Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Brianstl]

Well that sucks.

I was watching a Tracker youtube the other day- he was at Magic Kingdom.
Nothing is open! Almost every counter-service place is closed.

Is this due to staffing/money issues? Because otherwise I can't understand why they would need to be closed due to Covid. You would think if it was due solely to the virus, they'd want more places open so they can spread people out.

This is a third party operated restaurant, so it is almost certainly a money issue.

 

[wombat_5606]

Well that sucks.

I was watching a Tracker youtube the other day- he was at Magic Kingdom.
Nothing is open! Almost every counter-service place is closed.

Is this due to staffing/money issues? Because otherwise I can't understand why they would need to be closed due to Covid. You would think if it was due solely to the virus, they'd want more places open so they can spread people out.

Not if it's staff with Covid

 

[Farro]

Not if it's staff with Covid

Well, obviously but that's not what I meant about not being open due to Covid.

 

[NokOnHarts]

Is it listed somewhere what exactly is open for food options? We're supposed to go in September and we are not planning any table service so it's concerning if most counter service is closed. I wasn't sure if Disney's restaurant list was accurate for closures.

 

[yulilin3]

I walked through the restaurant the other day around 3pm and there was not a single person. Money saving for sure, especially since they have so many food booths all around

 

[yulilin3]

Is it listed somewhere what exactly is open for food options? We're supposed to go in September and we are not planning any table service so it's concerning if most counter service is closed.

Go on mde, filter by park then dining

 

[Farro]

Is it listed somewhere what exactly is open for food options? We're supposed to go in September and we are not planning any table service so it's concerning if most counter service is closed.

Well now that I read this, it looks like a lot, but I swear every place he went seemed to be closed!

Magic Kingdom Park — Now Open

• Aloha Isle
• Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies
• Be Our Guest Restaurant
• Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
• Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
• Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen
• Liberty Square Market
• Liberty Tree Tavern
• Main Street Bakery
• Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
• Pinocchio Village Haus
• The Plaza Restaurant
• Sleepy Hollow
• Storybook Treats
• Sunshine Tree Terrace
• Tony's Town Square Restaurant

 

[wombat_5606]

Well, obviously but that's not what I meant about not being open due to Covid.

I'll admit I haven't been to the park since Covid shut it down, but I have been reading these boards. It doesn't sound to me like Disney has a huge CM pool working now. If a restaurant has to close because those people have been exposed, where do the CMs come from to open another dining venue?

 

[Farro]

I'll admit I haven't been to the park since Covid shut it down, but I have been reading these boards. It doesn't sound to me like Disney has a huge CM pool working now. If a restaurant has to close because those people have been exposed, where do the CMs come from to open another dining venue?

No one said the restaurants closed due to an employee with Covid, only you.

 

[Farro]

I walked through the restaurant the other day around 3pm and there was not a single person. Money saving for sure, especially since they have so many food booths all around

Ah, I forgot about the food booths!

Can you still sit at tables of the closed restaurants (outside obviously)? Would be great for social distancing purposes.

 

[yulilin3]

Ah, I forgot about the food booths!

Can you still sit at tables of the closed restaurants (outside obviously)? Would be great for social distancing purposes.

Well I'm going tonight, streaming at 6pm, I'll make sure to look if they left the chairs out. You can sit in the Norway eating area even with thre bakery closed so im assuming they left the chairs there as well

 

[Farro]

Well I'm going tonight, streaming at 6pm, I'll make sure to look if they left the chairs out. You can sit in the Norway eating area even with thre bakery closed so im assuming they left the chairs there as well

Awesome!

 

[yulilin3]

I'll admit I haven't been to the park since Covid shut it down, but I have been reading these boards. It doesn't sound to me like Disney has a huge CM pool working now. If a restaurant has to close because those people have been exposed, where do the CMs come from to open another dining venue?

They have a large group of cm who are not doing anything. Standing in front of closed attractions/ shows/ restaurants, these are cm from the water parks and resorts that are closed, so If someone comes down sick they have people to cover, i believe they have enough surplus of cms to open a restaurant, it's just the demand isn't there

 

[wombat_5606]

No one said the restaurants closed due to an employee with Covid, only you.

Excuse me for trying to have a conversation.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

This is a third party operated restaurant, so it is almost certainly a money issue.

They were approved for a Paycheck Protection Plan loan back on April 8/20 in the amount of 1.2 million dollars (to save 260 jobs)
Have they been open long enough and with enough staff to have gone through that amount of money already? (6 weeks since EPCOT reopened)

 

[NokOnHarts]

Well now that I read this, it looks like a lot, but I swear every place he went seemed to be closed!

Magic Kingdom Park — Now Open

• Aloha Isle
• Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies
• Be Our Guest Restaurant
• Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
• Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
• Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen
• Liberty Square Market
• Liberty Tree Tavern
• Main Street Bakery
• Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
• Pinocchio Village Haus
• The Plaza Restaurant
• Sleepy Hollow
• Storybook Treats
• Sunshine Tree Terrace
• Tony's Town Square Restaurant

For quick service options, it is very limited. I would agree that quite a bit is closed for purchasing food (not snacks.)

 

[JacknSally]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1290675290453299201

 

[MrsBooch]

Ah, I forgot about the food booths!

Can you still sit at tables of the closed restaurants (outside obviously)? Would be great for social distancing purposes.

Not from personal experience but from listening to a few podcasts yes you can. Someone said they grabbed food at Pecos Bill but seating was limited for obvious social distancing reasons so he walked on down to another area outside of a closed restaurant and sat there.

Also it sounds like the majority of food isn't open for breakfast - Storybook Treats/Sleepy Hollow/wherever you go for the nutella fruit waffle seems to be one of the only places not counting starbucks. I think that might also be intentional - so people don't crowd in for morning "rope dropping" as they may have done previously during The Before Times.

 

[mattpeto]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1290675290453299201

Disney has to a find a way to make Epcot World Showcase alive again. Once the Florida numbers start to decline, I fully expect some sort of park-hopping process to be unveiled.

 

[WonderlandisReality]

Not sure what is going on but for the past several hours there is no availability in any bucket on 11/1