Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Farro]

18k expected attendance at SW today (people with reservations) it'll probably be more like 25k. Park capacity is 40k pre covid
Im here 9am until 10:30pm. Send pixie dust
Feliz Navidad!!

Have fun!!! Be safe!!!

 

[Heather07438]

Park hours changed for our trip mid-January This makes more sense for hopping!

Added an hour to MK & HS, now they're both 9a-7p starting the 11th.
AK open an hour earlier and also one hour later added for weekend.

 

[Wreckem]

FoP has been consistently at 25 minutes all day today.

 

[rpb718]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1342511078891249665

This should put to rest any notion of vaccines being a requirement for cruising.

 

[Farro]

This should put to rest any notion of vaccines being a requirement for cruising.

How does it do that? It shows people in masks. Doesn't mean they won't require a vaccine, just means Disney is still advertising safety.

Who knows what they will do, but I sure as heck would never cruise without being vaccinated.

 

[Wendy12]

Great character sightings in MK this week. I think I prefer randomly seeing the characters this way instead of standing in line. The surprise sightings are fun!

 

[MickeyWaffles]

This should put to rest any notion of vaccines being a requirement for cruising.

Nah. They could still require it.

They’re just trying to get people to feel more confident booking a cruise today amidst the uncertainty. Showing people in masks says “hey, we might be cruising sooner than you think” and “we like safety and are going to implement covid protocols!”

Do you really expect them to address the vaccine on a Christmas Day ad when they don’t even have a cruising start date? They’re not going to say on a Christmas Day ad “you’ll need to be vaxxed to cruise with us.” We have no idea what all of their protocols are going to be.

I don’t think showing masks means the vaccine won’t be required. It’s a push to secure some future bookings.

Maybe they will require it (I think they will.) Maybe they won’t. This commercial has nothing to do with it either way.

 

[disneyland_is_magic]

Nah. They could still require it.

They’re just trying to get people to feel more confident booking a cruise today amidst the uncertainty. Showing people in masks says “hey, we might be cruising sooner than you think” and “we like safety and are going to implement covid protocols!”

Do you really expect them to address the vaccine on a Christmas Day ad when they don’t even have a cruising start date? They’re not going to say on a Christmas Day ad “you’ll need to be vaxxed to cruise with us.” We have no idea what all of their protocols are going to be.

I don’t think showing masks means the vaccine won’t be required. It’s a push to secure some future bookings.

Maybe they will require it (I think they will.) Maybe they won’t. This commercial has nothing to do with it either way.

I tend to agree and anyways Disney commercials show a quite idealistic park experience, nearly empty main streets, Mickey just hanging out without anyone else seemingly noticing him, etc. They take artistic liberties.

Whoever makes Disney commercials does a great job but I would use several things as an information source long before a Disney commercial.

 

[Farro]

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PINOCCHIO!!!

 

[CarolynFH]

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I prefer this too! More like the “old days” when you’d turn a corner and be surprised. But we don’t collect autographs anymore, which was fun to do and our kids enjoyed quite a lot. So I can understand a desire to bring back the meet & greets.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I prefer this too! More like the “old days” when you’d turn a corner and be surprised. But we don’t collect autographs anymore, which was fun to do and our kids enjoyed quite a lot. So I can understand a desire to bring back the meet & greets.

Yeah, I hope maybe there can be a blend or a mix of some characters that are out for "spotting" and others that do the more traditional meets

These are great, they really are - but doesn't replace the look on my kids' face when meeting and hugging their favorite character

 

[Wendy12]

Yeah, I hope maybe there can be a blend or a mix of some characters that are out for "spotting" and others that do the more traditional meets

These are great, they really are - but doesn't replace the look on my kids' face when meeting and hugging their favorite character

I agree this would be the best, having both options. My boys are older and have no desire to do meet and greets. I’m the one that gets excited over characters now. I love the memories of them meeting characters when they were little though (as you can see by my avatar ☺).

 

[jlwhitney]

How does it do that? It shows people in masks. Doesn't mean they won't require a vaccine, just means Disney is still advertising safety.

Who knows what they will do, but I sure as heck would never cruise without being vaccinated.

Cruising and masks is gonna be a hot mess and far to expensive of a trip. Let alone know clue how they will even handle crew on the ships that live packed in and on some ships they sleep within 6ft of others.

They want bookings for sure but I fully don’t see them sailing till fall.

 

[yulilin3]

Cruising and masks is gonna be a hot mess and far to expensive of a trip. Let alone know clue how they will even handle crew on the ships that live packed in and on some ships they sleep within 6ft of others.

They want bookings for sure but I fully don’t see them sailing till fall.

As far as ther crew it would be the ultimate bubble IF guests are required proof that that are negative within a day of cruising, they wear masks and are vaccinated (any combination of those 3)
CM in cruising I think would be the only ones required to vaccinate or show proof that they're negative and obviously wear masks
At the parks this requirement to work there doesn't make sense since they ho back home at the end of the day, grocery shopping, parties, etc

 

[jlwhitney]

As far as ther crew it would be the ultimate bubble IF guests are required proof that that are negative within a day of cruising, they wear masks and are vaccinated (any combination of those 3)
CM in cruising I think would be the only ones required to vaccinate or show proof that they're negative and obviously wear masks
At the parks this requirement to work there doesn't make sense since they ho back home at the end of the day, grocery shopping, parties, etc

I still don’t see much cruising coming back till no restrictions with social distancing and masks.

 

[mattpeto]

As far as ther crew it would be the ultimate bubble IF guests are required proof that that are negative within a day of cruising, they wear masks and are vaccinated (any combination of those 3)
CM in cruising I think would be the only ones required to vaccinate or show proof that they're negative and obviously wear masks
At the parks this requirement to work there doesn't make sense since they ho back home at the end of the day, grocery shopping, parties, etc

I always felt it’s vaccine or bust for the cruise industry. No vaccine, you gotta sit this time period out for a while. Obviously includes everyone on board.

 

[rpb718]

If vaccines are required for a cruise by everyone on the cruise, then who is being protected by the wearing of masks on a cruise ship? I know there are many who believe that when enough folks are vaccinated that masks will go away from the parks, but if you are in a bubble with a 100% vaccination rate and still think masks will be required then masks will be a requirement in the parks for a LONG LONG while. While I may be taking the ad too literally, the sight of masks while on deck staring out at the ocean to me means that they aren't going to require vaccinations for cruising. Just my opinion - don't shoot me for it.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I still don’t see much cruising coming back till no restrictions with social distancing and masks.

I largely agree but I also see somany people that just like be cruising and are so desperate (for lack of a better word) to cruise again that u could see people willing to deal with restrictions, having to show proof of vaccine, etc just to be able to cruise again

And wonder if more "controlled" type cruising starts sooner - thinking the cruises that just go out, hit the company's private island and return. I think the cruises that hit a ton of ports in different countries are a long way off

 

[DGsAtBLT]

If someone gets sick while at WDW for example it’s largely not Disney’s problem. Those people can very easily go home should they feel sick while there and hopefully spread it minimally with precautions.

Cruises are going to put a much larger burden on the company should something go wrong even if it has nothing to do with the cruise line and they boarded with Covid. We all saw what happened when various ships had cases then outbreaks. I see cruises being as strict as they can get away with in terms of restrictions and precautions, which is helpful in attracting people who are on the fence about cruising. Those who are desperate to cruise are going to come regardless, and might grumble about what they have to do but like current Disney guests will put up with it for the vacation they want.

 

[LSUmiss]

Nah. They could still require it.

They’re just trying to get people to feel more confident booking a cruise today amidst the uncertainty. Showing people in masks says “hey, we might be cruising sooner than you think” and “we like safety and are going to implement covid protocols!”

Do you really expect them to address the vaccine on a Christmas Day ad when they don’t even have a cruising start date? They’re not going to say on a Christmas Day ad “you’ll need to be vaxxed to cruise with us.” We have no idea what all of their protocols are going to be.

I don’t think showing masks means the vaccine won’t be required. It’s a push to secure some future bookings.

Maybe they will require it (I think they will.) Maybe they won’t. This commercial has nothing to do with it either way.

They can’t require it until it’s fully licensed by fda. Not sure how long that takes.