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

[Davey Jones II]

Disney cannot sustain with low crowds. If they don't make money they will close for good instead of putting people at risk. You better hope crowds levels are enough to pay the bills or there will be no Disney World.

In the long run, if Disney and other theme/amusement park operators have to continue with a reservation system and greatly reduced capacity crowds, they will have to increase their prices a great deal, too. As I posted back in April, that would be close to the Discovery Cove model of doing business. The tradeoff for fans would be (presumably) shorter wait times and much more manageable crowds. Also, there should be far less need for endless trip planning to beat the crowds.

 

[sheila14]

Will anyone know what the numbers are for staying on resort and entering the parks??

 

[AquaDame]

Will anyone know what the numbers are for staying on resort and entering the parks??

I doubt it... Disney doesn't usually share numbers.

 

[sheila14]

I guess we wait for the parks to open and listen to others talk about their experience

 

[Jadyreen1282]

In the long run, if Disney and other theme/amusement park operators have to continue with a reservation system and greatly reduced capacity crowds, they will have to increase their prices a great deal, too. As I posted back in April, that would be close to the Discovery Cove model of doing business. The tradeoff for fans would be (presumably) shorter wait times and much more manageable crowds. Also, there should be far less need for endless trip planning to beat the crowds.

And I am all in for that except the average family isn't. I would happily pay 200 a ticket for Disney parks then it would cut out the crowd we go there to see, the young families with children amazed by the magic. It's just going to be a crazy mess. I hope in my lifetime the magic comes back for us. Right now it's just not but we will see I guess.

 

[Davey Jones II]

And I am all in for that except the average family isn't. I would happily pay 200 a ticket for Disney parks then it would cut out the crowd we go there to see, the young families with children amazed by the magic. It's just going to be a crazy mess. I hope in my lifetime the magic comes back for us. Right now it's just not but we will see I guess.

As discussed a couple of months ago, it's not a bad tradeoff because you could do WDW in about half the time it took before the pandemic -- e.g. in 5 days instead of ten.

 

[crazymomof4]

Now there is a woman who knows how to draw a line!!!

A bra is the equivalent of a mask over your .... ahem.... chest. I'm doing one OR the other. Not both! Since the mask is required by WDW, that means the bra gets the axe.

 

[sam5disney]

my AP was paid in full and had about 3 weeks left on it when the parks closed in march. disney extended my pass correctly to aug 5th. i understand that they're giving an additional extension of 30 days to members that were paid in full and that it will appear in our account in oct. however, we're booked at copper creek for a week at the end of august. that 30 day extension will cover us for our trip in aug, but it wont appear until oct? obviously i need to call them about this. any suggestions before i do? thank you

Just call the AP line - with my trip in July I was short 2 days on my AP after the extension, called the line & only made it half way through my explanation & the cast member was like oh, you need your pass extended? No problem. And then actually extended it to the end of the month to give me wiggle room so an additional 2 wks. Easiest call I've made in this whole mess! Really think Disney is trying. Now just deciding if I'm still going after all this with "stupid COVID" as it's referred to in our house! Good luck

 

[donp]

Any word yet on PH resolution? Talked to one CM last week who said removing PH would then add a day or two onto the length of the ticket, talked to a different one who said nothing has been decided.

 

[dachsie]

Any word yet on PH resolution? Talked to one CM last week who said removing PH would then add a day or two onto the length of the ticket, talked to a different one who said nothing has been decided.

Mine told me to wait to see. I am going in Dec and there may be hopping by then

 

[soniam]

I am usually an AP holder and unfortunately with them not being sold...I am trying to plan a 2021 trip. If I buy tickets and I need to change my date are you allowed to put the tickets value to another date if there are Park reservations left in the system?

Have you considered flex-date tickets? They cost more though. I don’t know if Disney will accommodate changes like that fir date-based tickets. You can always use the original purchase price value of your tickets towards purchasing new ones for the new dates. That has always been the case.

 

[mommy2allyandaveri]

Anyone know what they have capped capacity at? 30%?

 

[zacharyt25]

It has been so great, being in lines, watching shows, entering the parks without people right on top of you

THIS!!!! I'm most excited about this for my August trip- I can trade the fireworks (and maybe even an Ohana dinner ) for lower crowds and fewer people walking all over each other. And shorter lines???????? I'm in

 

[zacharyt25]

Anyone know what they have capped capacity at? 30%?

I don't think they've released numbers, but most things I see tend to talk about 20-30% capacity. AKA the dream!

 

[nursejackie]

I hope you are wearing more than a face mask!

I like it when posts make me chuckle.

 

[TarotFox]

Low capacity doesn't equal lower wait times though.

 

[LovingPooh]

Low capacity doesn't equal lower wait times though.

That’s true. But a day at Disney is better than a day at work even with all the changes, in my opinion.

 

[ClapYourHands]

Low capacity doesn't equal lower wait times though.

That’s true, but for some people the feel of the crowds is an important factor. Lots of people like to walk around and take in the atmosphere, and that’s hard with wall to wall people.

Last trip we hopped to EPCOT one night that unexpectedly turned out to be a 10/10 crowd. We were able to duck into the Land and I refreshed to get FP for Soarin’ three times in a row. Using refresh, I got SE and mission space, and we used the end of the night to ride TT. In terms of getting rides my kids like, we were successful. In terms of enjoying the park, not as much. The crowds were overwhelming, and I felt almost claustrophobic on the paths.

 

[TarotFox]

I think being properly mindful of social distancing will make for a fairly restrictive park atmosphere, but I'm sure most people will just decide to ignore how close they are to people up and down Main Street.

 

[osufeth24]

Have they said how they're going to board rides?

I'm assuming it'll be like what Universal did and either board every other row for like some of the coasters, or if it's a cart it'll just be your party.