Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[skeeter31]

Did we ever find out what the big news was that were supposed to be on the lookout for last week?

My guess is it was the Christmas announcement.

 

[Mit88]

It is interesting that as of right now Epcot is the only park that has no availability in any of the three buckets for tomorrow.

Epcot is the Carpets of Aladdin of parks. People forgot about it, or didn’t bother with it assuming it was going to be packed, and now they’re remembering how incredible it is and flocking to it

 

[AmberMV]

Epcot is the Carpets of Aladdin of parks. People forgot about it, or didn’t bother with it assuming it was going to be packed, and now they’re remembering how incredible it is and flocking to it

I hope they flock somewhere else on Monday when we go though

 

[mi*vida*loca]

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...lines-have-been-updated-at-universal-orlando/
Wonder if Disney will follow.

 

[skeeter31]

I hope they flock somewhere else on Monday when we go though

My guess is Disney redistributed bucket spots for the other 3 parks but forgot to do so for Epcot as it never sells out. Now that it did sell out without moving between the buckets, it probably will tonight.

 

[AmberMV]

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...lines-have-been-updated-at-universal-orlando/
Wonder if Disney will follow.

I'll take lower wait times if it means every row on a ride is sat instead of every other row. With little children in tow the shorter the waits the happier the children and thus the happier the parents.

 

[Krandor]

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...lines-have-been-updated-at-universal-orlando/
Wonder if Disney will follow.

Hope not. Too early for that IMO.

 

[anthony2k7]

~25 people at 50%. But even that seems like a lot of people to be in that room

But with trader sams it would probably fill that 50% from the minute they opened until they closed. I think disney could make that work.

 

[skeeter31]

Hope not. Too early for that IMO.

Agree with this. UO will always be the first to implement changes like this. Disney will be the follower with everything restriction-lightening wise. They’ll wait and see how it works for UO before making any changes of their own.

 

[Farro]

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...lines-have-been-updated-at-universal-orlando/
Wonder if Disney will follow.

Sure, in about 3 years....

 

[Krandor]

Agree with this. UO will always be the first to implement changes like this. Disney will be the follower with everything restriction-lightening wise. They’ll wait and see how it works for UO before making any changes of their own.

And I have a ton of respect for disney for doing that.

 

[skeeter31]

And I have a ton of respect for disney for doing that.

Completely agree. Let others be the innovators for once, especially when it comes to safety. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Mit88]

It will be a while before Disney follows Universal in this one. Numbers will have to be almost non-existent, like lower than my county low, and we go weeks without hospitalizations before Disney allows social distancing on ride vehicles to be phased out.

 

[karma459]

Its now $62 for adults, the same as BOG, so Im wondering if the Princesses will be now just waving from the balcony... sort of like Beast just walking thru the room and waving

I doubt it, since the page on WDW says: Character Dining is currently not available at this location.
That would be a fun surprise though!

 

[gottalovepluto]

It is interesting that as of right now Epcot is the only park that has no availability in any of the three buckets for tomorrow.

Someone forgot to refill the EP bucket?

 

[Farro]

It will be a while before Disney follows Universal in this one. Numbers will have to be almost non-existent, like lower than my county low, and we go weeks without hospitalizations before Disney allows social distancing on ride vehicles to be phased out.

I agree with you that is what they will do.

But I'm not sure even with a vaccine what you describe will ever happen. So I'm not really sure what their end-game is for all of this.

 

[gottalovepluto]

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...lines-have-been-updated-at-universal-orlando/
Wonder if Disney will follow.

I think it will be awhile but it’s nice to see the ball starting to roll. You have to wear a mask anyway so makes sense to me.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I say 6 months after a vaccine is released Disney will ease up with most m, if not all, of their restrictions.

I see park capacity limits being raised soon. In turn they will fill up the rides A bit more.

 

[gottalovepluto]

It will be a while before Disney follows Universal in this one. Numbers will have to be almost non-existent, like lower than my county low, and we go weeks without hospitalizations before Disney allows social distancing on ride vehicles to be phased out.

A little thing to keep in the back of our minds will be is Disney getting desperate? With DLR shuttered indefinitely their only domestic money maker is WDW. The longer this goes on the more internal pressure there will be to start getting more aggressive like their competition is.

 

[AmberMV]

It will be a while before Disney follows Universal in this one. Numbers will have to be almost non-existent, like lower than my county low, and we go weeks without hospitalizations before Disney allows social distancing on ride vehicles to be phased out.

I wouldn't be so sure. When Disney opened mid July, on the Safari at Animal Kingdom they were sitting every other row or several rows in between parties, even with partitions. I went last month and they were sitting every single row. Masks required on all rides so really, what's the difference? And there was no uproar about every row being sat. I think it will happen sooner than you think park wide.