Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Carol Jackson]

Were you trying to rebook the same June 18 dates and there was no availability or were you trying to rebook to a post-July 11 date?

I was trying to book ANY 3 night booking between July 11 and Dec 31.

 

[bclittle]

Next week Fri your window should be open. They’re dealing with one week at a time and there is nothing you can say to change that, nothing that will get your window open earlier.

Is this what we think will happen? I have a trip July 9-13 at BC and haven't heard anything! Also want to add tickets to an August trip (but that may be impossible).

 

[vinotinto]

I'm not sure that's entirely accurate. Someone over on Touring Plans reported today that they were able to modify their June recovery FD booking to BCV in October and received 35% off their room cost in the process.

Link?

I find the touring plans post questionable. The poster claims to have booked a BCV studio, which Disney CRO could not have added to their inventory without jumping in line ahead of every DVC member who waitlisted one for October. And that waitlist has been running since last fall. DVC does not turn unreserved inventory over to CRO until 60 days out. The studio would need to be available and booked using Disney’s DVC points, following the same rules that all members must follow. Members on the waitlist since November should have been taken care of first.

Since Disney has not announced or communicated about whether the reservations will be eligible for a recovery offer when finally allowed to change, we are all left with speculation based on a case here and a case there, without knowing if someone got pixie dusted, an exception made or whether it’s how it will be handled for everyone.

For those of us booked within the first few weeks of parks re-opening in non-DVC resorts, we still have so much we don’t know:
1. What resorts will be open?
2. Will lounges, bars, pool bars, Signature restaurants re-open?
3. Will feature pools reopen?
4. What will be the process for making Park reservations? Will it just open one day, or will we get advance warning?
5. Will those staying onsite with APs and stand-alone tickets be given the same priority as those with packages?
6. Will we be able to modify current packages to drop resort nights, ticket days, hopper and plus features, etc.?
7. When will APs be extended?

 

[sullivan.kscott]

There seems to be a lot Universal can do Disney is not capable of. Put that in the category of words I never thought I would say.

Including figuring out a way to open shows, a parade, and M&Gs all with basic modifications.

 

[vinotinto]

Including figuring out a way to open shows, a parade, and M&Gs all with basic modifications.

Dat true.

 

[DisneyEater]

I was trying to book ANY 3 night booking between July 11 and Dec 31.

Call back. First CM said I couldn't rebook. Called back and rebooked with a different CM.

 

[Jiminy76]

I don't think pools are high on the priority list right now. This still isn't the same as a pool that has been open but they are taking out of service on August 15-Sep 15 for work.

Hopefully Disney realizes the resort pools will be an important tool in managing and spacing crowds at the resorts in the evening, as the parks are all closing earlier than usual. Guests in the evening would basically only have 3 options in the evening; randomly roam the resort, eat at the resort, or go to DS. Without pools to eat up people the resorts common areas and places to eat will more than likely end up very crowded and DS will end up reaching capacity and people being turned away will result in people going back to the resorts. Disney is in a difficult situation

 

[Mm889123]

Maybe I missed it- but any word on if Disney will provide DS transportation to DVC hotels when they open in June

 

[chicagoshannon]

Link?

I find the touring plans post questionable. The poster claims to have booked a BCV studio, which Disney CRO could not have added to their inventory without jumping in line ahead of every DVC member who waitlisted one for October. And that waitlist has been running since last fall. DVC does not turn unreserved inventory over to CRO until 60 days out. The studio would need to be available and booked using Disney’s DVC points, following the same rules that all members must follow. Members on the waitlist since November should have been taken care of first.

I'm the one who posted that. It's in the hotel forum on here ( I think the title is somthing about modifications). I'm not gonna go search the thread again but you're welcome to.

 

[Marionnette]

I'm the one who posted that. It's in the hotel forum on here ( I think the title is somthing about modifications). I'm not gonna go search the thread again but you're welcome to.

I actually went to Touring Plans, since that is the named source. Saw the original post. Thats why I know that it was for a studio in October. Anyone who owns DVC knows how hard it is to book one of those during Fall Frenzy. It just doesn’t pass the smell test.

 

[chicagoshannon]

I actually went to Touring Plans, since that is the named source. Saw the original post. Thats why I know that it was for a studio in October. Anyone who owns DVC knows how hard it is to book one of those during Fall Frenzy. It just doesn’t pass the smell test.

The one I saw was a move from a regular room at BC (scheduled for this week) to a 2 bedroom in BCV at 35% off in July. Not saying it's true but I read it in that one thread.

 

[khmoorefield]

Just catching up for the first time in a few days...like many of you I’m confused with the why and how disney is handling much (all?!) of this. The one thing that keeps popping up in my mind is what Disney will change once Florida reaches Phase 3? I was looking at FL Phase 3 and it states regular theme park operations with limited social distancing. I know that is some pretty heavy speculation, so this probably isn’t the best place to comment about this (point me in the right direction if you know where I should head!) But if Florida stays on course and moves into Phase 3 around the 3 week mark (I believe that was about the timing between Phase 1 and 2?) that would be right around the time Disney plans on opening the parks...so then they could potentially do a mass reopening soon after. Again, probably not the best place for this or maybe it’s been mentioned before, but I can’t stop wondering!

 

[brockash]

It's interesting to me that some posters are saying that there's no way Disney could allow hopping and it would mess with capacity when Universal managed it. And yes, I know people will say Disney is bigger and more complicated - but they also have over a month to figure it out.

It would require trying; which up until this point Disney doesn't seem to be doing much of. I feel like they've approached reopening with resentment as opposed to actually wanting to give customers the most enjoyable trip they can safely. It seems very evident compared to all the parks around them.

 

[Marionnette]

The one I saw was a move from a regular room at BC (scheduled for this week) to a 2 bedroom in BCV at 35% off in July. Not saying it's true but I read it in that one thread.

I would find that more credible. DVC unreserved inventory has been released to CRO for the next 60 days. Dedicated 2BR villas In July are more likely to be available than studios in October.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Just catching up for the first time in a few days...like many of you I’m confused with the why and how disney is handling much (all?!) of this. The one thing that keeps popping up in my mind is what Disney will change once Florida reaches Phase 3? I was looking at FL Phase 3 and it states regular theme park operations with limited social distancing. I know that is some pretty heavy speculation, so this probably isn’t the best place to comment about this (point me in the right direction if you know where I should head!) But if Florida stays on course and moves into Phase 3 around the 3 week mark (I believe that was about the timing between Phase 1 and 2?) that would be right around the time Disney plans on opening the parks...so then they could potentially do a mass reopening soon after. Again, probably not the best place for this or maybe it’s been mentioned before, but I can’t stop wondering!

I was wondering the same thing! I don't believe it's OT.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Just catching up for the first time in a few days...like many of you I’m confused with the why and how disney is handling much (all?!) of this. The one thing that keeps popping up in my mind is what Disney will change once Florida reaches Phase 3? I was looking at FL Phase 3 and it states regular theme park operations with limited social distancing. I know that is some pretty heavy speculation, so this probably isn’t the best place to comment about this (point me in the right direction if you know where I should head!) But if Florida stays on course and moves into Phase 3 around the 3 week mark (I believe that was about the timing between Phase 1 and 2?) that would be right around the time Disney plans on opening the parks...so then they could potentially do a mass reopening soon after. Again, probably not the best place for this or maybe it’s been mentioned before, but I can’t stop wondering!

I agree. I think it was almost a month between phase 1 and 2 so that would put phase 3 at July 5 if Florida follows the same path. However it doesn't seem like Disney cares much about following the states guidelines honestly. For example masks aren't required for the state. Also restaurants are at 100% capacity as of today. I haven't seen any reports of Disney increasing their capacity past 25% (they could have been at 50% before today). Bars are also allowed to open today. Not sure if any have. Just a lot of stuff happening in the state that Disney doesn't seem to care about. They're gonna follow their own drum on this I'm afraid.

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/world-health-organization-now-recommends-use-of-face-mask-in-public/

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Just catching up for the first time in a few days...like many of you I’m confused with the why and how disney is handling much (all?!) of this. The one thing that keeps popping up in my mind is what Disney will change once Florida reaches Phase 3? I was looking at FL Phase 3 and it states regular theme park operations with limited social distancing. I know that is some pretty heavy speculation, so this probably isn’t the best place to comment about this (point me in the right direction if you know where I should head!) But if Florida stays on course and moves into Phase 3 around the 3 week mark (I believe that was about the timing between Phase 1 and 2?) that would be right around the time Disney plans on opening the parks...so then they could potentially do a mass reopening soon after. Again, probably not the best place for this or maybe it’s been mentioned before, but I can’t stop wondering!

Disney doesn’t have to change anything just because FL moves into phase 3.

I personally think Disney will very slowly ease restrictions over time. And I don’t think they’ll change a thing until they are sure there hasn’t been a spike, that they haven’t been the source of an outbreak, etc.

I do not think we will see a mass reopening anytime soon, regardless of what phase FL moves to.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Is this what we think will happen? I have a trip July 9-13 at BC and haven't heard anything! Also want to add tickets to an August trip (but that may be impossible).

It's been a rolling window of one week's worth of cancellations approx every Thurs. This time it was check-ins 6/15-6/21. (It paused for a week last week but this has been the pattern for a couple months.) Therefore a check-in 6/22 has a very reasonable of getting the same offer that was given to the week before it by Fri next week. If that pattern continues you've still got a few weeks before Disney will talk to you for anything but cancelling. That said I hope they open up the systems to all with check-ins prior to 7/11 soon so people can make changes if they wish- but I don't know if we even have a chance of that happening.

I very much wonder what percentage of cancelled bookings in the week of 6/15 they'll be able to sell on rack-rate DVC/FW bookings.

 

[chicagoshannon]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/06/world-health-organization-now-recommends-use-of-face-mask-in-public/

Oh for pete's sake!