Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Spaceguy55]

From what I've seen in my emails and conversations with them, they have intentions to treat us AP's right...just no park hopping for awhile

 

[jlwhitney]

So, I'm a weird situation but here is my example:

- Recent graduate with plenty of extra time off this summer because my start date got pushed back
- Massive celebration with the husband DCL cruise cancelled (I took the credit) but a lot still went back to Disney gift cards
- Since my start date is pushed back, I'd rather spend the Disney $ I already paid for than my regular money on a vacation
- Military tickets aren't that expensive
- My Mom had a trip planned (without me) that got called off earlier this year, her tickets were extended, now we are planning to meet up at WDW in July
- Got great deals on the rooms with a military rate

..I definitely would not pay rack or anything near it right now though. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty excited to be a part of all of this madness. What a weird thing in history to get to experience at WDW!

Doesn’t sound like the normal situation for many, I’m thinking from the standpoint of families with kids.

I hope it works well for you and you have a blast!

 

[e_yerger]

For always?

But I want to park hop next May.

Your trip is so far away at this point i think you’re fine. I’d expect these restrictions fall

 

[cakebaker]

I'm so tempted to finally cancel my trip just so I can enjoy this thread the right way.

Been there, done that, it’s worth it.

 

[midnight star]

Wait did something happen? New info?

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/05/an-update-on-walt-disney-world-resort-reservations/

 

[courtney1188]

Oh man! I took a shower and made a phone call and now I am 10 pages behind.

Are you saying people with resort reservations will be cancelled?

We don't actually know that. Just speculating since literally everything else has been cancelled and Disney has made ominous remarks and deleted the info that said hotels would open same day as the parks.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Wait did something happen? New info?

Nah.

FP+ is dead for the time being and ADRs have been wiped for all. New 60 day booking window for them. DDP gone too.

Normal night otherwise.

 

[Remy is Up]

For always?

But I want to park hop next May.

Not for always. Just for the time being until it's time to open things up a bit more. When parks are not on capacity limits they can allow hopping again. As I said yesterday. This is a LONG term plan and don't count on changes for quite a while.

 

[tcherjen]

My husband just got filled in on all of this. His response was, "I thought you were supposed to be grading essays?" Whoops. Why is all the Disney news and end of the school year aligning?! Who else is here instead of doing things that actually need to get done? It's like a trainwreck I can't look away from.

Oh my gosh!!! I agree!!!

 

[courtney1188]

From what I've seen in my emails and conversations with them, they have intentions to treat us AP's right...just no park hopping for awhile

WHAT DID THEY SAY?! I need details! Every time I try to plead my case I'm told, "I'm sorry, but the only options we have available are the extension or the partial refund based on closure dates."

 

[Dsny4fun]

Park hopping was gone from the get go. Can't manage capacity and allow hopping

Do you think it will be back by early Dec? Also how about Candlelight procession and the Holuday food booths? I’ve been planning this vacation for 3 years and now i’m Watching it all go down the drain

 

[zumfelde]

Intresting. Is sea worlds approved? I haven't paid attention to them.

Opening Universal is opening theme parks opening Disney is opening a city big difference

 

[mmackeymouse]

Ugh this is devastating.

So much time and effort planning and crafting all the daily plans, dining plans, BBB, and fastpasses just for it all to go “poof” and to have to now compete with everyone else all over again to try to make a trip that works.

ugh.

I really thought they would cancel based on booking order

I thought so too. As a party of 7, it breaks my heart, because it we were lucky enough to get the reservations we wanted for a party of 7 the first time; I don't know that we will get that lucky again, especially with reduced capacity.

I think @rteetz has given up on this thread. We’re all mad animals.

Alexa play “can’t be tamed” by miley cyrus

We've entered a stage of chaos. Chaos, I say!

"You know the thing about chaos? It's fair."

Name that movie.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266180170647470086

Oh Lord. I don't think my heart can take anymore. This whole day has been a roller coaster of emotion. Just when I make peace with our vacation, something else just turns it on its head.

I mean, what else could there be?!

The only thing I can think of that would be "buckle up" worthy is mass cancellation of resorts. I can't imagine it. But...I just don't know that taking away hopping would be craziness.

Two words - Cake castle.

At this point, I would take the castle decorated as the poop emoji if I could just have MY disney vacation back all in one piece.

Park hopping was gone from the get go. Can't manage capacity and allow hopping

They could make it work. It would take a little bit of ingenuity and cleverness but it could work. It's just easier to just cut it off entirely.

 

[JacknSally]

My husband just got filled in on all of this. His response was, "I thought you were supposed to be grading essays?" Whoops. Why is all the Disney news and end of the school year aligning?! Who else is here instead of doing things that actually need to get done? It's like a trainwreck I can't look away from.

Oh I absolutely should be writing a paper and studying for an exam for my MBA course. This is more fun.

 

[Bjn10]

I don’t think they will cancel existing reservations everything else is fair game

 

[Remy is Up]

From what I've seen in my emails and conversations with them, they have intentions to treat us AP's right...just no park hopping for awhile

The cms don't know the depth of the plans. They have a script. And since nothing has been finalized for ap holders. And I am an ap holder so I get your frustration, however I also know that there are some possibilities being discussed and they are all more than fair

 

[courtney1188]

Do you think it will be back by early Dec? Also how about Candlelight procession and the Holuday food booths? I’ve been planning this vacation for 3 years and now i’m Watching it all go down the drain

I don't think they're ready to decide this - as the doctors on yesterday's conference call/meeting pointed out, we really don't know what will happen in terms of a second wave or when the virus numbers will stabilize. In some states they mostly have...but Florida is definitely not one of them.

 

[Remy is Up]

I don’t think they will cancel existing reservations everything else is fair game

You'd be surprised

 

[skeeter31]

I don’t think they will cancel existing reservations everything else is fair game

Oh I think they will. They’re going to have to cancel certain resorts for NBA and possibly MLS. Wouldn’t be surprised if they do a mass cancel through end of July?

 

[courtney1188]

The cms don't know the depth of the plans. They have a script. And since nothing has been finalized for ap holders. And I am an ap holder so I get your frustration, however I also know that there are some possibilities being discussed and they are all more than fair

WHAT POSSIBILITIES?! I'm dying for some AP details beyond "here are your two options."