Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[yulilin3]

How does that work? Do you get assigned a BG and then it says "sorry .. you don't have reservation?" .. that seems odd. Feels like they system should just prevent you from even trying UNLESS you have a park reservation.

Read the first post of this thread then the last couple of pages
https://www.disboards.com/threads/r...-and-information-no-spoilers.3782822/page-848

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Ya .. I agree ... the system of "do it from home/hotel" .. is going to skew the reservation process A LOT (unintended consequences) .. but I guess Disney just wanted to reduce the crowds at the park early? (Which is their own fault due to the Boarding Group system they have in place!)

Like you said, there should be some way to "practice" especially if these things are going in seconds. At this point they should just automatically do a lottery for all DHS reservations.. instead of dealing with people using the app themselves.

I am not a fan of "taking a spot" from a true guest, .. but I do want the practice. I figure just doing it solo won't tip the scales too bad. My reservation is just a normal "have a ticket" slot, not the AP or Resort guest slots, and that was available just a few days ago, so I don't feel I am taking away anyone's opportunity to reserve DHS as whole .... and I do plan on cancelling it shortly afterward.

I don't think it will impact ability for people to get BGs too much compared to prior system. In both cases you needed to have a park reservation - in one you had to be in the park prior to 10am and then try right at 10am, now you just need to try right at 7am but can be anywhere

Are there *that* many more people that really, really want to ride Rise that are now willing to get up and try from their room at 7am but wouldn't be willing to get to the park to try at 10am?

 

[tlmadden73]

People have been doing this before the change. People reserve multiple days, and cancel subsequent days if they get a BG. Before the change, I already had two days reserved at HS because I want to make sure we have a 2nd day to try if we need to. So the only thing this changed is that people can change the day of. People were reserving multiple days already.

I get that (and was probably my plan before this change) .. This is way different now .. now you don't have to actually be in the park and "waste" your day at DHS if you didn't get a BG. (a good thing .. but will cause people to shift their behaviors).
If I had a 4-day trip .. I could have 4 DHS reservations locked in .. try the morning of each day (without having to go in the park) and switch then. So . .this new way incentivizes booking DHS reservations even more since there is little to no "risk" if you don't get in the BG.

You can practice without having a park reservation, once the app says you're not in the park then you know you would've gotten through, please don't make a park reservation if you're not planning on going, even as a solo visitor, there are plenty of solo visitors that want to go and can't find a reservation for dhs

Perfect .. good to know!
Cancelling my DHS reservation! (Just looking at availability .. it is shocking how much DHS is booked up for the next two months .. it just shows how much the BG system (and having 5 new rides only a year or two old) is affecting that park's availability.

 

[tlmadden73]

I don't think it will impact ability for people to get BGs too much compared to prior system. In both cases you needed to have a park reservation - in one you had to be in the park prior to 10am and then try right at 10am, now you just need to try right at 7am but can be anywhere

Are there *that* many more people that really, really want to ride Rise that are now willing to get up and try from their room at 7am but wouldn't be willing to get to the park to try at 10am?

Good point -- if you were going to be there at 10:00 AM .. you are easily going to be up at 6:55 AM ready to roll

 

[TheMaxRebo]

now you don't have to actually be in the park and "waste" your day at DHS if you didn't get a BG. (a good thing .. but will cause people to shift their behaviors).
If I had a 4-day trip .. I could have 4 DHS reservations locked in .. try the morning of each day (without having to go in the park) and switch then. So . .this new way incentivizes booking DHS reservations even more since there is little to no "risk" if you don't get in the BG.

Yeah, that is why I think this is an improvement ... Plus if you are one for whom getting a Ride BG was critical and then cancel your reservation for DHS after not securing one, someone else who just wants to go to DHS and Rise isn't critical can then pick up a last minute reservation from your cancellation

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

Was able to get boarding group 40 at 7 this morning. Hearing lots of people around me saying they weren’t able to get one and they were gone in a few seconds. Gates haven’t opened yet. Will post what time they open when it happens. Going straight to MMRR. Should I be doing TOT and RNR right after? I think people have been saying TOTs line gets long fast and stays like that all day.

We were at DHS yesterday (Monday). It seemed like most people went to MMRR, GE, TSL first thing in the morning, very few were headed toward RRC and TOT. We had boarding group 12, went straight to TOT at 9:30. We entered the TOT and didn't stop walking until we got to the boiler room, where we waited maybe 5 mins to get onto our loading positions.

As soon as we were off TOT, it was time to head to Rise.

We also did DHS on Saturday, had boarding group 18. We had a 10:40 am Oga's res, which was the same time our boarding group was supposed (predicted) to be called, so we went over to Oga's to find out if we should ride first and they said since we could check in early, do Oga's first then head to Rise. We didn't head over to RRC and TOT until afternoon that day, and wait times for TOT were around 50 mins. It didn't take us that long to get through the line though (we rode twice) - each time was around 30 mins for the actual wait.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We were at DHS yesterday (Monday). It seemed like most people went to MMRR, GE, TSL first thing in the morning, very few were headed toward RRC and TOT. We had boarding group 12, went straight to TOT at 9:30. We entered the TOT and didn't stop walking until we got to the boiler room, where we waited maybe 5 mins to get onto our loading positions.

from reading various people's reports it seems like if you can be right at the front to get into the park then it pays off to go right to MMRR and be one of the first people on that - but that the line builds really fast so if you are only getting there sort of right at official park opening / slightly before you are better off going down to RNRC and ToT and doing those with minimal wait and doing MMRR later (even waiting until near park closing)

 

[Mr. Drauer]

Yes you just need to have a park reservation at DHS and you can get the boarding pass from anywhere. I have a feeling a lot of people are playing around with the system from home with no indication of going to the park that day as there have been a good amount of boarding groups available at the 2pm drop. So there must be a lot of people not showing up to earlier boarding groups.

But then you have people taking park reservation spots and boarding group spots from people who are going. It’s tough because I definitely understand the want to practice before a trip as it’s such a new thing and most put such importance on this ride. They should come out with a practice boarding group.

I don't think this is happening too much.. we just did it on Sunday and they have dramatically increased the amount of people being put through the ride from just last month. THey have plexiglass in several of the elements besides the vehicles. In October, maybe only 6 - 8 people were being put through each group for the first two elements. Yesterday there were 32 in our group because of the plexiglass, and they use all of the rows in the cars now. Last month - we had BG 27 and were called at 12:00, yesterday we had 63 and were called at 1:36. They did almost 120 groups yesterday. If the ride performs like this, they can adjust and get more groups. @rteetz got BG 86 at the 2:00 drop yesterday and was called by 3:00......

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

from reading various people's reports it seems like if you can be right at the front to get into the park then it pays off to go right to MMRR and be one of the first people on that - but that the line builds really fast so if you are only getting there sort of right at official park opening / slightly before you are better off going down to RNRC and ToT and doing those with minimal wait and doing MMRR later (even waiting until near park closing)

Yes, I'd agree. We've been on MMRR several times, our kids weren't with us this trip, and I personally don't love MMRR, so we skipped it this trip. If it was a must-do, I'd try to be one of the first inside DHS and head straight to MMRR. Last trip (July/Aug), we got into line for the Skyliner early (we only had a couple groups ahead of us) and waited for it open. That got us toward the front of the line for the tapstyles, and we were able to get in line for MMRR before it got very long (I think we ended up in the second train car). We were off MMRR and DH was in line at Starbucks when he got our boarding group.

This past Saturday (Nov 7), we got our boarding group (18) from our room at GDT. We were waiting outside DHS before park opening, and the line for the temp checks was stacking up. We were waiting about parallel with the entrance to the Skyliner when they started letting people in, and by the time we got back by the Chinese Theatre, the line for MMRR was pretty long (over an hour I think). (We headed to Star Tours.)

Yesterday (Nov 9), we got down to the buses a little late and there were already enough people for 4 bus loads. There was a bus employee at the stop, and he said it'd prob be an hour or more before we got onto a bus, so we called an Uber. We were at DHS by 9:30, and they were already letting guests in. We would've been waiting in a long line if we had wanted to ride MMRR.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Perfect .. good to know!
Cancelling my DHS reservation! (Just looking at availability .. it is shocking how much DHS is booked up for the next two months .. it just shows how much the BG system (and having 5 new rides only a year or two old) is affecting that park's availability.

Thank you!! You are one of the honest ones as sadly others are taking up reservations they don't intend to use and there is no proof that cancelling those BG's after getting them are added into the 2:00 pool.

Appreciate you doing this as we all know how difficult BGs are to get. Every single one counts!!!

 

[Jrb1979]

Thank you!! You are one of the honest ones as sadly others are taking up reservations they don't intend to use and there is no proof that cancelling those BG's after getting them are added into the 2:00 pool.

Appreciate you doing this as we all know how difficult BGs are to get. Every single one counts!!!

There should be a punishment for no showing. Other parks did it by not letting you make reservations for 30 days.

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

Just got another survey. Lots of questions on experiences with cleanliness in the resort, resort dining, and transportation.

 

[rteetz]

Just got another survey. Lots of questions on experiences with cleanliness in the resort, resort dining, and transportation.

Got that as well.

 

[Disneytrippin']

What is the plexiglass actually doing when you're in constant motion? Is this just safety theater?

Remember Atari Pong. I think thats what the plexiglass does

 

[rjb123]

Well, I want to walk to MK to do the bus but I just didn’t know if they blocked the walkway to in coming guests after the park closes since they halt temp checks. A taxi to me is the same as a ride share, or designated driver for that matter. It’s only my husband and I, neither one wants to be like “I want to drink so you can’t, haha!”. I draw the line at getting in a small car, any small car, with someone I don’t know and don’t know what precautions they’re taking. I just didn’t know if we should drive in case anyone has seen that people can’t get back to MK after park close.

When I was there in the first week of October, at park close they didn't have anyone at the temp check tents on the pathway. We always walked to and from the MK from CR and not once was anyone there after closing.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Any guesses if any additional dining could open between now and EOY? I would think anything new would be available by now considering Thanksgiving week is so soon. Just so curious how the holidays will look. ADRs are in high demand and low supply. And with no hopping, people are locked into one park which takes dining options down even further.

 

[dislee1164]

Any guesses if any additional dining could open between now and EOY? I would think anything new would be available by now considering Thanksgiving week is so soon. Just so curious how the holidays will look. ADRs are in high demand and low supply. And with no hopping, people are locked into one park which takes dining options down even further.

I am wondering this same thing, and have been glued to this site and the blogs for updates. I feel like since they still haven’t touched NYE park hours, that there is still some adjustments coming as far as availability. Hopefully....

 

[andyman8]

Small but encouraging news: Disney Springs will move to an 11pm close 7 days a week (as opposed to only on Fridays and Saturdays) starting November 20 through the end of the year.

 

[Tigger's ally]

Any guesses if any additional dining could open between now and EOY? I would think anything new would be available by now considering Thanksgiving week is so soon. Just so curious how the holidays will look. ADRs are in high demand and low supply. And with no hopping, people are locked into one park which takes dining options down even further.

I think where they are missing the boat is restaurants at the hotels. Sebastian's, Trails End, and Turf Club are perfect examples. These should be open IMO. If they feel the Victoria and Albert's and Yachtsman's of the world do not make sense, then open the regular TS restaurants for people leaving the parks in the evening. We have ressies at Springs for 3 nights during our 6 night stay in early December. Would prefer to only go there once, maybe twice but can't get ressie's at any similar place. This leads me to think that Disney is only doing this as a favor towards the third party DS restaurants hoping to keep them in business.

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

Remember Atari Pong. I think thats what the plexiglass does