Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Tjddis]

Man the kool aid can be strong here sometimes. They’re a Fortune 50 company and it’s perfectly acceptable to treat them as such and use the big boy gloves. Yes they provide a magical and whimsical product for us, but they’re a major publicly traded company. Anyone who is a shareholder has cause to be concerned with their lack of transparency and handling of this situation because clearly it isn’t sitting well with a lot of guests. Right now some of you sound like the Dude: “This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's”.
We know. Try telling your boss at work “well it’s complicated there’s a lot of moving pieces” and see if you don’t get a “I don’t care, get it done and get it done now” as a response.

LIKE x 1000!!!

 

[SaintsManiac]

Is this the right time to say “vote with your wallet?”

 

[Farro]

Man the kool aid can be strong here sometimes. They’re a Fortune 50 company and it’s perfectly acceptable to treat them as such and use the big boy gloves. Yes they provide a magical and whimsical product for us, but they’re a major publicly traded company. Anyone who is a shareholder has cause to be concerned with their lack of transparency and handling of this situation because clearly it isn’t sitting well with a lot of guests. Right now some of you sound like the Dude: “This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's”.
We know. Try telling your boss at work “well it’s complicated there’s a lot of moving pieces” and see if you don’t get a “I don’t care, get it done and get it done now” as a response.

Oh the kool aid insults, are we still doing that?

People get so upset if you might actually not be upset with Disney once in a while...read my past posts, I'm upset with them more than I'm not.

 

[b2k1121]

Man the kool aid can be strong here sometimes. They’re a Fortune 50 company and it’s perfectly acceptable to treat them as such and use the big boy gloves. Yes they provide a magical and whimsical product for us, but they’re a major publicly traded company. Anyone who is a shareholder has cause to be concerned with their lack of transparency and handling of this situation because clearly it isn’t sitting well with a lot of guests. Right now some of you sound like the Dude: “This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's”.
We know. Try telling your boss at work “well it’s complicated there’s a lot of moving pieces” and see if you don’t get a “I don’t care, get it done and get it done now” as a response.

So in your analogy, Disney is being lazy and making excuses for not opening or announcing an opening?

Any boss that tells an employee to get something done right now regardless of how complicated it is probably won't be in business for very long.

Again, you are entitled to nothing from them in terms of announcing an opening date. They can shut down all the parks forever if they wanted to.

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I think it’s hilarious most of us who have been deemed too negative to be here are now lumped in as kool aid drinkers.

Maybe we weren’t lying about just being realistic all along...

 

[Janet McDonald]

I know that people have not been able to make resort reservations for a while until July 1, but have people still been able to purchase tickets only for June dates? I only ask cause I was playing around with the app and noticed the first day one can purchase tickets for us July 1 and wondered if this has been the case since they stopped taking June reservations.

 

[yulilin3]

I think it’s hilarious most of us who have been deemed too negative to be here are now lumped in as kool aid drinkers.

Maybe we weren’t lying about just being realistic all along...

I've been called a lot of things here on a DIS through out the years I guess it comes with being on the DIS

 

[SaintsManiac]

I know that people have not been able to make resort reservations for a while until July 1, but have people still been able to purchase tickets only for June dates? I only ask cause I was playing around with the app and noticed the first day one can purchase tickets for us July 1 and wondered if this has been the case since they stopped taking June reservations.

Yes they removed the June ticket page at the same time.

 

[Mit88]

June 1st was their best guess at opening. People swore up and down they knew it wasn’t guaranteed. People got upset when those reservations were cancelled, specifically that Disney offered them in the first place.

They can’t win until they’re open, and then we’ll move on to critiquing how they are enforcing or aren’t enforcing things, when they should or shouldn’t loosen safety measures, etc. Unless they can vanish this pandemic away someone’s going to be mad at them for one thing or another.

I didnt see anyone anymore upset for the June 1st-6th cancellations than I have for any other week. The topic of poor communication was a little more vocal, but I think most people took it in stride. I know I was over it within seconds of the cancellations, and my opinion up until the emails went out was that they were still trying their hardest to open June 1st, and there were plenty of signs to back that claim, and there still continue to be with Universal (soft) opening up on the 1st

 

[brockash]

What if they don't have real info to give? It wouldn't be any better if they started speculating on dates only to keep changing them.

They do...they're not incompetent...they've known well in advance that weeks and weeks of trips had no chance...yet by not coming out and saying anything they lead ppl to believe there's a chance. They're doing the rolling 3 week quiet cancelations because that's what works best for them; with no consideration to their guests. They've had a date they've been aiming for... it just works more conveniently for them for them not to release it. I can respect a company that comes out and says hey we're shooting for this date, but we can't guarantee. I can respect a company that says hey I know it sucks but there's no way we'll be open by yada yada yada so we're canceling those for you now, so your not mislead. I have respect for companies that have respect for my time/plans etc. and at least try.

And let's be real when they closed the ability to make reservations for May; they knew May was off the table...in my opinion the same is true for June, but yet here we are still a week at a time. Frustrating!

 

[JayhawkCruiser]

Oh the kool aid insults, are we still doing that?

People get so upset if you might actually not be upset with Disney once in a while...read my past posts, I'm upset with them more than I'm not.

I’m not upset with people not being upset, I’m just saying that this company doesn’t need people making excuses for them. Pandemic or not, they have access to the best of the best talent when it comes to strategy, risk management, analytics, and especially PR. They wouldn’t have the market valuation they do if they didn’t. The landscape at the end of April was clear enough for them to know what date they can actually target and reasonably meet, and if politically there would be an appetite for it. The whole NBA plan developing in May has to be the hang up for this and its making them look like a company that either enjoys mystery or can’t get it’s act together.

 

[yulilin3]

I know that people have not been able to make resort reservations for a while until July 1, but have people still been able to purchase tickets only for June dates? I only ask cause I was playing around with the app and noticed the first day one can purchase tickets for us July 1 and wondered if this has been the case since they stopped taking June reservations.

they took away resorts, tickets and ADR for June all together last week

 

[JayhawkCruiser]

So in your analogy, Disney is being lazy and making excuses for not opening or announcing an opening?

Any boss that tells an employee to get something done right now regardless of how complicated it is probably won't be in business for very long.

Again, you are entitled to nothing from them in terms of announcing an opening date. They can shut down all the parks forever if they wanted to.

I mean they could but the board would overthrow leadership well in advance. Companies that act like they don’t owe their customers anything “won’t be in business for very long”.

 

[jlwhitney]

Florida just announced that all youth sports activities can resume immediately, makes it a lot easier to have the cheer and sports tournaments at WDW

with out any rules which is important

 

[DGsAtBLT]

I didnt see anyone anymore upset for the June 1st-6th cancellations than I have for any other week. The topic of poor communication was a little more vocal, but I think most people took it in stride. I know I was over it within seconds of the cancellations, and my opinion up until the emails went out was that they were still trying their hardest to open June 1st, and there were plenty of signs to back that claim, and there still continue to be with Universal (soft) opening up on the 1st

There has been a lot of conversation about how they never should have allowed June reservations particularly the free dining deal back in March. And how they should still now cut off reservations indefinitely until they announce a date.

 

[Mit88]

What about Masks?

*runs away*

 

[gottalovepluto]

Oh the kool aid insults, are we still doing that?

 

[rteetz]

I've been called a lot of things here on a DIS through out the years I guess it comes with being on the DIS

Comes with the territory. Most of the time I just laugh it off.

 

[Farro]

What about Masks?

*runs away*

By the time Disney opens, they won't be required anymore.

 

[Sandiz08]

DeSantis recently said “ I’ve been talking to Disney, they are so far ahead of the curve”.