News Walt Disney World's COVID-19 reopening plans announced - July 11

[Magicmom203]

Is Disney Riveria being offered as an option if the hotel I booked won't be open during my stay?

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Is Disney Riveria being offered as an option if the hotel I booked won't be open during my stay?

After 5 hours and 10 minutes on the phone, my two room travel-with bookings were switched from PORS to two Deluxe Studios at Riviera.

 

[Miss Bella]

Is Disney Riveria being offered as an option if the hotel I booked won't be open during my stay?

yes

 

[Sweet Thing]

Not sure if this has been shared here. I came across it on another forum. Does this mean shows and parades are coming soon?

Equity is not in the parades.

 

[Sweet Thing]

Not sure if this has been posted but...

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I did used to work at Disney and still talk to a few friends that work there, one of them tested positive with 6 other co workers. I honestly don’t think Disney is going to open in July.

There are a lot of performers testing positive at Universal as well.

 

[Miss Bella]

There are a lot of performers testing positive at Universal as well.

I wonder if these petition signers are at home isolating or are they going to bars, restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, nightclubs, beaches, protests etc. Just a thought.

 

[durangojim]

The capacity - or lack of - is quite startling. For all transport actually.

Seems like Disney lucked out with the skyliner. seems to be about the best form of transportation during a pandemic beside one's own vehicle.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

A certain website had pictures inside the socially distanced buses driving around Fort Wilderness. No standing allowed and a number of seats taped off.

Are we thinking 1-2 hr waits at bus stops or am I wrong in thinking that? I understand the amount of people will be lower, but that sounds like 12-14 people maybe per bus?

 

[Mainahman]

not final but looks like 2 bedroom at kidani villas is happening!

Its final. We now have a 2 bedroom villa at Kidani. The best feeling is when we arrive to see my niece and nephews face when there are live animals at their resort!

 

[CastAStone]

Are we thinking 1-2 hr waits at bus stops or am I wrong in thinking that? I understand the amount of people will be lower, but that sounds like 12-14 people maybe per bus?

I think that's why the park hours are staggered - so they can run 3x as many buses to AK from 7:15-8:15, 3x as many buses to MK from 8:15-9:15, etc.

 

[durangojim]

I'm curious if @lentesta and his team have figured out based on maximum resort availability on 7/11 what the most amount of on site guests could be and what theoretical percentage that is of the maximum possible onsite guests.

 

[DisneyDebRob]

I think that's why the park hours are staggered - so they can run 3x as many buses to AK from 7:15-8:15, 3x as many buses to MK from 8:15-9:15, etc.

Makes more sense now but still see a long wait unless the whole fleet is lined up at each stop. Thanks.

 

[lentesta]

I'm curious if @lentesta and his team have figured out based on maximum resort availability on 7/11 what the most amount of on site guests could be and what theoretical percentage that is of the maximum possible onsite guests.

I think there's around 5,000 DVC rooms and campground sites, so between 10,000 and 20,000 people in Disney resorts, tops.

That assumes 100% occupancy. Based on my current stay at Bay Lake Tower, I think we're well under 20% capacity right now. If you told me we were under 10% capacity, I'd believe that too.

For what it's worth, I walked over to Grand Flo last night after dinner at Kona. I was the only person in the lobby.

 

[Lilofan]

I think there's around 5,000 DVC rooms and campground sites, so between 10,000 and 20,000 people in Disney resorts, tops.

That assumes 100% occupancy. Based on my current stay at Bay Lake Tower, I think we're well under 20% capacity right now. If you told me we were under 10% capacity, I'd believe that too.

For what it's worth, I walked over to Grand Flo last night after dinner at Kona. I was the only person in the lobby.

Last time I was at the Grand Floridian the lobby was packed, the pianist was playing and about 15-20 cast members at the front desk. For you to be the only one in the lobby is surreal.

 

[lentesta]

Last time I was at the Grand Floridian the lobby was packed, the pianist was playing and about 15-20 cast members at the front desk. For you to be the only one in the lobby is surreal.

Same thing happened at the Contemporary for lunch yesterday. That was weird because there was no monorail noise.

 

[durangojim]

Same thing happened at the Contemporary for lunch yesterday. That was weird because there was no monorail noise.

You might want to find a tricycle and get some video of a child riding through the empty halls of various Disney resorts. Might make for an interesting youtube video.

 

[Lilofan]

You might want to find a tricycle and get some video of a child riding through the empty halls of various Disney resorts. Might make for an interesting youtube video.

How about echoing your voices throughout the empty lobby? I'm sure the bored cast members would like to talk to anyone.

 

[durangojim]

Same thing happened at the Contemporary for lunch yesterday. That was weird because there was no monorail noise.

Has there been any talk of preventing guests from resort hopping? I know there was before.

 

[durangojim]

How about echoing your voices throughout the empty lobby?

I heard if you steam up your bathroom mirror the word YENSID will appear on it.

 

[Pangyal]

I can appreciate the oddity of the silence that those of you who are there now are seeing, as we were stayed out our March trip after the parks closed. By the 17th, we encountered other guests maybe one out of ten times walking down the hallways at Beach Club, and the Boardwalk was deserted. I was told that by the 19th that week, the resorts were at 5% capacity, and it really was incredibly empty everywhere. If the resorts are staying at around a 20% capacity for the next little while, I feel that many are going to have this strange experience.