Disneyland Reopening Speculation Superthread

[gottalovepluto]

Governor just said business guidelines coming Friday.

 

[gottalovepluto]

The testing increase is promising and will help moving forward, especially if the turnaround time can improve.

The testing is good news though it’s mainly focused on winter as it won’t be on line for 2-2.5 months.

 

[JohnR5101]

I agree with you. I feel like it is more important to get the kids back in school than to open the theme parks.

I would agree that schools are more important than entertainment. However, I don't think that one depends on the other. They are very different things. Also there is the other aspect of "entertainment" things - employment! I'm not sure if saying that the employment of theme park personnel is less important that getting schools open is valid. If that was your job would you agree?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Carlye Wisel is a journalist whose articles on theme parks are in a variety of publications. Her tweets are often linked on DISboards. Carlye’s current Twitter thread regarding how the parks showcased their reopening is worth reading:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1298673050552950784

 

[DLgal]

Not to be negative but if we’re waiting on schools to reopen successfully for Disneyland to get the okay....then yikes. I work in education and it’s been a hot mess all over with many schools just going back to remote.

If schools have a good safety plan in place, that should minimize the back and forth. A lot of these stories come after finding out that schools didn't limit attendance by splitting into alternating cohorts, didn't require masks, didn't enforce distancing, etc.

 

[Lumpy1106]

Carlye Wisel is a journalist whose articles on theme parks are in a variety of publications. Her tweets are often linked on DISboards. Carlye’s current Twitter thread regarding how the parks showcased their reopening is worth reading:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1298673050552950784

But the WDW parks did open safely. Not really seeing her point...

 

[gottalovepluto]

But the WDW parks did open safely. Not really seeing her point...

Personally I see nothing of interest here. “Don’t trust influencers!” Duh.

 

[midnight star]

Rteetz posted this on the WDW board.
Wow! Horrible! Whenever disneyland does reopen, I pray and hope nothing like this happens to any CM or security guard. If it does, hopefully charges get pressed.


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/bus...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

 

[StarlitNight05]

Rteetz posted this on the WDW board.
Wow! Horrible! Whenever disneyland does reopen, I pray and hope nothing like this happens to any CM or security guard. If it does, hopefully charges get pressed.


https://www.orlandosentinel.com/bus...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

Wow. He has the choice of not visiting if he's so against wearing a proper face covering. It's terrible his children had to see their father behave that way.

 

[WonkaKid]

I know some, or maybe even most people may like the reservation system since it makes crowds lighter at the parks. For me personally it’s not good at all.

I second this 100%. I really don't like the idea of a permanent reservation system. Countless times I've said to myself late in the evening "Hey, what about going to Disneyland tomorrow?" I would hate to lose that spontaneity that's part of the magic for me and, I daresay, thousands of others. I also don't like the possibility of not being able to go the park on for my regular Sunday visit. It's possible that would go away with a reservation system simply because I wouldn't be able to get one. I remember the insanity of the SWL opening reservation system. I don't want to see that sort of thing become part of the regular DL experience. I also know several people who visit the park multiple times per week. Is DL trying to do away with that? Many people on this board know of Peter "The Clapper Guy" Tu who goes to DL everyday (or nearly). A reservation system would likely put an end to guests such as him.

 

[WonkaKid]

I’m in the midst of writing a letter to Josh D’Amaro now to voice my opposition to a permanent park reservation requirement. Now: he didn’t say specifically that it will be a permanent change but it’s implied (or at least it’s easy to infer that). Does anyone know if he’s still at the Burbank headquarters?

 

[Lumpy1106]

I know some, or maybe even most people may like the reservation system since it makes crowds lighter at the parks. For me personally it’s not good at all. I get using it during a pandemic cause they really have to limit crowds for everyone’s safety. But I hope that at some point when Covid is over, they get back to having at least one pass that allows you to visit whenever you want. As a local part of the fun is the spontaneity of a Disney parks visit. Whether that means stopping by the parks after work or just having the ability to hop from one park to another. At Disneyland and WDW the parks experience would be greatly diminished if they keep the current system in place for good. Of course that’s just my opinion.

Guilty, right here. I love the reservation system because it makes the crowd level predictable. I remember going to DHS before COVID on a night EMH day - the crowd was OK, then around dinner time it got to be unbearable. Those people were coming from somewhere, and it got to the point where I would just avoid the EMH parks altogether. That's not right - it's supposed to be a perk for on-site guests, and it really made things worse. That needs fixing. DO you end EMH (Where is the added value of staying on property then?) or do you end park-hopping (lots of people love that - I get it, not worth it for me though), or maybe a park reservation is the way to go (pick a park, that's it, you can hop if there's space and you get a reservation for that too).

As for now, I kinda love it. Sorry.

 

[Epicnemesis]

Doesn’t matter much for us as weekend flax passers, but I think it’s BS for people who bought the bigger passes specifically so they didn’t have to reserve (assuming this is in fact permanent)

 

[WonkaKid]

Guilty, right here. I love the reservation system because it makes the crowd level predictable. I remember going to DHS before COVID on a night EMH day - the crowd was OK, then around dinner time it got to be unbearable.

A park reservation system may make crowds predictable but I doubt it will lessen them. Certainly it's to DL's advantage to have as many guests in the park as possible. The more guests, the more churros they sell so I don't see them limiting that. A park reservation system won't change their capacity (in a post-COVID world). Perhaps it will help them manage staffing better, although I suspect that they've had that nailed down for years already.

 

[Brittney Cornwell]

From the governor's presentation today. Crossing fingers for at least a timeline on Friday of when we might expect to open

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I’m in the midst of writing a letter to Josh D’Amaro now to voice my opposition to a permanent park reservation requirement. Now: he didn’t say specifically that it will be a permanent change but it’s implied (or at least it’s easy to infer that). Does anyone know if he’s still at the Burbank headquarters?

I thought he moved to Orlando. Can you check using Google?

 

[dina444444]

I thought he moved to Orlando. Can you check using Google?

He’s back and forth with the new role, but I believe his main office is Burbank.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

He’s back and forth with the new role, but I believe his main office is Burbank.

Maybe @WonkaKid can send a copy of his letter to both offices, just to be safe. Or just send an email?

 

[AZMermaid]

Well it’s Thursday. So far my reservation for 9/18 is still there

 

[Aurora0427]

I’m going to be super mad if Newsom miraculously gives them the green light to open, and they do before 9/30, and I could’ve moved my promotional rate from early September to late September. The cast member who called me strongly insinuated they wouldn’t be open before 9/30. Yes, I know they don’t know anything, but still.

Sorry I’m just super frustrated they wouldn’t honor the promotional rate after 9/30..... two trips rescheduled and they couldn’t even do that. I just don’t agree with how they’ve handled this.