Universal Puts Disney's Reopening on Defensive

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Lilofan

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BigThunderMatt said:
Cool, I'm sure you'll be first in line for the social experiment that is the theme parks reopening and the economy going back to normal like nothing happened. Let me know how that works out for you.

People are always so quick to cry fowl until it happens to them, then the sky is falling.
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Like nothing happened? Is this a fantasy in the sky?
 
WondersOfLife

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Dan deesnee said:
We bought them in November last year and used them the first day that we bought them for a 10-day trip, we then planned to go back in June this year and the week prior to our APs expiring earlier in November this year.

We paid a lot of extra money to get APs instead of regular tickets.
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Ah ok. Well. It's not down the toilet. Your passes were extended. You could also talk to them and get a refund. But whatevs my dude
 
WondersOfLife

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Epcotbob said:
Oh, I had assumed they activated and used them last November and were hoping to use them in June and then November again this year before the 1 year point. If the AP’s have not yet been activated for the first time then there should be no problem. You can essentially sit on them for years before activating for the first time and starting the 1 year clock.
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Ah yes. I needed detail.
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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TrainChasers said:
Yeah pretty much everything you are paying for is not possible with distancing. Character meets, special parade and fireworks. I suppose they could still do some sort of candy trail with 6ft. Markers.
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They could still do trick-or-treating with markers, let people dress up and do the ride overlays, but that's not worth up to $135/p IMO.
 
djkidkaz

djkidkaz

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Something to remember when talking about how many people are going to be allowed into the park. The statements coming out are "The parks will be capped at 20-30% capacity". Well, Epcot for example has a capacity of what? 100k? So if you cap it at 30% capacity, that is 30k guests, which is on par for a majority of the days of the year. Unless your talking about Food and Wine weekends and such.
 
GhostHost1000

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Bob Harlem said:
They have nothing at all to do with each other.
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i know that and I know disney is losing money and NEEDS to open up the parks...but with the being caught off guard by Uni but now also getting a little money from the nba, could that cause them to pause and continue with the original plan of staying closed for the summer?

I think whatever Disney does, and while there will be a ton want to go back just to go back, I don’t see many families spending thousands of dollars for a vacation with a lot of missing things and having to wear masks in the summer. We’ll see
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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Touchdown said:
I still think it’s way too early to open in June, glad WDW won’t be. Your firework info has me confused though, presumably that industry should have been stockpiling for one of the biggest holidays of the year (4th) and companies would be tripping over each other for business from Disney given how most places have canceled their 4th events. While it might be hard to procure the custom Disney shaped ones (and DLs air launched ones) you think they could get enough generic ones to make it through the late summer.
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True, WDW not opening in June means one less month of a miserable, substandard, watered down guest experience at WDW. The longer they wait, the less time we must endure COVID procedures when WDW is actually open.

I have changed my guess a few times, it really feels like WDW will open in some form July 1st.

Rumor has it WDW will present their plan that will include an opening date this coming Thursday.
 
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Unbanshee

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WDW Pro said:
15,000 is the number I've seen for initial Magic Kingdom opening. What many overlook is that Universal is a park, walk, enter situation. Disney World has orders of magnitude more complicated transportation situations. Given that the New York subway is likely what led in great part to New York being such a hot spot, Disney is in a tough situation that makes a full reopen even harder.
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Then don't open MK, right? If Disney is looking to make this as easy on themselves as possible. Open DAK or DHS as their transportation systems involve your feet.

Disney hasn't been a leader in any of this so far. From shutting down to reopening, they've been timid at best. It's time for them to stop looking down I-4 and getting spooked. They have health experts, they have crowd flow experts, they could have the President of the United States on speed dial if they wanted. It's time for them to come up with a plan that allows them to ease back into this, even if it means selfies don't happen in front of Cinderella Castle on day 1.
 
disney4life2008

disney4life2008

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djkidkaz said:
Something to remember when talking about how many people are going to be allowed into the park. The statements coming out are "The parks will be capped at 20-30% capacity". Well, Epcot for example has a capacity of what? 100k? So if you cap it at 30% capacity, that is 30k guests, which is on par for a majority of the days of the year. Unless your talking about Food and Wine weekends and such.
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I think they need to start at 75 then go 50 percent of that.
 
WondersOfLife

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Unbanshee said:
Then don't open MK, right? If Disney is looking to make this as easy on themselves as possible. Open DAK or DHS as their transportation systems involve your feet.
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While logical, and I agree... it’s just not acceptable to not have MK open first, from a vacation/visitor/tourist point of view. Lots of first and only time trips revolve around that castle.
 
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Unbanshee

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WondersOfLife said:
While logical, and I agree... it’s just not acceptable to not have MK open first, from a vacation/visitor/tourist point of view. Lots of first and only time trips revolve around that castle.
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I think Cinderella Castle is a perfect icon for a "return to new normal" promotion, but perhaps Disney isn't looking to attract the once-in-a-lifetime guest on day one
 
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WDWTrojan

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surfsupdon said:
I still don’t understand the thought that Disney needs to clean its transportation options after each use in order to function, or not even open some methods. Hand sanitizer stations before boarding and after boarding make sense, so does practicing good hygiene. Maybe lower the occupancy by a few dozen.

All over the US, mass transportation is still functioning with people on board. Sometimes it’s crowded, sometimes it’s not. Buses, trains, airplanes, subways.

Disney has operated under risk before, and they will again. I just see transportation as not a big issue for the Parks.
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Except that its believed by many experts that public transportation is one of the primary reasons big cities are getting hit harder than more suburban areas.
 
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