Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[one_cat]

After being there all day yesterday, and then coming home to look at my pictures from last year, I have to say, they really did put up just the bare minimum.

I mean SO MUCH is missing after looking at my pictures from last year.

I really am hoping Holiday Services has more time now to get more things ready for the Christmas decorations.

Certainly compared to last year it’s underwhelming. Now I wish I had taken more pictures.

 

[Disdreamprincess]

I absolute love that Disney just got sooned...

Ha it's like you've got punk'd Literally.

 

[rpb718]

Do you think that any more Halloween decorations will appear at mk?

I have a feeling this is it, which is probably why they are allowing folks to wear costumes.

I’d settle for the bunting. It really boggles my mind they didn’t even put that on the train station.

This^ The bunting adds so much to last years pictures that I saw.

 

[anthony2k7]

Certainly compared to last year it’s underwhelming. Now I wish I had taken more pictures.

Seems odd that wdw has done so little when DLP has done a fairly decent display. Especially when Florida is doing quite well with covid currently whilst France is a disaster and makes remaining open uncertain for DLP again.

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[butterscotchcollins]

Seems odd that wdw has done so little when DLP has done a fairly decent display. Especially when Florida is doing quite well with covid currently whilst France is a disaster and makes remaining open uncertain for DLP again.

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I would assume different labor laws and pay rates have something to do with that? I could be wrong.

Personally the decorations aren’t what keep me going back in the Fall season although I think they’re cute. Locals complaining that it’s not enough is a little unnecessary - I get that you miss the whole shebang but remember that CA doesn’t even have their park *open*. They’re doing what they can to make it feel festive, I think the cavalcades are awesome and the Halloween treats that we enjoyed were delicious. I have the pumpkin candle burning right now. I’m satisfied.

 

[princesscinderella]

Character Warehouse has reopened

Wooo Hooo!! I’ll be heading there this afternoon to the one at sawgrass mall. I need my Disney fix!!

 

[anthony2k7]

I would assume different labor laws and pay rates have something to do with that? I could be wrong.

Well they certainly have some of the most liberal Labour laws in the world I believe including a standard work week of only 35 hours and a limit of maximum work day being 10 hours. Although there have also been tweet rumours of shortages of CMs due to covid sickness rates so I doubt the extra decorations are related to having excess CM hours available to do it.

 

[butterscotchcollins]

Well they certainly have some of the most liberal Labour laws in the world I believe including a standard work week of only 35 hours and a limit of maximum word day being 10 hours. Although there have also been tweet rumours of shortages of CMs due to covid sickness rates so I doubt the extra decorations are related to having excess CM hours available to do it.

You're also legally not allowed as an employer to ask your employees to work on their off hours/check their email at night/basically do anything work-related outside of the office, and they get like 8 weeks of holiday on top of their PTO - it's the dream

You make very good points so I'm stumped as to the reason then.

 

[Krandor]

Hard to tell. Doesn’t look like it as the event has started. I’m thinking what we have is what we’re getting

If nothing new has been put up since that first night then I think we can conclude they are done. They are not going to put up a bunch of stuff one night then wait a week to put up more. If there was more we'd see some each night which doesn't seem to be the case so looks like they are done.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

not an indication of the park opening soon but I thought interesting that the Universal Studios Hollywood app has been updated indicating 4 attractions will use a virtual queue

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[Shelby Schroepfer]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

 

[Krandor]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

They will open them if they need the capacity and not if they don't. I think we do know GF looks to be opening up. However if you are scheduled for POP then you are fine and nothing really to worry about.

 

[SarahC97]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

Coronado is supposed to open October 14 after the NBA leaves and I'm hoping that it does. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Disney actually opens the resorts that are scheduled to reopen.

 

[Marionnette]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

They could do a couple of things. They could open GDT at CSR to guests and none of the outer buildings. They could choose to close the resort until demand increases and concentrate all guests for moderate resorts at CBR.

As far as AOA, they’re planning to open it Nov. 1. So, it’s opening then until Disney changes their minds again and extends the reopening date further.

Everything is in a state of flux. I don’t think we can rely on anything being off the table as far as closings or reopenings are concerned.

 

[Sara W]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

I was looking at the discounts yesterday and a Gran Destino Tower Room was available to book for this fall. I’m just patiently waiting for the virtual school continuation decision to be made tomorrow!

 

[jdrasin]

I'm actively working on something that I will start sooner rather than later but not before then.

 

[anthony2k7]

Ok so the NBA is done mid october-ish right? After they leave do we think Disney will open those rooms to guests? Or would that hold off until capacity increases? Also just thinking out loud, POP is the only value right now so do we assume once AOA opens Nov 1st that it will absorb some of the business of POP? Being it's another "value" option? We stay at POP November 8th and there is SO much changing it's hard to keep up.

I would not be surprised if AoA gets delayed.

I presume the CM currently haven't been brought back? If not disney won't be wanting to bring them back until they're certain they need the capacity.

GF and CSR they already have some (all?) CMs back for NBA

 

[Krandor]

GF and CSR they already have some (all?) CMs back for NBA

I doubt it's all because there are some positions not really needed with a long term tenet who is only going one place. Don't really need a lot of people to handle check-in/check-out.. don't need concierge.... not likely to need many bellhops. Some staff is obviously there but probably pretty minimal compared to normal. They are more an "extended stay" type place right now vs a normal resort where people are coming in and out every single day.

 

[Farro]

I hope CSR/GDT opens.

People are already having trouble finding rooms there in the Spring...also, they then would only have one moderate open.

Kind of crappy to have one moderate, one value (if AoA doesn't open) and then the rest Deluxes....

 

[SarahC97]

I hope CSR/GDT opens.

People are already having trouble finding rooms there in the Spring...also, they then would only have one moderate open.

Kind of crappy to have one moderate, one value (if AoA doesn't open) and then the rest Deluxes....

I'm booked there are Thanksgiving and they don't seem to have a lot of the rooms open at all -- or they're totally booked! ETA: I'm booked at CSR.