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

[DebbieB]

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

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I would hold out for a couple weeks, surely bu 5/31 there will be more solid info.

 

[mrsap]

I would hold out for a couple weeks, surely bu 5/31 there will be more solid info.

Thanks. Trying to stay positive- but with banking date and my 7 month window for a rescheduled trip coming up - we need to decide before that.

 

[DebbieB]

Thanks. Trying to stay positive- but with banking date and my 7 month window for a rescheduled trip coming up - we need to decide before that.

To be honest, I would reschedule. If they open by 7/1, do you really want to be there with all the limitations?

 

[BridgetR3]

I was on the Disney Travel agent website just now and saw this as part of today's announcement -

"Cancellations due to closures
Disney has been regularly notifying Guests whose Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort hotel bookings are being impacted by our temporary closures, letting them know they may modify or cancel their Disney Resort hotel reservations or Walt Disney Travel Company packages. Disney is asking Guests who didn’t book directly with Disney to call their Travel Professional. We expect that this notification process will continue one week at a time, including any potential reservations cancelled in June 2020. "

Does this mean that they are cancelling all of our June reservations as well?? Ugh.....

 

[fla4fun]

I was on the Disney Travel agent website just now and saw this as part of today's announcement -

"Cancellations due to closures
Disney has been regularly notifying Guests whose Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort hotel bookings are being impacted by our temporary closures, letting them know they may modify or cancel their Disney Resort hotel reservations or Walt Disney Travel Company packages. Disney is asking Guests who didn’t book directly with Disney to call their Travel Professional. We expect that this notification process will continue one week at a time, including any potential reservations cancelled in June 2020. "

Does this mean that they are cancelling all of our June reservations as well?? Ugh.....

Someone on another site said there are no rooms showing available for June and that TAs have been given word to book July 1 or later. Take it with a grain of salt . . .

 

[Sandisw]

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.

ETA the poster on the DVC board responded that they asked and got that answer via the chat.

I did the DVC chat after reading that and got that the process is still the same...week by week and no determination about June.

 

[Sandiz08]

Says "potential" , doesn't seem that they are certain if the rolling cancellations will stop or where they would stop in June.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I was on the Disney Travel agent website just now and saw this as part of today's announcement -

"Cancellations due to closures
Disney has been regularly notifying Guests whose Walt Disney World or Disneyland Resort hotel bookings are being impacted by our temporary closures, letting them know they may modify or cancel their Disney Resort hotel reservations or Walt Disney Travel Company packages. Disney is asking Guests who didn’t book directly with Disney to call their Travel Professional. We expect that this notification process will continue one week at a time, including any potential reservations cancelled in June 2020. "

Does this mean that they are cancelling all of our June reservations as well?? Ugh.....

It reads to me that the rolling weekly cancellations will continue. But the key phrasing is “including any potential reservations cancelled in June 2020.” That seems open ended and flexible to me, not definitive.

 

[elgerber]

To be honest, I would reschedule. If they open by 7/1, do you really want to be there with all the limitations?

Ha yes!!! I can't reschedule for a different time before the end of my use year right now, because I currently have an Aulani trip booked in that time, that may or may not happen also :-(

I should clarify, I am ok if they don't open in July, then I can move on and not have to make the choice myself, but I just want it done soon.

 

[BridgetR3]

Someone on another site said there are no rooms showing available for June and that TAs have been given word to book July 1 or later. Take it with a grain of salt . . .

Yes, I am a travel agent and this is part of the info we have received today but it's clear as mud. I do know that new reservations need to be made in July going forward but what about all of the people who were booked from March - May that Disney promised free dining to for booking in June - September? Everyone who chose June now not only loses their trip this time but also loses their free dining.

 

[wilkydelts]

Don't know what to make of this. Others should check also. All day I could turn Frozen FP+ into EPCOT Forever or Soarin. Neither option is available to change Frozen into on my account.

 

[mrsap]

To be honest, I would reschedule. If they open by 7/1, do you really want to be there with all the limitations?

I don’t. But at the same time I’m thinking I’d rather sit there than in my house one more freeking day!!!

 

[fla4fun]

Yes, I am a travel agent and this is part of the info we have received today but it's clear as mud. I do know that new reservations need to be made in July going forward but what about all of the people who were booked from March - May that Disney promised free dining to for booking in June - September? Everyone who chose June now not only loses their trip this time but also loses their free dining.

It could mean that they have enough reservations on the books to operate at their reduced occupancy rate in June if they stop bookings, or it could mean closed in June. I agree, clear as mud. I went ahead and booked a backup res for the beach for my June dates at Disney because I really don’t want to cancel a third vacation. It would be nice to have some clarification.

 

[fla4fun]

oops duplicate post.

 

[Sandiz08]

So are fast passes , dining, and other bookings frozen on June ressies?

 

[elgerber]

DVC availability sure is interesting tonight. Tons of rooms available in July that weren't before, and many resorts have the entire month of June showing available that had nothing before.

 

[yulilin3]

So are fast passes , dining, and other bookings frozen on June ressies?

I can move my fps for June 1 and 2 around

 

[Mainsail Minnie]

Anyone here not loving Disney as much as they used to? At least at the moment? We have a WDW trip and a DCL cruise booked for this summer, and I have no knowledge of whether either one will happen. I'm starting to feel jerked around. If they could at least release solid plans of what the experiences will be like whenever they do open (masks for guests or not, for example, pools or not), then that would also be helpful information for us to use while making up our minds.

 

[yulilin3]

Anyone here not loving Disney as much as they used to? At least at the moment? We have a WDW trip and a DCL cruise booked for this summer, and I have no knowledge of whether either one will happen. I'm starting to feel jerked around. If they could at least release solid plans of what the experiences will be like whenever they do open (masks for guests or not, for example, pools or not), then that would also be helpful information for us to use while making up our minds.

it is really hard to stay positive through all this. I try and remind myself that in this particular situation it's not Disney's fault. They might already have a clear plan, with dates and procedures, but they have to wait for the data that's coming in in a couple of weeks, they have to wait for the next phase.
They tend not to release info until they are absolutely sure of what they'll do.
If they would come out with a statement saying that masks will be mandatory they will upset a ton of people, maybe even creating a rush to cancel and then when they finally open they might not implement the mandatory side of it. Or vice versa, if they say it's not mandatory and then they change their mind they'll have a ton of upset people.
It also doesn't help that most of us have been inside for a long time and that a Disney visit is the bright light at the end of the tunnel, but as of now that light is muddled and unclear
I'm taking all of this one day at a time, that's the only thing I can do

 

[yulilin3]

ticket page is back up, you cannot buy any tickets for June