Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sarahslay]

Still not sure how this can be. We are going early December and as of yesterday morning, DHS was out of ressies for all three buckets. Today all three buckets have everything available. This must be cancellations then huh?

Also, is anybody else having MDE problems signing in today?

I'm hoping it's cancelations, with skyrocketing cases in most areas I'm sure there are people feeling less than confident about their trips. I do have a friend in the UK who was holding out hope for her late november/early december trip that she cancelled this past weekend, sure she's not the only one from overseas that did that as they tried to cling to some kind of hope things would get better (and then they just got a second lockdown). Part of me is worried WDW is throwing caution to the wind with rising cases and going "we got plexi glass, we're good" and trying to pack the parks (covid packed, not regular holiday packed). Fingers crosses a lot of people just ditched their plans though.

 

[MrsBooch]

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Looks like they went full out, at least in GDT at CSR, with Xmas decor

WOWWW so pretty!

Is this the first of the resort decorations we've seen?

I love when these start rolling out.

 

[rteetz]

WOWWW so pretty!

Is this the first of the resort decorations we've seen?

I love when these start rolling out.

Beach Club was installing Christmas displays in the windows by the marketplace on Monday but the lobby didn’t have anything yet.

 

[hereforthechurros]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/hara...P9_HsT9IzWrnOWMP0PTHRu4o3ExJNH-CB5oQzyMOmhd6A

DFB mentioned that Woody's at HS has a new menu which could signal they're about to reopen too. Yay more options!

 

[sullivan.kscott]

DFB mentioned that Woody's at HS has a new menu which could signal they're about to reopen too. Yay more options!

It's a long shot at this point, but I'd take one of those Pop Tart things or a grown-up lemonade and grilled cheese Thanksgiving week! If not, I'm pretty excited about the new ABC menu.

 

[Sarahslay]

It's a long shot at this point, but I'd take one of those Pop Tart things or a grown-up lemonade and grilled cheese Thanksgiving week! If not, I'm pretty excited about the new ABC menu.

I was thinking the same thing! I even told my DH last night while looking at the DFB article that I'd love to be able to go and get a lunch box tart and adult lemonade as a snack, it's been a favorite in HS since it opened.

 

[abs1978]

I keep thinking we will see extended hours for Thanksgiving week, too, but so far...nothing. I am fine with that but would love more food options. It's slim pickings. I do imagine the skyrocketing cases are causing some cancellations.

 

[SaintsManiac]

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Looks like they went full out, at least in GDT at CSR, with Xmas decor

Beautiful! We are booked there for Thanksgiving week next year. Wheeeeeee

 

[birostick]

If anyone else is at EPCOT and sees me with a DJ Pusheen shirt on... i'll buy you a beverage that we are closest to... just mention disboards, or weirdly say hi biro.

With the upvotes... im gonna head from the epcot experience towards england to see Gavin... im on my way from epcot experience at 1.48

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I keep thinking we will see extended hours for Thanksgiving week, too, but so far...nothing. I am fine with that but would love more food options. It's slim pickings. I do imagine the skyrocketing cases are causing some cancellations.

I wonder if people are also pushing vacations off following the news about the vaccine ... so combined with current situations, just thinking more optimistically of potentially being back closer to "normal" at some point. Even if fuzzy as far as far as timing, just might be a bit more of an optimistic feeling out there, futher motivating people to push back vacations

 

[Sarahslay]

I keep thinking we will see extended hours for Thanksgiving week, too, but so far...nothing. I am fine with that but would love more food options. It's slim pickings. I do imagine the skyrocketing cases are causing some cancellations.

They already extended the hours several weeks ago, it’s fantastic compared to the original posted hours.

 

[Sydnerella]

I keep thinking we will see extended hours for Thanksgiving week, too, but so far...nothing. I am fine with that but would love more food options. It's slim pickings. I do imagine the skyrocketing cases are causing some cancellations.

Yep, we are back to debating cancelling our re-booked spring break trip that departs next Friday and stays through the Thanksgiving weekend due to the exponential growth in cases everywhere. We have to fly from the Midwest and have been following guidelines cautiously. High school kids playing outdoor sports this fall was the least cautious thing we did. So we are growing more concerned about exposing ourselves to this greater level of risk at a time of increased community spread. We are still encouraged by the level of precautions that Disney has taken and how it is enforced. Nonetheless it is greater exposure to people in tighter quarters than we have experienced since March. We even rebooked the Riviera to have more space to spread out as our home base if we got uncomfortable.

Has anyone come back from WDW and reported having contracted COVID? Seems like I would have heard about it through this site if not the national media...

 

[JacknSally]

Yep, we are back to debating cancelling our re-booked spring break trip that departs next Friday and stays through the Thanksgiving weekend due to the exponential growth in cases everywhere. We have to fly from the Midwest and have been following guidelines cautiously. High school kids playing outdoor sports this fall was the least cautious thing we did. So we are growing more concerned about exposing ourselves to this greater level of risk at a time of increased community spread. We are still encouraged by the level of precautions that Disney has taken and how it is enforced. Nonetheless it is greater exposure to people in tighter quarters than we have experienced since March. We even rebooked the Riviera to have more space to spread out as our home base if we got uncomfortable.

Has anyone come back from WDW and reported having contracted COVID? Seems like I would have heard about it through this site if not the national media...

We’re in the “debating” boat with you.

There have been anecdotes online of people testing positive post-trip, but of course, they could’ve picked it up on any leg of the journey, so it can’t necessarily be attributed to the parks directly. I haven’t seen anything picked up by media.

 

[michellej47]

I keep thinking we will see extended hours for Thanksgiving week, too, but so far...nothing. I am fine with that but would love more food options. It's slim pickings. I do imagine the skyrocketing cases are causing some cancellations.

I'm cool with all hours during Thanksgiving week except for Hollywood Studios. When they did the extending of hours, they did every other park but that one and I have no idea why!?!?!? Then when I saw that they extended HS hours for another week, I kept thinking sure, they'll do Thanksgiving too. But sadly, nothing yet!

 

[michellej47]

We’re in the “debating” boat with you.

There have been anecdotes online of people testing positive post-trip, but of course, they could’ve picked it up on any leg of the journey, so it can’t necessarily be attributed to the parks directly. I haven’t seen anything picked up by media.

That's the thing with travel, you never know exactly where you picked it up from. However, if travel were causing a huge number of cases, I'm sure we'd hear about it!

 

[fatmanatee]

Yep, we are back to debating cancelling our re-booked spring break trip that departs next Friday and stays through the Thanksgiving weekend due to the exponential growth in cases everywhere. We have to fly from the Midwest and have been following guidelines cautiously. High school kids playing outdoor sports this fall was the least cautious thing we did. So we are growing more concerned about exposing ourselves to this greater level of risk at a time of increased community spread. We are still encouraged by the level of precautions that Disney has taken and how it is enforced. Nonetheless it is greater exposure to people in tighter quarters than we have experienced since March. We even rebooked the Riviera to have more space to spread out as our home base if we got uncomfortable.

Has anyone come back from WDW and reported having contracted COVID? Seems like I would have heard about it through this site if not the national media...

Early on there was a news report about a guy who may have gotten it there but we're at the point where it's hard to track who got it where, unless you're someone famous. The one thing you can say about Florida in the last few months is that there's been a lull, but that might be ending.

Anyway, as someone who signed up for Rival Run in April, I'm pretty concerned about it getting cancelled again because of the case increase.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/seco...ime-sign-installed-at-land-entrance-in-epcot/

With the push for checking everything in MDE, I'm pleasantly surprised they both thought to install this sign, AND actually did it!

 

[etapi]

It's telling that they haven't installed an FP sign alongside it.

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/seco...ime-sign-installed-at-land-entrance-in-epcot/

With the push for checking everything in MDE, I'm pleasantly surprised they both thought to install this sign, AND actually did it!

 

[JacknSally]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/seco...ime-sign-installed-at-land-entrance-in-epcot/

With the push for checking everything in MDE, I'm pleasantly surprised they both thought to install this sign, AND actually did it!

Oh this is great!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It's telling that they haven't installed an FP sign alongside it.

already at the actual entrance to the ride they had Standby, Fast Pass, an Single Rider signs installed - I think this is just b/c the ride entrance is all the way in the back of the rear plaza so they have this as a second one so people can see the wait before walking back there if they don't have FP