Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rteetz]

Forgive me if this is the wrong place to ask this, and feel free to redirect....but is the Savanna viewing area (where the animals are located off the main lobby) open to visitors in AKL, even though Jambo House is still closed? Thanks!

Yep

 

[rteetz]

Anyone see any holiday merchandise out yet?

All of it is out.

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/affection-section-to-reopen-this-weekend-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

 

[HokieRaven5]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/affection-section-to-reopen-this-weekend-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

Well, that's not something I expected to open anytime soon. Interesting...

 

[LSUmiss]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/affection-section-to-reopen-this-weekend-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

I hope it’s real & not a usual IT glitch. DS loves this!

 

[rteetz]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/disn...P7MQafd2_SizSZZtlU9rcqiBI6Sac7p7JwcMc-Jm0g_iE

 

[babydoll65]

CSR peoples! Possible good news!

Look what has hours starting next Wednesday (none before)....hope not a glitch!

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/coronado-springs-resort/cafe-rix/
Cafe Rix - Temporarily Unavailable
Dining located in Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Choose from an array of pastries, yogurts, fruits and salads, along with sweets like dessert cakes, gelatos and sorbets. Specialty coffees, smoothies, beer and wine are also available.
View Menu

• • American
  • Quick Service

Dining Plans Are Temporarily Unavailable

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
7:00 AM to 12:30 PM
and
4:30 PM to 10:00 PM

This is great Wish El Mercado would open but at least there are some decent options. I'm not arriving till February so here's hoping.

 

[figmentfinesse]

https://blogmickey.com/2020/11/affection-section-to-reopen-this-weekend-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/

OMG this would be great, I've always skipped Rafiki's Planet Watch and I'm itching to go this trip.

 

[skeeter31]

I hope it’s real & not a usual IT glitch. DS loves this!

I’ll believe this one after someone visits on Sunday or after. That screams IT issue to me, like how hours showed up for ESPN Club after 11/2 but that’s not opening anytime soon.

 

[cristen72]

Has the ability to pay off your balance online changed due to Covid? I swear in the past I thought I could log into the website and pay off my trip. This is the first time I’ve ever had a room only reservation though.

We go next month - anyone recall what the deadline for payment is?

 

[lampshadehead]

Has the ability to pay off your balance online changed due to Covid? I swear in the past I thought I could log into the website and pay off my trip. This is the first time I’ve ever had a room only reservation though.

We go next month - anyone recall what the deadline for payment is?

If its room only, I believe that the balance is charged to the card on file once you have checked in.

 

[Funfire240]

I’ll believe this one after someone visits on Sunday or after. That screams IT issue to me, like how hours showed up for ESPN Club after 11/2 but that’s not opening anytime soon.

I'm going to agree with this post. I hate to bust anyone's bubbles but earlier I was looking around in hopes BBB or Harmony Barber would be open in 2 weeks (I know, I don't think it would ever happen but wishful thinking and was bored at the moment) and I got my hopes up at first when I saw the same thing on those pages where it hadn't previously been

 

[andyman8]

CSR peoples! Possible good news!

Look what has hours starting next Wednesday (none before)....hope not a glitch!

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/coronado-springs-resort/cafe-rix/
Cafe Rix - Temporarily Unavailable
Dining located in Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Choose from an array of pastries, yogurts, fruits and salads, along with sweets like dessert cakes, gelatos and sorbets. Specialty coffees, smoothies, beer and wine are also available.
View Menu

• • American
  • Quick Service

Dining Plans Are Temporarily Unavailable

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
7:00 AM to 12:30 PM
and
4:30 PM to 10:00 PM

I also believe that Mercado is preparing to reopen based on a job posting from Palmas.

 

[mattpeto]

I hope it’s real & not a usual IT glitch. DS loves this!

I noticed that the Animation Experience was open. Has it been open the whole time?

 

[michellej47]

OMG this would be great, I've always skipped Rafiki's Planet Watch and I'm itching to go this trip.

Same. We have never been and were hoping that with the longer hours when we are there that we could do it! We go Thanksgiving week!

 

[michellej47]

I noticed that the Animation Experience was open. Has it been open the whole time?

I believe it has from what I have read.

 

[anthony2k7]

First cruise ship to sail in Caribbean post COVID has a positive passenger. Cruise set sail Saturday and required multiple negative tests prior to boarding. But no masks required once on board. Roughly 50 passengers. Now all in quarantine in their rooms while ship returns to original port.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ean-cruise-March-tests-positive-COVID-19.html

Why won't they learn? Iv read of at least one other "trial" cruise - i think it was in the med and likewise it resulted in cases and everyone quaratining.

Cruising in covid times is just a ridiculously bad idea.

 

[cristen72]

I noticed that the Animation Experience was open. Has it been open the whole time?

We did the animation experience the first week of September

 

[Sarahslay]

Has the ability to pay off your balance online changed due to Covid? I swear in the past I thought I could log into the website and pay off my trip. This is the first time I’ve ever had a room only reservation though.

We go next month - anyone recall what the deadline for payment is?

You can call and pay it, but unfortunately you can't pay a room only online. You can just wait until day of and it'll be charge to the card on file, but I always call. It's automated and pretty simple (unless like me you have moved and your address doesn't match the billing address for your card yet, and the system doesn't understand the new road name)

 

[only hope]

Distancing has been eliminated on Haunted Mansion and Little Mermaid, at least today. Every car was being filled. They may as well take the distancing part off of the website as so many queues and attractions don’t keep people 6+ feet apart in every direction. We registered a formal complaint as we left. Too many people here too- very hard to distance while walking around for the most part.