[yulilin3]

I thought it was already open.

The DVC lounge at Epcot has been open since the phased reopening began last month.

Well officially i guess it wasn't? They just posted it today. I stand corrected if it was.

 

[Mit88]

This is similar to our situation. Our next three trips fall within the next 9 months. APs would be much cheaper for us as well. We are out of state and stay on site, so we would get the value out of a full price AP as it is, even without hopping.

Maybe they’re doing something where if you have the intent to buy an AP, you can buy individual tickets and upgrade to APs when they become available again? I have no idea, but I know they’ll usually allow you to upgrade individual tickets to an AP for like 2 weeks after the use of the individual ticket(s).

I know they’re allowing current passholders the ability to renew, so for now at least they plan on bringing APs back at some point.

 

[Farro]

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I was at Epcot on Monday I didn't really tell anyone.

I have a couple of neighbors who are scared to death to even leave the house. Really didn't want to hear it from them.

But I bet this is more prevalent than people think.

Happening right now on community board, just in case people don't think it's a thing.

 

[Mit88]

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Happening right now on community board, just in case people don't think it's a thing.

What isnt being discussed on the community boards? Probably easier to name the topics that aren’t discussed there than are being discussed