Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

Status
Not open for further replies.
I still don't understand why the Tiki Terrace outdoor bar area isn't open. Is it too popular and they don't want to manage the crowd?
 

I actually think that Poly news is kinda nice for the people who are actually staying there. Probably a nice time to stay there. We were booked there for our cancelled trip and our biggest concern was the crowded pool area that seemed to be a consistent complaint, and general crowding of the public areas of that resort which is probably way down with villa side only, Ohana still closed, and no fireworks drawing people to the beach. Probably not too tough for people who want to stay there to book a cash DVC studio right now (or even rent points which don’t even get me started on, but it’s an option), which by many accounts are nicer than the regular rooms anyways.
 
I still don't understand why the Tiki Terrace outdoor bar area isn't open. Is it too popular and they don't want to manage the crowd?

They even have the tables distanced and marked off for people to sit. It doesn’t make sense. It would make sense if alcohol wasn’t served or the other bars weren’t open
 
I will assume this is bad news for Trader Sam’s opening anytime soon. Probably not great news for maintenance fees at PVB either.
I don't think they can legally shove additional common costs onto DVC just because they are choosing to keep the cash side closed. If anything, the reduced amount of common areas should lower dues. Should. We'll see.
 
Presumably they have only announced changes for poly so far because except for GF which is basically already open and staffed, poly is the next scheduled to open.

Will CSR and AoA reopen as currently scheduled, perhaps not.
 
I don't think they can legally shove additional common costs onto DVC just because they are choosing to keep the cash side closed. If anything, the reduced amount of common areas should lower dues. Should. We'll see.
Not talking about additional share of the cost, but I would assume the villas share of the refurb of the GCH would take a chunk out of the reserves that will need to be replenished.

The current low maintenance fees made PVB pretty attractive.
 
I really don't think it's quite as bad as switching whenever they want. I'm in Central Texas, we have to pick before the start of each grading period (some weeks before actually) and they have home room teachers dedicated to in-person and virtual. The kids have synchronous learning throughout the day until nearly 3:00, (4:00 Eastern). This is grades 2 & 3.
I really don't think virtual learning will have much impact on Disney. Parents who would have pulled their kids for a trip pre-COVID-19 might still do so, but most still won't.
It would really vary kid to kid anyway, if they could do virtual at Disney. One of mine could probably do OK. The other one struggles to focus at home. Put a castle out the window and no way! :)
We're also in Central TX. We can switch off in-person at any time, but have to wait for the end of a 9 week grading period to switch from virtual to in-person. (Same teacher for both.) Only my middle schooler has school "all day" (til 3:20); my elementary kids only go until 12:20 and 1:15. But we only *have* to make sure they log into one live zoom class a day, so theoretically we could do the early morning one and then head to parks. Not that we'd do that, we're keeping our Thanksgiving trip as is.

The holiday (Thanksgiving) crowds have me a little worried as far as wait times go. I just saw on FB that this coming Sunday (Labor Day weekend) is completely "sold out" of park reservations, even for resort guests. Without FP+, I'm worried about what that means for lines (we're used to maximizing FP+). Obviously wait times in July/Early Aug (when DH and I last went) were short, but they've been increasing. Even if total capacity is down, how bad are crowds going to be if restaurants, attractions, and shops are still closed?
 
Presumably they have only announced changes for poly so far because except for GF which is basically already open and staffed, poly is the next scheduled to open.

Will CSR and AoA reopen as currently scheduled, perhaps not.
If DVC starts booking out closer to capacity, which I think it will come November/December, they'll probably want to bring AoA on board to have a non-DVC suite option. It also has the Skyliner which makes it cheaper to open vs other resorts. But this is all about demand and they'll keep making changes as needed to adjust to changes in demand.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.















Receive up to $1,000 in Onboard Credit and a Gift Basket!
That’s right — when you book your Disney Cruise with Dreams Unlimited Travel, you’ll receive incredible shipboard credits to spend during your vacation!
CLICK HERE













DIS Facebook DIS youtube DIS Instagram DIS Pinterest DIS Tiktok DIS Twitter DIS Bluesky

Back
Top