Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[rpb718]

Totally agree the plexiglass was not a big distraction on ROTR,

I don't want to speak for others, but some don't want to go on a ride for the 1st time containing (hopefully temporary) plexiglass just on principle. You can only ever do your 1st time on a ride once.

 

[Eric Smith]

I don't see Universal ever getting rid of the wands in HP lands - so at least there's that. Surprised MK never charged for the cards or somehow revamped the whole thing to be better. WDW is probably kicking themselves for not thinking up and selling a wand angle to go with the cards years ago.

Well yeah, they're selling those wands for about $50 each.

 

[BoatDriver]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1347223456778248192

Still think any of these recent decisions are anything but scrimping and saving every single last cent?

 

[BoatDriver]

I don't want to speak for others, but some don't want to go on a ride for the 1st time containing (hopefully temporary) plexiglass just on principle. You can only ever do your 1st time on a ride once.

Well, that and the fact that it makes absolutely no difference in terms of viral safety.

 

[mattpeto]

Still think any of these recent decisions are anything but scrimping and saving every single last cent?

Disney said a shift in how guests use mobile technology combined with decreased demand for the game led to its demise.

Like others have stated, maybe something like this unfolds with Genie.

 

[hereforthechurros]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1347223456778248192

I saw the writing on the wall for this during our Christmas trip. It’s in the way of lines in a few spots and just doesn’t draw enough attention to give enough people something to do. My son loves it and we’ll be sad to see it go.

 

[Duck143]

yeah, this isnt' something we spent time doing, but was neat that it was there and we enjoyed watching others do it ... and it was something else to do in the parks besides rides. Even if not a ton of people were doing it, this will just push more people towards ride lines

If this was somenthing that happened when they first reopened and was a temporary thing I would totally get it ... but to get rid of it permanently, just feels like another "extra" is gone

We just discovered it for our last trip May 2019 and the boys loved it. We would run from one area of the park to another. It was so much fun for them and didn't require standing in lines. It was a fun thing to do later in the day or if we hopped to MK for dinner and fireworks,

 

[TheMaxRebo]

We just discovered it for our last trip May 2019 and the boys loved it. We would run from one area of the park to another. It was so much fun for them and didn't require standing in lines. It was a fun thing to do later in the day or if we hopped to MK for dinner and fireworks,

yeah, and I wish the parks had more things like this, not less .... but I am sure Disney figures people don't pay $ to enter the parks or to stay at the resorts to do things like this, unfortunately

 

[mattpeto]

We just discovered it for our last trip May 2019 and the boys loved it. We would run from one area of the park to another. It was so much fun for them and didn't require standing in lines. It was a fun thing to do later in the day or if we hopped to MK for dinner and fireworks,

These elements were in the survey Disney sent to guests from November:

"park-wide quests, virtual interaction with attractions"


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Prob not gone forever, just reimagining is my best guess.

 

[Eric Smith]

These elements were in the survey Disney sent to guests from November:

"park-wide quests, virtual interaction with attractions"
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Prob not gone forever, just reimagining is my best guess.

It might get rolled in to Genie with virtual cards instead of the physical cards.

 

[NickC]

It's great having reservations and FP+ on our phones for reference, but anything that encourages kids to be on their electronics during vacation doesn't sound exciting to me.

 

[SaintsManiac]

It's great having reservations and FP+ on our phones for reference, but anything that encourages kids to be on their electronics during vacation doesn't sound exciting to me.

And how many kids don’t have a phone? I think it’s silly to think that one day we will only be able to use the app for everything. 5 year olds don’t carry iPhones.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

And how many kids don’t have a phone? I think it’s silly to think that one day we will only be able to use the app for everything. 5 year olds don’t carry iPhones.

some due. Mom mom was a preschool teacher and she's had to tell kids to put their phones away

 

[SaintsManiac]

some due. Mom mom was a preschool teacher and she's had to tell kids to put their phones away

Well that’s a parenting fail, but not the norm I am sure.

 

[twinmom13]

It might get rolled in to Genie with virtual cards instead of the physical cards.

I like to carry around as little as possible, so I would be on board with this. The cards are small, but it is one more thing to have to keep up with, plus I somehow always seem to forget to put them in a baggie and end up getting them wet on Splash Mountain. If they do introduce virtual cards, I hope they still have the physical portals to interact with -- that is what makes it so cool, that it is "real."

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I like to carry around as little as possible, so I would be on board with this. The cards are small, but it is one more thing to have to keep up with, plus I somehow always seem to forget to put them in a baggie and end up getting them wet on Splash Mountain. If they do introduce virtual cards, I hope they still have the physical portals to interact with -- that is what makes it so cool, that it is "real."

I agree with that - or *something* physical - like the Perry's game in World Showcase that uses a phone but then triggers physical props to move

 

[J-Dog]

It's great having reservations and FP+ on our phones for reference, but anything that encourages kids to be on their electronics during vacation doesn't sound exciting to me.

Completely agree. I want my kids to be using their phones less, not more.

 

[mshanson3121]

Still think any of these recent decisions are anything but scrimping and saving every single last cent?

I think we've known it's about $ for quite awhile...

 

[mshanson3121]

We just discovered it for our last trip May 2019 and the boys loved it. We would run from one area of the park to another. It was so much fun for them and didn't require standing in lines. It was a fun thing to do later in the day or if we hopped to MK for dinner and fireworks,

We were really looking forward to trying it on our next trip

 

[mshanson3121]

It might get rolled in to Genie with virtual cards instead of the physical cards.

This would be useless for us. My kids want to collect tangible things, not virtual.