Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[anthony2k7]

If you have a resort stay as an AP then according to Remy you can book for the length of your resort stay. The 3-day thing wouldn't apply.

Sorry, catching up on about 80 pages so may have already been answered, but presumably this whilst great news for AP people staying onsite, it also sounds like a disaster for any staying offsite?

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Do we know if you can still attach new tickets to MDE if you are in possession of them or if that functionality has also been shut down? Curious. I didn't buy tickets for my August trip yet (waiting on DCL to decide what it is doing/likely pull the plug) but you can still purchase military tickets at the moment.

 

[BrianR]

Honestly if you're in 60 days of open and don't have linked tickets, go through a third party means to buy and link them ASAP. Knowing how quaint Disney IT is, they'll probably only run the report once for who gets in early.

 

[CastAStone]

So are we thinking we are likely safe from more big news drops until Monday? Or should I continue to be a crazy stalker of this thread?

Multiple people have indicated that phone CMs will get their updated scripts on Sunday. That may provide extra news.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

1000!!

 

[Violetspider]

1000 pages! Yoo-hoo!!

 

[CastAStone]

Honestly if you're in 60 days of open and don't have linked tickets, go through a third party means to buy and link them ASAP. Knowing how quaint Disney IT is, they'll probably only run the report once for who gets in early.

I agree but I’m betting they already have.

 

[Farro]

Just now from chat feature on WDW website:
My question:
If you have a resort reservation but do not yet have tickets and also can't buy them now, how will you be able to make theme park reservations?

Rosebud
at 9:52, May 30:
Only Disney Resort hotel Guests who have valid theme park admission will be able to access the reservation system before new tickets are sold; we’ll be reaching out to these guests soon to provide additional details. Guests without valid theme park admission will be able to purchase new tickets and make park reservations at a later date, subject to availability.

So everyone who has tickets or APs can reserve parks before people with resort reservations. Even people with tickets who haven't booked trips yet? Say they were cancelled in June, have tickets, and decide to book later in the year (October or something)- they can reserve the park before someone who actually has a resort reservation in October but no tickets?
Do people wait to buy tickets so close to trips?

So essentially people who stay off-site later in the year may be able to get in the parks while people who stay on-site can't because they are unable to buy tickets at the moment.

Maybe this will push more people off-site? I wonder.

oh hey! I posted on page 1000!!!

 

[CastAStone]

I really think the limited park hours are there for transportation.

They’ve already said that they will have to limit capacity on buses, monorails, and ferries.

Staggering the hours reduced the number of people waiting for transportation at opening at closing and it allows them to increase number of buses going to/from a specific park at opening and closing.

100% agree.

 

[disneyfan150]

1000!!

I can go on my walk now! Had to wait for 1000!

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Honestly if you're in 60 days of open and don't have linked tickets, go through a third party means to buy and link them ASAP. Knowing how quaint Disney IT is, they'll probably only run the report once for who gets in early.

Totally valid point. Just curious since I know that is one way of obtaining tickets that hasn't been shuttered yet. I wouldn't be devastated if that ended up as a resort trip so I might roll the dice.

I agree but I’m betting they already have.

Fair.

Multiple people have indicated that phone CMs will get their updated scripts on Sunday. That may provide extra news.

oh boy. Guess I'm in for the long haul this weekend too then . It's terrible. This was the first thing I checked when I woke up it's so engaging!

 

[cwaltjen]

It was breakfast...however my O'hana's breakfast remains. Maybe that's next to go.

I never got a cancellation for my June 1-8 trip. I have 3 different July dates booked and have not received any emails on those. I did receive the AP email.

 

[Leigh L]

Do we know if you can still attach new tickets to MDE if you are in possession of them or if that functionality has also been shut down? Curious. I didn't buy tickets for my August trip yet (waiting on DCL to decide what it is doing/likely pull the plug) but you can still purchase military tickets at the moment.

A day or two ago I checked just out of curiosity in case the unlikely event DS decides to join us (we have 1-day tickets in possession - expires 2030) and I wasn't blocked from the add screen.

edited: Hey, page 1000!!

 

[cristen72]

Do we know if you can still attach new tickets to MDE if you are in possession of them or if that functionality has also been shut down? Curious. I didn't buy tickets for my August trip yet (waiting on DCL to decide what it is doing/likely pull the plug) but you can still purchase military tickets at the moment.

Let us know if you try this. I have not purchased tickets for my trip yet either and I’m kicking myself

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

that's spelled out here too: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/travel-information/

I haven't been able to find it spelled out directly that if you have a resort reservation but no ticket that you won't initially be able to do a park reservation. I know that we often get inaccurate info from phone/chat CMs, but she was specific in stating that if you don't have both that you can purchase tickets and make park reservations later, subject to availablity. I thought her response was clearer than the website info.

 

[Marionnette]

Do we know if you can still attach new tickets to MDE if you are in possession of them or if that functionality has also been shut down? Curious. I didn't buy tickets for my August trip yet (waiting on DCL to decide what it is doing/likely pull the plug) but you can still purchase military tickets at the moment.

My daughter bought a ticket from UT on Wednesday when they shut down purchases thru Disney. She couldn’t link using the app but was able to do so on the website Thursday morning. I don’t know if it has been shut down since then.

ETA: I just tried to add an unlinked ticket on the website and it worked for me.

 

[MouseEarsMom33]

So Astro Orbiter instantly becomes an "A" listed clean attraction? Just kidding....or am I?

I think Astro Orbiter will actually be closed due to the elevator to get to the attraction.

 

[CastAStone]

The TPAS COVID thread is a mere 241 pages, hahaha.

But their mod @GADisneyDad14 shared this interesting KTP link on their board and for once I actually agree with KTP.

https://www.kennythepirate.com/2020...he-new-disney-world-reservation-system-first/

 

[AmberMV]

I finally got my AP email this morning. Still no emails about my resort stays with packages

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Let us know if you try this. I have not purchased tickets for my trip yet either and I’m kicking myself

I'll report back if I do. I have a bunch of $ tied up in DCL that I would like to use instead of doing my August parks trip if by some chance anything in August runs, but it looks really unlikely that it will. If/once DCL makes the call on that (which I expect to be soon) I'll probably end up trying to buy/link some tickets for it. We go a lot so if it ended up being a limited parks trip it wouldn't be a big deal to us.