Superthread for Disneyland Resort Closure and Reopening, 3/14/20 - 7/17/20: Please Post All Relevant Questions and Information Here!

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Honestly I would just book for next year given where you are coming from and all the uncertainty at this point. There is still no clear indication when the parks will actually open or even when life may begin to go back to some resemblance of normal. Given the money you’ll be spending and all the hassle there could be with having to possibly adjust dates over the rest of the year, I’d rather just wait until things look like they are getting better, not worse.

Not trying to be a Debbie downer as I know it’s exciting to be planning a vacation and it also gives us a sense of normalcy in this craziness but just thought I’d give my perspective. I know I’ve been stressed about our trip we had planned for early May (now booked for late July) and we are just driving over from Arizona, couldn’t imagine the stress with a transcontinental booking at this time. Oh and I’m also not even very optimistic about our late July trip at this point. We may need to move to next year as well.
 
DesertScorpion said:
Honestly I would just book for next year given where you are coming from and all the uncertainty at this point. There is still no clear indication when the parks will actually open or even when life may begin to go back to some resemblance of normal. Given the money you’ll be spending and all the hassle there could be with having to possibly adjust dates over the rest of the year, I’d rather just wait until things look like they are getting better, not worse.

Not trying to be a Debbie downer as I know it’s exciting to be planning a vacation and it also gives us a sense of normalcy in this craziness but just thought I’d give my perspective. I know I’ve been stressed about our trip we had planned for early May (now booked for late July) and we are just driving over from Arizona, couldn’t imagine the stress with a transcontinental booking at this time. Oh and I’m also not even very optimistic about our late July trip at this point. We may need to move to next year as well.
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Yes next year for sure would be a safer bet, maybe October next year.

Looking on the bright side I am so please she doesn't know about this trip :)

It would also give us more time to save more money so we maybe able to spend a night or two at DLH.
 
I would put the trip off until 2021. Everything is so uncertain right now, and you guys are coming from a long distance.... get the refund from AA and save that money! Celebrate DD’s sixth birthday at Disneyland . Our governor here in California strongly hinted today that NFL football won’t be happening here in September, so I’m questioning what will be happening with Disneyland......
 


I too would advise trying to get a refund as AA have effectively cancelled your flight. Airlines seem to have been quite good generally but who knows who will still be flying in 6, 12 or 18 months so there’s a real possibility that a voucher may not be worth the paper it’s printed on. The other issue is even if you can fly internationally this year, you may have to factor in quarantine periods on arrival in the US, return to NZ or both so that may mean 2-4 weeks of your holiday gone.
Personally I wouldn’t want to be travelling to the US this year at least and I can see Travel Advisories for the US been in place for a while given they now have over 300000 cases of CV 19 with no signs of slowing down.
 
jacandjan said:
Southwest points no longer expire , are you talking about travel funds ? We are in the same boat when it comes to travel funds.
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Yes, sorry, travel funds. Hopefully they will extend them on their own, but if not and if things aren’t opening up by July, I will call and see if they can do anything.
 


Speaking of airlines, anyone have any experiences to share with United? We booked basic economy (yup, that’s gonna bite me in the ****) for July and so far no changes allowed for flights past May. I’m seeing lots of negative press about them in the news so wondering what nightmare I’ll have to deal with if we can’t go in July...
 
TikiTikiFan said:
Speaking of airlines, anyone have any experiences to share with United? We booked basic economy (yup, that’s gonna bite me in the ****) for July and so far no changes allowed for flights past May. I’m seeing lots of negative press about them in the news so wondering what nightmare I’ll have to deal with if we can’t go in July...
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United blows.... we are losing a ton of money in flight credits with them. I TOLD my husband last year not to book travel on United. He didn’t listen...... Good luck.....
 
They will give you a refund. American substantially changed my schedule and they refunded my non-refundable ticket. There is a place online to do it. You need your ticket number. I filled out the form and the next day had my refund.
 
EmJ said:
I’m watching Gavin Newsom’s press conference, and he just strongly implied that the NFL will not be playing in California in September. If football games aren’t going to happen, I seriously doubt Disney will be open either. I guess I need to figure out what happens with my Southwest travel points that expire in September.
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I was thinking the same thing if no NFL in Sept. Then there’s no way DL will open prior to Sept Newsom might keep it closed all year.
 
This was brought up on a different thread. But Federal officials are directing airlines to refund cancelled flights. From reading the article, it applies if the airline itself cancelled the flight, not if you did on your own. Not sure if this would impact those who have had flights cancelled before coming or leaving to the parks during the virus outbreak.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/politics/airlines-canceled-flights-refunds/index.html
 
Thanks everyone I have been reading what has been put in place. I also noted that it says
What if I purchased or reserved my ticket through a travel agent or online travel agency?

  • The refund/reservation requirement for airlines does not apply to tickets booked through online travel agencies, travel agents, or other third-party agents. However, these agents are free to apply the same or similar procedures to provide equivalent or similar customer service.
  • If you purchased your ticket through an online travel agency (or other agent), you should contact the travel agent directly to obtain a refund before contacting the airline.
I booked online through a New Zealand travel agent. I have emailed them to tell them i would like a refund as apposed to a travel credit as the airline is not going to be flying there till Oct 25th.

Will expect to have a delay in response as they are busy dealing with everyone who has flights sooner.

Will let you guys know what the outcome is.
 
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I saw the note about NFL in CA in September - but at this point are there any best-guesses on what happens with parks opening? We have potential reservations at VGC in September and wondering if we should try to bump to Nov/Dec.
 
smercerdiemont said:
I just read what Knott's Berry Farm is doing for their annual passholders. It's super generous by extending the annual passes into the end of 2021. Yes, I know that Disney is 100x more amazing than Knott's, but a girl could dream that Disney would do the same, right?
https://www.knotts.com/park-update
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I was just about to post that here. I love that they are doing that, but their AP program is set up by calendar year and perhaps that's why they can do this.
From what I recall, passes are sold mid-December (start of use in January) until April and no matter when purchased will expire end of December.
 
theluckyrabbit said:
See the post below for a recent answer. According to the current information on the DLR website, your tickets will expire 1/12/2021. Check the DLR website for updated info about tickets.
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Thank you... not looking good.

batman79 said:
I'm wondering this too. I had planned to go in July and i'm confused about what happens if the park is still closed and i'm not able to use the two 3 day park hoppers I have by January 2021? I bought my tickets from Undercover Tourist.
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Not looking good for us, is it :(

YayforMickey said:
It's what we are all wondering. We don't understand why they aren't extending the multi-day tickets.
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Thanks... I figured I missed it somewhere.

CastAStone said:
If they don't announce anything different from normal operations, on January 14th, 2021, your tickets will effectively become a coupon worth whatever the face value was at the time you bought them off of the purchase of new tickets.
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Ah, and probably will have to do that at the lovely ticket booths! My favorite!
 
wingednike said:
I was just about to post that here. I love that they are doing that, but their AP program is set up by calendar year and perhaps that's why they can do this.
From what I recall, passes are sold mid-December (start of use in January) until April and no matter when purchased will expire end of December.
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I figured that they had a different annual pass program, and that's why Knott's is offering it :-). It's a nice pipe dream to think that Disney might offer something as generous.
 
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