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

[lilypgirl]

My FP’s are gone as well ! End of July

 

[AquaDame]

Well don’t know if it’s just a temporary glitch but my FP+ reservations did just go “poof” in the MDE app. Resort reservations for mid July (DVC) still there.

All my fast passes are also gone from an early July trip.

All of my FP are gone from my trip July 19-24. ADRs are still there. FP are gone.

While I'm glad things are finally moving and progressing towards an answer hearing this makes me more nervous than I was before how this will look... FP+ are basically reservations, though there are probably way too many than they can handle right now. If we need reservations to get into the park I suppose it makes sense to start over... I wonder if they'll do something like how Max Pass works over at DL? Its a system they already know and they do have until July 11th to implement it...

Or maybe they'll all come back?

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I am hoping so but our reservation starts 7/17 so not much time to see what happens in reality. We are going to book an offsite hotel as a backup. No need to pay to be in the Disney bubble if it is miserable.

You may want to keep your eyes open for reports from the DVC resorts and Ft. W as they are starting to open on June 22. That may give us an indication of how the resorts will operate once more open on July 11.

Any news regarding the NBA and Disney World coming to some kind of agreement for the end of the season? Could this have had an effect on the decision to open the parks mid-July?

Not yet. The owners have a meeting tomorrow and then, I believe, plans need to be discussed and agreed upon with the players' association. They are expecting an announcement on guidelines needed to restart on June 1, so, perhaps we will hear something WDW related sometime next week? Nothing has been agreed upon yet.

 

[BrerMama]

All of my FP are gone from my trip July 19-24. ADRs are still there. FP are gone.

Me too. July 18-26. If my fastpasses are taken away, that might be the thing that makes me cancel the trip.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

Thanks for the feedback.

I've been trying to think through the best way to handle. I am somewhat reluctant to be responsible for any sort of FAQ or 'official' info - there are just so many angles to this, individual situations, Disney changes their wording sometimes, etc, and then that becomes a full time job to try to maintain, so on some level the links on post 1 to the 2 main Disney info pages are the best resource for now.

I need to sit down and think through structure/how best to approach when I get a moment.

I agree that you guys definitely don't want to post our speculations/interpretations as fact in a FAQ.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

While I'm glad things are finally moving and progressing towards an answer hearing this makes me more nervous than I was before how this will look... FP+ are basically reservations, though there are probably way too many than they can handle right now. If we need reservations to get into the park I suppose it makes sense to start over... I wonder if they'll do something like how Max Pass works over at DL? Its a system they already know and they do have until July 11th to implement it...

Or maybe they'll all come back?

Something like MaxPass makes sense to me. I think it makes sense to do the same with ADRs, to be honest. You can't reserve anything except the park you'll be in that day, and you can't make FP/ADRs/join a virtual queue until you physically enter the park. Otherwise you'll have people doing things like reserving AK in the morning, but then trying to get into MK that evening because they have a Crystal Palace ADR (if they temporarily get rid of park hopping like some have speculated, at least).

 

[GPC0321]

With that long indoor queue Avatar lines might not be an issue at all. It might not even be open. Things to consider....

I thought there was talk of them expanding virtual queues across the parks?

 

[Nick6300]

Something like MaxPass makes sense to me. I think it makes sense to do the same with ADRs, to be honest. You can't reserve anything except the park you'll be in that day, and you can't make FP/ADRs/join a virtual queue until you physically enter the park. Otherwise you'll have people doing things like reserving AK in the morning, but then trying to get into MK that evening because they have a Crystal Palace ADR (if they temporarily get rid of park hopping like some have speculated, at least).

Maxpass makes sense but people already bought tickets, how would they get everyone to pay extra for Maxpass?

 

[KrazeeK120]

Just as an aside....If I were going, I’d toss the cloth masks in the trash. Disposables are lighter weight, cheap and you can toss and replace several times a day. I don’t get the fascination with cloth masks.

I may try to find some disposable masks for vacation because they would be easier. But on a day-to-day basis, the cloth mask is more cost effective, seeing as we have to wear them anytime we go to an indoor location. Also, when face coverings were made mandatory in my state, disposable ones were really hard to find. I’m not sure if they’re easier now - I haven’t checked lately since I have my cloth mask.

 

[katyringo]

Maxpass makes sense but people already bought tickets, how would they get everyone to pay extra for Maxpass?

Disneyworld's "4th Fastpass" system is basically maxpass. They just make it free. MAxpass at disneyland currently costs $20 per day.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

Maxpass makes sense but people already bought tickets, how would they get everyone to pay extra for Maxpass?

I don't mean that they'd have to pay extra, I meant similar to Maxpass in that you can't book anything until you physically enter the park. It's something they already have set up on the IT side for the most part (Maxpass, ROTR boarding groups), so maybe it wouldn't be too difficult to extend that to dining reservations too. Just a thought.

 

[AquaDame]

Maxpass makes sense but people already bought tickets, how would they get everyone to pay extra for Maxpass?

I assume they'd do it for free since it would be used for crowd control on their end. Someone else mentioned virtual queues though and that might make more sense... Ive never been to WDW when that was in use so I forgot about it!

 

[Nick6300]

Disneyworld's "4th Fastpass" system is basically maxpass. They just make it free. MAxpass at disneyland currently costs $20 per day.

sorry, I was just being sarcastic. If they really get rid of advance FPs, I hope they have some good early EMHs or it really reduces the incentive to stay on property.

 

[Violetspider]

To add to the speculation, those whose fast pass window opened this morning (July 27th arrival), were unable to book any. The system is not operating for new fast passes. Between that and our existing ones being wiped, I would say something new/old is planned for the foreseeable future.

 

[Nick6300]

I assume they'd do it for free since it would be used for crowd control on their end. Someone else mentioned virtual queues though and that might make more sense... Ive never been to WDW when that was in use so I forgot about it!

virtual queues, as in the boarding groups like RotR, for everything?

 

[AquaDame]

sorry, I was just being sarcastic. If they really get rid of advance FPs, I hope they have some good early EMHs or it really reduces the incentive to stay on property.

I also suspect resort stays will be given priority when booking parks... (I am not a theme park mod so please do not take this suspicion anymore seriously than from any other poster!) ..can you imagine a concierge or regular guest at a Deluxe NOT getting into a park in a given day?

 

[Anna H]

1. Did they say capacity would be limited at hotels? It seems like that goes hand in hand since nobody wants to stay on site without being promised park entry. All the more reason why I'm so baffled by the availabilities.

2. What is the most trusted source for immediate updates? I wonder how they will communicate with people who have already reservations. I still don't know if my reservation was considered valid since I opted to pay in full later.

So many basic questions along with the specific ones.

 

[AquaDame]

virtual queues, as in the boarding groups like RotR, for everything?

yeah, earlier someone mentioned that was a rumor.

I think I am contributing to getting this thread offtrack though for which I apologize..! None of this is announced!

 

[Nick6300]

I also suspect resort stays will be given priority when booking parks... (I am not a theme park mod so please do not take this suspicion anymore seriously than from any other poster!) ..can you imagine a concierge or regular guest at a Deluxe NOT getting into a park in a given day?

If they give Deluxe guests higher priority, it would make more Cents (and dollars) for them. But I think we'd figure out that they were discriminating.

 

[MusicalAstronaut]

1. Did they say capacity would be limited at hotels? It seems like that goes hand in hand since nobody wants to stay on site without being promised park entry. All the more reason why I'm so baffled by the availabilities.

2. What is the most trusted source for immediate updates? I wonder how they will communicate with people who have already reservations. I still don't know if my reservation was considered valid since I opted to pay in full later.

So many basic questions along with the specific ones.

For #2, I'd say the Disney Parks Blog. If it's not there, I'd still consider it a rumor. Right after the task force meeting they published all the stuff they presented there.