Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

It looks like they are doing the same thing as theme parks as far as ”safety.” I was curious if they would add in a test but their site doesn’t indicate. Personally would not go on any vacation where a test was required to enter, but I imagine with a cruise testing would be a PR nightmare.

Wish I could convince my family to cruise Disney again. We’ve been on several and my kids feel like there isn’t as much for them to do. Sigh...

The 70% occupancy is high to me.

They required COVID tests of all passengers & denied boarding to anyone with a fever or “COVID like symptoms”.

Personally I can’t imagine this ends well. The little lines haven’t been able to make it work, I just have no faith more passengers is going to go better, especially since they are visiting ports and EU is experiencing an “uptick upon reopening”. This Californian remembers that phrase from early June.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I am not sure if this violates ADA rules/regulations/laws. The video was pretty poignant.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/hold-...4oFdQfM0eEOQluXQ_pBFesOm3z9dAc9iWOn4XQoazSzlc

The conclusion has been ADA doesn’t protect here because accommodating the person poses a direct threat to others.

I feel so bad for that kid. So much information out there her parents should have known before putting her in that position.

I did roll my eyes at Disney’s PR/legal team. Immediately asked why the journalist was asking and then ghosted them.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1295709814170038272

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

I am not sure if this violates ADA rules/regulations/laws. The video was pretty poignant.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/hold-...4oFdQfM0eEOQluXQ_pBFesOm3z9dAc9iWOn4XQoazSzlc

There is a full thread about this already on the disAbilities board. Information and debate about what the ADA does and does not cover regarding masks is in full swing over there. We probably don't need to rehash it over here too

The M word tends to get us in trouble on this thread

 

[Moliphino]

Pretty sure that's a 2-day price. And park to park, which beats Disney by a mile.

It says "average price per day (shown in calendar...", though.

 

[shoegal9]

It says "average price per day (shown in calendar...", though.

Correct- according to their website a 2 park, 2 day ticket is around $306 for an adult. The last time we went, Universal was more expensive than Disney. We had a one day ticket with admission to both parks last fall, it was like $190. Pretty sure a one day hopper at Disney was around $150ish... (Could be wrong, been an AP for a while now...)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Pretty sure that's a 2-day price. And park to park, which beats Disney by a mile.

If that is the two day price then that is pretty good, but the top of the chart says "the average price per day (shown in the calendar)"

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I think they wanted people to cancel as well.

For the opening up part I think September really is just going to be awful attendance wise. UO shuttering hotels was the loudest sign of that. So WDW has finally resigned itself to accept that people just aren't going to come and buy a day ticket or get a resort.

 

[Mit88]

Looks like Disney is giving up on hoping more out-of-town guests come in with all the additional availability made for APs and CMs. Gonna see some busy parks going forward

 

[only hope]

not sure what more you are looking for but this has been on the App for quite some time. Also please take note of the working at the bottom.
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Not all menus in the app have an allergy page.

 

[Chris Ehlers]

Not all menus in the app have an allergy page.

Yes True do but the ones with more offerings do and if you read the bottom of the page you can do in person non app ordering and speak to dietary cast member who could help you. not sure what else again you would like

 

[only hope]

Yes True do but the ones with more offerings do and if you read the bottom of the page you can do in person non app ordering and speak to dietary cast member who could help you. not sure what else again you would like

I wasn’t the person you were quoting. But going by the conversation, what others and I would like is for every menu to list allergies (and whether it’s vegan, in some cases), as well as allow for modifications (and updating the allergies accordingly with the modifications) so that ordering can be done through the app in confidence for every location.

 

[Sunelis]

I wasn’t the person you were quoting. But going by the conversation, what others and I would like is for every menu to list allergies (and whether it’s vegan, in some cases), as well as allow for modifications (and updating the allergies accordingly with the modifications) so that ordering can be done through the app in confidence for every location.

Honestly if I was allergic or if my diet was restrictive in any way, I would rather talk to a CM/Chef than trust my health/well being to an app. Even if it's less magical

 

[Sandiz08]

Disney has to do better with pricing in the current economy. Watching the Disunplugged show is making me realize that the moment many suspected the bubble would burst is here.

 

[Mit88]

Disney has to do better with pricing in the current economy. Watching the Disunplugged show is making me realize that the moment many suspected the bubble would burst is here.

People had no problem paying the price prior to March 16th. The current product doesnt equal the daily ticket price. That’s more of the issue than the price being too high in general. When the parks are back to normal, and people begin to travel again, they’ll have no problem getting people to pay the prices they charge. When those things happen is anyone’s guess. Could be next year, could be in 2023. We wont know until it happens

 

[TheMaxRebo]

People had no problem paying the price prior to March 16th. The current product doesnt equal the daily ticket price. That’s more of the issue than the price being too high in general. When the parks are back to normal, and people begin to travel again, they’ll have no problem getting people to pay the prices they charge. When those things happen is anyone’s guess. Could be next year, could be in 2023. We wont know until it happens

yeah, prior to all this the two biggest complaints about Disney were that it was a) too expensive and b) too crowded ... well, if it is "too crowded" clearly they aren't charging more than the market will bear

I do think we will see a lot of discounts (on packages, not reducing price of tickets directly or anything) one people are more comfortable traveling as there is still a hit to the economy and even if in general people are comfortable traveling not everyone will and not everyone will be willing to go theme parks, etc.

 

[Brianstl]

People had no problem paying the price prior to March 16th. The current product doesnt equal the daily ticket price. That’s more of the issue than the price being too high in general. When the parks are back to normal, and people begin to travel again, they’ll have no problem getting people to pay the prices they charge. When those things happen is anyone’s guess. Could be next year, could be in 2023. We wont know until it happens

Situations like this change how people view spending money. Those thought changes take longer to overcome than the actual situation that created them. That is why Chapek made it clear in the earnings call that the number of people in the parks wouldn't reach the same levels until consumer confidence returns to the levels prior to the pandemic. That is going take at least a couple of years after the parks return to normal operations.

 

[Mit88]

yeah, prior to all this the two biggest complaints about Disney were that it was a) too expensive and b) too crowded ... well, if it is "too crowded" clearly they aren't charging more than the market will bear

I do think we will see a lot of discounts (on packages, not reducing price of tickets directly or anything) one people are more comfortable traveling as there is still a hit to the economy and even if in general people are comfortable traveling not everyone will and not everyone will be willing to go theme parks, etc.

A “dead” day at the parks pre-pandemic is like triple the amount of people that are currently going/allowed to the parks. So they had absolutely no problem getting people to pay the prices that were “too expensive”.

I 100% agree that we’ll see package discounts soon after New Year’s to encourage guests to come down, especially if the state of the country is better virus related. They were dishing out discounts during the previous recession, so I dont see them shying away from trying to pull people in during this one. Ticket discounts, definitely not. Not for the general population, at least. Has Disney ever given discounts on tickets?

 

[yulilin3]

Josh D'amaro was at WoD, my arms are full of merch , I say, hello Josh, hs looks at my arms and says thanks for shopping

 

[dlavender]

Josh D'amaro was at WoD, my arms are full of merch , I say, hello Josh, hs looks at my arms and says thanks for shopping

You sure it wasn’t Chapek?