Park reopening for Resort Guests

[axfather]

I suggest WDW do a soft reopening for several weeks where only resort guests (including DVC guests) are allowed to visit the parks. This would enable Disney to keep the crowd levels to a more manageable #, and practice new safety measures etc. I am game for this since I have June reservation. .

 

[drusba]

An idea that, if adopted, would likely be a disaster politically for Disney in Orlando and Florida. It could possibly do a partial reopening of resorts before opening the parks, but the cacophony that would be heard if it reopened the parks only to Disney resort guests, including the screaming that comes from the off-site resort hotel chains and all those Florida residents that have Gold passes, is probably something Disney management would choose to avoid. Moreover, there would be legal issues to Disney's limiting access to the parks to only Disney resort guests, including whether it can do that when there are many Florida residents with gold or other annual passes who are legally entitled to use the parks if they are open.

 

[Ms.Minnie]

I like your idea but I can see where this would cause problems for FL residence with annual passes. Maybe if Disney were to extend their annual passes for the time lost that would pacify the FL resident w/annual passes?

 

[axfather]

They already have extra hours for resort guests without much of an issue, but agree they would have to keep adding to the lost days (or offer refunds) for AP holders denied entrance. They will have to come up with some system for a soft opening I think and this way the resorts could also start making money again, etc.

 

[davper]

I think they should do the opposite. Slowly open a park in sections to passholders.

It is going to take time to get ramped up with personnel and food. Start with passholders to test their gate process and just Tomorrow World open. No sit down restaurants, just quick service. Every few days increase the amount of passholders they let in the park as they perfect the process to stay in compliance with government orders.

This can grow into more lands, sit down restaurants, additional parks, until ultimately they can safely operate at what ever level is deemed safe.

Until the parks are fully open, the clocks on AP expiration are on hold.

I currently do not hold an AP.

 

[Mzpalmtree]

What’s being suggested over in the rumors forum is that the parks may initially open with no resorts at all. That one really threw me through a loop and as a DVC owner with split points/cash stay in July, I am really not a fan of that plan.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Even QS is going to be an issue. Supply chain disruption is real, and those kitchens are basically empty.

 

[Ms.Minnie]

I think they would have to open the DVC resorts at minimum as soon as possible. They already have many unhappy DVC members and if they were to open parks before DVC resorts that would really cause problems IMHO.

 

[Pumbaa_]

Every group would like to be special. DVC, ap, Florida residents, onsite guests, deluxe vs value

i think I’ve seen every permeation suggested by one special interest group or another

i have no idea what will work with the virus still rampant. We won’t be going to any theme parks this year. Maybe not next year either . I need a vaccine before I will feel safe in large crowds again

 

[Ms.Minnie]

Every group would like to be special. DVC, ap, Florida residents, onsite guests, deluxe vs value

i think I’ve seen every permeation suggested by one special interest group or another

i have no idea what will work with the virus still rampant. We won’t be going to any theme parks this year. Maybe not next year either . I need a vaccine before I will feel safe in large crowds again

What I meant by my post saying DVC resorts would have to be opened first is that would be even if there were no parks open. Due to the nature of DVC they have to make the resorts available to the owners as soon as possible. I would think if it's safe enough to open the parks it should be safe enought to open the DVC resorts. Not looking for any "special" treatment just what is contracturally required by DVC membership agreement.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

The parks will first open to Florida residents.

 

[Ms.Minnie]

The parks will first open to Florida residents.

Just curious how you know? It doesn't really effect me one way or the other at this point as I won't be back (at least I hope) until Jan 2021 but I'm just curious how you know? Do you have access to some inside information?

 

[davper]

I agree with Space Mountain. But it will be Florida Passholders. Just my opinion.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

I tend to agree that it makes the most sense to open to Florida AP holders first as to not encourage an influx of nonresidents (and people flying--especially internationally). But I also think that DVC has to open as soon as it is safe to have a hotel open (i.e. not necessarily a theme park) so it will be interesting to see how they handle both of those in tandem.

 

[lovin'fl]

They could just do the extra hours for resorts guests and not regular hours. And up them back to the good ol' days. Do maybe 3 evening hours in 2 parks and 2 morning hours in the other 2 parks each day. Or something like that. I suspect they won't open all parks at once. Maybe just MK for a bit. ANd can just do 3 evening hours for a couple weeks for resort guests only or alternate evening and morning or something. But yeah they'd have protests on their hands if they just opened it all up to resort guests only.

 

[DougEMG]

The simple way to make it open to resort guest first is to have magic mornings every day for 1 hour for Disney hotel guests only. Then with reduced capacity limits, they can let in whoever they want.

 

[Mickey of the Villages]

An idea that, if adopted, would likely be a disaster politically for Disney in Orlando and Florida. It could possibly do a partial reopening of resorts before opening the parks, but the cacophony that would be heard if it reopened the parks only to Disney resort guests, including the screaming that comes from the off-site resort hotel chains and all those Florida residents that have Gold passes, is probably something Disney management would choose to avoid. Moreover, there would be legal issues to Disney's limiting access to the parks to only Disney resort guests, including whether it can do that when there are many Florida residents with gold or other annual passes who are legally entitled to use the parks if they are open.

Legally entitled to use the parks if they are open . . . I'm not sure. These individuals can go to the park during After Hours and other hard ticket events, during extra magic hours?? I am confident that Disney can deploy the parks how they like and make them open to pass holders as they see fit. Disney can refund folks that don't like it or extend their tickets.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

Just curious how you know? It doesn't really effect me one way or the other at this point as I won't be back (at least I hope) until Jan 2021 but I'm just curious how you know? Do you have access to some inside information?

Spectrum News 13 Orlando is reporting a gradual opening, which would begin with Florida residents. The report seems to be based on preliminary conversations between theme park executives and Governor DeSantis.

 

[Brett Wyman]

How about AP and DVC only

I love the restriction ideas but they would be a hard sell in the court of public opinion

 

[Ms.Minnie]

Spectrum News 13 Orlando is reporting a gradual opening, which would begin with Florida residents. The report seems to be based on preliminary conversations between theme park executives and Governor DeSantis.

Thanks for suppling your source. I guess at this point it's a wait and see.