Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[gottalovepluto]

No it really doesn’t make sense. 2021 theoretically should start to pick up and they should be able to open more as the virus gets under control with vaccine roll outs. Shutting down construction for most of 2021 does not make sense especially when you have a highly anticipated anniversary in October. Halt new projects no doubt but stopping ones they are in the middle of like this just seems incredibly dumb.

I’m interested to see how this plays out... I can see the Bean Counters winning here to shut down construction if they can trigger act of god type clauses to terminate construction contracts while pointing out people will come despite the lack of Tron due to pent up demand to travel. Yep, it will cost Disney more to build it in 21-22 but this years books will look better.

 

[Jrb1979]

No it really doesn’t make sense. 2021 theoretically should start to pick up and they should be able to open more as the virus gets under control with vaccine roll outs. Shutting down construction for most of 2021 does not make sense especially when you have a highly anticipated anniversary in October. Halt new projects no doubt but stopping ones they are in the middle of like this just seems incredibly dumb.

They may go back to it sooner. It depends on where things are with Covid and vaccine rollouts. And also how future bookings go.

 

[rteetz]

They may go back to it sooner. It depends on where things are with Covid and vaccine rollouts. And also how future bookings go.

This is why I don’t buy the rumor. There is too much in flux.

 

[rteetz]

I’m interested to see how this plays out... I can see the Bean Counters winning here to shut down construction if they can trigger act of god type clauses to terminate construction contracts while pointing out people will come despite the lack of Tron due to pent up demand to travel. Yep, it will cost Disney more to build it in 21-22 but this years books will look better.

Disney always does stupid stuff like that. Let’s take 10 years to build something so this years book looks good. Meanwhile Universal is pumping a brand new mega coaster that is themed and will debut Summer 2021. Which I may add will be built it probably half the time Tron will be.

 

[Amy11401]

"yeah, but it is still safer than the grocery store!!!!!"

Well, my wife is currently in isolation because she contracted Covid at a grocery store (only place she has been out of the house) so maybe lets not use that as the bar to cross?

and maybe time to move form "safer" to things that are just "safe"

thanks! She is fine, just bored being stuck in the room. She did lose her sense of taste and smell so that has been annoying for her

More just me venting as being frustrated that we are super careful, don't go anywhere and she still caught it while we see tons of other people out and about, having fun

I can understand why you are frustrated. I am glad your wife is not very sick. I hope the rest of your family stays well.

 

[jade1]

Well, my wife is currently in isolation because she contracted Covid at a grocery store (only place she has been out of the house) so maybe lets not use that as the bar to cross?

Dang hope it goes well.

My son got it a couple weeks ago working at Fedex packaging.

Similar-lost taste and a bit tired a couple days was about it.

Could have easily kept working he thought.

2 weeks off paid at least. Back at work again.

 

[andyman8]

Another hot take: the crowds I’ve experienced this week aren’t that different than any of the last weekends (or “sold out” days at any of the parks) where the capacity has been capped at 35%. Theoretically, they’re still at 35% so one “sold out” day shouldn’t be that different from another, and given how many weekend days have “sold out” at at least two of the parks, this week hasn’t been much different. That doesn’t mean 35% isn’t pushing it; it definitely is and I’ve yet to see loading every row or “pod” yield much shorter wait times.

 

[jlwhitney]

Disney always does stupid stuff like that. Let’s take 10 years to build something so this years book looks good. Meanwhile Universal is pumping a brand new mega coaster that is themed and will debut Summer 2021. Which I may add will be built it probably half the time Tron will be.

Yet universal massively halted their new park and who knows when they will start working on it again.

 

[rteetz]

Another hot take: the crowds I’ve experienced this week aren’t that different than any of the last weekends (or “sold out” days at any of the parks) where the capacity has been capped at 35%. Theoretically, they’re still at 35% so one “sold out” day shouldn’t be that different from another, and given how many weekend days have “sold out” at at least two of the parks, this week hasn’t been much different. That doesn’t mean 35% isn’t pushing it; it definitely is and I’ve yet to see loading every row or “pod” yield much shorter wait times.

Blog Mickey said Rise of the Resistance is much more efficient now. I think it depends on the ride too. You also still have cleaning cycles that will create a pause.

 

[rteetz]

Yet universal massively halted their new park and who knows when they will start working on it again.

Apples and oranges. That new park was just some dirt. Much easier to halt. Tron is wayyyy further along than dirt.

 

[yulilin3]

Blog Mickey said Rise of the Resistance is much more efficient now. I think it depends on the ride too. You also still have cleaning cycles that will create a pause.

RotR had an elevator down for about 2 weeks along with the limited capacity. Once they fixed it and put plexiglass it's been doing great (knock on wood)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Apples and oranges. That new park was just some dirt. Much easier to halt. Tron is wayyyy further along than dirt.

Maybe I am naiive but I just can't see them not having that open in time for the 50th. Just feels like such a black eye to havea ceremony for the 50th of the whole "World" and right there, visitble from a lot of the park, is a new attraction just sitting there - not open or even being worked on?

 

[rteetz]

Maybe I am naiive but I just can't see them not having that open in time for the 50th. Just feels like such a black eye to havea ceremony for the 50th of the whole "World" and right there, visitble from a lot of the park, is a new attraction just sitting there - not open or even being worked on?

Even without the halt I didn’t necessarily think it would be done for October 2021. The whole planned out thing that they are halting from Jan-Oct. just seems one dumb and two pointless.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

RotR had an elevator down for about 2 weeks along with the limited capacity. Once they fixed it and put plexiglass it's been doing great (knock on wood)

Although the other day (maybe just yesterday? days are blending together) I saw video that all the preshows were down and they were just bringing guests in a back door to a major scene and starting the attraction from there

So definitely still having issues .... but glad to see it is better than it was for sure!

 

[rteetz]

Although the other day (maybe just yesterday? days are blending together) I saw video that all the preshows were down and they were just bringing guests in a back door to a major scene and starting the attraction from there

So definitely still having issues .... but glad to see it is better than it was for sure!

This has been more frequent as of late. I feel that if preshow are down especially one more than the other that the ride should be shut down.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

This has been more frequent as of late. I feel that if preshow are down especially one more than the other that the ride should be shut down.

agreed - what I saw in that video sooooo diminished the experience overall

I guess part of it is how long they think it would take to fix the preshows ... if it literally would take all day, I guess they figure having a partial ride is better than no ride for the rest of the day ... but even if it delays things an hour or 2 I think it is worth it to take the whole thing down and fix the preshows

 

[rpb718]

agreed - what I saw in that video sooooo diminished the experience overall

I guess part of it is how long they think it would take to fix the preshows ... if it literally would take all day, I guess they figure having a partial ride is better than no ride for the rest of the day ... but even if it delays things an hour or 2 I think it is worth it to take the whole thing down and fix the preshows

Sounds like it would be similar to going in some back door and loading folks for Splash right before the uphill section for the big drop.

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344361140860686337

 

[rteetz]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1344364718102880256

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Sounds like it would be similar to going in some back door and loading folks for Splash right before the uphill section for the big drop.

honestly even worse as how you got to this spot (trying to avoid spoilers) is very critical to the story and the immersion ... hard to describe if you haven't done the attraction yet

putting scene in spoilers tag for those that want to know

Spoiler

They walk you backstage through a door and you go right into the hanger in the start destroyer ... so you skip all the pre shows and the part where you are leaving the planet and then are taken captive, etc.