Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Spridell]

Here is Petes video from today saying everyone MUST have their own MDE account.

unless i am hearing this wrong?

 

[JacknSally]

Ugh is it confirmed only on desk top, no app to make the reservations?

Sorry this thread moves FAST

https://twitter.com/x/status/1274044439636226048

 

[BrianR]

That sounds like an odd move for Disney. What happens with kids or for those whose spouses/partners make all of the plans and reservations? My kids are 7 and 4 and would have zero clue what to do. My husband would just tell me to handle his account anyway since he doesn’t care to plan.

Yeah that makes no sense. I mean I manage my kids in MDE now with their APs and everything else. There's nothing to indicate in the systems that this would change.

 

[constanze]

With regards to MDE and family and friends having their own account.........

Pete said in his video today EVERYONE must have their own account now going forward. No more just adding friends and family. They ALL must have their own account

Do we have this confirmed yet?

A MOD on another board said that is NOT the case...and removed the comment so there wouldn't be any confusion...

 

[npatellye]

This is just what he said today in his video. Maybe its misinformation?..................................

He’s probably right since I know nothing lol. But it still seems odd to ask kids to have their own account. My kids don’t even know how to navigate a computer. Should be interesting!

 

[skeeter31]

2 forever? Or 2 per...30 days?

I think forever. Meaning you can have 2 at once. Once you use one of them. You can make another.

 

[NJlauren]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1274044439636226048

Thank you! Ok not ideally but not horrible

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

With regards to MDE and family and friends having their own account.........

Pete said in his video today EVERYONE must have their own account now going forward. No more just adding friends and family. They ALL must have their own account

Do we have this confirmed yet?

Kids?

 

[HorizonOne]

2 forever? Or 2 per...30 days?

Prior to covid..... you could only have two reservations total. Now you did have the ability to go into the park without a reservation on a non busy day, like mid week (Mon -Thu ) for example.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

2 forever? Or 2 per...30 days?

or 2 at a time. Once one day is used, maybe you can then try to reserve another day - like a rolling system for APs????

 

[koszmok]

I don't have tickets for 2021 and we can't buy yet. I'll have to call and see how much my room-rate will go up if I have to make my room only a package.

I'm not sure how much they will increase GDT for next year, I feel like it will be a lot.

I think I just figured it out but it took me 3 hours or so.... I posted something similar

I think for now no ticket is available for purchase neither for 2020 not 2021.

From 06/28 everyone should be able to book package for next year. I assume ticket only too....

However If someone has "Ticket only reservation" should be able to reserve park from 06/28 until 09/26/2021

And here comes the interesting part:

"If you have a room-only reservation at a Disney Resort or other select hotel for a stay in 2021, please call the Disney Reservation Center or call your travel professional beginning on June 24 to upgrade to a vacation package with tickets—and then make your theme park reservations "


SO If you have a room only for 2021 they GIVE YOU EXTRA 4 DAYS from the June 24 till June 28 to buy a ticket ( I think you can call TA to buy ticket only and not necessary must be modify to package) and make reservation until 09/26/2021.

They make you commit to buy a ticket too but you have a couple of day extra time to pick your dates.... until folks with ticket only can reserve


I think

 

[HorizonOne]

or 2 at a time. Once one day is used, maybe you can then try to reserve another day - like a rolling system for APs????

2 at a time, like a rolling system. So perhaps you would make a reservation for Friday and Saturday when the park was busy but still have the ability to go in without a reservation mid week when it was not busy. So the reservation system was being used on the busy days.

Yes, as you use one reservation, you can make another. Just the max you could have at one time was 2.

 

[vinotinto]

Here is Petes video from today saying everyone MUST have their own MDE account.

unless i am hearing this wrong?

He definitely says it: "the days of mom being the one with the My Disney Experience Account are over."

That's crazy. How do we get everyone that has been in my account since the inception of MDE, and currently have tickets and APs linked to all get their own account?

 

[Farro]

"If you have a room-only reservation at a Disney Resort or other select hotel for a stay in 2021, please call the Disney Reservation Center or call your travel professional beginning on June 24 to upgrade to a vacation package with tickets—and then make your theme park reservations "


SO If you have a room only for 2021 they GIVE YOU EXTRA 4 DAYS from the June 24 till June 28 to buy a ticket ( I think you can call TA to buy ticket only and not necessary must be modify to package) and make reservation until 09/26/2021.

They make you commit to buy a ticket too but you have a couple of day extra time to pick your dates.... until folks with ticket only can reserve


I think

Yeah but my issue is it's just not in the finances to drop the cash on tickets for next year in the next few weeks. I can switch to a package to pay it off, but then my room-rate increases. But Disney wins!

Again, I'll just keep my reservation, see what availability for parks looks like when I'm ready to buy tickets and make a decision if we are going then.

 

[New Mouse]

That just doesn’t sound right. Everyone? Every child, computer-addled spouse and techno-challenged great-grandparent is going to need their own MDE account? My family is in serious trouble.

If true, Disney learned literally nothing from their bungled roll out of MDE

 

[MickeyWaffles]

With regards to MDE and family and friends having their own account.........

Pete said in his video today EVERYONE must have their own account now going forward. No more just adding friends and family. They ALL must have their own account

Do we have this confirmed yet?

*nervous laughter nervous laughter nervous laughter*

There are usually about 10/11 of us traveling together and only 3 of us have MDE. I book everything for everyone. The rest are children or adults who want nothing to do with MDE (especially my parents).

 

[Katrina Y]

I think so

Would you kindly check on what people are talking about regarding Pete saying everyone needs their own MDE account. I always make all the plans, FP, reservations for my family, so I am very confused by this. All 5 of our tickets are linked on my account. Help?

 

[AmberMV]

Ok so I don't think I've seen this addressed yet...um...is the "value" in an AP the single factor of possibly getting to reserve a park day if anything is left after resort guests? Am I missing something? Are they giving us a year for free to make up for the cost? Seriously...

 

[WonderlandisReality]

No way they require kids to have their own MDE account. Most terms and conditions for anything requires you to be at least 13 years old.

 

[skeeter31]

2 at a time, like a rolling system. So perhaps you would make a reservation for Friday and Saturday when the park was busy but still have the ability to go in without a reservation mid week when it was not busy. So the reservation system was being used on the busy days.

Yes, as you use one reservation, you can make another. Just the max you could have at one time was 2.

I highly doubt there is going to be any “ability to go in without a reservation” for the foreseeable future. Disney is doing this to know how many people will be in their parks. You will need a reservation to enter a park. Without a reservation, no entrance.

Now for your example, the AP holder would have to make reservations for their first 2 days, then as they use each day they can book a future day.