Did Disney World just increase capacity?

[ScrampShopper]

Plus add all the other factors that make schools much more effective.

But the physical distancing is definitely one of the biggest roadbumps to Disney's profit with the parks and I wouldn't be surprised to see it go before other restrictions just because of that. Being vaccinated, I'm fine either way but I won't lie... I really appreciate the breathing room compared to pre-pandemic haha.

They absolutely better not raise capacity without bringing back more shows, opening the rest of dining, etc. though.

This is exactly what I was thinking and even mentioned to the kids that this may be our only trip where they won’t be telling us to get into other peoples personal space!! I’m hoping they don’t change it to 3ft so soon.

 

[mrsap]

I seriously believe that they shifted the AP allotments for tickets over to the Disney reservation allotment.

While I agree it’s possible this could be the case (we’ve seen it happen before), there are some reasons to believe capacity could be raised *soon*. Ride capacity has been steadily increasing (with and without plexiglass), hand washing stations are being removed from the parks, face mask rules were relaxed for pictures, and a ton of theme park pass availability opened up for June. Little steps, but definitely little steps seemingly going in that direction, IMO. But I agree with others... if capacity is increased, I hope everything else follows suit! (Including a way to alleviate the possible increase for ride wait times!) Hopefully we’ll find out for sure on May 13th during the earnings call!

 

[Rusty2rules]

CDC revised its guidance to say 3 feet distancing is sufficient, down from 6 feet. Won't be surprised to see them compress/shrink the distancing as a result

The 3 feet rule is only for schools with universal mask usage I believe. Other than that, they still recommend 6 feet.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/...ts operational,moderate, substantial, or high.

 

[mrsap]

Thought I’d share this opinion piece...

As Disney World Relaxes COVID-19 Safety Protocols, What’s Next?

 

[tinkerhon]

No reservations for the pool - but there could be a wait list if it’s busy.

Thanks ! Thought that was what I had read - think someone on the boards mentioned it in a trip report - problems with wait times at the pool - summer should be a joy ! )

 

[MamaJJ2018]

Is there a sub thread to follow that alerts you about changes in reservation availability?

Long story short I have a trip planned in June and had pritoritized magic kingdom with my reservations. We’ve decided we’d like to add more parks to our trip but would not even be able to get an animal kingdom day at this point! Just Epcot! If suddenly they increase capacity or something though, I’d really appreciate an alert! I already knew I wanted more days on April 14th, but by the time I saw this everything was full again :-(

I must admit I am fairly disappointed and frustrated with how Disney is managing this as demand continues to increase. I think early in the opening process it probably worked great but now, it needs to evolve! Thank goodness I booked my hotel, some dining, and a few magic kingdom days early! But now I’d happily trade a magic kingdom day for an animal kingdom day and I’m SURE someone would be happy to swap with me, but there’s no way to make it happen!

FWIW I do plan to use all my magic kingdom days, I was not “place holding” with my reservations. We are staying at GF and I have two small children who will love MK and we planned on having resort days. We weren’t sure we’d be comfortable with the buses with COVID when we originally booked everything.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

I saw that Disney found a bunch of people that has reservations and no resort and they cancelled them. I wondered why when I made my resavations they never asked about my resort.. as a matter of fact they were not connected untill the lobby at pop

 

[mrsap]

Is there a sub thread to follow that alerts you about changes in reservation availability?

Long story short I have a trip planned in June and had pritoritized magic kingdom with my reservations. We’ve decided we’d like to add more parks to our trip but would not even be able to get an animal kingdom day at this point! Just Epcot! If suddenly they increase capacity or something though, I’d really appreciate an alert! I already knew I wanted more days on April 14th, but by the time I saw this everything was full again :-(

I must admit I am fairly disappointed and frustrated with how Disney is managing this as demand continues to increase. I think early in the opening process it probably worked great but now, it needs to evolve! Thank goodness I booked my hotel, some dining, and a few magic kingdom days early! But now I’d happily trade a magic kingdom day for an animal kingdom day and I’m SURE someone would be happy to swap with me, but there’s no way to make it happen!

FWIW I do plan to use all my magic kingdom days, I was not “place holding” with my reservations. We are staying at GF and I have two small children who will love MK and we planned on having resort days. We weren’t sure we’d be comfortable with the buses with COVID when we originally booked everything.

Hopefully this will help a bit with park reservation availability...

Disney World to start canceling Park Pass Reservations that are not connected to valid admission

 

[MamaJJ2018]

Oh wow! That frustrating on many levels... If there was a way to alert resort guests that already had reservations when availability was opening that’d be nice

 

[mom2rtk]

Hopefully this will help a bit with park reservation availability...

Disney World to start canceling Park Pass Reservations that are not connected to valid admission

Wait, you could make a reservation without a pass?

 

[mrsap]

Wait, you could make a reservation without a pass?

I was trying to figure out how that would work... the one situation I can think of is... say you had an AP and made reservations for a future trip, but ended up canceling your pass or not renewing before that trip... I guess if you do not buy tickets for those days, they’ll cancel the park reservations?!?

 

[MamaJJ2018]

Hopefully this will help a bit with park reservation availability...

Disney World to start canceling Park Pass Reservations that are not connected to valid admission

I hope so too, but I quickly glanced at the article and it looks like they’ll be sending people emails 48 hours before their park day... most people would have tickets figured out by then!

 

[mrsap]

I hope so too, but I quickly glanced at the article and it looks like they’ll be sending people emails 48 hours before their park day... most people would have tickets figured out by then!

Oooh!!! ...well then, I have no idea!

 

[mitsukoshi samurai]

For when you switch your ticket date without canceling the original date

 

[mrsap]

For when you switch your ticket date without canceling the original date

Thats good to know! Thanks!! Forgot they are date based now. Haven’t bought regular tickets in years.

 

[lanejudy]

Wait, you could make a reservation without a pass?

People who made plans including tickets and park reservations, but then changed their dates or cancelled a package. The park reservations haven’t been automatically cancelling.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Wait, you could make a reservation without a pass?

No, but I suspect it is for situations where someone makes a park reservation but then later changes their tickets (eg, cancels/modifies a package booking, or modifies dates on their separately purchased date-based tickets). One would hope someone in that situation would manually cancel their park reservations, but I guess maybe there are some who don’t.

(ETA, oops, posted at same time as @lanejudy)

 

[pixiedust2u]

Is there a sub thread to follow that alerts you about changes in reservation availability?

Long story short I have a trip planned in June and had pritoritized magic kingdom with my reservations. We’ve decided we’d like to add more parks to our trip but would not even be able to get an animal kingdom day at this point! Just Epcot! If suddenly they increase capacity or something though, I’d really appreciate an alert! I already knew I wanted more days on April 14th, but by the time I saw this everything was full again :-(

I must admit I am fairly disappointed and frustrated with how Disney is managing this as demand continues to increase. I think early in the opening process it probably worked great but now, it needs to evolve! Thank goodness I booked my hotel, some dining, and a few magic kingdom days early! But now I’d happily trade a magic kingdom day for an animal kingdom day and I’m SURE someone would be happy to swap with me, but there’s no way to make it happen!

FWIW I do plan to use all my magic kingdom days, I was not “place holding” with my reservations. We are staying at GF and I have two small children who will love MK and we planned on having resort days. We weren’t sure we’d be comfortable with the buses with COVID when we originally booked everything.

Sorry, but I think Disney is doing the best they can under the circumstances. What are you suggesting they do? You realize there is no fast pass + at this point, and many attractions outside of rides remain closed as well has limited dining options. Allowing thousands of more people in under these circumstances would make for some very unhappy guests who now have to wait in unbearably long lines for rides and food. Though things are better we are still in the midst of a pandemic and they have to put limits in somewhere. They already likely shifted a bunch of reservations from AP holders to resort guests and you missed the boat.


Disney is VERY transparent that you make park reservations ASAP, and that is very much the sentiment expressed on this board and and other sites. I think this is more of a lack of planning problem on your behalf rather than poor management by Disney. However, I wouldn’t lose hope... you’ll just have to be very persistent and constantly check for a reservation to open. Many people have been in this situation and have been able to get a park pass by being persistent. If it doesn’t work out just make the most of what you have.

 

[MamaJJ2018]

I’m starting to second guess our whole trip, if things are packed and there’s no fast passes that sounds

 

[pixiedust2u]

I’m starting to second guess our whole trip, if things are packed and there’s no fast passes that sounds

I think you need to spend more time understanding what Disney is like right now. Many lines, especially if you have little ones aren’t that bad. But this is not a time you can just “wing it” and expect things to be great. You need to understand park opening times, wait times and best way to tour the park, mobile ordering for dining etc. I’d maybe check out the “here and back” thread, and maybe check out some YouTube videos from allears for guidance on how to tour the park etc.
You need to realign your expectations and plan accordingly or you might want to postpone your trip to another time.