So I will be the odd one out. We are first-time visitors to Disneyland (Disney-anything, actually), traveling with a five-year-old, and paying full boat. We are trying like the dickens to get there in August. I actually think there are some advantages to being first-timers during a pandemicFor example, the crowds will be low. One of the biggest complaints I've heard from family and friends is that DL was too crowded and the lines were too long. I'm not sure how the lines thing is going to work, but crowds shouldn't be a problem!
Also, literally everything is going to be new to us. We will be awed by Mainstreet, stumped by the hidden Mickeys everyone else has already found, and excited to ride even the lowliest A-ticket. My son doesn't know that meet-and-greets, parades, or fireworks were ever an option, so he won't miss them. We don't have a favorite ride or restaurant that won't be open. All the treats are new. He will be THRILLED by the PPH waterslide.
We are a bit disappointed that it looks like much of SWGE will be closed, but--since we're first-timers--ROTR, MF:SR, Dok Onders, and Droid Depot (and hopefully Oga's!) will provide our Star Wars fix, and missing the rest just means we will have to come back another year. And when we do, it will be basically like a brand new trip! We can check out the rides, restaurants, parades, shows, and shops we didn't get to see this time. Also, The Boy will be a bit older and I'm thinking Savi's would make a heckuva father-son bonding experience for two Star Wars obsessives.
Now if Sacramento would just give them the go-ahead already!!
Just to clarify here, I think the posts you were reading and referring to were discussing the WDW reservation system headaches (!) that happened this morning. Their system 'links' things and DLR's doesn't. Two different systems. So you don't have to worry about any of that. (Yay!) @hiroMYhero gave you good advice. And you don't need to do anything further until we find out official information about DLR's reservation system (which we should find out fairly soon). So just hang tight, don't panic, and wait until DLR releases the official info on their reservation system and how it will work.
I was wondering about that, too.
Going to guess that the parking rules for DTD will be the same as before: 3 hours free with a $20 purchase (at one location w/a validation) and 5 hours free with a TS meal (and a validation). APs didn't work at Simba pre-closure, so I'm not sure they would work after reopening. (Because why would Disney be that generous, right? Oh, cynical me...)
Nothing official has been announced yet, but right now, based on what happened yesterday with WDW's park reservation system, having your GCH reservation should give you priority when DLR's park reservation system opens. (We don't know yet when that will be.) But you will need to have already purchased your park tickets to make those park reservations, Can you call the GCH to ask about this? DLR has not announced when they plan to start reselling tickets. Some authorized vendors were selling tickets as of last week, but I don't know if any of them still are.
As I just posted above to someone else with a similar question, have you called Disney to ask about this? Disney has said that they will be reselling tickets at some point (hopefully soon -- WDW says they will start reselling tickets later this summer -- DLR hasn't said when they'll start reselling tickets), so I would start by asking Disney directly just to see what they say. At least you have a few weeks after the parks reopen to watch these boards and to see what happens.
Only TDL. Interesting because their hot weather begins in August through the fall ~ 80 degrees but possibly humid?
That’s what I expect, but then someone on a Facebook group mentioned that parking will temporarily be free...not sure if that’s true. It was reported from a phone CM...we all know how reliable that info can be lol
They fixed the system last evening so I was able to get the reservations I needed with my onsite stays.
Glad to hear this! Thank you for the update.They fixed the system last evening so I was able to get the reservations I needed with my onsite stays.
Now we just need DL to announce the approval and we can all have fun over here too!
If you should hear any kind of official confirmation on the temporary free parking rumor, please post! That certainly would be a bright spot in all this, wouldn't it?
The tickets are the same as any other daily ticket. They are just purchased at a small discount. If the parks reach capacity, there's no guarantee that you can get it.
