Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[mmackeymouse]

Unfortunately I seriously doubt theyve been running it enough to have those issues worked out. Should be interesting how they disperse guests when it breaks down. Luckily this isn’t 2 years ago where there was really nothing to do at the park. If/when the ride breaks down, there’s enough around DHS to do for those guests

True, but the crowds would have been much less at DHS as well. So, it might make it even.

 

[Racheldb]

But what of the reservation deposit? If you show up and decide to eat elsewhere, does Disney charge you $35.00?

That's a good question. What if I show up at any restaurant that I have a reservation for and I am not thrilled with the "social distancing" or the actions that they are taking? Or if I want patio and there is a huge wait? Could we decide to not eat there and would we be charged the $35 fee? I do not know the answer to that question. My daughter pointed out to me yesterday, that there is a section when making a reservation for noting allergies and any other special requests. I wonder if I could have put my preference for outdoor dining in that section?

 

[Brianstl]

Hilarious.

If that was the case this thread wouldn’t been closed months ago.

Thank you for all you do and I am sorry I add to your work load at times.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I wonder what the RotR rope drop looks like. Sure the park capacity is limited, but there will no doubt be some sort of crowd there, if anywhere. Do they make efforts to distance the crowd walking there? In the best of times they had a hard time controlling the crowds for more popular rides.

Lots to watch for at DHS in the first bit.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

That's a good question. What if I show up at any restaurant that I have a reservation for and I am not thrilled with the "social distancing" or the actions that they are taking? Or if I want patio and there is a huge wait? Could we decide to not eat there and would we be charged the $35 fee? I do not know the answer to that question. My daughter pointed out to me yesterday, that there is a section when making a reservation for noting allergies and any other special requests. I wonder if I could have put my preference for outdoor dining in that section?

Not 100% sure but I believe in the past just checking in was enough to waive the charge, so if the wait was too long for you you could walk away without being charged after you’ve checked in.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just got here to Hershypark. They have the new bag scanners - so much easier!

So far people seems to be following guidelines and did see one person tell someone to put on a mask.

Seeing people wearing them on their chins while walking but pretty easy to social distance so far. Big rides have ~30 min wait but most more like 5-10mins so far

 

[Leigh L]

Just got here to Heatherpark. They have the new bag scanners - so much easier!

So far people seems to be following guidelines and did see one person tell someone to put on a mask.

Seeing people wearing them on their chins while walking but pretty easy to social distance so far. Big rides have ~30 min wait but most more like 5-10mins so far

Thanks for sharing. Glad to hear everyone seems to be following the rules. Have a great time today!

 

[Jim Libasci]

Florida had 11,000+ new COVID cases on Friday. Honestly, I don't think WDW should open. But, probably too late to change anything now.

I just hope Disney is just waiting until a few days before they open to let people know that they won't open when it's this bad.

 

[Jothmas]

I wonder what the RotR rope drop looks like. Sure the park capacity is limited, but there will no doubt be some sort of crowd there, if anywhere. Do they make efforts to distance the crowd walking there? In the best of times they had a hard time controlling the crowds for more popular rides.

Lots to watch for at DHS in the first bit.

The last time I was at DHS, the stampede at rope drop to MFSR was ridiculous. People were slamming into each other and literally dragging people into other people. Disney needs to lower the speed of that procession and maybe put some temporary barriers on the route at opening to form a long queue instead of a free-for-all into SWGE.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I wonder what the RotR rope drop looks like. Sure the park capacity is limited, but there will no doubt be some sort of crowd there, if anywhere. Do they make efforts to distance the crowd walking there? In the best of times they had a hard time controlling the crowds for more popular rides.

Lots to watch for at DHS in the first bit.

This is one of the things I’m most interested in seeing from an operational perspective. I’ve thought and thought about it and I can’t come up with an easy, viable potential solution. I’m sure they have a plan but I’m curious what it is!

 

[DGsAtBLT]

The last time I was at DHS, the stampede at rope drop to MFSR was ridiculous. People were slamming into each other and literally dragging people into other people. Disney needs to lower the speed of that procession and maybe put some temporary barriers on the route at opening to form a long queue instead of a free-for-all into SWGE.

Our last DHS rope drop was an otherwise uncrowded EEMH morning that opened at 6 AM, and the crowd to MFSR was decent enough from a 2019 perspective (with most people behaving but still your handful running up the sides and whatnot), but from a 2020 perspective it was a painfully slow walk sandwiched into a heavy crowd. That was before RotR even opened.

Also thinking back to how chaotic TSMM rope drop was back in the day, and how they had a hard time controlling it. It’ll be interesting for sure.

 

[SwirlTheCitrus]

Really curious to see how RotR performs. Shades of pre COVID life lol.

I wonder what type of masks the first order will provide their workers..

 

[Tjddis]

I think we will have to see how things balance out - how does the reduced capacity for the rides compare to reduced crowds in the parks as a whole and also the impact of no fast pass, what will that do to the standby lines

I definitely don't think popular rides will be walk ons but will something like the Falcon have 30mins? 60mins? 120mins? I don't know. Other than Rise I would be surprised if things are more than and hour consistently but guess we shall see

i am really interested in how it all plays out. I hope for those gong the whole 2 hour wait for a ride thing is not reality. Waiting 2 hours for a ride when there are already limited park hours would just kill my spirit
Just seems like Disney further alienating loyal customers. But guess we will see...

 

[mmackeymouse]

I wonder what the RotR rope drop looks like. Sure the park capacity is limited, but there will no doubt be some sort of crowd there, if anywhere. Do they make efforts to distance the crowd walking there? In the best of times they had a hard time controlling the crowds for more popular rides.

Lots to watch for at DHS in the first bit.

Here was my random, never gonna happen but it's still fun to dream, thought.

Every day, there should be a secret, random, obscure attraction (Like...not Tower of Terror) that if you do, you get a front of the line pass to ROTR. Personally, I would say Walt: One Man's Dream as a requirement to get on ROTR.....you MUST go through and appreciate Walt's life and the history of WDW in order to get on ROTR at all.....but I also don't want One Man's Dream to be bombarded.

The catch is...if the secret attraction is leaked online, the Front of the Line passes are invalidated for the whole day.

I'm talking things like MuppetVision 3D, One Man's Dream, Alien Swirling Saucers, Racing Academy. That way...the people who are spreading the crowds get the benefit over those who rush the crowd at ropedrop.

 

[Amy11401]

Just got here to Heatherpark. They have the new bag scanners - so much easier!

So far people seems to be following guidelines and did see one person tell someone to put on a mask.

Seeing people wearing them on their chins while walking but pretty easy to social distance so far. Big rides have ~30 min wait but most more like 5-10mins so far

I hope you have a good day at Hersheypark. I am curious about how things are being handled because a few people came on this thread after Hersheypark's first day and commented on seeing many photos of people not social distancing and not wearing masks. I would love to see your take on how it looks now.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

Here was my random, never gonna happen but it's still fun to dream, thought.

Every day, there should be a secret, random, obscure attraction (Like...not Tower of Terror) that if you do, you get a front of the line pass to ROTR. Personally, I would say Walt: One Man's Dream as a requirement to get on ROTR.....you MUST go through and appreciate Walt's life and the history of WDW in order to get on ROTR at all.....but I also don't want One Man's Dream to be bombarded.

The catch is...if the secret attraction is leaked online, the Front of the Line passes are invalidated for the whole day.

I'm talking things like MuppetVision 3D, One Man's Dream, Alien Swirling Saucers, Racing Academy. That way...the people who are spreading the crowds get the benefit over those who rush the crowd at ropedrop.

Hah, could you imagine the secret codes that people would try to use online to work around that? And the anger hurled towards someone who posted and invalidated everything?

Definitely entertaining for those of us watching from the sidelines.

 

[jen7233]

I'm very curious how long lines will extend given the 6ft distance, and the walk space. Not to mention one crack of thunder and a downpour. Clustering in stores to avoid the rain. Another time at MK Under the Sea in line, everyone behind smashed in together to get out of the downpour while in the end part of the line to push forward to the inside part. Another time, we and many others all went into Pecos Bill, wall to wall people to get out of the thunderstorm. Very curious how it all goes!

 

[jenjersnap]

On the subject of wait times. Has anyone run a touring plans customized plan? According to them, in the one iteration I have tried, arriving at MMRR at 10:03 will yield an 83 minute wait (you would have to be pretty far back in rope drop line for that?), ROTR never drops below 154 minutes, nearly everything else, except Star Tours, is about an hour.

The theme of our Disney reservation planning this summer is “I guess we‘ll see!”

 

[HokieRaven5]

I hope you have a good day at Hersheypark. I am curious about how things are being handled because a few people came on this thread after Hersheypark's first day and commented on seeing many photos of people not social distancing and not wearing masks. I would love to see your take on how it looks now.

As one of those posters I hope they do show improvement on their enforcement of their policies.

 

[cakebaker]

I'm very curious how long lines will extend given the 6ft distance, and the walk space. Not to mention one crack of thunder and a downpour. Clustering in stores to avoid the rain. Another time at MK Under the Sea in line, everyone behind smashed in together to get out of the downpour while in the end part of the line to push forward to the inside part. Another time, we and many others all went into Pecos Bill, wall to wall people to get out of the thunderstorm. Very curious how it all goes!

With capacity limits in stores and restaurants, you won’t be allowed to crowd in if it rains. Rain or no rain, they won’t let you in.