Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[SaintsManiac]

I said the same thing in March.

Again, I was not referring to disney.

 

[LSUmiss]

Is the current heat abnormal? I’ve been down a few times during summer and it always feels that hot. One day was a real feel of 110!

Yes it’s worse than normal. I’m from New Orleans & it’s usually hot there too, but this weekend it was 97. Temps are usually like 90. We arrived in Orlando today & it was 100!!

 

[only hope]

Is the current heat abnormal? I’ve been down a few times during summer and it always feels that hot. One day was a real feel of 110!

Not abnormal but we have more super hot days like that than we used to. Summer also lasts longer now, and we get very few cold days in winter (cold for us) compared to even just ten years ago.

I did a 4 mile practice hike with a mask on today. It was 104*heat index in SC today as well. It really wasn't as awful as I thought that it would be, and there shouldn't be any occasion at WDW where it would require that anyone need to walk that far without sitting/riding/being in air conditioning for a bit. I'm planning on about 4 hours a day.

AK is the toughest one to find a/c in, especially without FotLK and Nemo running. For people who want to avoid unmasked indoor areas, that leaves only three rides, one 4D show, and shops.

 

[JacknSally]

I apologize if it's been discussed.
Just saw that people who take off masks on rides for photos, they get no photo-?
Hope they also notify the offenders.

I saw this on FB/twitter earlier but haven’t seen it come up here. I don’t know if it’s been confirmed - the one poster I saw reporting it was told that by a CM but the reason they ended up not getting the photo was because of a magicband issue. Everyone in their party was wearing masks on the ride.

There was a blogmickey (I think) tweet of Expedition Everest shared a few pages back and several people in the train coming down a hill weren’t wearing their masks correctly. I’d be curious to know if any of them had their ride photo deleted! It’s an interesting policy - maybe it will discourage people from trying to take off their masks on rides since either way they’d end up without a “good” ride photo.

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

Unfortunately I saw it on the same site that said CMs were fired over the SDMT incident, so

 

[Mit88]

I love the people I follow on twitter criticizing Disney opening. But then I see pictures of them wearing neck gaiters in public.

So you, the critic is out in public, coming in close contact with people claiming you’re doing your part while wearing PPE that Disney will not allow because its deemed not safe enough to be allowed in the parks.

Like, YOU’RE not even being safe enough to be at Disney. So who should really be doing the judging here?

Now THATS ironic.

 

[Jothmas]

Not abnormal but we have more super hot days like that than we used to. Summer also lasts longer now, and we get very few cold days in winter (cold for us) compared to even just ten years ago.

I told people after a trip to WDW last summer that it was hotter than ever and that it seemed like the increase in heat is reaching a point where Disney (and maybe everyone) might need to shift its hours in the future to an evening and nighttime experience.

 

[xuxa777]

They aren’t going to increase capacity for a long time. They will add experiences and things like Dining Plan before the increase capacity. They will find ways to get the maximum amount of spending from each guest at current capacity. Until they start filling all four parks to the current capacity load there is no reason for Disney to even consider raising capacity.

Yes , agree, I am thinking fireworks come back pretty soon before capacity is raised

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I told people after a trip to WDW last summer that it was hotter than ever and that it seemed like the increase in heat is reaching a point where Disney (and maybe everyone) might need to shift its hours in the future to an evening and nighttime experience.

Oh gosh, I hope they never shift the hours and don’t think they will. We love the super hot summer afternoons in the parks. Lots of people skip out for pool time and there’s plenty of shows and indoor attractions with AC at all the parks. Late evenings aren’t a guarantee with little kids - we much prefer to arrive in the morning and stay through the afternoon, no matter the weather.

Bummer the HS shows like Frozen, Little Mermaid, Disney jr. etc, can’t run this summer, those are such great AC breaks.

 

[New Mouse]

If they are surprised by attendance, they had weeks worth of data to go off of over at Universal. Contrary to what people say here, they are the same.

 

[AmberMV]

I saw this on FB/twitter earlier but haven’t seen it come up here. I don’t know if it’s been confirmed - the one poster I saw reporting it was told that by a CM but the reason they ended up not getting the photo was because of a magicband issue. Everyone in their party was wearing masks on the ride.

There was a blogmickey (I think) tweet of Expedition Everest shared a few pages back and several people in the train coming down a hill weren’t wearing their masks correctly. I’d be curious to know if any of them had their ride photo deleted! It’s an interesting policy - maybe it will discourage people from trying to take off their masks on rides since either way they’d end up without a “good” ride photo.

I think there may be some MB issues. I was there Thursday and Photopass tagged our family of mom, dad, and 3 toddlers as 2 grown men on Pirates

 

[mshanson3121]

Flashback to March.... Disney didnt have any safety protocols in place other than sinks and hand sanitizer stations.

Kinda missed the point again didn't you?

 

[Anna_Sh]

That enrages me. As someone who visited yesterday and took every precaution I could think of, it's disappointing (but not necessarily surprising) that certain guests wouldn't abide by Disney's posted rules (if you're experiencing any of the following symptoms, you must not enter WDW). That, in my opinion, is grounds to revoke their APs (assuming they're AP holders). But this also underscores what has been stated before: if you're visiting WDW right now, you should be aware of the risk you're taking and accept that you could very well come into contact with someone like her (or someone who is not showing symptoms). I'll post more about my experiences this weekend tomorrow, but I didn't want to bore people with it tonight (and wanted some time to collect and condense my thoughts).

It’s no greater than the risk we all take going anywhere, in my opinion. And, since Disney is taking so many precautions, I’d argue that it is actually less risk. I think you can assume that people who don’t feel well will be more likely to run out to the grocery store than go to Disney.

 

[JacknSally]

I think there may be some MB issues. I was there Thursday and Photopass tagged our family of mom, dad, and 3 toddlers as 2 grown men on Pirates

This happens to us a lot for some reason! Lol we always end up with other people’s photos. There’s a form on the site you can fill out to have them track down your photos if you want them!

 

[Mit88]

That enrages me. As someone who visited yesterday and took every precaution I could think of, it's disappointing (but not necessarily surprising) that certain guests wouldn't abide by Disney's posted rules (if you're experiencing any of the following symptoms, you must not enter WDW). That, in my opinion, is grounds to revoke their APs (assuming they're AP holders). But this also underscores what has been stated before: if you're visiting WDW right now, you should be aware of the risk you're taking and accept that you could very well come into contact with someone like her (or someone who is not showing symptoms). I'll post more about my experiences this weekend tomorrow, but I didn't want to bore people with it tonight (and wanted some time to collect and condense my thoughts).

I wish I could be naive enough to believe everyone, everywhere would follow rules and think about everyone and not just themselves during a pandemic, and not just at Disney. But I’m old enough to realize there are dumb, selfish people that walk this Earth, and that will never, ever change. It sucks for us are willing to wear masks, stay distanced as best we can, and stay home if we’re sick, but that’s life.

 

[andyman8]

It’s no greater than the risk we all take going anywhere, in my opinion. And, since Disney is taking so many precautions, I’d argue that it is actually less risk. I think you can assume that people who don’t feel well will be more likely to run out to the grocery store than go to Disney.

There are very few places I can think of outside of WDW where you would be in a situation where someone like her would be seated, get up, and you'd take her place within seconds (and probably touch the same surfaces) without sanitation. I'm not going to argue this, but I don't think you can make a comparison between a visit to your local grocery store and WDW.

Again, only you can make the decision that is best for you and your family; I'm not going to judge, but I think everyone needs to be honest with themselves about the risk involved (not a tremendous risk but also not insignificant) and, if they chose to go like I did, take the necessary precautions during and after the trip.

 

[Tjddis]

It’s no greater than the risk we all take going anywhere, in my opinion. And, since Disney is taking so many precautions, I’d argue that it is actually less risk. I think you can assume that people who don’t feel well will be more likely to run out to the grocery store than go to Disney.

Nobody has thousands of dollars invested in going to the grocery store. Much less motivation to go when sick

tired of the grocery store comparison. False equivalency.

 

[Mit88]

Kinda missed the point again didn't you?

Nope. I believe you’re missing the point. But, that’s ok, I’ll forgive you

 

[andyman8]

I wish I could be naive enough to believe everyone, everywhere would follow rules and think about everyone and not just themselves during a pandemic, and not just at Disney. But I’m old enough to realize there are dumb, selfish people that walk this Earth, and that will never, ever change. It sucks for us are willing to wear masks, stay distanced as best we can, and stay home if we’re sick, but that’s life.

The tweet was also mostly lies. I'm not going to say more because rteez asked us not to last night but you can't believe everything you see in a tweet!

To be clear, all I'm saying here is -- whatever the situation was with this vlogger -- it is statically very likely that someone will walk into a WDW theme park with the virus at some point, even if they know they're showing symptoms. As @Mit88 pointed out, we cannot expect people to "do the right thing," unfortunately. That level of uncertainty (at a scope as large as WDW) creates an inherent risk, so I'm just telling folks to be mindful of it. You don't have to take my word for it; take Disney's. They have signs posted all over basically saying this.

 

[Lewisc]

It’s no greater than the risk we all take going anywhere, in my opinion. And, since Disney is taking so many precautions, I’d argue that it is actually less risk. I think you can assume that people who don’t feel well will be more likely to run out to the grocery store than go to Disney.

I think it's the opposite. A person who doesnt feel well can have someone else go to the grocery store or have the store deliver.

A person who flew to Orlando with family isn't going to skip Disney JMO

There is in issue asymptomatic people spreading the disease.

If I go to a local store and mask compliance is poor as is social distancing I can get in my car and drive home. Not as easy on vacation.