Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Mit88]

In more good news, the best hotel at WDW is back today! Walkway not open yet but should come online any day now.

I thought the Poly wouldn’t be open until next summer/fall?

 

[Mit88]

Thanks for sharing this info guys, Are people being fairly good at listening to CMs in regards to social distancing and masks?

In my experience, yes. It had gotten to a point where I had seen CMs just shooting guests not wearing, or wearing their masks wrong a disapproving look and the guests immediately put their masks on or pulled them up. Now that was just my experience. I had seen CMs also go up to guests and ask them as well. For the most part people were complying with social distancing without even having to be told to do so. But DisneySprings is a completely different story. It seemed like most of the store owners were responsible of enforcing those measures in their corner of the Springs. Not many CMs or security walking around making sure guests were complying that I saw, especially on the dreaded Saturday night where it seemed like a No Holds Barred event

 

[Elle23]

Wait times look hideous at HS right now:

MMRR...105 min
MFSR...90 min
SD...90 min
RNR...70 min
ToT...60 min

 

[Mit88]

Wait times look hideous at HS right now:

MMRR...105 min
MFSR...90 min
SD...90 min
RNR...70 min
ToT...60 min

School must start back up next week and people are getting their last trips in before then. Oh wait, we’ve been saying that every week for the last 7 weeks

 

[andyman8]

I thought the Poly wouldn’t be open until next summer/fall?

They’ve got to refurbish it for a reason...

 

[Farro]

They’ve got to refurbish it for a reason...

And now we said it.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1308067408498884617

 

[butterscotchcollins]

Thanks for sharing this info guys, Are people being fairly good at listening to CMs in regards to social distancing and masks?

We've been twice since reopening and while I have seen CMs ask guests to put their masks on properly, that doesn't occur in lines when no CM is around or on rides -- and more than once people took their masks off on rides when we were there. Basically, if there's no CMs around to monitor things, you will see people with their masks off or not on properly. Not a ton, mind you, but there are always the outliers.

Distancing in lines, in my experience, wasn't being enforced by CMs because they're simply not there to do anything about it. 99% of the time people pay attention to the markers and stand where they're supposed to, but I did have to ask a few times in line for the people behind me to please back up because they simply were ignoring the physical distancing markers.

Agreed that there were outliers but I would say, in my observation, almost every guest was wearing their mask properly and kept on their line marker. So I can't think of too many instances where a CM would have had to intervene, I did see them reminding guests when both unloading and loading ride vehicles (I'm thinking specifically of an incident on 7DMT) to pull the mask fully over their nose, and wouldn't start the ride until all guests visually confirmed in compliance. I also heard a CM come over the ride intercom on Gran Fiesta Tour in the middle of the ride to remind whoever was not complying to put their mask on. So in my opinion compliance is good and CM correction is good and appropriate.

But if you think that having anyone 5 ft 11 inches away from you at any point would make you uncomfortable, I recommend waiting. There are many times when just walking around where you have to skirt past people in close proximity - it didn't bother me in the slightest but everyone has their own tolerance level and I want to be open and honest about both my tolerance level and my observations.

 

[Eeyore daily]

With the table service to go being added all that they need now is to add allergy menus to resort quick service mobile ordering!

 

[Roxyfire]

Agreed that there were outliers but I would say, in my observation, almost every guest was wearing their mask properly and kept on their line marker. So I can't think of too many instances where a CM would have had to intervene, I did see them reminding guests when both unloading and loading ride vehicles (I'm thinking specifically of an incident on 7DMT) to pull the mask fully over their nose, and wouldn't start the ride until all guests visually confirmed in compliance. I also heard a CM come over the ride intercom on Gran Fiesta Tour in the middle of the ride to remind whoever was not complying to put their mask on. So in my opinion compliance is good and CM correction is good and appropriate.

But if you think that having anyone 5 ft 11 inches away from you at any point would make you uncomfortable, I recommend waiting. There are many times when just walking around where you have to skirt past people in close proximity - it didn't bother me in the slightest but everyone has their own tolerance level and I want to be open and honest about both my tolerance level and my observations.

Thanks, my only concern is of course people who are not paying attention, I have plenty of that close proximity in places like Wal-Mart so it isn't too bad. I had planned to go to disney springs at least one evening and I'm sure that's a pretty popular plan so thanks we will be more careful there.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

I thought the Poly wouldn’t be open until next summer/fall?

Yes, and Port Orleans (FQ is our go-to), is on indefinite hiatus . I’d love some Yee-Haw Bob live and some boozy beignets! Someday far from soon ...

 

[HikingFam]

The HS wait times today have me panicking about being there next Monday. Does anyone think switching to Thursday would be better? Or will all the weekdays be basically the same?

 

[yulilin3]

The HS wait times today have me panicking about being there next Monday. Does anyone think switching to Thursday would be better? Or will all the weekdays be basically the same?

Shouldn't make a difference, just try and be at the park before 9:15 to get those first couple of rides in without much wait

 

[RamblingMad]

Wait times look hideous at HS right now:

MMRR...105 min
MFSR...90 min
SD...90 min
RNR...70 min
ToT...60 min

Based the recent videos from Craig, the parks look pretty packed, especially HS.

 

[Flamingeaux]

Shouldn't make a difference, just try and be at the park before 9:15 to get those first couple of rides in without much wait

Which rides would you recommend?

 

[BioInfoLib]

Hi Guys, last night I posted for the first time ever, a report on our Sept 11-18 trip. Gives our impression of mask usage, distancing, and some of the other questions on this thread. If you are interested, you can find it in the Theme Park Attractions and Strategy forum, thread Here Now and Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences, post #3187.

 

[HunterRose13]

Wait times look hideous at HS right now:

MMRR...105 min
MFSR...90 min
SD...90 min
RNR...70 min
ToT...60 min

Yikes. I keep floundering on a Christmas trip and the thought of short wait times for rides was a saving grace. It looks like that might not be a reality. Time for more ruminating.

 

[Sarahslay]

I was very unlucky with cleaning cycles. I would say probably 30-40% of the rides I went to had to be cleaned while I was in line. There’s really no set times (that I know of) for the cleaning, so its really just timing. But even with the cleaning, I never waited longer than an hour for anything, so it never negatively impeded on my experience, not when you’re used to waiting in at least one 90 minute line every day you’re at the parks in normal situations

This happened to me at Epcot during the same time period you were there, all rides except TT I hit at a cleaning cycle right before loading every time. Actually, I didn't have to wait for living with the land, but they started cleaning right after my boat ( I call it mine since I was the only one on it, and it turned out I was the only person on the whole ride for most of it since they started cleaning after my boat and there was no one in front of me either). I ended up sitting at the end for a bit so they could spray boats down, which set up perfect timing to hit the cleaning cycle at Soarin'. I got lucky at most of the other parks though, with wait times usually being far less/non-existent for most rides. It's really just timing.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Which rides would you recommend?

Not the one you asked but most, including us, beeline right to MMRR to queue up first thing. It usually starts running a bit before 10 am. If you time it right you can be in line for or even off MMRR by the time you grab your boarding pass for ROTR at 10 am. From there it’s all personal preference but check wait times and see what looks reasonable.

 

[NJlauren]

Seeing these HS times i am happy i changed to 1 HS day and 2 AK days, just more for the kids to do.

Am i reading it correctly there are two 'shows" at HS? Disney Junior Dance party and Disney Society Orchestra (is this new?)