Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[TheMaxRebo]

This is getting out of hand. I get we want to cancel most of 2020 at this point but we can't just go ahead and skip to Christmas!

Um, your gif is from a Christmas movie, so sort of arguing against your point

 

[TheMaxRebo]

ETA: Wrong QP.

This. Josh of easyWDW put it better than I could here, so I'll just quote what he wrote recently. I also hadn't heard about Jenn. That's really sad.

All in all, it's about restructuring -- exacerbated by a pandemic.

I am sure they are always looking to create more efficiencies and reduce expenses.

I have trouble believing the number would be anything close to 28,000 though if it wasn't for Covid

 

[andyman8]

I am sure they are always looking to create more efficiencies and reduce expenses.

I have trouble believing the number would be anything close to 28,000 though if it wasn't for Covid

It's a case of both: economic/attendance slowdown and long-term cost reduction. You wouldn't have ever seen a number as large but you would've seen many of these cuts more spread out. I think the point Josh and others are trying to make is don't expect Disney or WDW to be in the market for 25k new employees "after" the pandemic or even in the years beyond that. Many of these jobs aren't coming back, even well after the crowds do.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Um, your gif is from a Christmas movie, so sort of arguing against your point

Yeah yeah yeah. But the song itself is Halloween centric.

Also be sure to tell that to the freeform channel who are airing it this month as well!

Edit: Also this https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...tmas-composer-its-halloween-movie/2505238001/

Note: Do not make this a debate about whether Nightmare is a Christmas or Halloween movie. I'm sure there's a place for that on this forum elsewhere!

 

[Farro]

Um, your gif is from a Christmas movie, so sort of arguing against your point

I am firmly on the it's a Halloween movie about Christmas team.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I am firmly on the it's a Halloween movie about Christmas team.

Well, the central plot involves Christmas- so to me it is a Halloween themed Christmas movie

But as @HokieRaven5 says, probably not the place for a full on debate on this.

 

[Farro]

Well, the central plot involves Christmas- so to me it is a Halloween themed Christmas movie

But as @HokieRaven5 says, probably not the place for a full on debate on this.

Just meant to be lighthearted.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just meant to be lighthearted.

Oh, I know ... Just don't want to take up very the thread

 

[sullivan.kscott]

I am firmly on the it's a Halloween movie about Christmas team.

DCL agrees. Halloween on the High Seas cruises even feature sing a long showings!
And you can M&G Jack and Sally during normal times in the parks.
See, it’s related now!

 

[Eeyore daily]

DCL agrees. Halloween on the High Seas cruises even feature sing a long showings!
And you can M&G Jack and Sally during normal times in the parks.
See, it’s related now!

Don’t you mean *sea* its related

 

[Brianstl]

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Week after the last episode of Mandalorian. Trying to keep those subscribers.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Week after the last episode of episode of Mandalorian. Trying to keep those subscribers.

Also see the idea that people will gift a subscription or a streaming stick, etc at Christmas

 

[Brianstl]

It's a case of both: economic/attendance slowdown and long-term cost reduction. You wouldn't have ever seen a number as large but you would've seen many of these cuts more spread out. I think the point Josh and others are trying to make is don't expect Disney or WDW to be in the market for 25k new employees "after" the pandemic or even in the years beyond that. Many of these jobs aren't coming back, even well after the crowds do.

They were probably a little bloated before the pandemic. They added a huge amount of cast members over the last decade. It was probably a good time to cut some fat and maybe reassign a portion of some of those funds to other areas of the parks.

 

[andyman8]

They were probably a little bloated before the pandemic. They added a huge amount of cast members over the last decade. It was probably a good time to cut some fat and maybe reassign a portion of some of those funds to other areas of the parks.

Certainly. And I agree with @TheMaxRebo's sentiment that we wouldn't have seen as large a number had it not been for COVID-19.

 

[andyman8]

Hey @gottalovepluto and @Farro, looks like Rix Sports Bar & Grill is showing hours starting October 14...

So to recap, for CSR, the suspected reopenings include at least Barcelona (recalled CMs) Three Bridges (recent online menu reductions/updates), and Rix Sports Bar (now showing hours). I'm sure they'll be one or two more but that's a solid lineup as is.

 

[FrankieWinthrop]

Just caught up on today’s posts. I woke up in North GA and I’m about to close my eyes in FL, 3.5 miles from where a ROTR boarding pass awaits me in the morning! Wish me luck and fast fingers! Thanks for talking about flights for two pages so I could skim quickly (we drive) and go to sleep!

 

[gottalovepluto]

Hey @gottalovepluto and @Farro, looks like Rix Sports Bar & Grill is showing hours starting October 14...

So to recap, for CSR, the suspected reopenings include at least Barcelona (recalled CMs) Three Bridges (recent online menu reductions/updates), and Rix Sports Bar (now showing hours). I'm sure they'll be one or two more but that's a solid lineup as is.

Thanks!!! So happy to see this! It’s definitely more than I was thinking we’d get.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just caught up on today’s posts. I woke up in North GA and I’m about to close my eyes in FL, 3.5 miles from where a ROTR boarding pass awaits me in the morning! Wish me luck and fast fingers! Thanks for talking about flights for two pages so I could skim quickly (we drive) and go to sleep!

May the Force be with you!

 

[yulilin3]

Hey @gottalovepluto and @Farro, looks like Rix Sports Bar & Grill is showing hours starting October 14...

So to recap, for CSR, the suspected reopenings include at least Barcelona (recalled CMs) Three Bridges (recent online menu reductions/updates), and Rix Sports Bar (now showing hours). I'm sure they'll be one or two more but that's a solid lineup as is.

Dhalia lounge also has hours of operation now. Toledo and Maya Grill still showing closed
Barcelona lounge 7am to 11am
Dhalia lounge 4:30pm to midnight
3 Bridges 4:30pm to midnight
Siesta Cantina 11am to 10 pm

 

[osufeth24]

So I see shopdisney added a bunch of new mask styles.

Is there anyway to know if it's the new fabric (like the halloween ones) or the crappy old fabric ? Also wonder if they will be in the parks eventually, I know I've seen some on shopdisney that never made it to parks