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

[osufeth24]

Gonna be honest here, I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic or not.
If so, haha very funny.
If not, then as Thumper always says, if you don’t have anything nice to say...
Many people have been planning trips for years to be able to go even just one time with an entire family. I’m not surprised everyone is confused and a bit deflated by the closure and the craziness that has ensued afterwards. People have a right to worry, and that’s ok. But it should be their decision what to do for the safety of themselves and their families.

I'm just so sick of the sensationalism. When I see posts saying something like they hope Disney doesn't end up in the abandon parks channel, I have no patience anymore.

 

[DisneyDadWV]

Ah, the fun CM roulette game! Some say 7am, some say you could get in during testing(not that you could get far, but you could maybe try). I’ll be on the website from around 10pm Sunday night till Monday morning, just to see what happens. There can always be lucky people who get in early.

I'll be trying at midnight for sure, then probably from 6:00 AM on in case it would coincide with the old ADR time.

 

[MermaidMommy]

Right now officially ends July 7th.

Wasn't the quarantine order extended indefinitely on June 12, without an end date? Has that changed in the past week -- I might have missed it.

 

[CastAStone]

That ended up sending me back to the main phone line. Spoke to a CM there and basically said, I would have to wait until June 28th to buy tickets or passes to cover my dates. At that point I could make reservations.

I would be surprised if March books out before you get a crack at it. The only people ahead of you in line would be people with an AP valid that long who already have a resort stay booked for March or someone who already has a hotel reservation for March and just happens to have unused tickets in their MDE. It’s not no one, but I can’t imagine it’s anywhere near enough to book out the parks.

 

[going/again]

I'm in CT. So many emails to wade through but I did get one from Disney Destinations yesterday at 3:23 pm informing me that because I'm an existing ticket holder with a Disney resort reservation they're giving me access to the Disney Park Pass System beginning June 22.

Where do you find the DPPS is it in MDE as I see nothing there or won't it appear till tomorrow ?

 

[CastAStone]

Do we know if having a booking at a Disney Springs hotel will allow you to book on Monday like a resort would?

Swan and Dolphin are a definite yes, but idk about the good neighbor hotels. I would think so but assuming things is not the move right now.

Disney Springs hotels and Good Neighbor hotels are 2 different things. We have seen confirmation from Disney insiders that Swan, Dolphin, Four Seasons, and the 7 Disney Springs hotels at this link will be considered on site for Monday. Other hotels may or may not be, including the other good neighbor hotels. It is probably too late to get a reservation at one of the off site hotels and link it to MDE before Monday at 7AM; that rarely can be accomplished the same day. But it may be worth a shot. Someone in another thread said the holiday inn information needed to link the reservation came quickly.

 

[tinkerbell1991]

Sorry if I missed this, but do we know for sure the reservation system opens at 7:00 AM eastern Monday? I've had two cast members online tell me "that would be a good time to check" but that they didn't know for sure.

This is part of the email UK guests got so basically ... Anytime haha. I believe CM's are testing the system from 11:59pm tonight then it'll just go live basically when they're done - vague, I know

 

[yulilin3]

This all snuck up on me, been busy and not paying attention. After many cancelled trips, we finally just settled on a DVC reservation for next March.

3 out of 4 of us have APs that expire in August (after extension), the 4th has 5 day park hoppers that don't cover the length of the new trip.

We had intended to buy new APs for everyone before March but not renew. Does anyone know what my options here or is this all unknown? Are the current APs sufficient to make reservations with? And what about the one with not enough tickets? Can I extend them or are all sales still halted? I plan on calling tomorrow and see what they can do but curious if anyone knows.

I merged you to the existing thread. Please read back a couple of pages for people with similar cases

 

[pmaurer74]

Has anyone seen anything about Savii's being open? I did not see it on the list of things to see or do.

 

[yulilin3]

Has anyone seen anything about Savii's being open? I did not see it on the list of things to see or do.

Not opening, I'm assuming it's because the cast are equity performers, Disney doesn't want to spend more money on cm right now

 

[tinkerbell1991]

Has anyone seen anything about Savii's being open? I did not see it on the list of things to see or do.

They're not but the droid build is

 

[pmaurer74]

Not opening, I'm assuming it's because the cast are equity performers, Disney doesn't want to spend more money on cm right now

What is an equity performer? I would think it would be a big money maker for them even at 50% capacity. This might be the final deal breaker for us. It was the one thing my DH wanted to do this trip.

 

[yulilin3]

What is an equity performer? I would think it would be a big money maker for them even at 50% capacity. This might be the final deal breaker for us. It was the one thing my DH wanted to do this trip.

They're like actors, paid more than let's say a parade performer
If you look at the list of what's staying closed, all of it is equity actors

 

[Doingitagain]

Does anyone have any thoughts on Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom? It is outside the park, but I wonder if you have to have a park reservation to get an ADR?

 

[Brett Wyman]

We have a split DVC stay September 19-26th and we are all verified AP holders. I never received any communication from Disney about the park reservation system so Im a little nervous I wont be "authorized" to register tomorrow. Anyone else that meets the criteria NOT get an email?

 

[pmaurer74]

They're like actors, paid more than let's say a parade performer
If you look at the list of what's staying closed, all of it is equity actors

Do you feel they will likely open at all this year? Or is it just this initial reopening phase?

 

[2letterwords]

We have a split DVC stay September 19-26th and we are all verified AP holders. I never received any communication from Disney about the park reservation system so Im a little nervous I wont be "authorized" to register tomorrow. Anyone else that meets the criteria NOT get an email?

I have not received any emails but by all definitions, I should be included as I have room(s) and tickets...

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Do we have any news on Disney boat transportation from the resorts?

I saw online photos recently of social distancing markers on the docks at Disney Springs for SSR & OKW. Nothing at the ones for POFQ or POR, of course.

 

[Brett Wyman]

I have not received any emails but by all definitions, I should be included as I have room(s) and tickets...

I just called the AP line, was connected to someone with no wait. She verified, as best as a CM can, that we are all set. As long as you have an onsite hotel reservation(between 7-11 and 9-26) and the ticket and hotel icons are "lit up" for each guest in your MDE.

Again single CM info, but she said the system will open up at 7am eastern since"thats when the support line opens up".

We all know how well Disney IT works. This will be difficult at best and a complete fiasco at worst.

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Does anyone have any thoughts on Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom? It is outside the park, but I wonder if you have to have a park reservation to get an ADR?

The Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs isn’t even open or available for ADRs yet, so I’m unsure if/when Landry’s will open the one at the park. They terminated all their employees so they have to rehire everyone. I think that’s why only TRex reopened so far (and then they just had an employee test positive a few days ago so not the best PR).