Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

Do you guys think Disney will open on time? Assuming Ron Desantis doesn’t close anything. Thoughts and opinions today

DeSantis isn’t going to do it. It will be disney if anyone doing such at this point I think.

 

[Katrina Y]

How was your livestream today? I think you did one today, correct?

It was great, I watched!

 

[Perdita&Pongo]

Gonna ask this here but prolly cross post in DVC forum, but has there been word if the Epcot DVC lounge will be opening with the park?

 

[LSUmiss]

If you go to the grocery store and touch something an asymptotic carrier touched, you could then give it to someone else, who then gives it to 5 other people, and then you have community spread.

We all know how the virus works at this point. Its not just Disney that you can contract the virus and die at.

If Disney delays its opening, do you think the 30-40 thousand people that were going to go to a Disney park that day are just going to stay inside their homes for the duration of what their trip would have been? The answer is an emphatic...No. No they wouldnt. Disney reopening will have very little impact on the totality of the spread of this virus, no matter what media outlet you love to get your information from

This. If someone irresponsibly spreads the virus it doesn’t matter how they got it & the person who dies from it isn’t any less dead whether the carrier came from Walmart or Disney. In fact, as I’ve mentioned, there is much more noncompliance at my local Walmart so I would be angrier with that if it were my relative. And to ppl who say going to Walmart is a necessity, I often see ppl there who clearly are using it as an outing so it’s not always just to get essentials.

 

[rteetz]

Gonna ask this here but prolly cross post in DVC forum, but has there been word if the Ecopt DVC lounge will be opening with the park?

Good question, haven’t heard anything myself.

 

[LSUmiss]

Did we hear a rumor a few pages back that 2020 tickets might open tomorrow?

 

[andyman8]

Gonna ask this here but prolly cross post in DVC forum, but has there been word if the Epcot DVC lounge will be opening with the park?

I believe DVC announced this week that the Epcot lounge would reopen, but TotW would not. Let me go try to find the FAQ.

ETA: From DVC FAQ:

16) Will the Epcot Member Lounge be available once Epcot reopens?

We plan for the Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge to be available on July 15 when Epcot reopens. Capacity will be limited to maintain proper physical distancing and some amenities may not be available during this initial reopening period.

 

[cakebaker]

If Disney delays its opening, do you think the 30-40 thousand people that were going to go to a Disney park that day are just going to stay inside their homes for the duration of what their trip would have been? The answer is an emphatic...No. No they wouldnt. Disney reopening will have very little impact on the totality of the spread of this virus, no matter what media outlet you love to get your information from

They may not stay home, but a great of them won’t be in a state with exploding numbers either. I just disagree that a trip to the grocery store is as risky as spending 8 hrs or more with 20k strangers.

Our alternative to WDW was a weeks stay at a lake house, virtually isolated from anyone. The desire to be at WDW is great enough for us, that if things were just where they were in early June that we would’ve risked it had it not been for other factors. We certain,y would’ve come for the AP preview. There isn’t anywhere else we’d take that chance. So not going to Disney doesn’t mean people will automatically go somewhere else that has as great a chance of exposure.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the rise in numbers tracks very well with Universal and others opening. These places are the definition of mass gatherings- one of the riskiest behaviors you can engage in.

 

[rteetz]

Did we hear a rumor a few pages back that 2020 tickets might open tomorrow?

Tomorrow should be 2021 tickets but not 2020.

 

[npatellye]

That’s great info, thanks everyone! And while I’m here… If I were to buy some AP vouchers for my family party and let’s say fall 2021 reservations open up early next year (or whenever). If someone in my party then can’t go for some reason can I still transfer the AP voucher to someone else given that it is unused but has park reservations attached? I realize it may be too early for that question but would be great to know!

You can transfer the unused AP but I would assume that, once you do that, the park reservations would cancel since the reservations were made for whoever was in your party. I’m not really sure though!

 

[Perdita&Pongo]

I believe DVC announced this week that the Epcot lounge would reopen, but TotW would not. Let me go try to find the FAQ.

ETA: From DVC FAQ:

Thank you for the lounge answer *and* the DVC reopening FAQ link. I didn’t know there was one and I’m glad to be able to read it.

 

[Leigh L]

I was just checking ADRs, not really expecting anything new, but I did see a few restaurants populated now even though no dates are available (3 in Epcot, 1 in DHS, 0 in MK were ones I checked.) Could it be park ADRs coming "soon"? Or were a handful always in there since being pulled? I don't recall seeing any last I checked which was weeks ago.

I thought it interesting since the 3 I saw in Epcot were Biergarten, Rose & Crown, and Le Cellier, all of which I believe were listed as going to be opening?

 

[Mit88]

They may not stay home, but a great of them won’t be in a state with exploding numbers either. I just disagree that a trip to the grocery store is as risky as spending 8 hrs or more with 20k strangers.

Our alternative to WDW was a weeks stay at a lake house, virtually isolated from anyone. The desire to be at WDW is great enough for us, that if things were just where they were in early June that we would’ve risked it had it not been for other factors. We certain,y would’ve come for the AP preview. There isn’t anywhere else we’d take that chance. So not going to Disney doesn’t mean people will automatically go somewhere else that has as great a chance of exposure.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the rise in numbers tracks very well with Universal and others opening. These places are the definition of mass gatherings- one of the riskiest behaviors you can engage in.

While true, that doesnt take into account the plentiful of people that were theoretically killing and infecting guests at Disney well before Florida was in the state they’re currently in.

You might decide on a secluded trip over Disney, but not everyone is going to choose that route. Some will go to a beach, or some will find another theme park, or some will go down to Florida regardless and go to Universal or a SeaWorld, or Busch Gardens and it sure doesn’t look like any of them are planning on closing.

Sure, there might be a correlation of cases coming from the non-Disney parks down there, but none of them are sitting under a virus free bubble. All of them were to be expected to have people get sick. None of these parks are opening under the assumption that no one will contract the virus. But a place like Universal, or even Disney are opening, or planning to open in such a way that will be as safe as they possibly can be

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Can't post because of language, but Carlye Wisel is sitting on something big. I am nervous ..

 

[JacknSally]

Can't post because of language, but Carlye Wisel is sitting on something big. I am nervous ..

 

[mmackeymouse]

Can't post because of language, but Carlye Wisel is sitting on something big. I am nervous ..

To be fair, she said “I can’t wait” so hopefully it’s nothing super terrible.

Unless she was being sarcastic. Oh gosh

 

[SaintsManiac]

Can't post because of language, but Carlye Wisel is sitting on something big. I am nervous ..

She seems excited, so hopefully it’s not bad.

 

[Llama mama]

Can't post because of language, but Carlye Wisel is sitting on something big. I am nervous ..

Popcorn time????
or Kleenex time????
Or HAMMER TIME??

 

[constanze]

She seems excited, so hopefully it’s not bad.

Excited is better that sarcastic...words, people, words...I'm anxious here...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

To be fair, she said “I can’t wait” so hopefully it’s nothing super terrible.

Unless she was being sarcastic. Oh gosh

I also thought it might of been "I am tired of all the current stuff going on and 'can't wait' untill something new to report on" ...

... But probably not