Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[ENJDisneyFan]

Not to sound pessimistic, but the NCAA just announced that they aren't entirely sure football will happen and if it does not sure it will start on time. Makes me more likely to think Disney will open later than sooner. The other thing is all the people on here complaining about Disney not making an announcement. If people are that bothered by this, than find other vacation spots and spend your money elsewhere. It's exactly what our family is doing this fall. Depending on what and how Disney handles everything, we may never go back.

You couldn’t possibly sound more pessimistic.

 

[whiporee]

Disney is still taking reservations and not telling you anything because they want your $$$. It’s essentially their only source of revenue. They are not going to tell everyone they’re closed in June right now because they will be overwhelmed with calls. It’s the same reason they did it week by week for May. They never intended on opening.

If you are really upset with Disney, put your money where your mouth is and stop rebooking until they give an opening date.

They're only taking $200. Balances aren't required until a week before arrival, even for plans. They aren't making significant revenue on the interest on those deposits.

They were taking reservations because they hoped/expected to be open June 1. They may have been wrong, but I believe they acted in good faith. I'm still holding hope for June 2 (fading fast though) but I'm starting to think it may only be MK and may only be monorail resorts. Then we'll have to decide whether that experience is worth it. But I don't think anyone can blame Disney -- or anyone -- for this stuff. Sometimes nature gets cruel and destructive and merciless. This is an example of that.

 

[Duck143]

This is something I don't understand, either. If it were me I would have bagged on 2020 and moved to next year.

It's not that simple for some people who had trips planned in 2020. For instance, we're out of state by a flight and we purchased AP's 2 years ago after much consideration with the plan on bringing our family on 2 trips a year apart. The first trip was May 2019 and the second would be happening right now this week. We can't just 'bag 2020'. We paid thousands of dollars for our passes and now we are working on rescheduling the May 2020 trip with ZERO idea of how long our passes will be extended for. I'm not complaining, but I did spend hours rescheduling the May trip for the second week of June and now I'll probably have to cancel that bit by bit, just like I did for our May '20 trip. If we had a package that we could get fully refunded, I would be happy to wait for a trip next year when things are more certain, but that's not in cards for us right now. I'm just holding onto the June trip for the moment and will deal with that when/if it gets cancelled.

 

[jade1]

Sometimes nature gets cruel and destructive and merciless. This is an example of that.

Social media?

 

[rpb718]

Social media?

That too.

 

[marinejjh]

You couldn’t possibly sound more pessimistic.

Maybe a little, just find it comical all the people on here that are living in a fairy land thinking Disney will open up anytime soon. I'm just realistic.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Not to sound pessimistic, but the NCAA just announced that they aren't entirely sure football will happen and if it does not sure it will start on time. Makes me more likely to think Disney will open later than sooner. The other thing is all the people on here complaining about Disney not making an announcement. If people are that bothered by this, than find other vacation spots and spend your money elsewhere. It's exactly what our family is doing this fall. Depending on what and how Disney handles everything, we may never go back.

College football is my biggest concern right now. I have thousands locked up in season tickets. LSU has my money and I know they will make it difficult to get it back.

It's not that simple for some people who had trips planned in 2020. For instance, we're out of state by a flight and we purchased AP's 2 years ago after much consideration with the plan on bringing our family on 2 trips a year apart. The first trip was May 2019 and the second would be happening right now this week. We can't just 'bag 2020'. We paid thousands of dollars for our passes and now we are working on rescheduling the May 2020 trip with ZERO idea of how long our passes will be extended for. I'm not complaining, but I did spend hours rescheduling the May trip for the second week of June and now I'll probably have to cancel that bit by bit, just like I did for our May '20 trip. If we had a package that we could get fully refunded, I would be happy to wait for a trip next year when things are more certain, but that's not in cards for us right now. I'm just holding onto the June trip for the moment and will deal with that when/if it gets cancelled.

Every situation has its problems. I would be on the phone with Disney asking for a partial refund or extension on APs.

 

[whoiam]

They're only taking $200. Balances aren't required until a week before arrival, even for plans.

They were taking reservations because they hoped/expected to be open June 1. They may have been wrong, but I believe they acted in good faith. I'm still holding hope for June 2 (fading fast though) but I'm starting to think it may only be MK and may only be monorail resorts. Then we'll have to decide whether that experience is worth it. But I don't think anyone can blame Disney -- or anyone -- for this stuff. Sometimes nature gets cruel and destructive and merciless. This is an example of that.

Definitely. I don’t blame Disney. I just think it’s silly to see people continuing to make reservations throughout the summer and then get upset when things point to being cancelled. In my opinion, Disney has made it very clear they don’t know when they’re opening. I don’t think there was ever really a chance they would open in May though.

 

[Sarahslay]

I hope so too, but I really wanted to do VAH. Being patient is impossible when they let us book & then take it away again! Wondering if I should just push to July to try to do VAH....

I'm doing VAH on July 10 and am alread nervous about it, at least we get our money out, but I wish if they were going to cancel all of them they would just go ahead and do it. They might have staffing concerns for it, just want that extra time in the evenings to sanitize after the park closes during the early stages, or it's a cost saving issue, either way it's frustrating. It's just silly to have those 2 events hanging out at the end desperately trying to hang on.

 

[merdie]

And for those with little kids, their age is a huge factor. Next year won’t be the same as far as what DS is into etc. It might be more, but it might be less. And with little kids everything is FLUID () so I’m big on seizing the moment whenever I can. So I will hold out hope until it really is over.

This is why I think I’m feeling disappointed this trip in particular. My kids are almost 11 and 8, the the magical years are so close to being over. We will have fun trips in the future, but this one felt like the end of an era for me. My little kids years are almost gone and that’s tough.

Sorry for that side tangent!

 

[tinkerhon]

They're only taking $200. Balances aren't required until a week before arrival, even for plans. They aren't making significant revenue on the interest on those deposits.

They were taking reservations because they hoped/expected to be open June 1. They may have been wrong, but I believe they acted in good faith. I'm still holding hope for June 2 (fading fast though) but I'm starting to think it may only be MK and may only be monorail resorts. Then we'll have to decide whether that experience is worth it. But I don't think anyone can blame Disney -- or anyone -- for this stuff. Sometimes nature gets cruel and destructive and merciless. This is an example of that.

If I lived anywhere close to Orlando, I would definitely be at MK if that's the only option upon re-opening

That being said, flying in from NY, I think I would rather watch old Disney vacation planning DVDs in front of my AC, than wear a mask for a few days at MK

 

[vinotinto]

And for those with little kids, their age is a huge factor. Next year won’t be the same as far as what DS is into etc. It might be more, but it might be less. And with little kids everything is FLUID () so I’m big on seizing the moment whenever I can. So I will hold out hope until it really is over.

You are not wrong per se, but I can tell you that we've been going to WDW at least a once a year since my two (very different from each other) kids were 2 and 4, and the 2-year old who loved characters and princesses and getting dressed as the princesses, *still* loves to meet characters, now that she is 12, and while she is too sophisticated to dress in a princess dress, she plans all of her outfits so she can disneybound. And the 4-year old who absolutely loved Test Track on the first trip, and had a mini-meltdown because he was to short for RnRC, returned when he was 5, rode RnRC and now at 15, he still loves those rides. And they both still love the fireworks, and now that they are older, they know all the lyrics and sing along. So, all of that is to say, don't assume the magic will not be there simply because they grow up. As they grow, they will still find many things about WDW to be very magical.

One thing I am thankful for is having the dis to vent these hopes & frustrations lol. If I talked to ppl in the real world (including my own DH) about it this much, ppl would think I’m crazy!

LOL, totally! If DISboards stops existing, I'm not sure what I would do. Who would I talk to about all these planning?

 

[yulilin3]

a bit off topic but does anyone know of a vlogger we could follow along at SDL on Monday (well Sunday at 9:30pm)

 

[SaintsManiac]

a bit off topic but does anyone know of a vlogger we could follow along at SDL on Monday (well Sunday at 9:30pm)

Don’t think she vlogs, but I’m going to be following this:

https://instagram.com/mollay?igshid=qbb8ty64qvuv

 

[goofystitch]

Hope

No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true!

 

[yulilin3]

LOL, totally! If DISboards stops existing, I'm not sure what I would do. Who would I talk to about all these planning?

a therapist? lol I kid I kid
I'm feeling for everyone that had trips booked and cancelled and rebooked and now in Disney limbo

 

[Nvrgrowup]

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/...st-run-of-new-candymonium-roller-coaster.html
Its not Disney but seeing a park testing their new coaster is at least a little promising of they plan on opening some point this summer.

I live in northeast Pa. Hershey is hoping for an opening sometime in June. Our state has a ways to go with phased openings which are being done by groups of counties. We are red yellow and green color coded based on Covid19 cases.

 

[cakebaker]

... I just think people have different “logical assumptions”. Because for me it is logical to assume nothing is set in stone right now even if a company says otherwise. But for others, like you, it is something different. So I’m not envious of Disney trying to figure out how to relay everything so that is covers everyone’s different assumptions without providing too much information that will cause people to make all new assumptions. It’s a continuous circle of chaos!

Just so you understand, it's not others like me, I booked before the free dining offer, didn't want the free dining offer. Had I wanted it, I would've booked with or without any more information. My only point is, they could have been specifically clear just like they were a few days ago. They figured it out, because they did it. The problem is, they did it over a month after they put the offer out. Simply saying- Reservations with this offer does not indicate that the resorts will be open- The same thing they said just days ago. Seems really easy and simple to me and avoids the negative reaction many are having now. But it in no way affected me or my choices.

 

[cakebaker]

a therapist? lol I kid I kid
I'm feeling for everyone that had trips booked and cancelled and rebooked and now in Disney limbo

I'm under the care of dis-therapy. It's cheaper. We're all re-adjusted on plans, just waiting to see what happens next. I've never worked so hard to go on vacation in my life.

 

[courtney1188]

This is something I don't understand, either. If it were me I would have bagged on 2020 and moved to next year.

For me, it's because we have annual passes that expire after this summer. We can only go during the summer - I'm a teacher, so I only get summer, spring break, and Christmas break off. Except my husband can't take spring or Christmas break off. So summer it is! We bought an annual pass to use last August, and then again this summer in July. If July doesn't happen, then we wasted a lot of money on annual passes when we should have just bought park hoppers. Of course, we had no way of knowing last summer that this was going to happen! I would love to see an update that gives us more options on that, but I know it's unlikely and right now they're just focused on figuring out when they can open, what they can cut and have people still willing to come, and what safety measures are non-negotiable.