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[smmco]

I hope it gets quieter and quieter there!
#SorryNotSorry (because once it’s over I’m sure all staff will pulled back in and it’ll be crazy with everyone getting the procedures done that they put off!)

Some of my coworkers spouses are not working and not getting paid. Im sure they’ll welcome the overtime.

 

[georgina]

Is the flight you booked still on the SW website ? If not I would go in and switch to a flight that works best for you

I noticed one of the flights I booked for DH in May is no longer on the website, although it is still listed in his online account and he has not been notified. It's weird because both legs of his flight separately still show up, just not the combination.

 

[DisMommyTX]

OT - which moderate resort is everyone's favorite? I'm planning some back up reservations if our May DVC BCV trip gets cancelled, and not sure I'll find availability on points, so I'm thinking I'd book a moderate with the AP Sun and Fun offer. We stayed at CSR in rehabbed room a few years ago and enjoyed it, but thought maybe CBR for the skyliner, or POFQ to try something new. Thoughts?

We have stayed at lots of resorts, including POR and CSR. I have booked and cancelled CBR twice because we found better deals. Pop is still our go-to resort, and the skyliner makes that even more appealing. We find the non-bus transportation appealing, and that is a big difference between POFQ and CBR. If you begin or end lots of days at HS and EP, then the skyliner is great. However, CBR is very spread out with the internal bus system or lots of extra walking. POFQ is a great one-bus resort, and the boat to DS is really nice if you enjoy visiting there for restaurants and all. They also have very different theming. Would you rather sit in a lounge listening to jazz or lay out on a beach?

Two great options. You just have to decide wich is a better fit for your trip.

 

[wanderlust7]

Met the MSR on the Plat and Plat upgrade on the same day, points posted the next day. Always a sigh of relief with Amex. Nice to have no angst, I've got enough of it elsewhere, lol.

DS forgot it's Saturday and got ready to do his class online meeting. The days are blending.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

My son in law is a ATC...some controllers at his Islip enroute facility have tested positive for the virus so the FAA as of now did a ground stop of departures out of all NYC area airports, Philadelphia and some others due to staffing issues....arrivals may be diverted or delayed

All ATC at his facility must quarantine for 14 days

 

[gottalovepluto]

We all want to be optimistic! Disneyland resorts recently released a new promotion starting April 19.

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/offers-discounts/spring-summer-room-ticket-offer/

I was until I saw Dapper Day Expo on April 19 has been moved to June 21 as of yesterday. That would be Dapper's call and not Disney's but Disney is absolutely working them as their April rooms are no longer allowed to be booked at their rates and rooms and tickets will be available soon to Dapper's for their June trip.

Also they are rather making plans to shift WDW early May Dapper Day to end of May/beginning of June. They intend to run both early may and "summer" at WDW for now but they've moved their pop-up shop events to the summer trip and they will have the luau event available at both early May and late May/beginning of June... They're prepping for WDW to be rescheduled too...

 

[georgina]

My son in law is a ATC...some controllers at his Islip enroute facility have tested positive for the virus so the FAA as of now did a ground stop of departures out of all NYC area airports, Philadelphia and some others due to staffing issues....arrivals may be diverted or delayed

All ATC at his facility must quarantine for 14 days

This was not something I had considered at all. Can't fly airplanes without controllers. Oh my!

 

[georgina]

I was until I saw Dapper Day Expo on April 19 has been moved to June 21 as of yesterday. That would be Dapper's call and not Disney's but Disney is absolutely working them as their April rooms are no longer allowed to be booked at their rates and rooms and tickets will be available soon to Dapper's for their June trip.

Also they are rather making plans to shift WDW early May Dapper Day to end of May/beginning of June. They intend to run both early may and "summer" at WDW for now but they've moved their pop-up shop events to the summer trip and they will have the luau event available at both early May and late May/beginning of June... They're prepping for WDW to be rescheduled too...

Party pooper! Can I say that on the DIS?

 

[gottalovepluto]

Party pooper! Can I say that on the DIS?

basically me these days

 

[gottalovepluto]

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[Herding_Cats]

Wow. I just looked at airfares for May, and I'm reconsidering everything. I would greatly appreciate any input/opinions on this. I know that things are unknown right now, and that it could still be closed, things could still be crazy, but PIF day is still a month away, and I figure we will know one way or the other how things will be looking for parks by then. We do have around 60k URs and DH has a CIP, but we are trying to earn enough points for a cruise in 2022 (that DH want's to book by September, so hoarding is key right now.) I'm also a flying newbie...I've flown for 2 trips ever in my life so dealing with airlines is definitely not my forte.

Our current plan is a Friday-Monday WDW trip over Memorial Day weekend (so end of May) with the resort/tickets paid for using already purchased DGCs.

-We are currently booked through Frontier roundtrip (this is fully refundable through the end of this month) for $461rt with one checked bag. If I cancel and rebook, keeping everything the same, it's $341. This is the nearest airport that offers non-stop flights to MCO. The airport we would be flying out of is 2.5 hours away, and parking costs would be roughly around $80. We would be taking our 9mo old, and gate-checking a stroller.
Southwest flies out of this airport also, but all of the flights I'm seeing have 2 VERY short stops (30-40min in very large terminals), and is around $450.

-In a slightly surprising turn of events our local airport has reasonable fares! That would remove the parking fees and 5 total hours of driving. If we flew out on Thursday (my preference) and back on Monday, we can fly Delta for $428 with short layovers in Detroit (not a huge airport and won't give me anxiety like a layover in say, Atlanta.) Family could pick us up/drop us off, the total flight time is just over 30-60min longer with the connecting flights. This doesn't include a checked bag. American has more stops, and costs around $550. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea because not only would it give us a longer vacation (the return flight is MUCH later in the day, and our arriving flight through frontier doesn't land until after 9pm on Friday, plus the only difference would be the cost of tacking on a night in one of the All-Stars.

-My hesitation is with changing all of the flight plans, having Covid-19 wreck it all, and then being out the money for the flights. (Though I see that Delta is waiving change fees for flights booked before 3/31 so if we had to rescheduled could we just change the flights to October or November at no cost other than flight differences??) Either way I think I'll be cancelling our current flights (because they can be rebooked the same through "better" carriers or for less through frontier). Are the cancellation processes different if you book through the UR portal?

 

[Haley R]

A family member just texted us a picture of the local movie theater saying it was temporary closed. Her response was “it’s been like that all week. Silly”. People just aren’t getting it and probably won’t until they see it affecting them personally or someone they know

 

[Brandilla]

Is the flight you booked still on the SW website ? If not I would go in and switch to a flight that works best for you

No, it isn't. But the remaining ones are more expensive than what we booked. So I'm wondering if I will have to pay the difference. I guess I'll sit tight for now and see if I get any official word from southwest about it. Maybe Monday? I guess we will see.

 

[Mopedmom1]

When did China start? Wasn't it December? I want to be optimistic as well, but not so sure. I am following my normal Disney schedule - have revamped dates for Oct, Nov, Jan and Feb. My points are all in reservations that I get for 2020 October use year and I borrowed 40 from my 2021 October use year.

On December 15, China reported 27 cases. It is believed to possibly have taken up to four weeks to get to that number, putting the start of the outbreak nearer to mid November. This is the third day that they are reporting no new cases.

 

[Albort]

My son in law is a ATC...some controllers at his Islip enroute facility have tested positive for the virus so the FAA as of now did a ground stop of departures out of all NYC area airports, Philadelphia and some others due to staffing issues....arrivals may be diverted or delayed

All ATC at his facility must quarantine for 14 days

yeah, Indianapolis center is still closed, Las Vegas tower and Chicago Midway tower are both down.
im gonna guess there will be a domestic shutdown incoming.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

OT - which moderate resort is everyone's favorite? I'm planning some back up reservations if our May DVC BCV trip gets cancelled, and not sure I'll find availability on points, so I'm thinking I'd book a moderate with the AP Sun and Fun offer. We stayed at CSR in rehabbed room a few years ago and enjoyed it, but thought maybe CBR for the skyliner, or POFQ to try something new. Thoughts?

I’ve stayed at CBR, CSR and POR and visited POFQ. My fave is POR overall but that pool at CSR is pretty amazing too.

Of course now we are deluxe snobs and I can’t see staying at a mod ever again. If I was trying to do a less expensive trip I’d go Pop. I’d probably skip the entire mod category now - just my 2cents. But POR was really beautiful and fun!

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Wow. I just looked at airfares for May, and I'm reconsidering everything. I would greatly appreciate any input/opinions on this. I know that things are unknown right now, and that it could still be closed, things could still be crazy, but PIF day is still a month away, and I figure we will know one way or the other how things will be looking for parks by then. We do have around 60k URs and DH has a CIP, but we are trying to earn enough points for a cruise in 2022 (that DH want's to book by September, so hoarding is key right now.) I'm also a flying newbie...I've flown for 2 trips ever in my life so dealing with airlines is definitely not my forte.

Our current plan is a Friday-Monday WDW trip over Memorial Day weekend (so end of May) with the resort/tickets paid for using already purchased DGCs.

-We are currently booked through Frontier roundtrip (this is fully refundable through the end of this month) for $461rt with one checked bag. If I cancel and rebook, keeping everything the same, it's $341. This is the nearest airport that offers non-stop flights to MCO. The airport we would be flying out of is 2.5 hours away, and parking costs would be roughly around $80. We would be taking our 9mo old, and gate-checking a stroller.
Southwest flies out of this airport also, but all of the flights I'm seeing have 2 VERY short stops (30-40min in very large terminals), and is around $450.

-In a slightly surprising turn of events our local airport has reasonable fares! That would remove the parking fees and 5 total hours of driving. If we flew out on Thursday (my preference) and back on Monday, we can fly Delta for $428 with short layovers in Detroit (not a huge airport and won't give me anxiety like a layover in say, Atlanta.) Family could pick us up/drop us off, the total flight time is just over 30-60min longer with the connecting flights. This doesn't include a checked bag. American has more stops, and costs around $550. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea because not only would it give us a longer vacation (the return flight is MUCH later in the day, and our arriving flight through frontier doesn't land until after 9pm on Friday, plus the only difference would be the cost of tacking on a night in one of the All-Stars.

-My hesitation is with changing all of the flight plans, having Covid-19 wreck it all, and then being out the money for the flights. (Though I see that Delta is waiving change fees for flights booked before 3/31 so if we had to rescheduled could we just change the flights to October or November at no cost other than flight differences??) Either way I think I'll be cancelling our current flights (because they can be rebooked the same through "better" carriers or for less through frontier). Are the cancellation processes different if you book through the UR portal?

I'd go with whatever is most convenient since it is vacation, but thats just me.
I've flown Frontier to MCO quite a few times lately and it is a lovely experience. No issues. However, it sounds like you can spend just a tad more to avoid driving to a further airport, so that's what I'd pick.

 

[Ngwira]

I was until I saw Dapper Day Expo on April 19 has been moved to June 21 as of yesterday. That would be Dapper's call and not Disney's but Disney is absolutely working them as their April rooms are no longer allowed to be booked at their rates and rooms and tickets will be available soon to Dapper's for their June trip.

Also they are rather making plans to shift WDW early May Dapper Day to end of May/beginning of June. They intend to run both early may and "summer" at WDW for now but they've moved their pop-up shop events to the summer trip and they will have the luau event available at both early May and late May/beginning of June... They're prepping for WDW to be rescheduled too...

We arrive on June 24... does that mean more crowds that week?

 

[disneymagicgirl]

I’ve stayed at CBR, CSR and POR and visited POFQ. My fave is POR overall but that pool at CSR is pretty amazing too.

Of course now we are deluxe snobs and I can’t see staying at a mod ever again. If I was trying to do a less expensive trip I’d go Pop. I’d probably skip the entire mod category now - just my 2cents. But POR was really beautiful and fun!

I believe I agree with @SouthFayetteFan. I don't care for the internal busses at the mods...they are time consuming. Unless you have a car, in that case I'd go with POFQ or CSR.

 

[disneymagicgirl]

I work at a 500-bed hospital we are at about 60% capacity vs our normal 110% for this time of year.Feb\March are normally our busiest months of the year. No one is coming to the hospital. Maybe out of fear of being exposed??? We have a floor set up for Covid rule out cases. Most of the patients have cold-like symptoms and we still haven't had anyone test positive. No visitors are allowed in the hospital. I'm really enjoying that part of this. I'm expecting they will start canceling staff if this continues. I'm ok with that too. I'll be the first one to volunteer.

Remember I'm just reporting what's going on in my neck of the woods. It's NOT meant to be an opinion on anything.

I am a nurse and am getting daily messages in the group text to see who wants to take an excused absence. With no elective procedures (inductions) things are really quiet on our floor. I am supposed to be at Disney right now, so I haven't worked in a week to see for myself, but I am scheduled Monday pm so I'm interested to see how things are.