Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[hereforthechurros]

Expansion not an actual third gate? Still exciting!

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I think they're just not ready to say yet. The picture is NOT to be taken as what it will look like - i.e. placements of "lakes and mountains" but more to show where general theme-park style areas would be. I'm not really sure how they could work that design into the current parks, so I think a third gate is likely, but we'll see. It is amorphous a this time, but it does show that Disney is committed to expansion - and people here will still say they never build anything new anymore.

ETA: They are currently just in the phase of getting approvals from the City of Anaheim. That can be a contentious matter so this is really just the start of a PR campaign to get them there. All of this will be years away. Still fun to speculate though!

The map on the fact sheet (3rd image in the tweet from Carlye Wisel) shows Disneyland park expansion over by Disneyland hotel and DCA expansion over by Paradise Pier. This sure is interesting!

 

[mrsap]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1375199149507801089

Thanks for posting that!!

 

[fatmanatee]

Not sure where she picked this up but my first thought was that a Frozen area might fit here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1375203499223420931

 

[mrsap]

Not sure where she picked this up but my first thought was that a Frozen area might fit here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1375203499223420931

There is a “Frozen/Tangled Land” coming to Tokyo Sea Park!!

 

[mrsap]

FULL BREAKDOWN: Disneyland’s Plans to Expand Theme Parks; Create West Coast Disney Springs


Disneyland Resort President Comments On Expansion

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Not sure where she picked this up but my first thought was that a Frozen area might fit here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1375203499223420931

She got it from the official Disneyland Forward website:

https://disneylandforward.com/project/possibilities

 

[BrianL]

The map on the fact sheet (3rd image in the tweet from Carlye Wisel) shows Disneyland park expansion over by Disneyland hotel and DCA expansion over by Paradise Pier. This sure is interesting!

It's weird though - like just a tony offshoot bridge to the new areas. I'm not sure that would work well, but maybe. I think these "plans" are just very preliminary - they just want to get it approved. They really are hurting for space at DLR!

 

[jessiegirl1982]

So excited they are investing on the west coast! Who knows how this will all look in 10 years or so (planning stages only should last 2 years, so this will be a long process)?!? I still remember being a kid and learning about the upcoming "Westcot", and being super excited. Also, FYI DFB reported today that they were testing RSR at DCA today!!

 

[Missingmypooh]

At the risk of starting another mask debate (I swear I'm not), I am very curious how you all think Disney will start walking back the mask requirement? Do you think it will be gradual or one day masks will be required and the next day they won't be? I think it would be phased out, maybe only indoors and then finally not required anywhere.
How do you think they will decide the timing of that? Percent of the population that has been vaccinated, COVID rates below a certain threshold, an order by the government (CDC or President), other, all of the above?
I do think Disney will let guests wear masks for years to come.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!

The second that Florida drops their state of emergency Disney will have to change their mask policy in some way.

why?
If there’s no technical legal emergency, then they have to provide accommodations of some sort for those under the CDC umbrella (cannot wear mask if it could cause harm or if they cannot remove it themselves per CDC) and could be challenged for other reasonable accommodations.

no idea what those will look like, how it will work (does one of the counties Disney resides in need to keep an emergency? Will it hold up in court? Will state of Florida align with the rest (or majority) of the nation?) no ideas because it’s totally unknown and uncharted territory as far as pandemic and disabilities but I know central Florida lawyers itching to take on Disney when it comes to ADA laws since those cases are generally in their favor.

 

[mshanson3121]

FULL BREAKDOWN: Disneyland’s Plans to Expand Theme Parks; Create West Coast Disney Springs


Disneyland Resort President Comments On Expansion

WOW.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Some eagle-eyed posters on the AKL thread on the Resorts Board noticed The Mara now has evening hours listed for all of April, 4pm-9pm. At the moment it is only open for breakfast. The dinner menu isn’t up yet, but the breakfast menu to date has been quite limited so I suspect dinner will be the same.

So, a small update, but at least something. Other than ASMovies reopening, there really have been very few to almost no resort-related updates/additions for several months now.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Also probably worth noting, on/around Monday Disney moved feature pool hours to 10am-11pm (they were previously 10am-10pm, which have been in place since Labor Day), so that may be the spring/summer hours they stick to for the rest of the warm weather seasons.

I have yet to see confirmation that all resorts have in fact moved to 11pm closing, but have seen reports from several resorts so I ‘suspect’ (key word) this may be the case across property. Would appreciate any real-time/on the ground reports if anyone happens to be there now/soon. Thank you!

 

[mrsap]

RUMOR: Disney Magic to Begin Sailing from Dover, England this Summer

 

[jkh36619]

I like Sorcerer Radio also, they’re my go to background music while working from home

I listen to resort radio in the background while I work.

 

[curse reversed]

I've only been casually following this thread since I didn't expect to go to any of the parks until late 2021 at the earliest. However I was surprised with a Disney trip for my milestone birthday in May. Right now MK is only open until 6:00 on my birthday and therefore the latest ADR we could get was 3:45. I know they have been extending park hours almost every month since Fall and extended Park Hours would likely also mean later ADR's becoming available.. How far in advance do they usually announce the new hours? Also, is there a way to sign up on either Disney's website or MDE to be notified when the hours change? Not sure if this makes a difference or not but as of last weekend every day in May was in the green except for Star Wars Day.

 

[HokieRaven5]

I've only been casually following this thread since I didn't expect to go to any of the parks until late 2021 at the earliest. However I was surprised with a Disney trip for my milestone birthday in May. Right now MK is only open until 6:00 on my birthday and therefore the latest ADR we could get was 3:45. I know they have been extending park hours almost every month since Fall and extended Park Hours would likely also mean later ADR's becoming available.. How far in advance do they usually announce the new hours? Also, is there a way to sign up on either Disney's website or MDE to be notified when the hours change? Not sure if this makes a difference or not but as of last weekend every day in May was in the green except for Star Wars Day.

They have typically extended hours about 2 weeks ahead of time. I don't know of any direct way to find out from Disney or MDE via notification but Touring Plans will send emails when the park hours update.

Usually ADR times update within a few days of the hours change but that kind of has varied.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I've only been casually following this thread since I didn't expect to go to any of the parks until late 2021 at the earliest. However I was surprised with a Disney trip for my milestone birthday in May. Right now MK is only open until 6:00 on my birthday and therefore the latest ADR we could get was 3:45. I know they have been extending park hours almost every month since Fall and extended Park Hours would likely also mean later ADR's becoming available.. How far in advance do they usually announce the new hours? Also, is there a way to sign up on either Disney's website or MDE to be notified when the hours change? Not sure if this makes a difference or not but as of last weekend every day in May was in the green except for Star Wars Day.

In case helpful, the folks on the Theme Parks Attractions & Strategies Board (TPAS) have a new sticky post with some of the basic info about how park hours updates have been working lately: https://www.disboards.com/threads/park-hours.3829921/

Post 1 has the info, no need to read past that - but you can “watch” that thread for future updates and see the discussion, especially as you get closer to your dates.

As PP mentioned, Touring Plans is a good source for automatic notifications of park hours updates. I can’t recall if that option is behind their paywall or not (I think it is, but not sure, someone chime in if I’m wrong) but if it is, the annual subscription is relatively small and I find some of their info/services pretty helpful.

 

[mrsap]

Good morning!


RUMOR CONFIRMED: Disney Magic to Resume Sailing this Summer Out of Ports in England

New! UK Staycations with Disney Magic at Sea

 

[mrsap]

Wakanda Appears To Be in Early Proposal for Disney California Adventure Expansion