Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[e_yerger]

I think so too.

But to somewhat answer the question, as an international AP I plan to use my inability to cross the border to plead my case for compensation that works better for me once they open. I’d do the same if I lived in a state with restrictions.

That’s my exact thought process - I live in NJ so if parks are open and my pass starts again, but I have to mandatory quarantine for 14 days I’ll be livid.

 

[cakebaker]

Agree 100%. Mon-Wed are the best days to reopen. It’s not going to stop the people that were already going, but it might help mitigate a decent amount, especially if people took other trips for the holiday weekend

If they have capacity limits, it really doesn’t matter what day they open.

 

[Mit88]

Anyone that’s willing to spread money throughout the state of Florida will be welcomed to their state. I think international travel might take a little longer. But Florida is going to need all the help they can get, and telling people from the NE that they can’t come to their state without quarantining impacts money. It’s not necessarily about just Disney. People coming on vacation spend money many places.

 

[Mit88]

How did Delta know my reservations were cancelled

 

[kelly7adria]

Are they letting those with July reservations cancel yet? Without cancellation fees?

 

[BlondieinFL]

Well.. that pretty much resolves the Great Disney Mask Debate of 2020.. now we'll see who's still going.

So, I don't really know anything about unions - so, does anyone know how this works? Is this a permanent thing, is there a timetable, can this be changed at any time?

 

[preemiemama]

... Right now on MDE the only dining reservations available for booking at DS (and the Hyatt) for the entire month of June are Ravello and Wine Bar George.. I had no problem finding most DS restaurants on Opentable for June.

IT gremlins at work again?

Blog Mickey picked up this as a story. I posted on the rumor thread but there was no discussion about it.
https://blogmickey.com/2020/05/disn...-availability-for-disney-springs-restaurants/"Today, Disney not only started cancelling vacation reservations for guests planning on visiting in the first week of June, but they’ve also removed nearly all restaurant availability at Disney Springs through the end of June. This also aligns with the fact that Disney isn’t accepting new reservations before July 1st. Disney has begun to send out emails to guests who made early June reservations at Disney Springs, cancelling their reservation." It goes on to say that Wine Bar George is the only restaurant currently with June availability.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Blog Mickey picked up this as a story. I posted on the rumor thread but there was no discussion about it.
https://blogmickey.com/2020/05/disn...-availability-for-disney-springs-restaurants/"Today, Disney not only started cancelling vacation reservations for guests planning on visiting in the first week of June, but they’ve also removed nearly all restaurant availability at Disney Springs through the end of June. This also aligns with the fact that Disney isn’t accepting new reservations before July 1st. Disney has begun to send out emails to guests who made early June reservations at Disney Springs, cancelling their reservation." It goes on to say that Wine Bar George is the only restaurant currently with June availability.

It is reminiscent of what it looked like when May reservations were being cancelled - maybe the computer system just wipes out everything? Tables are available for the month of June for DS restaurants on Open Table just not on MDE

 

[whiporee]

Disney's issue compared to Universal is the resort rooms. 30,000 to 9,000 -- at 75 percent capacity, that's 67,000 people to 20,000. Both parks would have tough time saying to any resort guests they can't go to a park on any given day, but Disney would have a larger number of people to deal with. I'm sure WDW would love to have a phased opening of just the monorail hotels to see how it goes, but that's a very bad look to only let the most expensive hotels in and cancel everyone else. Universal could open to resort guests only and have manageable crowds. For WDW it's much harder.

If UO opens first, my guess it's because they are in a better position to limit crowds than WDW is.

 

[courtney1188]

I wonder how long masks will be required for - I understand the need for them, but would prefer to delay our trip until they’re no longer necessary. Though sadly, at this point I guess there’s really no way to know when that will be.

 

[Krandor]

Disney's issue compared to Universal is the resort rooms. 30,000 to 9,000 -- at 75 percent capacity, that's 67,000 people to 20,000. Both parks would have tough time saying to any resort guests they can't go to a park on any given day, but Disney would have a larger number of people to deal with. I'm sure WDW would love to have a phased opening of just the monorail hotels to see how it goes, but that's a very bad look to only let the most expensive hotels in and cancel everyone else. Universal could open to resort guests only and have manageable crowds. For WDW it's much harder.

If UO opens first, my guess it's because they are in a better position to limit crowds than WDW is.

Yeah the bottom line is it doesn't matter what they announce. Somebody is going to be upset. If they guarantee resort guests slots in the park and cap it there then locals will be upset. If they do a soft open with locals only the resort guests with cancelled roooms will be upset.

Whenever WDW opens they are simply not going to be able to allow everybody in who wants to come And whatever plan they use to decide who gets in is going to upset somebody. It sucks but it's just reality.

 

[Brianstl]

which brings up a question. Are masks required in the Skyliner? ;-)

Skyliner will not be operating for a long time. There is no way they can operate the line while having to sanitize the gondolas each time a group leaves a gondola.

 

[cakebaker]

Yeah the bottom line is it doesn't matter what they announce. Somebody is going to be upset. If they guarantee resort guests slots in the park and cap it there then locals will be upset. If they do a soft open with locals only the resort guests with cancelled roooms will be upset.

Whenever WDW opens they are simply not going to be able to allow everybody in who wants to come And whatever plan they use to decide who gets in is going to upset somebody. It sucks but it's just reality.

If they aren’t going to allow every resort guest access, they Can’t expect to have the resorts open. There may be a few guests willing to pay hundreds of dollars a night for a resort only stay, but the vast majority of people, while they may enjoy the resorts, go to WDW to go to the parks.
Locals can go anytime they want, but resort guests are there for a very limited amount of time and many of them once every few years at most. Locals may be upset, but they can be upset for free. Resort guests can’t.

I have no issue with a soft opening, just don’t open the resorts and lock guests out.

 

[Krandor]

Skyliner will not be operating for a long time. There is no way they can operate the line while having to sanitize the gondolas each time a group leaves a gondola.

I'm of the opinion the skyliner wil be one of the first transportations things back up. Much easier to keep social distancing on skyliner vs bus or boat.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Skyliner will not be operating for a long time. There is no way they can operate the line while having to sanitize the gondolas each time a group leaves a gondola.

Is there any talk of them sanitizing buses, boats, monorail cars, or ride vehicles between all guests?

I know we’ve done this before, but Skyliner makes distancing easy which is a big issue with all the other transportation methods. Like we saw in the Shanghai procedures video, I think they concentrate more on clean hands vs clean vehicles. Easier to do while things are operating.

***all speculation, I am not Sven, Finn, or Flynn.

 

[cakebaker]

Skyliner will not be operating for a long time. There is no way they can operate the line while having to sanitize the gondolas each time a group leaves a gondola.

I think the skyliner is the easiest to sanitize and move more people efficiently, skip every other car, slow the loading process and wipe them down. It’s certainly the easiest to socially distance. With reduced capacity it wouldn’t be hard at all.

 

[westie55]

Skyliner will not be operating for a long time. There is no way they can operate the line while having to sanitize the gondolas each time a group leaves a gondola.

I obviously don't have a crystal ball or any more knowledge than the next person, but on any form of transportation or ride I don't think there's any way vehicles are going to be sanitized between every passenger. Many rides (HM, Peter Pan come to mind) don't stop moving. Buses and monorails have multiple stops. Empty seats won't be sanitized at every stop. Just my opinion. Not Disney but NYC subways are operating every day and are being sanitized overnight, not after each passenger stands up from his seat. I think more cleansing will happen and there may be wipes or hand sanitizer in or directly upon exiting ride vehicles, but I don't see sanitation happening between every passenger on every vehicle. I think anyone who goes to theme parks will be assuming some level of risk knowing that they may touch the same common surfaces as other guests. I don't think Skyliner is off the table per se. In fact, I see it as potentially safer than a bus or monorail because it separates parties easily. We'll see what Disney does about shared transportation but my guess at this time is they keep all of it.

 

[Mit88]

I think the skyliner is the easiest to sanitize and move more people efficiently, skip every other car, slow the loading process and wipe them down. It’s certainly the easiest to socially distance. With reduced capacity it wouldn’t be hard at all.

And with the character decals on the skyliner windows, it might be the closest to character interaction you’ll get all trip!

 

[KayMichigan]

If they *don't* operate the Skyliner, will they drop the prices at the Skyliner resorts? After all, you're paying extra for a service that you won't be able to use. However my guess is you'll still have to pay the higher prices.

 

[rteetz]

If they *don't* operate the Skyliner, will they drop the prices at the Skyliner resorts? After all, you're paying extra for a service that you won't be able to use. However my guess is you'll still have to pay the higher prices.

Prices at Skyliner resorts haven’t jumped a ton just yet. Obviously they have a bit and it really depends on the time of year.