Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[skeeter31]

Wow I didn’t know they won’t renew them, I’ve used mine a few times since WDW reopened. I just got mine in February right before the shut down so maybe they will be selling them again by the time mine expires in July 2021. I’ve had one for years too, it’s a great deal for our family of 5.

Unfortunately they haven’t even reopened the office where the TIW staff work. I’m guessing it could be gone for quite a while. Maybe until all resorts and restaurants are open and dining plans return. But it could also be the end of TIW all together.

 

[Wreckem]

I just got an email from Disney Visa advertising a January promo of rooms starting at $149 at Coronado, $199 at Saratoga and $249 at the Contemporary. Those January resort bookings must be slim.

They also sent out 35% off codes via email. First time I got one. Use by end of March for booking Jan through June.

 

[LSUmiss]

On Thanksgiving day my husband and I walked out there to look at the projection as we passed from fronteirland to tomorrowland, and while it looked like a sea of people everyone was spaced really well. Of course that can change day to day, but I know now just to stay behind the castle and ride rides while everyone else gawks at the castle. Tomorrowland was empty, it was glorious, if people want to be stupid that's their business but I have the ability to avoid it and I do/will.

I was going to say this. This was our experience also. It looks like it from afar, but when you get close up, ppl are mostly adequate distance from each other.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1339035594974875648

 

[Sarahslay]

Wow! All parks available for every single day for the rest of the month. Just this morning when I checked, there wasn’t a single day that had all 4 parks available. Can this really be a bunch of cancelled reservations that were put back into the pot?

That’s funny because I’ve been checking daily for Christmas Day and most parks had availability for most days going through Christmas week, with only like 2 parks being full on two days Christmas week. It’s been that way for the a while now, I only saw it full for this weekend and a few days this week.

 

[Sarahslay]

I was just poking around on the park availability calendar like you do from time to time. Is it just me, or is there a lot more park availability now than there was just a week or so ago? Only AP's are "sold out" for HS a couple of days and AK a couple of days in December. Everything else has availability, all days, all parks. Did Disney increase capacity again? It seems like the rest of December and the first part of January had a lot less availability for all the park pass types just a week or two ago.

I know, I need a different hobby...

I look at it every day, the only thing that really changed a lot was HS. One thing to note is that they don’t update in real time, so Disney dumps a lot back in the buckets occasionally from cancelled reservations, and they do move them around from different buckets. I noted this a few days ago.

 

[Mit88]

Walt Disney World Slogan: “The Most Magical Place on Earth”

Disney Fans’ Slogan: “I Hate it”

Seeing the reactions online to the Boardwalk slide, the fan slogan just works oh so perfectly

 

[karmacats]

When we went on SDD last thurs they were seating every row.

Tbh, seating every row doesn't bother me with the fast coasters because i figure even if someone's mask slips there's plenty of airflow, but it does bother me with the slower rides. On KS yesterday and LwtL today another guest in the row immediately in front of or behind me took their mask completely off, so i had to ask them to re-mask. I have no idea when they actually removed their masks so who knows how long i was exposed to their germs, especially on LwtL which is inside and only has that flimsy barrier with gaps all around. Overall we've felt pretty safe but both of those incidents were unsettling. I was also disappointed nothing was said to them by a CM and i had to do it myself - I'm not a confrontational person and it was very uncomfortable.

Last tues we were at MK and there were crowds watching the projections but they were well-spaced. We walked through and felt fine. We've had 5 park days so far and each time have seen crowds that look horrible from afar but once you get close there is plenty of room between people.

On a side note, can you see the MK fireworks from the beach at Ft Wilderness? If so, maybe we'll try to check out the test tomorrow.

 

[LSUmiss]

So what’s the deal with the boardwalk pool? Is it closed? If so, when is it expected to reopen?

 

[andyman8]

So what’s the deal with the boardwalk pool? Is it closed? If so, when is it expected to reopen?

Just the slide is closed for refurbishment; Luna Park Pool itself remains open. The slide isn’t expected to reopen until the end of the year/early next year.

 

[LSUmiss]

Is there a monorail running to Epcot yet?

 

[brockash]

Is there a monorail running to Epcot yet?

No...sadly.

 

[babydoll65]

Is there a monorail running to Epcot yet?

I'm assuming it will start once parkhopping starts in January

 

[Eeyore daily]

I just got an email from Disney Visa advertising a January promo of rooms starting at $149 at Coronado, $199 at Saratoga and $249 at the Contemporary. Those January resort bookings must be slim.

Yeah those deals are pretty good but you can get Coronado Springs for cheaper than a standard room at Pop in February. I wonder what other deals are better out there.

 

[AvidDisReader]

So we have park hopping starting back up in Jan, three Disney Resorts reopening, the testing of the Water Pagent, and on several rides no more spacing of rows--I smell an increase in park attendance coming. The thing is Disney does not automatically release this information. Last time we found out it increased from 25% to 35% of capacity was on the quarterly Profit call, and they did not say exactly when they had increased the attendance.

 

[skeeter31]

So we have park hopping starting back up in Jan, three Disney Resorts reopening, the testing of the Water Pagent, and on several rides no more spacing of rows--I smell an increase in park attendance coming. The thing is Disney does not automatically release this information. Last time we found out it increased from 25% to 35% of capacity was on the quarterly Profit call, and they did not say exactly when they had increased the attendance.

But, those 3 resorts don’t open all at once. One is March, one is May, and one is June. And AS Movies opening in March is actually a delay in its opening date. It was supposed to open in February and has now been pushed back a month.

 

[Farro]

Seeing the reactions online to the Boardwalk slide, the fan slogan just works oh so perfectly

What???
Disney fans on the internet don't like something that they haven't even been able to fully see yet???
I can't believe it...

 

[Pyotr]

What???
Disney fans on the internet don't like something that they haven't even been able to fully see yet???
I can't believe it...

Disney misspelled “Keister.” That’s not a good first impression.

 

[Farro]

Disney misspelled “Keister.” That’s not a good first impression.

First, that was just funny and they are fixing it.

Second, please, people would still say "I hate it" even if there was no error...

 

[BorderTenny]

Yeah those deals are pretty good but you can get Coronado Springs for cheaper than a standard room at Pop in February. I wonder what other deals are better out there.

Florida residents can currently still book Christmas Eve at Hard Rock Hotel or Royal Pacific Resort over at Universal for cheaper than a standard room at Pop.