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

[cakebaker]

ah, yes you are required to self isolate when coming from one of those states.
The Governor has explained that the order came because as soon as NY was given the order to stay in place a lot of people booked flights and came to Florida, most of them came to south florida where they had family and then we saw an uptick in Florida numbers, so that's why he decided to give the order.

I would imagine in those first days, there weren't a lot of Floridians rushing to NY, even if they had homes there.

 

[Mzpalmtree]

There are other types of tickets out there that are not date based. The special military tickets can be used any days through mid Dec. Additionally, I believe there are some types of FL resident tickets that have a larger range of dates as we used one for my son last Dec/Jan that had to be used up in 6 mos from first use. I hope they would allow some consideration for the few tickets left that are not date based.

 

[WEDWDW]

It will be interesting to see how high the demand for the available "slots" is when Shanghai reopens.

Is it a "given" that they will be "slammed" with Guests wanting to come and the same way when WDW reopens?

 

[yankeesfan123]

It will be interesting to see how high the demand for the available "slots" is when Shanghai reopens.

Is it a "given" that they will be "slammed" with Guests wanting to come and the same way when WDW reopens?

Not a given. Not necessarily indicative of what will happen at WDW.

 

[Mal6586]

Can't you upgrade your ticket? I know if you decide to get an AP you can upgrade your ticket and pay the difference. Same with adding days or extras like park hopping and water parks. This can be done by calling. If its dated maybe you could even get it extended since you cannot use it now.

I'm not worried about the dated ticket, from the sound of things, they would be the only one of us guaranteed access if APs have to make reservations.

 

[thedarksyde]

Our trip is from June 16th-June 21st and fast passes are changing. I don't know what that means, but some E-tickets that were not available last month are now more available. Earlier times are open, and things like Test Track and Mission Space that were not available at all, are now open fairly early around 11AM. No Slinky Dog, Flight, or 7D though...They were not available on day 63+ either. They were never available for me to book and I was on at 7AM on day 63 for Flight and day 64 for 7D.

 

[StevieB81]

What about people that rescheduled and have tickets that are good through Dec 15? They'd have to tie resort reservations to this or something, wouldn't they? Or would you have to pick a start date? Speculation, I know, but it's a wrinkle to the date based ticket thing

 

[Mzpalmtree]

What about people that rescheduled and have tickets that are good through Dec 15? They'd have to tie resort reservations to this or something, wouldn't they? Or would you have to pick a start date? Speculation, I know, but it's a wrinkle to the date based ticket thing

Yes, I’m just hoping if they do go to a reservation system they think about that instead of just locking in those with date based tickets first and then going from there. It’s all very complicated and I don’t envy Disney at all with these decisions but I wish they would be more forth coming with what they are planning to do so we can either adjust our plans or move on

 

[AtlantaDisneyDreamer]

Our trip is from June 16th-June 21st and fast passes are changing. I don't know what that means, but some E-tickets that were not available last month are now more available. Earlier times are open, and things like Test Track and Mission Space that were not available at all, are now open fairly early around 11AM. No Slinky Dog, Flight, or 7D though...They were not available on day 63+ either. They were never available for me to book and I was on at 7AM on day 63 for Flight and day 64 for 7D.

That could just mean that more people are cancelling their trips as Disney remains mum on opening and hopes are being dashed. I have seen quite a bit of movement in fastpass availability for that time period since I made my fastpasses in mid-April. I was able to get several things in the last few weeks that I could not get on the first day I could make fastpasses- specifically MFSR, Splash, Space, and Peter Pan I have added in the last few weeks that I could not get on day 1. Lots of earlier KS fastpasses have also opened. I assumed it was more from cancellations than Disney adding anything new- but I can only guess.

 

[maryj11]

Just read Disney Shanghai is opening May 11 on the Disneyparksblog on instagram.

 

[dmband]

Social distancing in general has reduced my anxiety symptoms. Depression symptoms? That's another story.

Hang in there, reach out to people if you need something

 

[Tjddis]

I completely agree with you. I could deal with no parades, no fireworks, no character meals (some of the meet and greets I would miss - Stitch! for my 6yo), but its not a deal breaker. I don't want masks to be required - that is NOT a vacation for us and entire parks being closed would be a deal breaker, definitely more than just disappointing.

Interesting. No fireworks, shows, parades, character meals or meet and greets would all be total dealbreakers for me. I just dont see spending the cash and investing the time in such a compromised and limited experience. But if you told me I could do all those things Or even most of them but had to wear a mask while doing them I would deal with it. to each their own I suppose

 

[HuskieJohn]

Our trip is from June 16th-June 21st and fast passes are changing. I don't know what that means, but some E-tickets that were not available last month are now more available. Earlier times are open, and things like Test Track and Mission Space that were not available at all, are now open fairly early around 11AM. No Slinky Dog, Flight, or 7D though...They were not available on day 63+ either. They were never available for me to book and I was on at 7AM on day 63 for Flight and day 64 for 7D.

I think it is just people canceling their reservations. I know I am about to cancel everything for our trip over June 19th-28th.

I just looked at FP+ now and could not modify any of my split reservations to anything closer than what they already have.

 

[Karin1984]

More news about Disneyland Paris: Social Media (Pixiedust.be) says they saw moving cranes at the Studios, so most likely the expansion work has restarted!

 

[Sarahslay]

The AP reservation thing makes me very nervous. For our July trip, one of us has a dated ticket, but the other two have APs.

We are the same, it makes me super nervous, but I'm maybe thinking that if you are AP staying onsite that maybe they would handle it different? I just don't see the same system working at WDW due to resort size, we have 4 parks with lots of dining options that they would have to account for. Shanghai has just the one park, it's easier to control, so they'll need to figure something else out here or it's going to get messy real quick. It would be helpful for locals and off-site guests so they can know what to expect, and maybe they can use ADRs and FP bookings to give them at least a little bit of an idea of how many people they can expect each day in each park.

 

[yulilin3]

live stream of OC task force
https://www.orangecountyfl.net/OpenGovernment/OrangeTVVisionTV/OrangeTVLive.aspx#.XrL7IqhKiM8

 

[hereforthechurros]

Something to watch for today or sometime soon is if we start seeing reports of TAs notified and/or emails going out for the next round of ‘official’ cancellations, which would be for guests with check in dates from 5/24-5/30. Although remember not everyone will get an email - it has been inconsistent as often is the case with Disney communications.

DisneyFoodBlog reporting cancellation notices for guests arriving 5/24-5/31.

 

[IceSkatingPrincess]

Our trip is from June 16th-June 21st and fast passes are changing. I don't know what that means, but some E-tickets that were not available last month are now more available. Earlier times are open, and things like Test Track and Mission Space that were not available at all, are now open fairly early around 11AM. No Slinky Dog, Flight, or 7D though...They were not available on day 63+ either. They were never available for me to book and I was on at 7AM on day 63 for Flight and day 64 for 7D.

I swear it seemed like there was a lot more availability for my June 7-12th trip when I was playing with modifications this morning. I'm not sure if more were released, or if a lot of people panicked after the earnings call and canceled. Either way, I like the new availability!

 

[Mom2Anna&Elsa]

Disneyland pushing back reservations to July 1. Maybe good news for WDW since no announcement yet?: https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/06/disneyland-resort-hotels-push-back-reservations-until-july/

 

[dachsie]

I am sure employees will have to wear masks, but I won't believe that Disney is going to force their paying guests to wear them until I hear that announced specifically.

I can't see how masks could be worn full time anyway. You have people eating at tables, walking down the street with popcorn or an ice cream bar. And I know occasionally, I have to pull off my mask at work just to get a breath and I work in healthcare. It will be interesting to see how it goes.