I feel like as each day goes by, the chances become greater of some sort of closure in the parks.
I have friends coming a week from Thurs. So we'll see. They're driving and staying at my place, so not worried about planes/etc. Just the park itself
Barring an exponential growth in the next week in Florida and an impact on a solid percentage of castmembers I don't see the parks closing in the coming weeks. Disneyland Paris has had a cast member test positive for the virus and as of now has yet to close its doors. If any would be more likely I'd say Paris would be first to close well before any of the stateside parks close.
The parks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo are different as they are not controlled in the majority by Disney, with Disney having 0 ownership of the Tokyo parks (Shanghai and Hong Kong i think they have around 40% ownership). The governments and outside companies have much more control over whether or not those parks shutter their doors.
I still don't see the stateside parks closing over the next month or so personally.
the entire Central Florida goes on Spring Break starting Friday, so that may help or hinder any spreadMy family has been discussing what our determining factors would be if we decide to cancel. In the case that the parks are still open but there could be active cases in the Orlando area. One of the things that surprised me in our experience here is how fast things can happen. On Sunday 2 cases were announced in a specific county near us, and by last night that jumped to 7 cases in that one area and they began to close several entire school districts. That's a period of ONE day.
We're going to keep an eye on Orange county, specifically school districts around there and larger venues for cancellation of events/games. I guess my point is that we're going to look at how the rest of the Orlando area is handling things if they have cases, even if the WDW parks remain open.
merged you to the existing threadWe had plans to go to Italy this weekend that we obviously canceled. I am seeing airfares to MCO for under $100/rt, flying out this weekend, and more and more hotels popping up on Hotwire for this weekend/next week with amazing rates. It's so tempting to book a trip but I feel that might be both foolish and reckless and I should hold off. I am not criticizing anyone else's choices, but am curious if anyone else is planning to go because of these amazing prices, or if anyone had plans to go and is now canceling? It seems that, thus far, crowd levels are still quite high in all the parks. Thanks for your thoughts on this.
I think only Disney can give you this answer. There is also technically a $50 change fee if you reschedule, but I have never had them charge me it. So if you are able to reschedule that should definitely be free.Currently if you cancel a WDW package within 2-29 days you still owe a $200/person cancellation fee. I need every day within the 30 day window to monitor the Coronavirus situation. I have not heard WDW announce any change but would it make sense for them to be flexible, as I really want to keep our April plans, but if I have to make a decision 30 days out to avoid losing $200/person, I will just cancel and they will lose all of that package revenue. Is it worth talking to them to see if there is anything they would do in light of the current situation?
Just to clarify... I think the standard cancellation for a package is the $200 deposit. Not per person.Currently if you cancel a WDW package within 2-29 days you still owe a $200/person cancellation fee.
I think only Disney can give you this answer. There is also technically a $50 change fee if you reschedule, but I have never had them charge me it. So if you are able to reschedule that should definitely be free.
Fingers crossed it hinders any spread!the entire Central Florida goes on Spring Break starting Friday, so that may help or hinder any spread
Just to clarify... I think the standard cancellation for a package is the $200 deposit. Not per person.
Enjoy your vacation!
Unless you booked through a TA with something unusual, WDW considers one reservation number to be one package. There may be 1 person or 4 people (or more) on that one reservation. A "package" typically includes a resort room plus tickets and/or dining. Each person is not a separate "package" unless they each have their own room.Hmm, okay, I have read different things here. Maybe I need to call them to hear for sure. I think the wording is $200 per package, but some considered each person as their own package even though I only put down $200 for the entire package for everyone.
Thanks.
Currently if you cancel a WDW package within 2-29 days you still owe a $200/person cancellation fee. I need every day within the 30 day window to monitor the Coronavirus situation. I have not heard WDW announce any change but would it make sense for them to be flexible, as I really want to keep our April plans, but if I have to make a decision 30 days out to avoid losing $200/person, I will just cancel and they will lose all of that package revenue. Is it worth talking to them to see if there is anything they would do in light of the current situation?
Fingers crossed it hinders any spread!
Someone correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't the Void owned by a company other than Disney? I'm wondering how/if they are stepping up sanitizing the vr gear.