Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[A2DisneyMom]

I was doing this math earlier and came up with about the same. But then I realized this leaves out all of the 3rd party hotels that will also have access to the reservation system.....which may very well be the same capacity that Disney has at this point. I’m not sure on the numbers for all of those, but it does seem like they will get access to the system at the same time as all true Disney hotels.

I was thinking the same and that’s where I got the 50/50 from. The actual desired breakdown would be:

24,000 resort guests
6,000 guest of Disney partner hotels
30,000 offsite guests

What I just don’t get is why Disney would want to limit their resort guest revenue that severely (and why I think we’ll probably end up seeing AOA and CBR open)

 

[Farro]

Well that doesn’t really work for DVC members who have to book 11 months in advance.

I can see it not working for a lot of people who work and only have certain times they can take vacations. I'm already locked into my dates for next year with my job.

Hopefully capacity restrictions will ease up by later this year.

 

[Dsny4fun]

It is listed as being open right away - listed under Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress (so under "W" not "C")

Thank you...great news!

 

[Farro]

Which makes sense UNLESS you are a passholder not staying on property as you can only reserve 3 days at a time

It can be a problem for people who only can travel during certain dates - some jobs are really strict with vacation time!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

My concern with this idea is park re-entry (which it seems will be allowed). If we are told we can come and go (in the one park) throughout the day, what happens when we leave for a break and then that is considered space for hoppers. Not sure of the logistics...

There would have to be a gap from the total booked for the day to total allowed capacity and you don't increase the number of available if someone leavslea

So let's say they are allowing 20k to a given park and only 18k reservations are taken. Even if someone comes and leaves or even has one but no shows they still utilize that 18k - them they could allow up to 2k to "hop" to that park

 

[mainedis214]

My concern with this idea is park re-entry (which it seems will be allowed). If we are told we can come and go (in the one park) throughout the day, what happens when we leave for a break and then that is considered space for hoppers. Not sure of the logistics...

Good point... as park-hopping eventually makes it's come-back I hope Epcot can add it sooner than others. Seems like Epcot would be basically empty without the hoppers. But I wouldn't want any temporary change that prevented people from going back to their resort "for a break" to return again. Just like the "tiered fastpass" system was treated differently across the parks (i.e. Magic Kingdom has more ride capacity, so no tiers), I think they should recognize that Epcot has "land area" capacity to phase hopping back in. But it may have more to do with transportation capacity too.

 

[ryanpatricksmom]

The stage shows not running due to CM safety makes a lot of sense. I imagine if they wanted to open them they could distance people inside no problem (just like they will be in restaurants) but there’s not a lot you can do when CMs are singing and dancing in close proximity.

I know that CMs have to wear masks while working in guest areas, but I would hope that as soon as it's permissible for them to rehearse/interact behind the scenes without masks (which may happen sooner than they drop the public interaction rule), we could see them back on stage shortly thereafter. Fingers crossed anyway.

 

[Dsny4fun]

Beauty is in doors in France

I was talking about the one HS

 

[JBeaty0507]

I was thinking the same and that’s where I got the 50/50 from. The actual desired breakdown would be:

24,000 resort guests
6,000 guest of Disney partner hotels
30,000 offsite guests

What I just don’t get is why Disney would want to limit their resort guest revenue that severely (and why I think we’ll probably end up seeing AOA and CBR open)

I missed the partner hotel guests! Sorry about that. That sounds better then. I wasn’t sure how many partner hotel rooms there were. I was just thinking as a resort guest, maybe I shouldn’t be as worried as I’ve been if we have a week until the next wave books. But I agree that it seems like a loss for Disney.

 

[PixarBall]

So is it right that as an AP I have to know when I’ll be attending? If I don’t do it this week I won’t be able to go??

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It can be a problem for people who only can travel during certain dates - some jobs are really strict with vacation time!

That is true too and I know some places you have to out in your request a year or more in advance so well before you would likely have a park day reserved

Hopefully over time the capacity goes up enough that really not *that* hard to get a park reservation

 

[glocker]

My concerns are beyond cosmetic. OKW has only 3 buildings with elevators and we have a wheelchair and a wheelchair accessible room currently booked. SSR is massive on google maps. It’s a heck of a hike for me to push a wheelchair from some of these rooms for meals/main pool.
A room that we cannot access parts of or in parts of resorts extremely difficult to access is NOT superior for us or really anyone else in a similar situation. And for the record, I like the look of the OKR studios and the new SSR studios but the target audience for our trip is 2 little kids. They and most people of that age think over the top theming in the room tops just about anything.

Fair enough. Your circumstances certainly justify your preference. And though I don't know everyone's circumstances, I get the feeling that many of those complaining are not in your boat. As for kids preferring brightly themed rooms, I would guess that nothing would beat AoA. However, both SSR and OKW are kid friendly and I would argue offer more family oriented activities with great Community Halls and various pools with waterslides that are sure to please. Each resort also has internal shuttle transportation, so walking is not a necessity. I hope you end up with a suitable resort and enjoy your stay.

 

[disneyfan150]

I would encourage anyone who Disney might move to make a back up reservation at the Swan or Dolphin for your dates in case you don’t like the room they assign you to. Their rates are unusually low for much of the late summer and fall right now.

Isn't the Bonnet Creek Waldorf Astoria an Official Disney Hotel or whatever it is called? If so, could I book it for my same Aug. 3 -8 dates and link it to my MDE account without canceling YC? Then I could cancel one of them depending on where Disney moves me and if I even get park reservations?

I can book the Waldorf on the Hilton website, but, of course, not on the Disney site.

 

[A2DisneyMom]

As usual, their announcements really don’t say much .

Actually, I thought that gave some interesting insights on the character experience side of things.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

So is it right that as an AP I have to know when I’ll be attending? If I don’t do it this week I won’t be able to go??

.well, you have to know when you want to go and book ... If there are no spots left then too bad

We don't know how quickly (or at all) spots will fill up. I am sure they will go fast for that first week of operation but over time might not be *that* hard to get a spot but we just don't know

 

[LaDonna]

Ahhhh man laugh floor is one of my families absolute favorites

 

[RWinNOLA]

There would have to be a gap from the total booked for the day to total allowed capacity and you don't increase the number of available if someone leavslea

So let's say they are allowing 20k to a given park and only 18k reservations are taken. Even if someone comes and leaves or even has one but no shows they still utilize that 18k - them they could allow up to 2k to "hop" to that park

The other way to handle it would be using the app to track numbers. If a park has available capacity and you choose to sign up to hop there, you would essentially have to give up your reservation at the original park and it would then become available to others.

 

[PixarBall]

I know that CMs have to wear masks while working in guest areas, but I would hope that as soon as it's permissible for them to rehearse/interact behind the scenes without masks (which may happen sooner than they drop the public interaction rule), we could see them back on stage shortly thereafter. Fingers crossed anyway.

Florida went from 2K to 4K in cases this week while testing remained the same. As long as things are bad and going up nothing will be dropped anytime soon.

 

[2letterwords]

There would have to be a gap from the total booked for the day to total allowed capacity and you don't increase the number of available if someone leavslea

So let's say they are allowing 20k to a given park and only 18k reservations are taken. Even if someone comes and leaves or even has one but no shows they still utilize that 18k - them they could allow up to 2k to "hop" to that park

It will be interesting to see how they move forward if/when hopping becomes available again.

 

[PixarBall]

.well, you have to know when you want to go and book ... If there are no spots left then too bad

We don't know how quickly (or at all) spots will fill up. I am sure they will go fast for that first week of operation but over time might not be *that* hard to get a spot but we just don't know

Well I wouldn’t go that soon anyway. I’d come maybe late summer early fall. I would never come as the state is the epicenter of the virus