Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[hertamaniac]

Been a few days since we heard an update on the canceled AP folks, are those who canceled still seeing their passes in their MDE account?

Yep, still showing as active. I expect by the end of next month, it will be updated.

 

[Brianstl]

Sorry if this was posted earlier.

Some interesting numbers from Visit Florida. Visitors to Florida overall were down 60.5% in Q2. Domestic visitors to Florida were down 56.4%. Visitors from Canada were down 99.1%. Visitors from other international locations were down 91.1%.

https://www.visitflorida.org/resources/research/

 

[Mit88]

Sorry if this was posted earlier.

Some interesting numbers from Visit Florida. Visitors to Florida overall were down 60.5% in Q2. Domestic visitors to Florida were down 56.4%. Visitors from Canada were down 99.1%. Visitors from other international locations were down 91.1%.

https://www.visitflorida.org/resources/research/

Could be far worse considering the (Disney) parks were closed throughout Q2. A lot of Beach travel, I’m assuming. Could also be DVC and Universal/SeaWorld/BuschGardens/FunSpot/HolyLand guests, but I would guess most of it was Beach vacations

 

[Anna_Sh]

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?

For years, they used to have a FL Resident Play 4 Days for $100, then they switched it to 3 days before discontinuing it. After 9/11, they also gave out a month added to APs on their birthdays,

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

$300 in one meal!

$300 in one trip to Trader Sams!

 

[Anna_Sh]

I was listening to some Disney podcast/youtube video the other day and the discussion came up. He said that he has no problem as an AP/Local and go in and spend $300 in a single day. They dont bring PB&J sandwiches in their pockets. I can’t spend $300 in a single day if I tried. I’m an AP, but I’m not a local

I hope I don’t go that far, but I’m going next week (to EPCOT) for the first time since the shutdown, and I may have a fairly extensive shopping list

 

[Anna_Sh]

All I know is when they announced there would be no exceptions, I was one who said that’s not gonna fly. We’ll see what happens, but there is going to be some bad PR with this type of thing & perhaps a legal battle.

I think they’re counting on the pandemic being over by the time any lawsuits are decided. Plus, there’s no way the family didn’t know about the mask requirement before they left home. I’m no lawyer, but since the gist of their complaint seems to be that they “assumed” Disney would make an exception, Disney can argue back that they should have asked.

 

[Rash]

$300 in one meal!

At California Grill, it’s easy.

 

[LSUmiss]

I think they’re counting on the pandemic being over by the time any lawsuits are decided. Plus, there’s no way the family didn’t know about the mask requirement before they left home. I’m no lawyer, but since the gist of their complaint seems to be that they “assumed” Disney would make an exception, Disney can argue back that they should have asked.

Perhaps. I don’t think they wouldn’t win, but that won’t stop the lawsuits & negative PR from rolling in.

 

[skeeter31]

Perhaps. I don’t think they wouldn’t win, but that won’t stop the lawsuits & negative PR from rolling in.

I really don’t think they’re going to face any bad PR over this. Look at this story, it’s only been picked up by a few fringe outlets and is barely being spoken about. I think most people understand the need for masks right now and are quite clear on Disney’s position on masks. Now, will there possibly be lawsuits based on ADA? Yeah, probably but I bet they’ll be found in Disneys favor based on the current interpretation of the ADA and it won’t have repercussions for Disney. Disney gets sued all the time for issues and it rarely, if ever, sees the light of day in the news except for on a Disney message boards and maybe a single news story. But this definitely won’t lead to bad PR for Disney.

 

[DisMommyTX]

Perhaps. I don’t think they wouldn’t win, but that won’t stop the lawsuits & negative PR from rolling in.

I would consider it positive press as I want to know that masks will be enforced. As a parent of a special needs kid, you know better than to put your family in such a disappointing situation. If you cannot wear a mask, you are not going to Disney right now. They have made this perfectly clear all along and offered plenty of opportunities to cancel.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Perhaps. I don’t think they wouldn’t win, but that won’t stop the lawsuits & negative PR from rolling in.

But is it all negative PR? Depending on your position on masks, it actually may make other travelers feel safer that there are absolutely NO mask exceptions above the age requirement.

Working in PR, I see both sides of this. When a child who cannot wear a mask gets turned away - even if they should have known about the mask requirement - yes, that’s a negative story. But given the current pandemic situation, many may also view their strong stance on masks and enforcement as a positive.

 

[hereforthechurros]

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

Ha! I swear I saw him while we were walking into MK this past Sunday. He said welcome to us and I was straining to see his name tag but had to keep moving. So cool that he’s always out and about!

 

[Moliphino]

I could spend $300 in a single day! (Alas I would have a problem and that problem would be my bank account )

I've done it in one trip to Trader Sam's with only two people.

 

[Moliphino]

I also found it weird how some rows had 2-3 seats “locked” off, but other rows where you only have 1 seat between you and a stranger. But they look to have found a nice balance. I think it was clear they’d open at less than 50% capacity. Theaters were right behind Theme Parks that people had a big opinions on reopening.

It looks like they're blocking off seats in front, behind, and to each side of occupied seats.

 

[Mit88]

Remind me to never meet up with a lot of you. $300+ tabs at Trader Sams. 100s of dollars in merchandise in the parks. Ya’ll sound like bad influences

 

[AnaHtDis]

I feel like my teenagers could eat $300 worth of turkey legs and dole whips.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Remind me to never meet up with a lot of you. $300+ tabs at Trader Sams. 100s of dollars in merchandise in the parks. Ya’ll sound like bad influences

Hey, when flight costs are obscene and driving would end up costing you more, you gotta make your infrequent trips count!

But my favourite subject is Disney Math, so I am also a terrible influence when it comes to Disney spending .

 

[pepperandchips]

Ha! I swear I saw him while we were walking into MK this past Sunday. He said welcome to us and I was straining to see his name tag but had to keep moving. So cool that he’s always out and about!

He was definitely in MK on Sunday - I met him near Big Thunder around 12:30.

 

[magickingdomprincess]

Does anyone know when the taste of Epcot food fest is ending? I have a short trip planned the first week of Nov going off of last year's F&W dates, and it just dawned on me that it might not even be going on still!