Rumor about “modified experiences” when Disney reopens (read 1st post for potential modifications being considered)

[jkh36619]

And it is another take away from MK resorts. I dont stay at the Poly but I have sat outside of Trader Sams with a drink and watched the fireworks

 

[davper]

The big question then would be:
Does WDW-lite = Ticket Price-lite

You're funny

 

[maccagerl]

Not if she liked WDW enough!

I really don’t see how they can get around crowded lines. Even with the few people already using mobile ordering, there is a line.

 

[dcibrando]

Have a trip scheduled with my daughter beginning May 31st and I haven’t activated my annual passes yet so considering just canceling and going in October (which is already book then too)

As for the reduced capacity and limited things open I just don’t understand that. Germs will still be everywhere. You can’t distance people at bag check, ticket entrance, bathrooms, ride queues, etc but maybe this is more of a PR move than it really being something to reduce spread

one thing I’m also curious about however is people that they have or may lay off and then have to rehire and bring back difficult that may be

 

[PortMickey]

Of all of the places I could visit in America to have the best chance of catching CV, I would think that WDW would be #1 on the list - over Vegas casinos, Times Square, anywhere! This thing will have to be managed before they reopen at all.

I have had a WDW AP through 9/11 and the Financial Crisis and this seems very different. Even if you forget about the bad publicity Disney would receive from opening too early, I don't think MOST people would go to The Parks unless:

A. They have had the virus and are now immune
or
B. They have been inoculated with a vaccine
or
C. They don't care if they catch it or spread it

Until there is a vaccine, It would be one of the most likely places in the U.S. to catch/spread it. WDW draws people from every corner of the planet.

I think people will feel the same way about the Cruise Ships and all the foreign ports.

It will be interesting to see if the Shanghai Park opens firsts and how they handle it.

 

[Kdeutsch]

I‘m starting to feel like they are only going to open the parks when they can operate 100 percent. taking away certain experiences might be ok for some but others not. When I went to wdw without children it was dining and rides. With children we meet every. single. princess. And we did not have any dining reservations. So if you take away portion of park goers it might not be worthwhile for them to open at all.

 

[Disney Frenhines]

I'm due to go mid September, but, I won't be interested in going if they implement most or all of these. Don't get me wrong, but, if they feel the need to do these then they shouldn't reopen. And what about ADRs, I've booked a few already, does that mean some people could have them cancelled and how would they decide which ones.
I doubt if I'm the only one looking at how much they paid to have so little going on.
If Disney do this then they will see a lot of cancellations from those living a long distance away and paying top dollar because they booked long before the initial emergence of the virus.

 

[JARNJ3]

Our family has decided it's all or nothing. If they aren't at full strength - we'll postpone until next year (maybe even after the vaccine).

We are very, very lucky. We have been many times, so we can do without this year if must be (currently scheduled for July 3 - staying on my points). Can bank those & not lose them either. As I said - very, very fortunate.

We're all staying at home too - so, if we weren't carriers or have a mild case of the COVID19 - we'd be at risk at catching it there. Something also to think about. Will need to see what Dr. Fauci has to say

 

[guynhawaii]

It won't be before April 30th now that Trump has finally had a reality check about Covid-19.

Aloha,

Please keep in mind we tend to take a stand from where we sit. As the President of the USA, it's the President's responsibility to be optimistic and encouraging. He's trying to bring attention to the need for all of us to successfully recover from this deadly virus and get our economy up and running sooner rather than later. We need to be aware that millions of people are losing their jobs and thousands are losing their businesses. The challenge for all of us is to flatten both curves...the virus expansion and the economy dip. It's an incredibly difficult tight rope to walk. But at least our President is trying. As he should.

 

[LSUmiss]

Or you can be a total hypocrite like I am. I swore "never again" on a deluxe resort, but now I am planning Boardwalk for next year. This pandemic obviously has made me lose my mind.

It's made me want to go more than ever before. I suspect there are others like me out there.

I said that too but stayed in Pop for Mardi Gras & switched to animal kingdom lodge after just one night. It just didn’t work for us with a toddler especially since we usually stay Poly. On the other hand, we loved the updates to AKL. If this ever ends, that’s where we plan to stay next time.

 

[LSUmiss]

I have had a WDW AP through 9/11 and the Financial Crisis and this seems very different. Even if you forget about the bad publicity Disney would receive from opening too early, I don't think MOST people would go to The Parks unless:

A. They have had the virus and are now immune
or
B. They have been inoculated with a vaccine
or
C. They don't care if they catch it or spread it

Until there is a vaccine, It would be one of the most likely places in the U.S. to catch/spread it. WDW draws people from every corner of the planet.

I think people will feel the same way about the Cruise Ships and all the foreign ports.

It will be interesting to see if the Shanghai Park opens firsts and how they handle it.

I thought Shanghai did reopen?

 

[westie55]

I thought Shanghai did reopen?

I believe they are starting to open some restaurants in a Downtown Disney type area. The rides etc. are not open, which to me means they are still closed if the parks aren't open.

Count me among the visitors who would not go if the full experience isn't there. The hotels, flights, and tickets are just too expensive for a watered down version. I don't really see how they can do it any other way than operate as normal, because even those measures wouldn't be successful at preventing the spread of illness if sick people are there. There is no way to avoid crowds at Disney, so I feel like it is an all or nothing thing. I hope they reopen this summer. I am booked for late July, but I feel a bit skeptical

 

[SaintsManiac]

I said that too but stayed in Pop for Mardi Gras & switched to animal kingdom lodge after just one night. It just didn’t work for us with a toddler especially since we usually stay Poly. On the other hand, we loved the updates to AKL. If this ever ends, that’s where we plan to stay next time.

Waiting on my TA to have time to get it booked. All the money saved from our canceled trips this spring will go towards it. I am excited to stay at the Boardwalk.

we LOVED AKL!!

 

[rteetz]

I thought Shanghai did reopen?

Parts of the resort are starting to reopen but the park itself is still closed.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'm sorry you find something as basic and obvious as Disney's greed confusing. The Disney corporation has proven itself to be greedy over the past several years.

Replace "the Disney corporation" with "any successful publicly-traded company".

The Disney corporation has proven itself to raise/increase revenues in order to achieve its primary/sole purpose: to earn money for its shareholders.

 

[Krandor]

On the modifed experience front I really wonder about ROTR and BGs. I think BGs worked well but packing everybody in the park at open could be an issue. Do they get rid of boarding groups, put them on FP, keep BGs but don't require you to be inside HS (maybe a remote "check-in" to the park which would require a ticket to do an on a non-park hopper tie to you HS that day)?

I think I'd go with remote check-in to the park which still burns a ticket day with a geofence to being somewhere on disney property (yes issue if staying off property) and then you can join BGs maybe half hour before park open.

 

[EmJ]

On the modifed experience front I really wonder about ROTR and BGs. I think BGs worked well but packing everybody in the park at open could be an issue. Do they get rid of boarding groups, put them on FP, keep BGs but don't require you to be inside HS (maybe a remote "check-in" to the park which would require a ticket to do an on a non-park hopper tie to you HS that day)?

I think I'd go with remote check-in to the park which still burns a ticket day with a geofence to being somewhere on disney property (yes issue if staying off property) and then you can join BGs maybe half hour before park open.

I think it is possible ROTR, and perhaps all of SWGE, does not open with the rest of the park. I know some disagree, but I don't think a phased reopening is so crazy, with low-maintenance, easy-to-train-on rides opening first, along with quickservice restaurants that sell basically the same things for restocking purposes (burgers, fries, pizza, etc.). They might not draw nearly as many visitors to the park this way--but that might be a feature, not a bug. Over time, they could then reopen the more high-maintenance rides with greater training requirements and more unique food offerings. Personally, I don't envision parades, night time shows, or fireworks until summer 2021.

My family were supposed to leave for Disneyland today. Right now, we would be wrapping up our Goofy's Kitchen dinner. We've rebooked for August, and if anything is open (and it is safe to travel), we are going. We've never been before, so it doesn't much matter to us what is open and what is closed. It will all be fresh and new, and by the time August rolls around, the opportunity to go anywhere that is not our backyard will be more than welcome--even if we did pay for full-price ticket and get a half-price experience. I suspect there are others like me out there.

 

[tlmadden73]

I have had a WDW AP through 9/11 and the Financial Crisis and this seems very different. Even if you forget about the bad publicity Disney would receive from opening too early, I don't think MOST people would go to The Parks unless:

A. They have had the virus and are now immune
or
B. They have been inoculated with a vaccine
or
C. They don't care if they catch it or spread it

Until there is a vaccine, It would be one of the most likely places in the U.S. to catch/spread it. WDW draws people from every corner of the planet.

I think people will feel the same way about the Cruise Ships and all the foreign ports.

It will be interesting to see if the Shanghai Park opens firsts and how they handle it.

You'd be surprised how many people probably fall into the C category.
A small percentage of people who get this need to be hospitalized.
A vast majority of people (probably to the point they never even went to the doctore) get it and don't even notice or are "down" just like they had a flu or cold.

So everyone should be able to evaluate that risk to themselves and go decide to go to a place like WDW or not. Just how we decide to go to a place like that during flu season . .just how we decide to drive down there (and risk getting in a car accident).

I mean, most of us ARE still going out to the public .. trusting people to make and deliver us food, going to the grocery store and touching shopping carts and doors and boxes, going to the doctor, etc. etc.

There hast to be a point where we aren't afraid to go out anymore.

It will still be spread .. but the world can't just live inside their houses for months on end afraid of being within 6 feet of another human being because they "MAY" have the virus?.

 

[Jrb1979]

You'd be surprised how many people probably fall into the C category.
A small percentage of people who get this need to be hospitalized.
A vast majority of people (probably to the point they never even went to the doctore) get it and don't even notice or are "down" just like they had a flu or cold.

So everyone should be able to evaluate that risk to themselves and go decide to go to a place like WDW or not. Just how we decide to go to a place like that during flu season . .just how we decide to drive down there (and risk getting in a car accident).

I mean, most of us ARE still going out to the public .. trusting people to make and deliver us food, going to the grocery store and touching shopping carts and doors and boxes, going to the doctor, etc. etc.

There hast to be a point where we aren't afraid to go out anymore.

It will still be spread .. but the world can't just live inside their houses for months on end afraid of being within 6 feet of another human being because they "MAY" have the virus?.

No you can't live inside your house for month's on end but people hoping June 1st that everything just magically goes back to normal will end up disappointed.

 

[aml1676]

We've never been before, so it doesn't much matter to us what is open and what is closed. It will all be fresh and new, and by the time August rolls around, the opportunity to go anywhere that is not our backyard will be more than welcome--even if we did pay for full-price ticket and get a half-price experience. I suspect there are others like me out there.

This is me, also. I haven't been to WDW since 1985 when there was just MK and Epcot, and I have very few memories of that trip anyway. My daughter has never been. We don't have much in the way of expectations, so we'll go in October as planned provided it's open again.