Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[ryanpatricksmom]

That’s horrible customer service

It's like the crew from 50's Prime Time Cafe was moved over to the Communications Department and told to unleash their shtick on the us! You HAD a hotel room....psych! You didn't eat your vegetables....no ADR for you! Cousin Mickey can't visit right now....he's sanitizing Minnie's bows!

 

[SaintsManiac]

This reminds me of the Minnie’s Holiday Dine watch thread. THUNDERCATS GOOOOO

 

[gottalovepluto]

My hub is from California so last year was the first time he's ever been to WDW. I did all the planning, FPs, ADRs, did all the packing and literally all he had to do was show up and stand in the line I told him to. He had a great time (minus the fact we had 11 month old twins with us in a very hot April last year!) I have not involved him in any of the anxiety and stress of this year's madness. I stay calm on the outside and slightly exploding on the inside so that I don't freak him out enough to want to cancel our APs lol.

As a Californian I completely get this. Most Californians I know once you get like 10% into planning a WDW trip for them get like “what the $!&?!!!! Let’s just go to Disneyland”. But seriously- say 180 days for ADRs and jaws drop. 60 days for FP and you darn well better be up at 4am and their mind is blown at why anyone would do that

 

[CastAStone]

REMEMBER:

• You MUST have your tickets linked to your account in MDE
• You MUST have a hotel reservation at a Disney hotel or one of the participating off site hotels
• You MUST use a browser - The Disney World App will not allow you to book Theme Park reservations!
• Hollywood Studios will almost certainly sell out first for most dates - book DHS first!

GOOD LUCK ALL!

 

[Mit88]

I’m hearing you’ll have to watch a 30 minute video with Sven introducing the guests to Disney Park Pass before you can start making reservations.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

This is so stressful and it hasn't even started yet

THE ANTICIPATION!

 

[Lilias]

I'm so invested in watching all of this unfold and I can't even participate because I only have a hotel reservation and no tickets xD

 

[nkosiek]

So, in my MDE "Tickets" I have an AP that has been extended until November. If I look at my AP page details, it says it expires on 7/11. Who wants to bet that when I try to reserve for 7/12 it tells me it's not valid anymore?

 

[Bjn10]

17 mins until nothing then I’ll attempt to sleep but my Disney mind tells me they do something dumb and open it at like 3:23 am

 

[rteetz]

So, in my MDE "Tickets" I have an AP that has been extended until November. If I look at my AP page details, it says it expires on 7/11. Who wants to bet that when I try to reserve for 7/12 it tells me it's not valid anymore?

You could be me that it wasn't extended at all yet and the monthly payment line isn't open on the weekends...

 

[midnight star]

As a Californian I completely get this. Most Californians I know once you get like 10% into planning a WDW trip for them get like “what the $!&?!!!! Let’s just go to Disneyland”. But seriously- say 180 days for ADRs and jaws drop. 60 days for FP and you darn well better be up at 4am and their mind is blown at why anyone would do that

Omg this was me! I attempted to go either in 2018 or 2019...didn't actually make it until 2020 lol. Planning was too intense and scared me haha

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

17 mins until nothing then I’ll attempt to sleep but my Disney mind tells me they do something dumb and open it at like 3:23 am

I'm checking at midnight and then I have alarms for 1, 230, 330, 430, 530, and 630. It's going to be a fun night.

& I thought the heat was going to be the most irritating part of visiting in July this year

 

[AmberMV]

As a Californian I completely get this. Most Californians I know once you get like 10% into planning a WDW trip for them get like “what the $!&?!!!! Let’s just go to Disneyland”. But seriously- say 180 days for ADRs and jaws drop. 60 days for FP and you darn well better be up at 4am and their mind is blown at why anyone would do that

We went to Animal Kingdom in Feb this year and I couldn't get a FP for FoP before we got there but I refreshed the app all day and finally got a FP for him. He told me he was talking to someone in the line and they asked how come he didn't to wait 3 hours in line like they did and he replied "i dunno my wife does stuff on the phone and tells me where to go" lmao. It's his favorite ride of all time. But yeah he is not a planner at all so I do it. As long as he never asks how much things I do cost we're all good

 

[nkosiek]

You could be me that it wasn't extended at all yet and the monthly payment line isn't open on the weekends...

Ouch. Are you going down when everything opens up? We are booked BLT from 7/9-7/18. Then I will happily let it expire. If they screw this up tomorrow, I want a refund, I don't care that I'll cancel the DVC stay and lose points to holding.

 

[Mit88]

DHS will probably only allow between 15-22k reservations per day, so that should absolutely book up quickly. If its closer to 15k which would be around 20%, and you have a reservation beyond mid August, I would guess that more slots will become available down the line since I’m guessing the capacity limit will rise a few thousand starting about a month after the reopening. So inevitably, they’d allow for more reservation slots to open up the further we get from mid August

 

[rteetz]

Ouch. Are you going down when everything opens up? We are booked BLT from 7/9-7/18. Then I will happily let it expire. If they screw this up tomorrow, I want a refund, I don't care that I'll cancel the DVC stay and lose points to holding.

My next trip isn't until November. I also have another stay in January and my pass expires in the middle of that stay. They could extend me 5 days I would be happy lol.

 

[happydisfamilyof4]

Exactly! I had my moment just a little while ago. Thought to myself while waiting to speak with CM "Why am I doing this???? Vacation should not be this stressful. Aughhhh"
Sounds like a great PR campaign for Universal: "Sick of Disney - we have the cure for you!

I had the exact same thought! And followed up with cancelling my BC CL reservation for July, then immediately calling Universal and said, "I can't take the stress Disney is putting me through - we've never stayed at Universal what can you offer!?!?!"

 

[Perdita&Pongo]

Do we really think that there will be poor unfortunate souls who don't have a clue and show up at their WDW hotel next month and its closed and they have no place to stay? Could that happen?!? That thought just makes me so sad.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Do we really think that there will be poor unfortunate souls who don't have a clue and show up at their WDW hotel next month and its closed and they have no place to stay? Could that happen?!? That thought just makes me so sad.

I know I’ll sound cold but I have zero pity for anyone that does such a thing.

 

[jenjersnap]

OMG, I was there! The first night of Holiday Dine was our last night of vacation so I had zero flexibility. and much desperation.

This is worse.

This reminds me of the Minnie’s Holiday Dine watch thread. THUNDERCATS GOOOOO