Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[LSUmiss]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

 

[Mit88]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

A very select group of people. It’s not even just about not having the parks, but what are you supposed to do, or what do they expect you to do? They’d have the pools at the resorts l, or Disney Springs. Both of which would swarmed with people making it more dangerous than having the parks opened

 

[TexasChick123]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

I’m a DVC member, and even I won’t go unless parks are open. It isn’t worth it to me to travel to central Florida to hang out in a Disney hotel. I’d rather go to the beach.

 

[Sarahslay]

That says it all. Ugggg

I wouldn’t expect to see/hear anything until at least Monday, even that seems a bit early. This really says nothing other than “they weren’t waiting on the edge of their seats to turn in their plans”, which doesn’t really mean anything at all.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

Ease into opening? Work out possible kinks with distancing & cleaning at resorts? It’ll probably be bloggers and other Disney starved Floridians if they do it. Not a ton of people but some would I think.

I lost track, are they actually doing this or just more speculation?

 

[Tigger's ally]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

You mean somebody like us that might celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary at the place we spent our honeymoon? Yeah, nobody would do that.

 

[LSUmiss]

Ease into opening? Work out possible kinks with distancing & cleaning at resorts? It’ll probably be bloggers and other Disney starved Floridians if they do it. Not a ton of people but some would I think.

I lost track, are they actually doing this or just more speculation?

No I understand the reasoning from that standpoint. But it doesn’t seem worth the overhead to Disney.

 

[LSUmiss]

You mean somebody like us that might celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary at the place we spent our honeymoon? Yeah, nobody would do that.

Without the parks? Why not go to a nice hotel?
ETA: that’s where we went for our honeymoon too. But, in this hypothetical situation, with no parks open, we would opt for an actual luxury hotel.

 

[wareagle57]

Without the parks? Why not go to a nice hotel?
ETA: that’s where we went for our honeymoon too. But, in this hypothetical situation, with no parks open, we would opt for an actual luxury hotel.

People go for resort only stays all the time. Not everyone likes the same thing. I’d rather stay at a scenic themed disney hotel with interesting places to walk around and explore, and have basically no interested in fancy hotel with lots of amenities.

 

[cakebaker]

I lost track, are they actually doing this or just more speculation?

It’s all speculation. I don’t think there’s the slightest chance they open the resorts without the parks. Open the parks to resort guests only is probably more likely.

 

[cakebaker]

People go for resort only stays all the time. Not everyone likes the same thing. I’d rather stay at a scenic themed disney hotel with interesting places to walk around and explore, and have basically no interested in fancy hotel with lots of amenities.

My guess is, very very few people go to Disney for a resort stay only. If Disney wants to pull in the huge price resorts cost, the parks will have to be open. The very reason most people stay on site is for the advantages you get inside the parks.

 

[Britty2]

Doubtful.

The second things get worse they’d have to close. Not like cases are dropping in Florida either. And that’s with people being more restricted. We don’t even know if opening up now is going to completely workout. We have no way to know if this will mutate or when flu season starts how bad testing/hospitals get. We won’t have a vaccine by then. This is a place that will be carrying thousands of people daily and lets face it this country doesn’t have the brightest people. Then you are throwing in international people eventually. We sure hope not and let’s hope not too but to say it’s doubtful this will happen again is insane.

 

[mm824]

I don’t understand why they think opening hotels & resorts first makes sense? Who would go? I get they’re trying to open slowly, but who would pay Disney prices for at best mediocre hotels?

I do wonder if they will need to get the hotel back up and running with guests at some point so they can iron out any mishaps and procedures before they open to the masses ....

To be honest, we live in the city, and my DD and I have been stuck in isolation since March 15 as we had to separate from my husband who works in the ER.

If Fort Wilderness, for instance, opened up tomorrow, I would be there in a heartbeat. There is outdoor space, quiet, playgrounds, pools, etc. Sitting in the same house, day after day, with no outdoor space around us that's open is numbing.

 

[wdw_dine_junkie]

Fort Wilderness would be full of RVs if they opened without the parks. It's one of the nicest campgrounds in the country. With a $$ price tag to go with it though.

 

[yulilin3]

Based on the Governor's continued optimism at every press conference and the data I've been watching for our state I'm going to guesstimate they are shooting for a June 8 opening. I do not know for whom (whether FL residents only or resort guests or DVC, etc), but I think that's their target date.

Edit: We should know if that's the case on Sunday whether CMs get called back for park positions

No, the cm schedule that should come out this Sunday covers the week of may 24th. I don't think they'll call them this early for a June 8th opening, i think they'll call them back a week before, like they're doing for DS

 

[FFigawi]

I’m a DVC member, and even I won’t go unless parks are open. It isn’t worth it to me to travel to central Florida to hang out in a Disney hotel. I’d rather go to the beach.

I would. Beats driving home after a long evening at Victoria & Albert's.

 

[yulilin3]

Ease into opening? Work out possible kinks with distancing & cleaning at resorts? It’ll probably be bloggers and other Disney starved Floridians if they do it. Not a ton of people but some would I think.

I lost track, are they actually doing this or just more speculation?

Disney starved Floridian/vlogger here
Yeah, i would go resort only but I don't see them opening all of the resorts without the parks, maybe just one or two
Or maybe they do a whole CM and friends vacation day and invite them to test out new procedures in hotels and parks (I'm really hoping for this)
I just don't see there's much to test out, other than keeping people at a distance, what else do they have to test at resorts? They already know how to clean, its just doing that more
The OC Mayor hinted at opening resorts first then park opening when he talked about the theme parks reopening but it was just a thought, nothing set it stone

 

[Tigger's ally]

Without the parks? Why not go to a nice hotel?
ETA: that’s where we went for our honeymoon too. But, in this hypothetical situation, with no parks open, we would opt for an actual luxury hotel.

I travel for business and stay in hotels on average over 100 nights a year and my company puts me up in nice hotels. When we go to Dis with just the wife and i, we usually are in a DVC one bedroom at OKW with plenty of room, large jacuzzi, great balcony and the resort has a great, peaceful vibe. After 35 plus trips the parks are fine but not necessary. Give me dinner dockside at the boathouse, a bottle of wine, an after dinner drink, a Minnie van back, a to go drink at gurgling suitcase, and a wonderful stroll back to the turtle pond room holding hands with Mrs. Tigger and I will be just fine thanks.

And, just so you don't think a nice hotel doesn't mean something, we are already booked for a week at the Fairmont Chateau at Lake Louise in September. Bit more expensive than OKW.

 

[Music City Mama]

Alright guys - your best guess when are parks opening ?

My guess is the second or third week of June.

Here's another question, though...

What's your best guess on when you think we will find out when the parks will reopen (i.e., WDW's outlined plan for reopening)? Monday? Next Friday? Not until June 1st? Later?

 

[mouserrificmom]

The Room cancellation thread is closed so I thought I'd check in here......our upcoming reservation is 6/12-19 and I received the final payment reminder on Wednesday, called and was told that payments are now not due until 7 days prior to arrival....but I received a past due notice e-mail this morning warning that I risk having the reservation cancelled ..... I am going to go ahead and move it to later, I was holding out hope that an incentive would be offered to change the reservation but that doesn't seem to be the case. I fully expect that Disney would have cancelled it anyway in the next two weeks but I am upset by the late notice e-mail, I always pay my bills on time!!!!!