Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[chicagoshannon]

I would like to know how far in advance you can make the park reservations in the new system. Is that info anywhere or it is coming soon? Since they are changing the time frame for ADR's I wonder if they will do the same time frame for which park you can reserve. I haven't read the entire thread, just scanned so forgive me if the info is here. I have a trip for November and do not have tickets yet. I want to wait until I see how this all unfolds. If it is 60 days then I have plenty of time to buy tickets. If it is as soon as you can get into the new reservation system then I guess I will have to make a decision sooner. LOL! Decisions! Decisions!

They said 60 days for ADR's so I would assume it would be 60 days or longer. They don't want people making ADR"s and then not being able to get into that park. Now when they'll start for the July 11 reservations is yet to be seen.

 

[xuxa777]

From an ESPN article, since the subject of NBA families has come up:

Will family members be able to join players in Orlando?
The NBA and the union are progressing on a plan that would allow for a limited number of family members in the bubble environment, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Conversations have centered on the timing of family arrivals at Walt Disney World Resort, which are likely to start once an initial wave of teams is eliminated and the number of people within the league's bubble decreases.
Family members would be subjected to the same safety and coronavirus testing protocols as everyone else living in the NBA's biosphere. Many players are eager to have family join them in Orlando, particularly those on contending teams who anticipate lengthy stays in the playoffs.

The fact that they will be playing and living under a "NBA biosphere or bubble" in August will be ridiculous. Our essential workers were not quarantined in a biosphere and a a signinficant portion of them are high risk as oppossed to the health of world class athletes. They will be playing football in Florida most likely and with some percentage of fans in August.

 

[Krandor]

can't wait for it to play out for larger families

"alright kids, time to figure out which 2 of you get to come with us to Walt Disney World!"

and be locked in the hotel and can’t go to the parks.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

wait till we get the Friday night info dump tonight.

wait till we get the Friday night info dump tonight.

Yes - it will be worse than Thursday by traditional standards. Friday night dump is normally reserved for the really bad stuff. Who told us to buckle up???

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Has anyone with valid tickets and hotel stay NOT gotten an email yet? I know this particular email doesn't mean much, but it makes me nervous that if we don't receive this one, we won't receive more important emails down the line????

I haven’t. We are booked 7/12-7/19 in Boulder Ridge on cash reservation. I have an AP that technically expires 7/14 & DH has valid park tickets linked.
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We are booked in a DVC room 7/5-7/13 and I haven't received an email yet. I keep checking my spam folder and nada.

 

[Lewisc]

and be locked in the hotel and can’t go to the parks.

Is there any doubt NBA will be renting out parks for private parties?

 

[Krandor]

Is there any doubt NBA will be renting out parks for private parties?

It breaks the bubble they are trying to achieve. They are not there for a vacation but to work.

 

[Bibbobboo2u]

We don't know yet. They haven't announced much of anything yet. Rumor from Remy is it will be a rolling 30-day window.

I'm following Remy but can't find where he/she referenced that. Was it on this thread? Last night or today? Thanks for any info you can provide!

 

[Mit88]

Is there any doubt NBA will be renting out parks for private parties?

Yes. Because there are many variables to account for when inviting people living in a “bubble environment” and having them interacting with CMs or surfaces that were also interacted with by day guests.

Its either live in the bubble, or dont.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

This is purely speculation, but I'm bettting sometime in 2021, all of us who have trips cancelled because of this will get a nice offer from WDW. They won't do it until things clear up and get back to normal, but at the end of the day I think they pay us back in one form or another.

Just a guess, but I'll bet it's coming in a year or so.

Probably. But they need to do it to end prior to the 50th, or after celebrations end. The offer may appear in 2021 in an effort to bolster 2022.

 

[SmittS]

I don't think you can activate remotely. Since you'd have to be on site to activate, the clock would start on your first day in the park. Just having the vouchers linked in MDE is enough for fast passes so I don't see a reason it would be any different.

Yeah I meant clock starting when activating on-site. SDL is keeping APs "frozen" during the reservation period, so I'd imagine we'd do the same thing here. I'm not wanting my 1 year to start while we're under all these restrictions, so hope would be that we can activate but be under the same "frozen" status as currently active APs.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Is there any doubt NBA will be renting out parks for private parties?

Yes. SO MUCH. It literally defeats the purpose of what they are doing. They would have to sterilize the theme park and the CMs operating the park would have to be part of the park bubble.

 

[JacknSally]

I'm following Remy but can't find where he/she referenced that. Was it on this thread? Last night or today? Thanks for any info you can provide!

It was this thread and either yesterday or the day before - I'm not doing so hot with timelines nowadays. Sorry I'm not more helpful! I'll see if I can find it.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

Yes - it will be worse than Thursday by traditional standards. Friday night dump is normally reserved for the really bad stuff. Who told us to buckle up???

My guesses:
No park hopping
Resort and ticket reservation doesn’t guarantee you can get a park reservation
Staggering arrival times to the park
List of attractions not opening
No droid depot or lightsaber builds
Something weird like limits to ride share on property
List of resorts not open
The new reservation system is the Genie thing and everybody’s gonna have to pay for it.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

The fact that they will be playing and living under a "NBA biosphere or bubble" in August will be ridiculous. Our essential workers were not quarantined in a biosphere and a a signinficant portion of them are high risk as oppossed to the health of world class athletes. They will be playing football in Florida most likely and with some percentage of fans in August.

Probably a little too OT for this thread, and I’m not saying it’s right, but these athletes are worth way more as individuals to the NBA and their sponsors than most essential workers are to their companies. Lot of money in the line if there was an outbreak again.

They are not going to risk that happening again.

 

[TakesFaithTrust&PixieDust]

Has anybody thought perhaps the reason UO is opening so quickly has to do with them paying their team members 80% of their salary until May 31? They’re paying out salaries with no park revenue coming in. Any money they bring in now is a win. Disney on the flip side furloughed their cast members. So there’s no money going out for salaries (except executive) and they’d probably prefer to at least break even. Maybe that’s why the delay since they don’t expect demand to be there quite yet. And I really do feel for all of you with vacation plans. It’s got to just be adding to the stress you're already under. Hopefully things will improve by July and guidelines shift a bit.

 

[gottalovepluto]

I thought about the peeing analogy with the 2 yr old requirement. If my 33.5 inch 2 yr old pees with no diaper, it wouldn’t go nearly as as high up as if an adult peed. By the same token, his droplets MIGHT reach your knee (if you were standing too close) which last I checked isn’t a way that we can get Covid. This is why so many ppl are upset about the masks b/c it’s reached a level of obsession, hysteria, and overall unreasonableness.

Obviously Disney is worried the 2 year old is gonna give the squirrels The Rona

 

[SmittS]

That right there is WAY better than anything I’ve seen coming out of the House of Moise

That's less than 1 week notice. We're over a month away from WDW opening!

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Yes. Because there are many variables to account for when inviting people living in a “bubble environment” and having them interacting with CMs or surfaces that were also interacted with by day guests.

Its either live in the bubble, or dont.

But even in the bubble they still won’t be completely isolated from outside contact. There will be CMs working in the hotel, housekeeping, workers at WWOS. They can limit contact but it won’t be perfect. So I could see them doing a private event at the parks.

 

[fla4fun]

Yes. SO MUCH. It literally defeats the purpose of what they are doing. They would have to sterilize the theme park and the CMs operating the park would have to be part of the park bubble.

I suppose they could do one big blowout party at the end to celebrate, after all the games are over. Otherwise I don’t see any way to do it while maintaining their bubble.