While I’m happy they are extending the AP the number of days the parks are closed, it doesn’t really help me. I only travel to the parks from October-early May due to the intolerable heat during the summer months. I had planned to go to the parks in a month with my AP expiring on June 2nd. Even though they will extend it, I’ll have most likely missed out on my May trip and it’ll be good until sometime in July or August... which are miserable Florida months.
another situation here
we live in Europe. We've been passholders for a few years now, because we are lucky enough to come for 3 weeks at a time. But can only visit in August, due to work constraints.
DW and DS both renewed their AP in January, and are supposed to get 3 free months (renewal offer)
so their AP now expires April 15th 2021
there is not a snowball's chance we can visit the summer. Even if parks are reopened, which I doubt anyway, it looks like the border to the Schengen area will remain closed until at least september (or so it might be announced tomorrow) (Schengen area is the free trade area for EU, we will not be allowed out, or back in, so no travel, even if Mr Trump allows us back in the US, as we are currently banned from entering the US)
so it would require the parks to remain closed for a solid 4.5 months for DW and DS' APs to still be valid on next visit (if August '21 is a thing)
that would mean we'd have paid for a full year of APs without the opportunity to visit. I mean, when your concerns are about heat, which I understand, our concern is with the ability to fly 5000 miles each way, when borders are closed, when we're at work ...
I hope Universal will work with us when the crisis had sufficiently subsides, but I don't hold much hope for them giving us a free few months on top of everything
I think we'll basically be $1000 out of pocket, for this year. We can't even try and claim it with our travel insurance, that's a no go or so they have already said.
well, anyway, that's just first world problems, and I realise how futile it is, compared to what many familes have gone through, go through, and will go through with that virus
so everyone, stay safe, stay at home, and see you there when this is all over.