Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[SaintsManiac]

Someone in one of my trusted Facebook groups got a survey all about the dining plan and the free dining plan promo. Not sure if that’s been reported yet!

 

[Sarahslay]

Touring styles at WDW evolve over time. Most folks when they begin going to WDW are all about the rides and possibly all the M&Gs, don't do shows eat just at CS/QS and not much else. After a while, folks are looking for other things to do - like exploring resorts and TS places, checking out the shows, doing vip tours, maybe pin trading and collecting pressed pennies, looking at festival activities and parties. Eventually you get around to appreciating all the little things or areas in the parks that you use to ignore: the piano player on main street, the trolley, the train and stations, various streetmosphere, the orchestra at the GF, various shows, checking out the architecture and theming, Yeeha Bob, searching for hidden mickeys, drummers and juggler and music from bands coming from Canada or the UK pavilions, hearing san - ni - ichi at pick-a-pearl in Mitsukoshi and yes - SotMK. Do you believe that your touring style for the parks and resorts now will be the exactly the same in 10, 20 or 30 years? I'm here to tell you no.

A lot of stuff is gone, and possibly much gone forever before the next generation of park goers even get a chance to find and enjoy. I don't care who here cares for what, or doesn't. I certainly don't care for some attractions or shows that others are passionate about. What I guess I want to say is as long as someone other than me cares for something and calls it magic - that's enough.

I think their point was missed, they said it shows how every persons idea of "magic" in the park is different. How each person experiences the park,and what they enjoy, is unique. Disney will continue to evolve and change, and maybe they'll replace SotMK with something even more awesome. I admit we never played it, we knew of it but my girls weren't interested (and as a solo adult on my many solo trips it didn't appeal to me), but I understand how it was amazing for many people. At Christmas we kept coming across one family trying to play at different points of the day and every time they were having problems with it. The dad said at one point "we've never had this be so buggy before, maybe we should try again later..." as they struggled to get it to recognize their card. It was probably at leaset due for a face lift. I know for a fact I tour differently than I did even a year ago, and obviously none of us know how our tastes will change over the next decade or so, and the "point" of your post is really confusing and disorienting to say the least.

 

[Farro]

I don't see anyone saying you'll eventually lose the magic. And I'm just saying that your perception of what makes the magic will evolve over time.

You're still a youngling. Poo-pooing other's loss of an element of WDW that contributed to their perception of magic is not the way forward.

I won't get into my age, but unless someone has had a recent birthday I believe I will be twice the age of Mit88 this year.

P.S. I like Seuss Landing too.

I'm not poo pooing. Show me where I did because now I'm getting annoyed.

 

[osufeth24]

Anyways..

Anyone wanna join me and police me as I go to the art festival at Epcot so I don't spend all my savings account on Disney art?

 

[rpb718]

I'm not poo pooing. Show me where I did because now I'm getting annoyed.

I probably read too much into it, but while others may have posted about their sense of loss you felt the need to post something along the lines of not affecting your magic which seemed dismissive in tone. I mean why post about something that really doesn't affect you at all - let the folks who care about it post.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I probably read too much into it, but while others may have posted about their sense of loss you felt the need to post something along the lines of not affecting your magic which seemed dismissive in tone. I mean why post about something that really doesn't affect you at all - let the folks who care about it post.

I guess you just answered my question before. Only those who care are allowed to post? How is that fair?

 

[Chris Ehlers]

Prob won't make one bit of difference, but it makes me feel better to have sent a complaint email about the loss of SOTMK.

It could help if they had a lot of complaints......also doesnt hurt to use Twitter as that is a public complaint and they dont like those at all

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Anyways..

Anyone wanna join me and police me as I go to the art festival at Epcot so I don't spend all my savings account on Disney art?

That was definitely a concern I had when I went last year. Pretty proud of myself to keep it to two pieces

 

[Farro]

I probably read too much into it, but while others may have posted about their sense of loss you felt the need to post something along the lines of not affecting your magic which seemed dismissive in tone. I mean why post about something that really doesn't affect you at all - let the folks who care about it post.

You'll need to read my posts again because you still got it wrong. And I think your post is pompous in tone.
So now we tell people on this board when they can and can't post? If people didn't post about things that didn't always affect them, there would be no posts.

Geezus, I'm peeved. Crap like this makes it feel much less welcoming on the boards lately. As if there is a core group that deems when other posters should be allowed to post their opinion.

But let's move on and I'll pretend I didn't read your posts.

 

[osufeth24]

That was definitely a concern I had when I went last year. Pretty proud of myself to keep it to two pieces

Last year there were pieces I really wanted, and even my Dad, who was with me, offered to buy it as a bday gift, but I declined. Regretted it til about 2 months ago when I found a really cool Haunted Mansion and Beauty in the Beast piece at Art of Disney in DS

I'm moving into a newly built townhome that I bought in a month, so now I want all the disney art to fill it up

 

[wdw_dine_junkie]

Any suggestions on who to ask about a magic band order? I got an email mine shipped but the tracking seems stuck this is what i get when I track it..

Status
On Its Way to USPS
December 31, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Picked Up by Shipping Partner, USPS Awaiting Item
DAVENPORT, FL 33897

 

[skeeter31]

Any suggestions on who to ask about a magic band order? I got an email mine shipped but the tracking seems stuck this is what i get when I track it..

Status
On Its Way to USPS
December 31, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Picked Up by Shipping Partner, USPS Awaiting Item
DAVENPORT, FL 33897

It’s happening with tons of magicband orders, and tons of USPS shipments all over the country. Unfortunately you have to wait it out. If you don’t have them by the time you arrive at the resort, go to the front desk.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Any suggestions on who to ask about a magic band order? I got an email mine shipped but the tracking seems stuck this is what i get when I track it..

Status
On Its Way to USPS
December 31, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Picked Up by Shipping Partner, USPS Awaiting Item
DAVENPORT, FL 33897

honestly shipping in general is problematic right now. My wife's job is shipping stuff from home constantly and things are taking waaaay longer than normal to ship and often are like what you have here with the item just sitting somewhere

if you dont' get it in time you should be able to get gray ones at the front desk when you check in

 

[wdw_dine_junkie]

It’s happening with tons of magicband orders, and tons of USPS shipments all over the country. Unfortunately you have to wait it out. If you don’t have them by the time you arrive at the resort, go to the front desk.

Thanks, I'll try to be patient!

 

[SaintsManiac]

Via WDW Prep Instagram

 

[SaintsManiac]

Hours were updated through March 27 I believe.

 

[mshanson3121]

I mean why post about something that really doesn't affect you at all - let the folks who care about it post.

Not my argument, but... I gotta say this.... have you been around for the last 3000+ pages? LOL. This entire thread is thousands of pages of us all discussing back and forth what we think about various things, whether they affect us directly or not, with a tiny smattering of news thrown in here and there

 

[SMRT-1]

Not my argument, but... I gotta say this.... have you been around for the last 3000+ pages? LOL. This entire thread is thousands of pages of us all discussing back and forth what we think about various things, whether they affect us directly or not, with a tiny smattering of news thrown in here and there

There's news in this thread?

 

[figmentfinesse]

Have there been any updates to feature pool hours or are they all 10-10 still?

 

[butterscotchcollins]

Via WDW Prep Instagram

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I'm hoping they continue to extend. We had plenty of time back in Sept w/ shortened park hours at one park per day but with the return of hopping it would be nice to have more time for our trip in March.