WDW COVID-19 Operational Changes- Reservation System-Rope Drop Procedures

[wilkydelts]

What are we going to do about Park hopping? Or even leaving the park to go somewhere else, like your resort, and then returning? Do we have any information on that from Shanghai?

There is no information on anything which is the cause of the chaos

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Hold time was only 5 minutes for anyone else booked for June that is now making an emergency backup reservation!

I'd love to think this is a limiting capacity thing... but I fear that is not why the availability was pulled. Just waiting for news now!

 

[yulilin3]

Well this can be 2 things, either
* the resort has reached capacity for June on how many they want for phased opening (the website still states June 1st, DVC seems to be taking reservations and ticket page is broken and under maintenance)

OR

* they are certain they are not opening until July and will keep cancelling reservations weekly as they've been doing

 

[wilkydelts]

Biggest problem with moving to July for some it is already inside the 60+ window as well as if your current tickets have FP+ you can not make new FP+ without additional tickets or cancelling the original FP+

 

[gottalovepluto]

Strange that they would send a survey out about June and then not let anyone book during that month.

One part of Disney is not talking to another. This is the wrong time for that...

 

[dmband]

Well this can be 2 things, either
* the resort has reached capacity for June on how many they want for phased opening (the website still states June 1st, DVC seems to be taking reservations and ticket page is broken and under maintenance)

OR

* they are certain they are not opening until July and will keep cancelling reservations weekly as they've been doing

You would think if they know 100% they are not opening till ___ that they would bit the bullet and announce it.
I would want to let people know as far out as possible they are not going to have their trip and try to get them to rebook vs waiting till a week prior

 

[pangyal]

Yes they are. There is a poster on the DVC board saying member services says June will be cancelled gradually. I asked if this was since the announcement.

Member Services has the same level of information access as regular phone CMS (and bus drivers )

 

[gottalovepluto]

Biggest problem with moving to July for some it is already inside the 60+ window as well as if your current tickets have FP+ you can not make new FP+ without additional tickets or cancelling the original FP+

Bingo! I really have no idea what I’m going to do... I’m so sick of rescheduling and I have to thread it close to reopening because I only had 2 weeks left on my pass when they closed...

 

[0FF TO NEVERLAND]

Biggest problem with moving to July for some it is already inside the 60+ window as well as if your current tickets have FP+ you can not make new FP+ without additional tickets or cancelling the original FP+

I'm not even sure if they will honor or implement any fast passes when they open due to social distancing everything and needing the room in the q. That is just total speculation and my own thought.

 

[ktb2002]

Hoping Springs opens up more by June 1

 

[GADisneyDad14]

It's been a somewhat newsworthy week, more so for the other parks but at least we saw a few WDW updates yesterday. Wonder if we're in for a late Friday news bomb, or we go silently into next week still waiting. I suspect it's the latter, but Fridays always get my attention. Guess we'll see.

Well I was partially right from my post 8:35am today, I guess.

Gotta watch out for Fridays when it doesn’t involve good news.

 

[Lisa75]

Member Services has the same level of information access as regular phone CMS (and bus drivers )

Agreed! I edited with the DVC poster answer that he got it from the chat. I’ve gotten some odd answers from ms chat lately for sure.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Hoping Springs opens up more by June 1

In fairness, their blog post says nothing more than folks on this thread - that they can’t book anything for June on the website.

 

[yulilin3]

Well I was partially right from my post 8:35am today, I guess.

Gotta watch out for Friday’s when it doesn’t involve good news.

I thought about you as soon as it happened, DIsney trying to sneak stuff on a Friday evening, oh Disney, don't you know we're all at home?

 

[DebbieB]

I'm not even sure if they will honor or implement any fast passes when they open due to social distancing everything and needing the room in the q. That is just total speculation and my own thought.

I agree, if it’s limited capacity they will probably not do fastpasses. Talk of “virtual queue”.

 

[OKWFan88]

I have a June and July reservation. No survey received. I'm an AP, non-dvc. I went to see about updating my June reservation dates and there is no availability (Staying at POP), although this morning there was tons. Also, I had booked the Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP tour for June and now it's no longer in MDE and I called to find out what happened, thinking maybe it was a glitch and the CM told me they aren't doing tours in June and it was cancelled.... Well then why did you allow me to book it last week? Sadness is beginning to hit me

 

[elgerber]

Well this can be 2 things, either
* the resort has reached capacity for June on how many they want for phased opening (the website still states June 1st, DVC seems to be taking reservations and ticket page is broken and under maintenance)

OR

* they are certain they are not opening until July and will keep cancelling reservations weekly as they've been doing

As someone with a July 1st arrival date and a May 31 banking deadline it would be nice if they could cancel a little more in advance.

 

[enchantedpixiedust]

This feels like watching a train heading straight for you in slow-mo. I want to believe it's the capacity thing for June 1st. #denial

 

[Leigh L]

Blah...looks like they've stopped taking any reservations for restaurants other than in DS fo at least the first 2 weeks of June.

Just saw someone beat me to it. Disappointing.

When I was checking it out about 30 minutes ago, I couldn't book any (Disney resort) restaurants until July 1.
(Edit to add Disney resort restaurants)

 

[mrsap]

As someone with a July 1st arrival date and a May 31 banking deadline it would be nice if they could cancel a little more in advance.

Same here!!! We’re not sure if we should just cancel so we can bank those points or just wait it out!!