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

[Eastern]

from the example leaked screenshot it looked like last time available to enter is 2 hours after park opening
They won't have an end time, like they'll kick you out after 6 hours

I'm going to see how it goes on June 22. We either get the parks we want or we don't.

 

[JETSDAD]

I doubt it. The system is designed to know how many people are going into each park with at least one day notice. The whole point is to control capacity

I guess I mean more if a particular park is booked to capacity....will cancellations open availability back up to that park?

 

[Zeus'Headache]

I guess I mean more if a particular park is booked to capacity....will cancellations open availability back up to that park?

Depends on if this behaves like Fastpasses or previews. Let a fastpass go, someone else can grab. Let a preview go(like for Galaxy’s Edge) no one else can grab it

 

[jacobjboyle84]

But they're also selling park hoppers with 2021 tickets so who knows?

It’s always easier to refund someone for something that’s not available than convince them to add something on?

 

[yulilin3]

Ok got some info
As we know park hopping will not be an option but people are allowed to leave the park and come back to the same park later
Also the system opens at 7am for booking you can use the app or website
No word yet on how many reservations an AP can hold but people with a resort reservation can book for the number of days they have tickets (length of stay) so it will behave just like getting fps

 

[puffkin]

Just curious, but how are Universal, Shanghai, or Hong Kong handling "rope drop"? I am not putting too much credence to needing a time of entry AND park reservation for Disney from the leaked screen shot from a test system. I know a lot of the angst for the park reservation system seems to have been unwarranted given what they have announced (ie resort and AP holders getting priority) so hoping to further reduce some angst about speculation on needing a timed entry when that was NOT announced.

 

[TinkerTracy]

With an arrival of July 15, I will be logging in @12:01 AM, 12:02 AM, 12:03 AM

Same arrival day! I'm in the same boat as you. I will be calling DVC soon to see if I can get any other information (and I have to merge my two reservations together).

 

[jacobjboyle84]

I think if they wanna play apples to apples with resort packages and DVC then they should allow APs a rolling 15-day window—(the longest length of stay you can book)

 

[katyringo]

We don’t go until October but if we can’t get parks we will just spend our trip at universal. This isn’t a crabby post. It’s a reality that some people just won’t get in and I’m going to be prepared for that disappointment and have a back up plan.

Does anyone think that not having. Your vacation package paid off through Disney will effect your ability to make park pass reservations? I could pay it off today, but would rather not. The tickets do show in MDE.

 

[Kestryl]

It reads to me that you better book your 2021 vacation on 6/28/20 and get your park reservations the very same day or risk getting.. well, not getting into a park.

That’s what I’m reading.

Add on the idea that you pick your arrival time when you reserve your park day.

So again, if I want to visit in July 2021, over a year from now, I need to book on June 28, 2020 if I want to make sure I have reservations for the parks at an early time. That’s how this reads to me.

If true, that’s psychotic.

 

[KristinU]

I'll be interested to see how this all plays out for us. AP holders, plan to visit in August with an offsite weeklong stay, then a little over a week booked onsite later in the year for Christmas week. I'm assuming the December onsite won't open on June 22nd...kinda hope not since that might somehow eat into our allotment for offsite reserved days that I assume will start on June 26th...or maybe later? I wonder if they'll go forward with prioritizing like they do/did for Fastpasses - 60 days onsite 30 days offsite. That would make sense to me.

 

[DebbieB]

I have an April trip planned. I have an AP certificate that I will activate in November. My friend’s AP was extended to 2/2/2021. So she can’t make park reservations for April?

 

[sponica]

We don’t go until October but if we can’t get parks we will just spend our trip at universal. This isn’t a crabby post. It’s a reality that some people just won’t get in and I’m going to be prepared for that disappointment and have a back up plan.

Does anyone think that not having. Your vacation package paid off through Disney will effect your ability to make park pass reservations? I could pay it off today, but would rather not. The tickets do show in MDE.

It shouldn't. Having a balance doesn't impact the ability to make FPs

 

[KevinsKarebear]

So I started planning a January 2021 trip, but I don’t have tickets yet obviously. So if they are opening park reservations through September 2021 should I be worried that when I am able to purchase tickets that there won’t be availability for me? It almost sounds like maybe I’m having my 30th birthday somewhere else...

 

[FredtheDuck]

I’m room only for December. I just called Disney and they told me I’d be able to buy my tickets and make my reservation “hand in hand” on 6/28. YMMV.

 

[Jenis]

So I started planning a January 2021 trip, but I don’t have tickets yet obviously. So if they are opening park reservations through September 2021 should I be worried that when I am able to purchase tickets that there won’t be availability for me? It almost sounds like maybe I’m having my 30th birthday somewhere else...

How I read it, you should be able to call on the 24th to upgrade to a package (add tickets) and then make your park reservations. Which, is before annual pass holders without resort reservations, I could be wrong but I think there might still be decent availability for you.

 

[Ecomommy09]

Ok. I’m a bit boggled. Let me clarify. On Monday, I’ll be able to book park reservations for any stay I have up until 9/26/21 but I can’t make ADRs until 60 days before? Yes?

 

[lanejudy]

I have an April trip planned. I have an AP certificate that I will activate in November. My friend’s AP was extended to 2/2/2021. So she can’t make park reservations for April?

She can convert to a package by calling on 6/24, or it sounds like 2021 tickets will be on-sale to the public as of 6/28. Then she can make a park reservation once she has tickets.

 

[golex]

Just curious, but how are Universal, Shanghai, or Hong Kong handling "rope drop"? I am not putting too much credence to needing a time of entry AND park reservation for Disney from the leaked screen shot from a test system. I know a lot of the angst for the park reservation system seems to have been unwarranted given what they have announced (ie resort and AP holders getting priority) so hoping to further reduce some angst about speculation on needing a timed entry when that was NOT announced.

The time requirement was announced on Disney's new park reservation page under "Step 3":
Select a Time: This is the time that you can visit the park.

 

[Isabelle12345]

It reads to me that you better book your 2021 vacation on 6/28/20 and get your park reservations the very same day or risk getting.. well, not getting into a park.

I am wondering this as well... should I just book packages for the dates I am planning to visit and modify if needed?
I am planning a trip in March 2021 and summer 2021 (not sure yet about the exact date but we have an idea); should I book them right away? Will we have a cancellation / modification option?

Also, we just made an offer on a DVC contract which obviously we can't book for more than 11 months in advance... should we make a regular hotel room reservation with a package and then transfer to DVC with tickets? Would that work?
So many questions...