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

What are the third party locations at DS?
Almost all of them. Off the top of my head Disney owned are World of Disney, CHristmas store, the toy store, goofy candy company, art of disney, D Style, superhero headquarter, galactic outpost. Then theres only a couple of restaurants D-luxe burger and some of the little kiosks
 
The current order is from people coming from NY,NJ,CT and LA to self isolate once they arrive for 14 days, this is part of phase 1 reopening which has no end date but the Gov said Phase one will take weeks not months. He has not said if the order will continue into phase 2
which is really stupid overall since someone could drive to PA pretty easy and take a flight and most of NY has low numbers and places in FL are just as higher or higher.
finally you get on a flight with a connection and now you exposed those travelers too, yet they don’t have to quarantine?? Makes no sense to me
I don't think they will as whenever I've been to WDW they've never ever physically checked the restraints. They've always visually watched as the guest checks their own lap bar.
They don't? My last visit to WDW was in 2015 and DL in 2014, so memory of this detail is foggy. But in Disneyland Paris all coasters, are checked manually.
Trying to go over all the coasters in my head, but Space, Big Thunder, Rock 'n Roller coaster for sure. Indiana Jones and Crush Coaster as well...

The CM always pushes the restraint down to make sure it is fully secured.
At WDW they walk by every guest and ask them to pull up on their restraint/lapbar, they never touch it they just watch.
They almost always check on coasters in my experience.
Space Mt even has/had black rubber pull tabs on the ends of the bar bit I have had them look at the monitor to see the lights are lite and tell you to push up.
ToT and Star Tours are the only rides I have not had them check themself.
RnRC always check, never had them not, in fact they generally push the bar down tighter
 
New wording on the website and MDE

  • Disney Springs will begin a phased reopening on May 20. Here's what to know before you go.
  • Other areas of Walt Disney World Resort remain closed, including theme parks and Disney Resort hotels. Learn about this closure.
  • Upon reopening, theme parks, Disney Resort hotels, restaurants, attractions, experiences and other offerings may be modified and will be limited in capacity and subject to limited availability or closure, based on direction from health experts and government officials to promote physical distancing. View important details.
This is a form of torture for me..... Our AP's expire in 3 days and we have our BU trip for second week of June and another planned for September. It seems like my trips are going to be either too early or too late= Disney planning torture.
 
which is really stupid overall since someone could drive to PA pretty easy and take a flight and most of NY has low numbers and places in FL are just as higher or higher.
finally you get on a flight with a connection and now you exposed those travelers too, yet they don’t have to quarantine?? Makes no sense to me



They almost always check on coasters in my experience.
Space Mt even has/had black rubber pull tabs on the ends of the bar bit I have had them look at the monitor to see the lights are lite and tell you to push up.
ToT and Star Tours are the only rides I have not had them check themself.
RnRC always check, never had them not, in fact they generally push the bar down tighter
That sounds about right. Can't recall if they always checked on Everest, but certainly on Rock n Roller Coaster. And then there's rides like Pirates where they have lap bars but maybe don't really need them? Don't recall them checking those.
 

Almost all of them. Off the top of my head Disney owned are World of Disney, CHristmas store, the toy store, goofy candy company, art of disney, D Style, superhero headquarter, galactic outpost. Then theres only a couple of restaurants D-luxe burger and some of the little kiosks
Will be interesting to see how they handle this, especially the limited parking/admission piece. I assume there will be more guidance in the next few weeks--I can't imagine Disney is going to let people who cannot enter just show up and queue outside.
 
Somewhat notable I guess, while it still says resort reservations are available for travel dates 6/1 and later, they removed the language about guests with impacted reservations being eligible for the special free dining offer, and they've pulled that special offer page from the website (well, Stich at the page).
 
Somewhat notable I guess, while it still says resort reservations are available for travel dates 6/1 and later, they removed the language about guests with impacted reservations being eligible for the special free dining offer, and they've pulled that special offer page from the website (well, Stich at the page).
Pulling the offer may be more significant than it would seem. If they’re open by June 1, no need to have the affected guests offer anymore. It also hints that they think however limited their opening is, they’re considering themselves fully open- no more extensions for APs maybe?
 
They did, so can’t really take anything from it other than they’re trying to see what guests are thinking. What confuses me is, does it matter? If it’s safe to open, open. If it’s not, what difference does it make if guests want it open?

https://www.piratesandprincesses.ne...-new-survey-but-offers-varying-opening-dates/
I think they are trying to gauge interest on if there will be enough demand to open on a certain date. Disney has resorts booked already to gauge interest for them.
 
which is really stupid overall since someone could drive to PA pretty easy and take a flight and most of NY has low numbers and places in FL are just as higher or higher.
finally you get on a flight with a connection and now you exposed those travelers too, yet they don’t have to quarantine?? Makes no sense to me



They almost always check on coasters in my experience.
Space Mt even has/had black rubber pull tabs on the ends of the bar bit I have had them look at the monitor to see the lights are lite and tell you to push up.
ToT and Star Tours are the only rides I have not had them check themself.
RnRC always check, never had them not, in fact they generally push the bar down tighter
I have never had any cast member actually touch my restraint. On Space they stand there and go "tug on the black strap", and on all other coasters they just walk by (a CM on each side) going "push up on your lap bar", and if you don't immediately they stand there and just keep trying to get your attention to push up on your lap bar.
 
I have never had any cast member actually touch my restraint. On Space they stand there and go "tug on the black strap", and on all other coasters they just walk by (a CM on each side) going "push up on your lap bar", and if you don't immediately they stand there and just keep trying to get your attention to push up on your lap bar.
I do think I've had a CM push down on the bar at Rock n Roller Coasters.
 
I have never had any cast member actually touch my restraint. On Space they stand there and go "tug on the black strap", and on all other coasters they just walk by (a CM on each side) going "push up on your lap bar", and if you don't immediately they stand there and just keep trying to get your attention to push up on your lap bar.
We had one at SDMT push the bar down so far on my daughters lap that she was actually in pain the whole ride and had abruises on her uooer thighs the next day. This one didn’t offer for her to check her own bar, just rushed past shoving it down as far as she could.
 
No hint. Good things going for June 1st
They just started taking down F&G elements, too ne that means they were planning on opening this month and that's why they've maintained them for this long
They added the ability for CM to book rooms starting June 1st. This was added about 3 weeks ago, it wasn't there before
You might be right. But you’re guessing.

I mean no offense by this, but people take posts from moderators a lot more seriously than regular posters. Rteetz does a great job at this.

Since people put more stock into what moderators say than regular posters, I really think you should be more careful in your guesses or qualify them in a more obvious manner.
 
I have never had any cast member actually touch my restraint. On Space they stand there and go "tug on the black strap", and on all other coasters they just walk by (a CM on each side) going "push up on your lap bar", and if you don't immediately they stand there and just keep trying to get your attention to push up on your lap bar.
So.. in 2004 a person fell off of the Superman ride at six flags New England because the restraint wasn’t pushed down far enough. A lawsuit alleged an employee didn’t properly check the restraint (idk if this meant didn’t tug the chain or push it down on their check). So, it happens.

Source: I was working there on the day it happened.

also, I have had a cast members push the restraint down on me at Disney. Many times.
 
No hint. Good things going for June 1st
They just started taking down F&G elements, too ne that means they were planning on opening this month and that's why they've maintained them for this long
They added the ability for CM to book rooms starting June 1st. This was added about 3 weeks ago, it wasn't there before
I think you may just be right on your June 1 call. It’s not a sure thing by any means, but it certainly looks like the gears are beginning to turn. I always wondered why they kept the garden stuff going so long. Makes sense now.
 
You might be right. But you’re guessing.

I mean no offense by this, but people take posts from moderators a lot more seriously than regular posters. Rteetz does a great job at this.

Since people put more stock into what moderators say than regular posters, I really think you should be more careful in your guesses or qualify them in a more obvious manner.
She can speak for herself, but she’s been nothing but cautious in her comments. If people make choices based on someone being a moderator on a forum, that’s their choice. It’s not something I’d do, especially when it costs money.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I very much appreciate her insight and respect her opinions, even when it’s not something I want to hear.
 
You might be right. But you’re guessing.

I mean no offense by this, but people take posts from moderators a lot more seriously than regular posters. Rteetz does a great job at this.

Since people put more stock into what moderators say than regular posters, I really think you should be more careful in your guesses or qualify them in a more obvious manner.

Honestly, Yullin is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Disney - JMHO
 
Pulling the offer may be more significant than it would seem. If they’re open by June 1, no need to have the affected guests offer anymore. It also hints that they think however limited their opening is, they’re considering themselves fully open- no more extensions for APs maybe?
I’m probably being a pessimist but I think it’s the opposite. As they (possibly) cancel dates into June they don’t want to be flooded with people booking the free dining offer since the offer was never meant to accommodate beyond the dates it was in place for.
 
You might be right. But you’re guessing.

I mean no offense by this, but people take posts from moderators a lot more seriously than regular posters. Rteetz does a great job at this.

Since people put more stock into what moderators say than regular posters, I really think you should be more careful in your guesses or qualify them in a more obvious manner.
Of course I'm guessing, we all are until Disney actually announces anything. I have never said take my word as truth, I don't think Ryan would say "what I say is truth because I'm a mod" when we have info from another person we clearly state that, it is up to the reader to make of it what they want.
That being said, I still think June 1st is looking good, when Disney announces either I'll be proven right or wrong and that's alright.

She can speak for herself, but she’s been nothing but cautious in her comments. If people make choices based on someone being a moderator on a forum, that’s their choice. It’s not something I’d do, especially when it costs money.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I very much appreciate her insight and respect her opinions, even when it’s not something I want to hear.
thank you, it's ok to disagree as long as we do it in a respectful way.
You also get extra points for not thinking I'm a guy, so many people think that :D

Honestly, Yullin is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Disney - JMHO
That's very kind of you, I really love sharing whatever insight I might have, 23 years of being an Orlando resident and AP gives me some knowledge, along with family members and the many friends I have in both parks :D
 












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