News Changes to operating Walt Disney World attractions due to COVID-19

[WondersOfLife]

Circles for parties to stand on in waiting areas for COP, CBJ, HoP, and MP.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Plastic dividers on Jungle Cruise.

Pirates: two small parties/one big party

NO TRAMS TO PARKING. Holy CRAP was the walk back from the ferries BRUTAL. SO HOT.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Oh... and all shops have only one entrance, but multiple exits.

The right side of the queue as you go down for BTMRR was the only side open in the morning yesterday. Had both stations running though.

 

[Prototype82]

I kinda don't know if I wanna go back to AK just yet. I mean, that mist on Flight ads the perfect subtle amount of depth. Not sure I want to ruin it....

 

[WondersOfLife]

Scanners being used at AK

plastic dividers in tough to be a bug parties of 4.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Water is working on flight of passage. Distances seating for animation experience. Back row only on wildlife express train.

 

[WondersOfLife]

The viewing areas in the naked mole rat room at AK are closed.

 

[Castmbr]

It looks like such a magical experience..... It is no wonder attendance is in the crapper

 

[Herdman]

My plan is to bring the pre-shows up on my phone as we're approaching that area. You can pretty much find them all on Youtube. For example, Rod Serling will be telling us that fateful story of the Hollywood Hotel as we move through the lobby.

 

[Jrb1979]

It looks like such a magical experience..... It is no wonder attendance is in the crapper

It has nothing to do with the magical experience in why people aren't going. It has more to do with the fact people aren't traveling and many people being out of jobs. Universal/Loews just laid off 1000 people today and MGM did the same to 18,000. Yeah it has to the lack of magical experience.

 

[Touchdown]

It has nothing to do with the magical experience in why people aren't going. It has more to do with the fact people aren't traveling and many people being out of jobs. Universal/Loews just laid off 1000 people today and MGM did the same to 18,000. Yeah it has to the lack of magical experience.

Like it or not, if the threat of Covid decreases (assuming, and praying, we don’t have a second wave) and Disney does not bring more things online from entertainment perspective some of us will continue to stay away. Management has a very poor record with caring about Live Entertainment that predates Covid, which has a lot of us worried Covid will be an excuse for cutting more of it.

Covid or no Covid, I’m not patronizing WDW in its current state.

 

[celluloid]

Also, just to clarify the parking tram situation in all four theme parks is budgetary, not safety related.

 

[peter11435]

Also, just to clarify the parking tram situation in all four theme parks is budgetary, not safety related.

Budget is a huge part of it. But there are other components as well.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Also, just to clarify the parking tram situation in all four theme parks is budgetary, not safety related.

That was the worst thing they could have possibly cut in this sweltering heat. Take the 15/20 staff from the Wilderness Express Train and put em on trams man. Move animation experience to the nemo theatre.

Similar in other theme parks. It was way too hot to be walking across the Disney World desert.

 

[celluloid]

They are still

That was the worst thing they could have possibly cut in this sweltering heat. Take the 15/20 staff from the Wilderness Express Train and put em on trams man. Move animation experience to the nemo theatre.

Similar in other theme parks. It was way too hot to be walking across the Disney World desert.

Charging the 25 dollar parking fee too.

 

[celluloid]

Budget is a huge part of it. But there are other components as well.

It is staffing, which is budget. Open Air Trams is about the most Covid19 conscience mode of transportation you can get. They would actually be a great way to be transporting people vs Monorail or Bus.

Now you get not even the courtesy from the lot and are still charged to park there.

 

[WondersOfLife]

They are still
Charging the 25 dollar parking fee too.

JESUS YOURE RIGHT

 

[peter11435]

It is staffing, which is budget. Open Air Trams is about the most Covid19 conscience mode of transportation you can get. They would actually be a great way to be transporting people vs Monorail or Bus.

Now you get not even the courtesy from the lot and are still charged to park there.

It’s not only staffing and budget. That’s certainly a part of it. But there are some Covid safety concerns as well, one of which had no reasonable solution. Those concerns were considered not worth addressing due to the relatively low attendance allowing most parking in the closer lots combined with the benefit of budget savings.

 

[techgeek]

It’s not only staffing and budget. That’s certainly a part of it. But there are some Covid safety concerns as well, one of which had no reasonable solution. Those concerns were considered not worth addressing due to the relatively low attendance allowing most parking in the closer lots combined with the benefit of budget savings.

The entry re-work has caused the drop-off loops to be pushed back so much that if you're in the closest parking section a tram is pretty much pointless these days at EPCOT, HS, and AK.

MK / TTC is really the only situation where the walk from parking is completely unacceptable at the moment. I know the health screen tents are currently in the TTC drop-off loop, but they have enough space there to make tram service work if they wanted to.

 

[_caleb]

I’m curious: has there ever been a cooled outdoor area at a Disney park?