Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Sarahslay]

Disney Exec said on Orlando News Station that just because they are taking reservations for July doesn't mean that is the re-opening date:
https://www.wesh.com/article/disney-world-reopening-coronavirus/32465407

Yeah, they said that a few days ago in the task force meeting

 

[Brianstl]

Arguing on the internet? Some people are ridiculous!

At least we avoid that kind of nonsense here.

 

[chad_1138]

If DeSantis moves into phase 2 on May 25th, that puts June 7/8th as the 2 week mark for phase 3.

Still weird that Disney is jumping THAT far in the future to cancel trips. This is abnormal behavior for them. Leads me to believe they're more confident for a June 7/8th opening.

I was thinking this yesterday after the talk of UO TM's being called back and a rumored 6/1 opening for them. If Universal opens 6/1, I cannot see Disney waiting much past 6/8 to open.

 

[junderwood99]

This does not appear to be the case. No DISer reports of that. Cancellations are occurring for check-ins 6/6 and earlier.

Personally I suspect they were in a group or TA group situation.

Correct - only through June 6th. Poster saying late June was cancelled by Disney is mistaken.

 

[e_yerger]

I was thinking this yesterday after the talk of UO TM's being called back and a rumored 6/1 opening for them. If Universal opens 6/1, I cannot see Disney waiting much past 6/8 to open.

I only think Disney will wait if we see a MASSIVE wave of new cases. I think they would pull back and save face, while UO will be marked as a bad guy for opening prematurely.

 

[FlagrantFleur]

Vacation booked for 4 adults: June 1-10.
Gran Destino Tower, water view room, 6 day Park Hopper Ticket, dining recovery offer.
Booked directly through Disney.

Opinion: I think the whole month of June is a wash for anyone with a resort/ticket package. Disney can't currently support people booking vacations who are definitely going to want to get their money's worth (table service, all parks open, shows, etc). Still, I am really disappointed in how Disney handled this. Shouldn't have given that recovery offer and allowed June bookings.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

As someone with a June 7th booking, I'm on edge, to say the least
I have a feeling I'll be visiting in July.

 

[BryGuy415]

I was thinking this yesterday after the talk of UO TM's being called back and a rumored 6/1 opening for them. If Universal opens 6/1, I cannot see Disney waiting much past 6/8 to open.

I would assume that Disney would wait to see how DS works. If smooth...fine green light everything but with the rolling cancellations three weeks in advance it's not going to be immediate. Let's suppose DS gets two weeks - all goes well. that leaves the June 29th check ins safe. awfully close to their July 1st statement...

 

[ScubaCat]

I only think Disney will wait if we see a MASSIVE wave of new cases. I think they would pull back and save face, while UO will be marked as a bad guy for opening prematurely.

They don't generally compete on serious matters like that. They actually work together because even just universal opening too early could affect all tourism badly to the area.

Fact, whether we like it or not, is the infection rate is still far too high to reopen and with states reopening already, they're going to look carefully at what happens in the coming weeks to see what the effect is. Hopefully they'll be open mid July or August, but that will depend on how things play out elsewhere (as well as with Disney Springs).

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I only think Disney will wait if we see a MASSIVE wave of new cases. I think they would pull back and save face, while UO will be marked as a bad guy for opening prematurely.

Im not saying it IS the case as I’m not privy to their behind the scenes operations, but it is still possible they delay past Universal not because they necessarily want to, but because WDW is bigger and more complex and they aren’t ready to open no matter what UO is doing.

 

[Eric Smith]

Vacation booked for 4 adults: June 1-10.
Gran Destino Tower, water view room, 6 day Park Hopper Ticket, dining recovery offer.
Booked directly through Disney.

Opinion: I think the whole month of June is a wash for anyone with a resort/ticket package. Disney can't currently support people booking vacations who are definitely going to want to get their money's worth (table service, all parks open, shows, etc). Still, I am really disappointed in how Disney handled this. Shouldn't have given that recovery offer and allowed June bookings.

I think that when Disney gave that recovery offer, they were certain that they would be open on June 1. That was well before the worst of the effects of the virus.

 

[e_yerger]

Vacation booked for 4 adults: June 1-10.
Gran Destino Tower, water view room, 6 day Park Hopper Ticket, dining recovery offer.
Booked directly through Disney.

Opinion: I think the whole month of June is a wash for anyone with a resort/ticket package. Disney can't currently support people booking vacations who are definitely going to want to get their money's worth (table service, all parks open, shows, etc). Still, I am really disappointed in how Disney handled this. Shouldn't have given that recovery offer and allowed June bookings.

Hmm I'm going to echo something I said in another board, or maybe it with this one, but Disney had no way to predict what the future would look like. At the end of March, June 1st seemed reasonable. I for sure thought that life would be back to "normal" by then. We'll lock down for two weeks, find out everyone who has it, and then we can all go back to normal. I was obviously proved very wrong. I think Disney is in the same boat. I don't think we can hold it against them for the decisions they made when the future was 100% unpredictable.

 

[Tandy]

I still dont see exactly why everyone keeps saying "save face" and "bad guy", etc....

The world is DYING to open, people want to open.. Shanghai opening was the greatest thing ever and celebrated...
There are VERY, VERY few people that will label them as the bad guy when opened.
I just want a haircut

 

[babydoll65]

Correct - only through June 6th. Poster saying late June was cancelled by Disney is mistaken.

All I saw was his cancellation email he posted and the dates he was going. Hopefully there was more to his particular booking that made Disney cancel his reservation.

 

[e_yerger]

I still dont see exactly why everyone keeps saying "save face" and "bad guy", etc....

The world is DYING to open, people want to open.. Shanghai opening was the greatest thing ever and celebrated...
There are VERY, VERY few people that will label them as the bad guy when opened.
I just want a haircut

Hey, it wasn't everyone who said that - just me. So next time you can just quote reply me.

And if there is a major outbreak tied back to Universal, I bet Disney will shutter their gates.

 

[Searc]

Correct - only through June 6th. Poster saying late June was cancelled by Disney is mistaken.

It AMAZES me that people think every single person who has a reservation at Disney posts here. So here we have two different people saying it can't possibly be true because it wasn't posted on the Dis.

The latest cancellation I've seen is through June 12th, beginning on June 1st.

 

[stayathomehero]

I only think Disney will wait if we see a MASSIVE wave of new cases. I think they would pull back and save face, while UO will be marked as a bad guy for opening prematurely.

 

[Searc]

Im not saying it IS the case as I’m not privy to their behind the scenes operations, but it is still possible they delay past Universal not because they necessarily want to, but because WDW is bigger and more complex and they aren’t ready to open no matter what UO is doing.

UO and WDW won't open at different times.

 

[Tandy]

Hey, it wasn't everyone who said that - just me. So next time you can just quote reply me.

And if there is a major outbreak tied back to Universal, I bet Disney will shutter their gates.

No I get that but if you look back there are a lot of posts about Universal and Sea World and such being the bad guy.. they just get lost in all the others.

It will be a good thing when they open.. the world wants it.. I do not believe at all there will be any majority that protests or complains.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

As a lay person, the information was definitely out there for the taking back in March that this was not something that would quickly pass. Disney doesn’t have a crystal ball, none of us do, but they are certainly privy to more behind the scenes kind of info from government as well as medical experts than we all are. June 1st being iffy shouldn’t have been a huge shock.

Im not angry at them for doing it as ultimately I think it was on each of us cancelled guests to decide on our own if and when we rebook again, but I just disagree that there was no way to guess June still could be dicey. The thought that this could impact summer was there months ago. Disney took a gamble and so did people booking.