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

[mrsap]

Please tell me this is all just a bad dream.

 

[yulilin3]

Is there a list of what restaurants are open?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/resorts/

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Thank you!

Make sure you check the new menus on the open restaurants-- they've reduced A LOT of menu items. Don't go in thinking that it's the same as it was before Covid.

 

[osufeth24]

I was having some serious regret last night over my decision to drop my WDW resort in favor of a Uni resort, but this is making me feel a little better.

On a separate topic, did anyone catch what Dr. Pam had to say on Good Morning America this AM?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1273571160077156353

Say anything of note?

 

[pmaurer74]

Make sure you check the new menus on the open restaurants-- they've reduced A LOT of menu items. Don't go in thinking that it's the same as it was before Covid.

Some of the restaurants reduced items by half. I am sure CS will likely have reduced items and prepackaged meals for quick distribution and not using trays. We ate at a place recently...like a zoo that had everything already packaged to hand out... burgers and pizza. It was fast and keep lines from forming.

 

[yulilin3]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/06/together-lets-make-your-next-disney-day-incredible/

 

[ultimatefans]

Make sure you check the new menus on the open restaurants-- they've reduced A LOT of menu items. Don't go in thinking that it's the same as it was before Covid.

I've noticed that too. The Topolino's dinner menu shrunk greatly. The gnocchi was the best menu item imho, I hope it comes back very soon!

On a positive note I got through after 1:45 and got everything at the exact times I requested for July 4th weekend.

 

[SoShiny]

Make sure you check the new menus on the open restaurants-- they've reduced A LOT of menu items. Don't go in thinking that it's the same as it was before Covid.

You can still get a $42 bagel, though.

 

[Lisa75]

Got through to DVC MS right at 9. Got my two reservations. Was still holding with Disney Dining at that point since 7 as well.

 

[thedarksyde]

Update on Cirque Du Soleil Tickets in case anyone else out there has some tickets still.

I finally got a refund for them after calling for 2 months. I got them the day after the show was supposed to happen. I do not know if this is intentional or it just happened they finally got to me in the cirque du Soleil queue. So at least for me I did get my money back.

 

[heazer]

Mercy! I should have called Member Services at 9.

I’m at 2 hrs 18 mins On the regular line.

 

[yulilin3]

Mercy! I should have called Member Services at 9.

I’m at 2 hrs 18 mins On the regular line.

same, but I'm not DVC so can't hang up

 

[Mike1082]

How many people can possibly be on hold?!

 

[Rash]

Sorry if this has been covered, but...will theme park restaurants be open?

 

[yulilin3]

How many people can possibly be on hold?!

the issue is that DIsney hasn't recalled their CM yet, so what they have is the skeleton crew they left from the start of closing

 

[yulilin3]

Sorry if this has been covered, but...will theme park restaurants be open?

reservations taken now are only for DVC resorrts that are open through July 10

 

[heazer]

My hold was right around 2 hrs and 25 minutes.

The cast member that answered wasn’t regular dining, and confirmed they are not fully staffed. She was as giddy as I was to make reservations.

She said so far there’s so few people coming that everything is smooth. I told her she was like Oprah granting first pick reservations! To drive home the limited people making reservations, all my dining confirmation numbers are in sequential order.

So the wait is long, but the rewards are great as it doesn’t seem like anyone in the prepark window is limited in snagging their dining!

 

[tinkerhon]

Update on Cirque Du Soleil Tickets in case anyone else out there has some tickets still.

I finally got a refund for them after calling for 2 months. I got them the day after the show was supposed to happen. I do not know if this is intentional or it just happened they finally got to me in the cirque du Soleil queue. So at least for me I did get my money back.

thanks for this - I was able to get a response to them via email - our tics were for 7/24 - they are issuing me a refund - they didn't say they would be waiting until after the 24th - just that processing would take a few weeks

 

[Mike1082]

About 2 hours and 30 minutes here too. Availability was wide open and I got 2 reservations July 4th weekend at my preferred times

 

[goofy78]

I assume reservations are needed for the lounges also, correct?