Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[coolbrook]

They aren't dumping magicbands, you just no longer get them free with a resort stay. Luggage tags you just won't get in the mail but you'll still get them with a package. Long lines are there regardless.

They are not free, but the plain ones are only $5 with a resort stay. Probably covers postage.

 

[cristen72]

Been here since Monday. Parks crowded but I expected it. There of been some uncomfortable moments for sure. We arrived at rope drop every day and stayed till around 11:30 AM. Then we went back to the resort to hang out and did not go back to the park until 6pm and stayed till close.

We have missed fireworks but definitely would not want to stand in the crowd right now.
We’ve ridden our favorites, enjoyed the Christmas decorations (first time we’ve ever been here to see them), and been grateful that we had and very nice room to spend some family time in.

 

[HikingFam]

Character pop up on the Grand Floridian monorail platform right now. I’m not smart enough to rotate photos, apparently.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Character pop up on the Grand Floridian monorail platform right now. I’m not smart enough to rotate photos, apparently. View attachment 547287

If you crop your original before you post it should be right side up.

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/12/magi...Y3GanrOQhJ_ZfebfzjkRE-1WCQGxNK4tRj0TvXa3KNskw

 

[Mit88]

I guess people are crowding the hub in hopes for fireworks.

I knew this would happen lol. They could have created ads and commercials made for all areas in the country to tell people there would be no NYE fireworks and people would still expect there to be fireworks at MK on NYE

 

[The Pho]

I guess people are crowding the hub in hopes for fireworks.

I knew this would happen lol. They could have created ads and commercials made for all areas in the country to tell people there would be no NYE fireworks and people would still expect there to be fireworks at MK on NYE

Then there will be the flood of people to guest services to complain about no fireworks.

 

[Mit88]

 

[CarolynFH]

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When things like that happened on our local TV station years ago, they always blamed it on "the intern" --

 

[SaintsManiac]

When things like that happened on our local TV station years ago, they always blamed it on "the intern" --

We call it the “b team.”

 

[rpb718]

We call it the “b team.”

OMG if you type "presnsted" into Google it treats you like you typed in "presented". I wonder if #WDWPresnsts is trending...

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344814490362241026

 

[hereforthechurros]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344814490362241026

Wild! Line was down the ramp and wrapped around the building during our two visits last week. We had to take drinks to go each time as there was nowhere to sit. Holidays tend to be more families with smaller kids so a place like that being empty at night isn’t surprising I guess.

 

[osufeth24]

There's a drink in France pavilion they're doin for tonight only and I need it.

Vodka, cranberry, and grand Marnier

 

[rteetz]

Longest wait right now for an attraction is Mine Train at 75 minutes. Mission Space at 65.

Everything else is 45 minutes or less.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Longest wait right now for an attraction is Mine Train at 75 minutes. Mission Space at 65.

Everything else is 45 minutes or less.

Well to be fair two parks are closed already

Sounds pretty similar to last week. We didn’t have the energy to start an hour wait this late though.

 

[rteetz]

Well to be fair two parks are closed already

Sounds pretty similar to last week. We didn’t have the energy to start an hour wait this late though.

MK is open until 11. Definitely not anywhere near a normal New Years Eve at WDW.

 

[BoatDriver]

Rumor elsewhere says that Epcot Forever didn't run "nearly long enough" and is better choice for a social distancing show and Harmonious won't premiere until 2022.

Martin also commented that the barges were/are being moved because space is tight backstage.

Call me skeptical on Harm 2022, but some of that makes sense if I'm being honest.

Let’s be honest about Epcot Forever, the crowds were distancing themselves from that dumpster fire way before COVID

Exactly. And sorry, but doing it because it makes people "feel" safer is just ridiculous. Are they just going to leave it there? For no real reason, they are ruining ride experiences. NOTHING is safer about this.

Disney actually angers me with this. If you want to add capacity, just do it. Don't play pretend safety with plexiglass. People will decide on their own if they are comfortable with it or not.

And if people actually think they are safer because there is some plastic in directly in front of their face but air is flowing directly above and around them, then I don't know what to say.

You aren't.

I’d like this post twice if I could

I just went to a Disney store and they’re no longer taking temperatures. I know the stores were abiding by park safety measures. Wonder if we start seeing the temp checks go away in the parks soon.

I’m a medic. We all sit around and laugh at the temperature checks. #TrueStory

Dang hope it goes well.

My son got it a couple weeks ago working at Fedex packaging.

Similar-lost taste and a bit tired a couple days was about it.

Could have easily kept working he thought.

2 weeks off paid at least. Back at work again.

Same here. Headache, fatigue, and a light cough for about a day. I won’t sit here and say it’s not having horrible effects on a certain portion of the population, but myself and the dozens of people I know who have had it have all reported that we’ve had worse food poisoning.

 

[yulilin3]

Well jus finished my NYE shift at Sea World and aside from all the orca shows reaching capacity and guests literally taking down the rope to one of our ramps and shoving my co worker aside so they could come in (about an extra 100 people got into the stadium before security could control the mess) and a child jumping over the fence at the stadium to get a closer look at the pool, it went pretty much as expected.
I didn't have a chance to look around too much but did see that they had the parade floats from Sesame Street out and characters coming out to meet and greet people from them, the Dj was pumping pretty cool music on our side
On an interesting note I was told that tonight's fireworks for our 4 NYE shows were bought at a discounted price from Disney.
Traffic on I4 by Disney was a breeze, definitely a huge difference than years past
Happy New Years everyone

 

[mshanson3121]

So apparently they did fireworks according to some on FB. Can anyone confirm?