Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sarahslay]

What were the rooms priced at? That sounds awesome!

I don’t the exact amount of the discount I got on a garden cottage CL room at BWI, and I don’t remember the exact price but it was high $300’s for a room that was going for around $1k. I stopped calculating the discount when I got to 50% off and it still wasn’t what I had gotten off per night. Some people had around 70% off, it was crazy. Disney let you keep it as long as you didn’t try to modify, which is how I ended up doing a split stay since I dared not touch it when I extended my stay by 3 nights.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

Anyone else get a bit sad at the 180 day window that means absolutely nothing now...

1. Do you ever think they will bring back the 180 day dining/experience booking window?
2. Praying for Park Hoppers for our May '21 trip...anyone hear any new rumblings on this? I wish they would open it up to resort guests with dining reservations...
3. What about luggage transfer with ME? Do you think that will ever come back?

1. God I hope not. I could see a slight advantage given to resort guests. Maybe introduce tiers by resort level (105 days deluxe, 90 moderate, 75 value, 60 GP). Choosing where I want dinner 6 months out was the worst part of my previous WDW planning. I didn’t realize how nice it was until we “replanned” a summer trip after reopening.
2. No news, but until Disney decides to bump up capacity, I don’t see it happening.
3. I had no idea this was a third party operation until the first round of layoffs. I’d love to see it happen; this and package delivery of in-park shopping are the zenith of resort perks. My best guess it won’t return until all resorts are reopened, though.

 

[figmentfinesse]

I don’t the exact amount of the discount I got on a garden cottage CL room at BWI, and I don’t remember the exact price but it was high $300’s for a room that was going for around $1k. I stopped calculating the discount when I got to 50% off and it still wasn’t what I had gotten off per night. Some people had around 70% off, it was crazy. Disney let you keep it as long as you didn’t try to modify, which is how I ended up doing a split stay since I dared not touch it when I extended my stay by 3 nights.

wow, that is INCREDIBLE! Go you!

 

[hereforthechurros]

ADRs are still down. Interesting that if you try to access a restaurant’s site it right away alerts you that reservations are closed. So no one can make any reservations for any time frame. Or check details.

 

[tlmadden73]

Anyone else get a bit sad at the 180 day window that means absolutely nothing now...

1. Do you ever think they will bring back the 180 day dining/experience booking window?
2. Praying for Park Hoppers for our May '21 trip...anyone hear any new rumblings on this? I wish they would open it up to resort guests with dining reservations...
3. What about luggage transfer with ME? Do you think that will ever come back?

1) Heck no! I don't understand why we had to book dining 180 days in advance when other things (like Fast Passes) couldn't be done until 60 days. Either way .. I just didn't see the point of 180 days besides simply Disney wanting to encourage people to book as EARLY as possible. There are other ways to do that.

2) I really really really really doubt we'll see Park Hoppers ANY time until at least fall of 2021. Or at least until the boost capacity back to "no limit". It will just encourage people to hit their favorite rides at Epcot and AK and just leave to greener pastures and WDW will just have a capacity issue at the "popular" parks like MK and DHS. Disney just doesn't "need" to do it right now. If they do come back, I would suspect at much higher premium. Disney doesn't really benefit from people park hopping besides that extra ticket cost. It just makes them have to have the transportation available FOR people to do that. And Disney is in a cost cutting mode right now

3) Again .. until people are flying with regularity and ALL the hotels are filling up, I don't see Disney "needing" to offer this service. That service was to encourage people to stay in resort hotels and they just don't need to do that right now. People are going to come with or without that service. I see Disney cutting a lot of "services" for years to come and not bringing them back until they feel their market share is being threatened by Universal.

 

[gottalovepluto]

ADRs are still down. Interesting that if you try to access a restaurant’s site it right away alerts you that reservations are closed. So no one can make any reservations for any time frame. Or check details.

WDW News Today confirmed with Disney it was a glitch. "If you were able to book a dining reservation this morning, Walt Disney World is currently evaluating these reservations to see if table-service locations can accommodate guests within the established capacity limits."

 

[Justrose]

If this is a ploy to distract me from the election today... it's working!

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/plex...cles-ahead-of-pandemic-era-capacity-increase/

 

[skeeter31]

Springs was quite crowded this morning, I’m guessing as some businesses were closed so more people close by came out for the day. Ate at Blaze pizza for the first time and it was really good. They have tables blocked off for social distancing. One of the only restaurants in DS that had social distancing seating from what we could see.

 

[hereforthechurros]

WDW News Today confirmed with Disney it was a glitch. "If you were able to book a dining reservation this morning, Walt Disney World is currently evaluating these reservations to see if table-service locations can accommodate guests within the established capacity limits."

No way they’ll have that much capacity. Wonder how they’ll handle the inevitable cancellations.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Springs was quite crowded this morning, I’m guessing as some businesses were closed so more people close by came out for the day. Ate at Blaze pizza for the first time and it was really good. They have tables blocked off for social distancing. One of the only restaurants in DS that had social distancing seating from what we could see.

Any updates on Gideon’s Bakehouse?

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/sant...ercade-at-disney-springs-this-holiday-season/

 

[skeeter31]

Any updates on Gideon’s Bakehouse?

Still had the construction walls around it but the pictures on the walls looked delicious. There were people actively working in there though. Also a lot of work going on on the new doughnut place in West Side and the M&Ms shop. Tons of hammering and sawing sounds throughout west side.

 

[MrsBooch]

WDW News Today confirmed with Disney it was a glitch. "If you were able to book a dining reservation this morning, Walt Disney World is currently evaluating these reservations to see if table-service locations can accommodate guests within the established capacity limits."

hmmm.
This is going to be interesting.

 

[MrsBooch]

Still had the construction walls around it but the pictures on the walls looked delicious. There were people actively working in there though. Also a lot of work going on on the new doughnut place in West Side and the M&Ms shop. Tons of hammering and sawing sounds throughout west side.

is there an official open date for Gideons?

 

[Sadeesmom]

Anyone else get a bit sad at the 180 day window that means absolutely nothing now...

1. Do you ever think they will bring back the 180 day dining/experience booking window?
2. Praying for Park Hoppers for our May '21 trip...anyone hear any new rumblings on this? I wish they would open it up to resort guests with dining reservations...
3. What about luggage transfer with ME? Do you think that will ever come back?

1. I don’t think so, and I REALLY hope not. I think 60 days for on site and 45 or 30 days for offsite would be great.
2. No rumblings, but frankly I’m not listening either. We are park open to park close people, and switching parks is just a waste of ticket time for us.
3. Someday yes, maybe about the time hotels offer daily housekeeping again.

 

[Sarahslay]

ADRs are still down. Interesting that if you try to access a restaurant’s site it right away alerts you that reservations are closed. So no one can make any reservations for any time frame. Or check details.

I told my husband I am really happy that today is not my ADR day, this has to be stressing someone out majorly. At least they can find solace in the fact that no one else can make a reservation either (or they don't realize that and are just freaking out and going crazy still until the site is back up)

 

[yulilin3]

Can't post a link cause it's in the hub but they are asking CM to stay off of the reservation system while they fix it and that they will give out more info for impacted guests that will be treated on a case by case basis

 

[Sara W]

Awesome. I canceled an 8am Chef Mickey opening character day for a 7:30am reservation... on my daughter’s birthday. If they cancel the new one I really hope I get the old one back. I guess I’m happy it wouldn’t let me cancel any other reservations.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Awesome. I canceled an 8am Chef Mickey opening character day for a 7:30am reservation... on my daughter’s birthday. If they cancel the new one I really hope I get the old one back. I guess I’m happy it wouldn’t let me cancel any other reservations.

It errored our my reservation cancellation and then it I got an email confirming it did indeed go through.