Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Brianstl]

Just to confirm - if you have a package booked with dining, your reservation will stay but you will be refunded the cost of the dining plan?

Resort reservations, yes. Dining reservations, no.

 

[CastAStone]

Just my last wild guess for tonight but I don't think the good neighbor hotels will be a thing anymore...at least for a some time.

There are basically 5 groups of people:

1. People with onsite hotel or DVC reservations AND tickets (or an AP)
2. People with dated tickets only (who are presumably staying off site)
3. People with hotel reservations who haven’t yet bought/linked tickets
4. DVC guests without tickets/AP
5. APs with no hotel reservations

It will be interesting to see how Disney prioritizes park access for these groups. I actually wonder if group 3 will be prioritized last.

 

[MrsBooch]

I think this blurb from the DPB post tonight is the most official info we have re: special events so far. I may be wrong - all the official/unofficial stuff blends together after a while. Special events would fall under "other experiences", I think.

"In order to foster physical distancing during this time, upon reopening, our offerings, restaurants and other experiences such as behind-the-scenes tours will be limited in capacity, and other experiences may remain closed."

yup agree - and yes everything is blending together in my head. I'm starting to combine things - like....did they say that you have to put a mask on your 6 month old before you log in to MDE and make your ADR at 60 days while standing six feet away from your computer? DO ALL THE THINGS.

I'm actually interested to see how this rolls out.

 

[Brianstl]

I am a little confused right now about one thing. If you bought a dining plan outside of a package, like as part of a DVC stay, is it being canceled?

Can anyone help with this?

 

[ballonewb]

Under dinning did it always list your hotel your staying at for each reservation? Seems like that’s new. Got a trip booked at pop with couple adr still on my planner

 

[courtney1188]

Interesting to see that individual emails are going out already! We haven't gotten one yet, and our FPs and dining reservations are still there for our trip beginning on July 18th. I realize it's only a matter of time - just surprised to see August people getting the email before July people. Though I guess that's Disney IT for you.

 

[AmberMV]

There are basically 5 groups of people:

1. People with onsite hotel or DVC reservations AND tickets (or an AP)
2. People with dated tickets only (who are presumably staying off site)
3. People with hotel reservations who haven’t yet bought/linked tickets
4. DVC guests without tickets/AP
5. APs with no hotel reservations

It will be interesting to see how Disney prioritizes park access for these groups. I actually wonder if group 3 will be prioritized last.

Priority guess based off your numbered system:
1. 1
2. 5
3. 2
4. 4
5. 3

The wipe email already states that APs will get to book early access for park reservations, so those 2 groups (AP w/ and w/o hotel) would be first. People with dated tickets prob next, then access to DVC with no ticket, and last to those without any tickets yet as Disney already said ticket sales are on hold until the other groups (AP, DVC and ticket holders) get their choices.

 

[ballonewb]

Could they be canceling only if you have standalone adr and not linked with a hotel

 

[AmberMV]

Can anyone help with this?

From what we understand, ALL ADRs and Dining plans are kaput at least to the end of 2020 if not longer. Someone earlier said they are DVC and tried to add dining to their July visit and couldn't.

 

[Violetspider]

Can anyone help with this?

My read is all are cancelled, but I could be wrong. You might have to phone in to get a clarification on it.

 

[courtney1188]

Could they be canceling only if you have standalone adr and not linked with a hotel

Nope - they've already said all dining reservations will be cancelled (in addition to all Fastpasses, etc.)

 

[Bjn10]

I wonder if they will use a block system for reservations to control entry into the parks also PH could happen if they did it this way

 

[evino526]

From what we understand, ALL ADRs and Dining plans are kaput at least to the end of 2020 if not longer. Someone earlier said they are DVC and tried to add dining to their July visit and couldn't.

They dropped the “through the end of the year”

 

[AmberMV]

They dropped the “through the end of the year”

Yup, which is why I wrote "at least through 2020" because I haven't seen another date yet but that gives a definite Nope for at least that period of time

 

[MrsSmith07]

Could they be canceling only if you have standalone adr and not linked with a hotel

Mine cancelled. I have hotel reservations at GF.

 

[DanSG]

Disney literally just messed up any good fortune for themselves...Tomorrow will probably be the price increases

 

[Dallasmomoftwo]

I just got my cancellation email for my August trip. It says I will be contacted and given priority access to make new plans. My reservation is at the Dolphin. Can’t wait to see how that works out!

 

[evino526]

Yup, which is why I wrote "at least through 2020" because I haven't seen another date yet but that gives a definite Nope for at least that period of time

I would argue the opposite. By limiting the reservation window to 60 days for restaurants, that gives them more flexibility to modify capacity, hours, etc. I see it as a good sign for those with reservations towards the end of the year, at least there is a sliver of hope that things will improve by then.

EDIT: I am biased because I have a November reservation.

 

[sullivan.kscott]

This reeks. They gave us free dining and now won’t let us at least honor those credits at QS. Disney has to have known at least SOME of this for quite some time, and I’m beyond angry.
One last trip when we can finally use our GC with some level of value, but this leaves a seriously sour taste in my mouth.
An absolute joke of a reopening.

 

[Bjn10]

So the Tuesday show is going to be 2 hours long lol