They were hoping to never close.
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Universal Puts Disney's Reopening on Defensive
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I think that’s a given for them and for us.
Is the theory of UO opening early June prompting WDW to open sooner rather than later have any truth to it?
Mark52479
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Do you think they went with it because of Universal?
peter11435
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Remember there is a difference between in park capacity and daily attendance. The MK has seen days where it’s attendance has been between 80k and 100k, but the MK can not accommodate that many guests at one time.
DVC and some resorts info on the Disney Parks Blog here https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...-theme-parks-resort-hotels-and-disney-stores/
seems the hotels are opening up on the 11th. Doesn't specify if all of them though.
A busy night at fireworks time in about 2012 was 45k in the park. I was also told 80k at one point.
I'm always curious about what EPCOT can hold if MK can hold 80k. I know it's more, that's why it never closes for capacity even on NYE
"Additionally, Disney Vacation Club resorts at Walt Disney World will reopen to members and guests and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will begin to reopen on June 22. Disney Vacation Club resorts in Vero Beach, Florida, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, will also open to members and guests starting on June 15. "
Yes, it does seems as if the remaining resorts will open on the 11th
I wasn't talking about that quote. It's mentioned on their website about a July 11th opening for Disney hotels.
Chapek specifically said on CNBC that all of the hotels would not initially reopen, only what they need.
I wonder if the NBA has anything to do with that.
the_rich
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Well Coronado springs is the rumor for the nba.
Perhaps, I think at the end of the day it's just cheaper for them to only open as many hotels as they need. It will be interesting to see if they consolidate guests into the resorts with DVCs attached (e.g. all of the deluxes except Yacht Club) or consolidate by level (e.g. open Pop/AOA, Caribbean Beach, and a few deluxes only)
Amused to Death
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I happened to be at the Magic Kingdom one Easter week, back around '80 or '81, before Epcot came along, and we heard an announcement about how they had set a park record, somewhere around 90K that day.
Pass. If they had said mid June I would have said possibly, but mid July like I said was always a possibility unless things had radically altered.
New Year’s Day 1980 held the record with 93,000.
rowrbazzle
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Probably. It kind of goes against the idea of distancing though. Having more hotels open with fewer people in each would be "safer" than fewer hotels with more people.
I agree, but with DVC I'm not sure how realistic that is. Certainly the motel-style and condo-style properties are better suited to minimizing viral transmission than the indoor hallway properties. Our reservation for September is at POR as we considered exterior doors a benefit for this trip.
Heard that. I'm glad Disney didn't let UO reopening early June or political/public pressure them into opening before they were ready to open.