Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[jpeterson]

Yep.

I was starting to realize the same thing. They were always in the same parks on the same days!

 

[yulilin3]

Travel restrictions from Europe and Brazil will be lifted by outgoing president. Incoming president hasn't said if he'll reinstate them.

 

[Jrb1979]

Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) Tweeted:
On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26. In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351322381864890370

Doesn't look like it.

 

[KBoopaloo]

Travel restrictions from Europe and Brazil will be lifted by outgoing president. Incoming president hasn't said if he'll reinstate them.

They announced about an hour ago that they will not lift the restrictions. The order to lift them was set to go into effect on 1/26, days after the inauguration so it seems they will just not be lifted at all rather than lifted and then reinstated.

 

[Disney Bobby]

I wouldn't assume that is going to stick. The incoming President was against them from the start and said that science didn't support them and said that they could actually make things worse.

Unless he has really changed his mind, I wouldn't be surprised to see them go soon. Not sure if Disney would reject foreign visitors or not.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) Tweeted:
On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26. In fact, we plan to strengthen public health measures around international travel in order to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1351322381864890370

Doesn't look like it.

Feel bad for international travelers. What a roller coaster they’re going through

 

[skeeter31]

Feel bad for international travelers. What a roller coaster they’re going through

Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.

 

[Brianstl]

nm

 

[brockash]

I wouldn't assume that is going to stick. The incoming President was against them from the start and said that science didn't support them and said that they could actually make things worse.

Unless he has really changed his mind, I wouldn't be surprised to see them go soon. Not sure if Disney would reject foreign visitors or not.

Disney most definitely would not reject them.

 

[Disney Bobby]

Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.

Exactly. The only roller coaster they are on is the one driven by their own countries. Nothing has changed here since March and nothing is going to change until the new admin changes it.

 

[tlmadden73]

Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.

This .. my friend came home for Christmas (mainly to handle maintenance on the house he owns here still) from the Netherlands and while here, they changed their incoming policy so he had to get a negative test 72 hours before scheduled to land back there. He got one test and didn't get results in time, after rescheduling his flight or a second time, he had to pay extra to get "expediated results" to get a test back in time just to get back to where he lives and works and STILL had to quarantine for 10 days after arriving back.

For some .. that hassle may just not be worth to come to the states for a vacation.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This .. my friend came home for Christmas (mainly to handle maintenance on the house he owns here still) from the Netherlands and while here, they changed their incoming policy so he had to get a negative test 72 hours before scheduled to land back there. He got one test and didn't get results in time, after rescheduling his flight or a second time, he had to pay extra to get "expediated results" to get a test back in time just to get back to where he lives and works and STILL had to quarantine for 10 days after arriving back.

For some .. that hassle may just not be worth to come to the states for a vacation.

The Dreams Unlimited Travel show this week was talking to a few of their agents about traveling to Disney during Covid/with the restriction/etc. One of them, Tracey, lives in Canada and flat out said that while she went once and is planning to come again she would go more often if not having to deal with the hassle/regulations/etc of traveling from (and really back to) Canada

She's about as die hard as you can get so if if the hassle is impacting her willingness to travel, I am sure it will just be a deal breaker for many, even if they are technically able to travel here

 

[sky13]

Most international travelers wouldn‘t be able to travel anyway based on the restrictions their own countries have in place. So this was really a non-news issue today. Most of Europe is in a lockdown, and Brazil is also heavily locked down. So people wouldn’t have been able to come in anyway without quarantines and other restrictions.

I'm international, in a country that I believe isn't one of the countries banned from travelling to the USA because of COVID-19.

I would not even consider travelling out of the country right now for many reasons, including flight availability (many flights cancelled) and the requirement for quarantine upon return home (14 days costing the equivalent of USD$1500 per person plus the addition costs of PCR testing, with the 14 days coming out of annual leave). Just not worth the cost for leisure travel at the moment...

 

[tlmadden73]

The Dreams Unlimited Travel show this week was talking to a few of their agents about traveling to Disney during Covid/with the restriction/etc. One of them, Tracey, lives in Canada and flat out said that while she went once and is planning to come again she would go more often if not having to deal with the hassle/regulations/etc of traveling from (and really back to) Canada

She's about as die hard as you can get so if if the hassle is impacting her willingness to travel, I am sure it will just be a deal breaker for many, even if they are technically able to travel here

I mean .. I live in the States and can drive to WDW and have opted to push back my trip by another two months (and pay a $200+ more dollars for the room (with the same discount)) because of some of the "hassles" .. even in just car driving -- (reminding kids to wear masks, finding restaurants that are open for dine-in .. etc. etc. And that is on top of the WDW "hassles" in having to wear masks almost 100% of the time, wait in longer lines (potentially), deal with poor sight lines with plexiglass screens, missing attractions (like M&Gs), etc.

I think Disney is fighting a 3-front "war" that is stopping a lot of people from coming down and even if one of them is "fixed" there are still other reasons they won't be back to normal for a while:

1) They don't feel its safe to go to a very public place (even with Disney's safety precautions)
2) They don't feel it is worth the hassle of dealing with COVID travel restrictions (quarantines, testing, etc.)
3) They don't feel it is worth it to go to WDW with all the "missing magic" and restrictions there.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Exactly. The only roller coaster they are on is the one driven by their own countries. Nothing has changed here since March and nothing is going to change until the new admin changes it.

As an “international” guest (in quotes because I feel like people think overseas not Canada when talking international), I can tell you most of us do not feel like we’re on a roller coaster ride in terms of waiting for travel rules to let up. I haven’t seen super recent polling, but the last number I saw was I believe close to 80 percent want the borders to remain how they are and the quarantines and whatnot to stay in place.

Here in Canada at least in my province people are much more focused on the roller coaster of local restrictions (we can be fined for having people over from outside our household, and even giants like Walmart can only sell essential items in store), people miss travel, and you will always have those who push boundaries and don’t care about Covid who are willing to go now, but the majority are not eager for it to open back up. That seems much more like a US thing right now.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I mean .. I live in the States and can drive to WDW and have opted to push back my trip by another two months (and pay a $200+ more dollars for the room (with the same discount)) because of some of the "hassles" .. even in just car driving -- (reminding kids to wear masks, finding restaurants that are open for dine-in .. etc. etc. And that is on top of the WDW "hassles" in having to wear masks almost 100% of the time, wait in longer lines (potentially), deal with poor sight lines with plexiglass screens, missing attractions (like M&Gs), etc.

I think Disney is fighting a 3-front "war" that is stopping a lot of people from coming down and even if one of them is "fixed" there are still other reasons they won't be back to normal for a while:

1) They don't feel its safe to go to a very public place (even with Disney's safety precautions)
2) They don't feel it is worth the hassle of dealing with COVID travel restrictions (quarantines, testing, etc.)
3) They don't feel it is worth it to go to WDW with all the "missing magic" and restrictions there.

I'd add a 4th (or maybe it is like part b of your #1) but some people don't think it is right to be traveling now with the way #s are going and just avoiding any unnecessary travel even if they feel it is "safe"

Not debating the merits of this just saying that is how some people are acting

 

[Yooperroo]

The People Mover is running this morning WITHOUT people on it, but it is running. So that's gotta be promising, right?

 

[brockash]

The People Mover is running this morning WITHOUT people on it, but it is running. So that's gotta be promising, right?

Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.

 

[Eric Smith]

Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.

The fact that it is running is at least a good sign that it will eventually reopen.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Wasn't it running over the summer with no ppl.? We thought that was a good sign, but... I sure hope it means it's openinf soon; they're going on a year of no ppl. on the ppl. mover, but we'll see.

It's been testing over the last week or so. I think its opening next week sometime (end of month).