WDW COVID-19 Operational Changes- Reservation System-Rope Drop Procedures

Next question on the droid build. I finally got through around 9 am and everything seemed fine... but 4 hours later and I haven’t gotten a confirmation email and it’s not showing in my MDE. I even tried using the link a dining reservation tab in MDE and it doesn’t work to add the confirmation number she gave me. I’m trying not panic, but I’ve never had things cast members do not show up almost immediately.
 
ILoveMyDVC said:
Thank you! I went back and read more carefuoly - was able to book everyting I wanted and then some. Anyone know if we will be able to purchase a TIW card and if they will be accepted?
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Thats great! :thumbsup2 Happy to help. I’m definitely more excited now with park and dining reservations booked!
 
yulilin3 said:
and word on the Batuu streets is that Savi might reopen with the park, so fingers crossed for all those that want to build a lightsaber
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Has there been any talk about Oga's? I know it was quietly removed from the list yesterday-ish, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll open sometime soon after the parks reopen. I really want that Endor moon tiki mug!
 
Do we know if the Droid Depot and Savi's Workshop will be available to book again online in the future?
 
Maybe this has been discussed in the couple huge threads involving Covid and rumors, but I’m curious as to what will happen to your park reservation on MDE after you scan into the park for the day. I know that this is all speculation as we haven’t seen any of the parks open yet. For the most part this is just something I was pondering while mowing. Also, my thoughts on this are mainly for APs, as park hopping is built into the passes. Not trying to discriminate against all those who had already purchased park hoppers (as from what I understand Disney is trying to credit those guests back for that feature), but it would be difficult for Disney to allow a ticketed guest to pay more for something that they can’t guarantee the guest could ever take advantage of.

I was thinking about the no park hopping restrictions for the foreseeable future at the WDW parks. If I were to visit a park in the morning and leave mid-day, could I cancel my park reservation for the rest of the day and make another reservation for another non-maxed park to visit in the afternoon (provided there was one)?

In theory it sounds like a reasonable idea. If I cancel or “end” my reservation in the middle of the day, it would open another opportunity for someone else to visit that park in the evening. If another guest did the same thing, I could visit that park and enjoy as well.

To make it work, they could open a turnstile or two at the exit that you would have to scan your magic band/card as you leave to let the system know you are officially out of the park. Once scanned out, you can cancel the current reservation and try to obtain a reservation for another park. If you decide not to cancel, no big deal, you could not do anything further and keep your reservation and return later in the day.

The whole booking/cancelling process could be done similarly to how current ADRs are handled if you try to book a second dining reservation in a specific timeframe of an existing reservation. When booking a second ADR, it warns you that you have an existing reservation and asks if you would like to keep it or cancel it and make your new reservation. If you chose to cancel it, it will keep the old reservation until your new reservation is confirmed. Once the new reservation is confirmed, it automatically cancels the old reservation. This type of feature would allow you ensure you have a reservation at another park before cancelling the one you had already.

My thoughts on this process are:

1) It would allow an AP to feel like they are not losing as much on their passes as one of the benefits of the pass is built in park hopping.

2) It could open up more availability in the afternoon/evenings for more local APs to visit.

3) If you can cycle in a few extra guests at a park, it opens the potential for more revenue. If I decide not to go back that evening, I’m not spending any money there. If they can give the opportunity to another AP to visit, that person could potentially purchase F&B or merch.

There are times when we open a park, enjoy it until early afternoon and go back to the resort for a while. Sometimes we will get cleaned up and decide not to go back to the parks that evening and just enjoy the resort. Would be great if we could confirm that we weren’t going back and open a spot for others to go. Especially if it’s one of the more popular parks.

Maybe too much for them to add IT wise, but felt it could be doable. Heck the system already keeps some fairly detailed records of where our magic bands go in a park, you would think this could be a reality that would maybe help ease a little of the frustrations some of the APs have right now.
 
buckeyeguy1 said:
Maybe this has been discussed in the couple huge threads involving Covid and rumors, but I’m curious as to what will happen to your park reservation on MDE after you scan into the park for the day. I know that this is all speculation as we haven’t seen any of the parks open yet. For the most part this is just something I was pondering while mowing. Also, my thoughts on this are mainly for APs, as park hopping is built into the passes. Not trying to discriminate against all those who had already purchased park hoppers (as from what I understand Disney is trying to credit those guests back for that feature), but it would be difficult for Disney to allow a ticketed guest to pay more for something that they can’t guarantee the guest could ever take advantage of.

I was thinking about the no park hopping restrictions for the foreseeable future at the WDW parks. If I were to visit a park in the morning and leave mid-day, could I cancel my park reservation for the rest of the day and make another reservation for another non-maxed park to visit in the afternoon (provided there was one)?

In theory it sounds like a reasonable idea. If I cancel or “end” my reservation in the middle of the day, it would open another opportunity for someone else to visit that park in the evening. If another guest did the same thing, I could visit that park and enjoy as well.

To make it work, they could open a turnstile or two at the exit that you would have to scan your magic band/card as you leave to let the system know you are officially out of the park. Once scanned out, you can cancel the current reservation and try to obtain a reservation for another park. If you decide not to cancel, no big deal, you could not do anything further and keep your reservation and return later in the day.

The whole booking/cancelling process could be done similarly to how current ADRs are handled if you try to book a second dining reservation in a specific timeframe of an existing reservation. When booking a second ADR, it warns you that you have an existing reservation and asks if you would like to keep it or cancel it and make your new reservation. If you chose to cancel it, it will keep the old reservation until your new reservation is confirmed. Once the new reservation is confirmed, it automatically cancels the old reservation. This type of feature would allow you ensure you have a reservation at another park before cancelling the one you had already.

My thoughts on this process are:

1) It would allow an AP to feel like they are not losing as much on their passes as one of the benefits of the pass is built in park hopping.

2) It could open up more availability in the afternoon/evenings for more local APs to visit.

3) If you can cycle in a few extra guests at a park, it opens the potential for more revenue. If I decide not to go back that evening, I’m not spending any money there. If they can give the opportunity to another AP to visit, that person could potentially purchase F&B or merch.

There are times when we open a park, enjoy it until early afternoon and go back to the resort for a while. Sometimes we will get cleaned up and decide not to go back to the parks that evening and just enjoy the resort. Would be great if we could confirm that we weren’t going back and open a spot for others to go. Especially if it’s one of the more popular parks.

Maybe too much for them to add IT wise, but felt it could be doable. Heck the system already keeps some fairly detailed records of where our magic bands go in a park, you would think this could be a reality that would maybe help ease a little of the frustrations some of the APs have right now.
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The short answer is that no one knows right now
Disney is controlling guest flow for the foreseeable future. I don't expect any park hopping until next year
 
tinkerbelletreasure said:
Next question on the droid build. I finally got through around 9 am and everything seemed fine... but 4 hours later and I haven’t gotten a confirmation email and it’s not showing in my MDE. I even tried using the link a dining reservation tab in MDE and it doesn’t work to add the confirmation number she gave me. I’m trying not panic, but I’ve never had things cast members do not show up almost immediately.
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I never got an email, but mine showed up on MDE on the website.

MusicalAstronaut said:
Has there been any talk about Oga's? I know it was quietly removed from the list yesterday-ish, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll open sometime soon after the parks reopen. I really want that Endor moon tiki mug!
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I think they closed Oga's due to the new Florida bar rules for Covid. So, it depends upon the government rules. Oga's doesn't make much if any money off food, so they had to close.
 
GADisneyDad14 said:
I’ve been pretty impressed with a lot of the content Disney pushed out during the parks closure, the free PhotoPass downloads, the fun things in the app, etc....especially early on when the messaging and reminders of better times were really appreciated.

But I’m not sure about this one. :confused3

https://twitter.com/x/status/1278114534931066881
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It's so mesmerizing. I think I'll put it on my tv as I go to sleep tonight.
 
Was just checking out the latest DPP availability calendar, sitting here 1.5 weeks into this, I guess local and off-site APs continue to be the real pinch point with the way they currently have allocations/capacity dialed in. Availability just keeps getting worse.

I guess one of the wholes points of this is that they need to know the guest count coming in and don't have a bunch of walk-up APs, but I can imagine some APs are pretty frustrated. Granted the problem 'should' correct/get better over time as Disney tweaks allocations, capacity, etc, but I guess it's not without its uncomfortable guest situations for the moment.
 
GADisneyDad14 said:
Was just checking out the latest DPP availability calendar, sitting here 1.5 weeks into this, I guess local and off-site APs continue to be the real pinch point with the way they currently have allocations/capacity dialed in. Availability just keeps getting worse.

I guess one of the wholes points of this is that they need to know the guest count coming in and don't have a bunch of walk-up APs, but I can imagine some APs are pretty frustrated. Granted the problem 'should' correct/get better over time as Disney tweaks allocations, capacity, etc, but I guess it's not without its uncomfortable guest situations for the moment.
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They should really open available spots from the other 2 categories to aps maybe a day before?
They obviously have a set number and they want to break even or maybe even make money so i hope those spots don't go to waste
 
Just a random complaint.

It really bugs me that Disney won't be selling Limited Edition merch in the parks(I get it though, they don't want swarms of people flocking to stores), but online only. What bothers me about it is we still can't get AP discounts online, and now will have to pay for shippping on top of it. I collect LE Magicbands, so what would cost me $28 roughly after discount, now costs $42 after shipping.

Wish they could add way to get discount, and also maybe figure out a way to do a pickup option.
 
soniam said:
I think they closed Oga's due to the new Florida bar rules for Covid. So, it depends upon the government rules. Oga's doesn't make much if any money off food, so they had to close.
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Oh I know. I’m wondering if they might set up some sort of to-go version, especially since the drinks are al premade. Just knock a couple bucks off the prices & then I can still have a fuzzy tauntaun!
 
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