ToTBellHop
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Others are reporting that their Grand Californian reservations will allow them to book park reservations 86 days out, so it seems there will be a prioritization of hotel guests.
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Disneyland officially reopening April 30th
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Animaniac93-98
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There better be for what they're charging to stay there.
Hell, for that price I'd demand for Captain America to personally escort me from my room to Avengers Campus.
I agree with that as well. Even my own family, we live in Long Beach and obviously huge DL fans (hence me being here lol), but what's funny is the day they announced the park opening, no one was super excited to go. Not because they don't want to, but it's so many other things they want to do. My kids are more excited just going to movies again than anything. They want to hang out at the beach more. My girlfriend wants to go to travel a bit and wants to go to San Francisco since we have friends there. We are thinking of still going in June but ironically we thought it would be filled up by now and didn't want to commit to anything so decided maybe July or August. We still might go sooner now, but just not in a huge rush because it's not going anywhere. My kids really want to see AC but they also want to go to Universal, MM, etc because all those places has new stuff too.
And you could be right about the new AP announcement. I think especially if the summer doesn't sell out as we all thought with even lower attendance then they could be announcing it much sooner. I just think they want to see how 2021 plays out overall and announce something next year but I been wrong many times before.
ToTBellHop
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The company seems to largely view FY 21 as a write-off, so I’d think October.I agree with that as well. Even my own family, we live in Long Beach and obviously huge DL fans (hence me being here lol), but what's funny is the day they announced the park opening, no one was super excited to go. Not because they don't want to, but it's so many other things they want to do. My kids are more excited just going to movies again than anything. They want to hang out at the beach more. My girlfriend wants to go to travel a bit and wants to go to San Francisco since we have friends there. We are thinking of still going in June but ironically we thought it would be filled up by now and didn't want to commit to anything so decided maybe July or August. We still might go sooner now, but just not in a huge rush because it's not going anywhere. My kids really want to see AC but they also want to go to Universal, MM, etc because all those places has new stuff too.
And you could be right about the new AP announcement. I think especially if the summer doesn't sell out as we all thought with even lower attendance then they could be announcing it much sooner. I just think they want to see how 2021 plays out overall and announce something next year but I been wrong many times before.
AJFireman
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I agree there is something there either early booking or mabye eventually its own reservation grouping. There is lots of emphasis on the website about making sure to link your hotel or package first prior to making your reservation. It might of even been a way to sell rooms if the reservations filled up during this initial roll out.
SuddenStorm
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And not some Anaheim teenager in a costume. If it isn't Chris Evans it isn't worth it.
ToTBellHop
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Sure, but it will be the angry, big-chinned NEW Cap. Chris Evans is not available.
DavidNoble
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Kind of surprised at how available it is to get into both parks through May and June. Would've thought they'd fill up more.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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I'd originally been guessing September, presuming they'd want to give the tourists their best shot at the summer then reach for the AP's once September/school year hit, but I think you're absolutely right - October makes perfect sense to start the new program with the new FY.
ToTBellHop
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Yes. Plus, it gives 5 months of reduced capacity so they can reasonably claim they put public health first for “awhile.” It would be disingenuous to talk safety in April and flood the gates with locals by June. They care deeply about their image. Shareholders would love seeing ticket sales soar in Q1 of FY 22 due to APs. Merely opening DL during FY 21 and reporting “strong interest” will be enough to appease shareholders in this year’s end of year report.
waltography
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I'm not totally surprised at how numbers are going so far; weekends are naturally the first to go because kids are still in school.
Assuming 25% of daily resort capacity is 35,000 split among the two parks (pulling that assumption from this OCR article), that means they have the theoretical 60 day attendance of about 2.1 million people (not accounting for people with parkhoppers/multiway tickets, which would push this number lower). We've also just hit >50% of Californians at least partially vaccinated so some are naturally averse to getting into crowds until they've got their vaccination plans set first.
I anticipate we'll probably start seeing patches of dates sell out as we approach them and as we approach summer, like what's happening with Universal (it took them about a week and a half for their first week to finally sell out save for Thursday, and that's with two days closed).
Jefro
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As a non-local looking to visit from Hawaii, of all places, we are looking at September, Covid willing. Already bought our park tickets, flights, hotels, and the like. But to be quite honest, a lot of that is because we have free nights we need to use for Marriott, companion tickets that we need to use for Delta and Alaska, etc -it's just a deferred Anniversary Trip for the wife and I.
Former AP users that got a hefty refund last year, I think our kids are over it for the time being. We went skiing instead last year, and that's the new thing. The cost of the AP going up every year definitely makes us hesitant to try to convince our kids to go back. It will be interesting to see what sort of AP program they have coming up and whether or not that will sway us to make the effort or just decide to make a one-off trip every year sans kiddos.
Former AP users that got a hefty refund last year, I think our kids are over it for the time being. We went skiing instead last year, and that's the new thing. The cost of the AP going up every year definitely makes us hesitant to try to convince our kids to go back. It will be interesting to see what sort of AP program they have coming up and whether or not that will sway us to make the effort or just decide to make a one-off trip every year sans kiddos.
waltography
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Before COVID you could go up to a ticket booth and add days to your ticket; not sure how it works now, and a few searches on the website turn up nothing. I might just call Guest Services to get it sorted out: (714) 781-4636.
ToTBellHop
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Dining at GCH will be exclusive to hotel guests.
The private entrance to DCA will not be usable as an entrance (exit-only) due to the health screening area only being in the Esplanade.
The private entrance to DCA will not be usable as an entrance (exit-only) due to the health screening area only being in the Esplanade.
CaptinEO
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The amount of people clearly angered by having to purchase tickets is astounding.
If they do bring back APs I'd guarantee you we see the same people that were clamoring to bring them back complain about rides and crowding.
If a 25% capacity Disneyland with no fastpass isn't enticing, I have no idea what is.
If they do bring back APs I'd guarantee you we see the same people that were clamoring to bring them back complain about rides and crowding.
If a 25% capacity Disneyland with no fastpass isn't enticing, I have no idea what is.
flynnibus
Premium Member
... if only it were a full disneyland experience too....
Tamandua
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I went to Disney world in February and the tickets were $50 a day and I was still disappointed by the diminished experience even with the capacity limits. The first time you get on a ride vehicle and have to watch everything through plexiglass, you realize the magic is going to be handicapped.