Coronavirus and Walt Disney World general discussion

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Lilofan

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GoofGoof said:
I saw that too:mad:. Free coffee in the lobby would make up for it ;). I guess DVC villas will be stripped of all their cups and plates unless timeshares are exempt. They will probably have to provide disposable stuff in it’s place.
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One area that may be restructured post corona is the club level upgrade in the deluxe resorts. The high paying guests pay extra for the perks of food and drink served throughout the day in the club level area.
 
Seanual757

Seanual757

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Lilofan said:
One area that may be restructured post corona is the club level upgrade in the deluxe resorts. The high paying guests pay extra for the perks of food and drink served throughout the day in the club level area.
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I don't see that being an issue as of now we order take out and pick it up in this care they have a few CM's placing the food on your plate where guests do not touch the food or drinks.
 
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DisneyDave54321

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lentesta said:
I haven't heard anything I can share.

It seems reasonable that Disney will match hotel room supply to demand. Recall that Dixie Landings closed after 9/11. It's possible that a bunch of resorts open later that others, especially if parks are capped at 50% occupancy. Staffing may be an issue, so having to staff fewer hotels would also work in favor of that strategy.

In the case of DVC, they've all but said that they expect demand to exceed supply. I wouldn't be surprised if some DVC owners are offered standard hotel rooms for their stays, if DVC resorts are full. For example, if you can't get your OKW studio, would you take a room at Destino Tower instead? That would help Disney redeem DVC points and get people on site.

As far as what Disney has done in the past, the Wayback Machine captured Mousesavers' discount page in January 2002. Here's a table summarizing the discounts back then, and what the inflation-adjusted prices would be in 2020:

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Adjusted for inflation, some of those early 2002 discounts aren't as good as the ones we saw 18 years later - January and February of 2020. The two rightmost columns capture the lowest rates we've seen on Priceline in 2020 for select Disney hotels.

All of those 2020 discounts are substantially better than the 2002 inflation-adjusted discounts. In fact, all of them are better than the non-inflation-adjusted prices, meaning they're at least 43% better than the 2002 discounts ($1 in 2002 = $1.43 today).

Let me know if this doesn't make sense.
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Thank you for your detailed response. That is ver interesting
 
GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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Seanual757 said:
If anything I think they will require quests to wear masks know children will be hard again as I posted before things will need to be tested to see what works and what does not.

We may not like it but if it comes to it you have a choice go to WDW or stay home.
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I think it depends on the phase. Face masks are required for office workers without a cubicle for phase 1. A reasonable person would assume that if they have to wear a mask in an office they would need one at a themepark.
 
Parker in NYC

Parker in NYC

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GoofGoof said:
I saw that too:mad:. Free coffee in the lobby would make up for it ;). I guess DVC villas will be stripped of all their cups and plates unless timeshares are exempt. They will probably have to provide disposable stuff in it’s place.
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Free? That’ll be Cinderella’s Coffee Celebration! An added hard ticket event. $199/day for (1) coffee in the lobby and a RuntothebathroomDisney medal.
 
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Seanual757

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GoofGoof said:
I think it depends on the phase. Face masks are required for office workers without a cubicle for phase 1. A reasonable person would assume that if they have to wear a mask in an office they would need one at a themepark.
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True and the more I think about it face masks will not be such a great idea at the them parks in the summer anyway I can see this causing medical issues with guests when it's 98 outside with a heat index of 105.
 
Surferboy567

Surferboy567

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ParkerLoLs said:
Decision-making doesn’t require intelligence, I’m afraid. :(
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It actually does...let’s say if someone was exposed to the virus and they have a trip planned to Disney World. They have to make the smart decision and not go.

Also, decisions require intelligence. Just in general.
 
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Hawg G

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GoofGoof said:
For us. It’s definitely going to be tougher for CMs to wear a mask all day and for bartenders to wash their hands after each drink. They did seem to put the emphasis on the businesses and employees changing more than customers. Some of the capacity things are going to be interesting. It also doesn’t address transport issues specifically like bus/monorail/boat/skyway
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But that is what anyone who understands business KNEW would happen. A company is responsible for their employee’s safety. They can require THEM to wear masks, gloves, clean, etc. if not, hit the road. But any frequent visitor knows Disney enforces very few rules on guests. And to think Mickey would toss out a fAmily because they all decided to sit on a bench and have $30 worth of churros sans mask is preposterous.

Same with cleaning every ride vehicle every time. No store has to do that now. some, like Costco, do clean carts, but not the WHOLE cart. Some have wipes, some just have their carts sitting there, uncleared.

My guess is busses, etc won’t have anything. PLANES don’t have any rules, and the FAA could have easily made some.
 
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Parker in NYC

Parker in NYC

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Surferboy567 said:
It actually does...let’s say if someone was exposed to the virus and they have a trip planned to Disney World. They have to make the smart decision and not go.

Also, come on you know decisions require intelligence.
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I just meant that expecting people to use intelligence in decision making is hopeless. You could say that people are using intelligence to go because there’s no evidence that they should be worried and/or they don’t feel at risk. Perhaps to them, people staying away are the ones who lack intelligence.

But yes, I know what you mean. I’ve just lost a lot of confidence with humanity lately. I mean, in general... but moreso as of late.
 
Polynesia

Polynesia

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GoofGoof said:
My personal opinion is there’s no way WDW should open in phase 1 so it may not be an issue. Of course I have no actual say;)
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As much as I love Disney, I have to agree. I think some states are moving too quickly in letting businesses open. I could be wrong, time will tell. By waiting a bit longer cases will be down and it will be less risky for everyone. So far Florida has been doing things right and said it will open based on data. I’m keeping my fingers crossed it will stay this way.
 
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