Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[hereforthechurros]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

 

[Mzpalmtree]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

Yes, I received an email like that for my upcoming March trip.

 

[hereforthechurros]

Yes, I received an email like that for my upcoming March trip.

Interesting! Would you say it arrived about 30 days out? Trying to remember when ours came through last year.

 

[princesscinderella]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

No we haven’t received one in a while. We have gone a few times since they opened and it was only sent to us early on for our July- September trips. We are going this weekend and have only received the know before you go COVID rules page email. I’m a DVC member staying on points so that may make a difference.

 

[Mzpalmtree]

Interesting! Would you say it arrived about 30 days out? Trying to remember when ours came through last year.

I looked at the email and it appears it was sent about 8 and a half weeks from my check in date—so probably more like 60 days out.

 

[Cowgirl_Jessie]

Thanks, but this doesn’t answer the question of whether magic bands constantly broadcast or not. How Disney sets up their receivers is a separate issue.

Not sure if this helps or not. We were family of the day a few years back. We needed to rearrange some past passes for the parade and were on the phone with our cast member who was helping us with everything ( where to meet, fast passes, etc.) and were speed walking to be our guest. He made a comment along the lines of, looks like you are going to make your reservation. We were close to restaurant but not there yet or doing face time. It has always made me think that the only way to know where we were was to have some sort of tracking ability. Thoughts? So curious about this side of operations!

 

[leannak]

I have a couple of questions if someone would be willing to fill me in.

What is BG? Be our guest reservation?

Wonder if he got a BG?

What are the mailboxes?

Mailboxes have returned in MK. Such a cute touch.

 

[SMRT-1]

What is BG? Be our guest reservation?

Boarding Group for "Rise of the Resistance."

 

[Teamubr]

I have a couple of questions if someone would be willing to fill me in.

What is BG? Be our guest reservation?


What are the mailboxes?

BG is Boarding Group for RotR

Here are the mailboxes. The actual real thing. They were removed in the early Covid era. Not sure if I can link to this, so I grabbed a screen shot.



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[leannak]

Thank you, Teamubr!!

 

[Leigh L]

No we haven’t received one in a while. We have gone a few times since they opened and it was only sent to us early on for our July- September trips. We are going this weekend and have only received the know before you go COVID rules page email. I’m a DVC member staying on points so that may make a difference.

Same here, the only one we got was for our August trip.
We are not DVC members, we've been doing room-only reservations and received just the know before you go COVID.

I wonder if it has to do with how far you've booked out? Our November one was a rescheduled May trip which got changed at least once for resorts not opening so they knew we still planned to come, and the Jan trip was somewhat impulsive, maybe 45-60 days out.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

I received one for my March trip as well. I think it was right around 60 days out.

 

[Princess Merida]

I'm sure there's no news on this yet, but if anyone hears about Disney's Performing Arts department opening back up for group reservations please post here. My daughters dance team is trying to go back again to dance at Disney in January and I'm in charge of reservations this time. I'm really hoping they actually open this year.

 

[MinnieMSue]

I got an email regarding my upcoming stay at 59 days out. It did not ask me to confirm we were still coming but had links for dining reservations, to covid policies and to online checkin. We are arriving in March.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

I got that email for my July and August trips last year but did not receive it for my trip this month.

 

[rockpiece]

Looks like Rise didn’t open with the park, we have BG 73 and early dinner reservations at Le Cellier at 3:45, might be skipping Le Cel.

 

[figmentfinesse]

Looks like Rise didn’t open with the park, we have BG 73 and early dinner reservations at Le Cellier at 3:45, might be skipping Le Cel.

if you show them your receipt, they will still let you on!

 

[rockpiece]

if you show them your receipt, they will still let you on!

Nice so if we go eat and come back we should be good. It’s showing our return time in almost 6 hours now.

 

[figmentfinesse]

Nice so if we go eat and come back we should be good. It’s showing our return time in almost 6 hours now.

Absolutely! I myself have never tried it but I have seen many, many people on the boards and FB have no issues with it. Less than two weeks ago we had some serious car trouble and we arrived an hour after our boarding group expired, went to Guest Services, and they fixed it for us no trouble, even without proof. It would be silly if they wouldn't take a receipt, they want your money!

 

[Sarahslay]

Has anyone recently received an email from Disney asking you to confirm your upcoming reservation? I know that was going on through 2020 but haven’t seen anything about it this year.

I have three trips on the books for this year (including one coming up this weekend, and one in exactly a month), have already gone 3 times in 2020, and haven't gotten an email since my August 2020 solo trip. I have gotten a survey asking me how likely I will be to keep my May trip, but that was it, not an actual "confirm you're still coming" like the other one I had.