WDW Reopening Estimates

[GoofGoof]

The story from most outlets is that they will play 5 regular season games and then start the playoffs. If they start playing games July 1st then I'd guess end of August or first week of September. Most outlets also say that they don't woant to compete with the start of the NFL season which is currently September 10th.

That makes sense. The normal playoffs have extra days off for travel between cities so they can probably accelerate the timeline. I hate to say it but I’m not sure the NFL makes that date either. A different topic not directly related to WDW.

 

[Herdman]

That makes sense. The normal playoffs have extra days off for travel between cities so they can probably accelerate the timeline. I hate to say it but I’m not sure the NFL makes that date either. A different topic not directly related to WDW.

Yes I think you're right. If they beleive they can get fans in the stands by waiting a couple more weeks to start and play those first two weeks of the schedule at the end then they very well could do that. They've already said the Super Bowl date can be moved.

 

[Disstevefan1]

The CMs are a different story. Loyal guests...I think they matter. I also think this knee jerk reaction will in a lot of cases be all talk. People claim they will swear off Disney and switch to Universal but how many will follow through. I said it before, if Disney opens their parks a month or more later than Uni in 6 months nobody will care. There’s very little financial impact to TWDC.

I enjoy both Universal and Disney in Florida. If I was told I could only go the 2 Universal parks or the 4 Disney parks I would pick Disney. If I was told I could only attend ONE of the six; (2 Uni, 4 Disney), I would have to think about it.

I guess TWDC is too big to fail. Folks will come back to the theme parks and they can hire cast members for the ones they are losing by staying closed all this time.

It still feels like this extended closure of the Florida parks is more of a PC show than anything else.

It is good to see Universal set the bar instead simply following Disney in the case of the Florida parks.

 

[Kman101]

There was a rumor sorta like this. They said when first open all parks would be by reservation only and everyone would have single day tickets. AP holders would have their passes extended and the option to buy day passes at a discounted price. No park hopping. Guests at resorts that already booked packages including length of stay multi-day tickets would be converted to a series of daily tickets but they would have to reserve the parks in advance still based on availability. Just a rumor.

That would be a logistical nightmare.

I can't see reservations here. With hotel guests in the future, maybe. It would work far better.

They aren't going to tell an AP that drove two hours to be there "sorry go home" because you don't have a reservation. But they could. LOL

 

[The real rescueranger]

DVC members don't own the resorts. Disney does. We own a usage right classified as a particular percentage of a particular unit. (I went through the trouble of matching up declared units with room maps at SSR once and discovered my interest was a fraction of a 2BR unit in one of the Paddock buildings!)

We fund the hotels, though, so there is no financial reason to not fully operate the resort under "cost-saving" measures.

I wish people who don’t know what they are talking about would quit posting. We certainly do own the buildings. It is a fractional ownership of a certain building. It is listed on your deed. We own the buildings and Disney leases us the land. At the end of the contract length, the ownership will be reverted back to Disney, but until then it is ours.

 

[GoofGoof]

That would be a logistical nightmare.

I can't see reservations here. With hotel guests in the future, maybe. It would work far better.

They aren't going to tell an AP that drove two hours to be there "sorry go home" because you don't have a reservation. But they could. LOL

The rules would be laid out in advance. If someone drives in without a reservation shame on them. It’s far worse to have guests paying $500 a night for a hotel room told the park is full. If capacity is significantly reduced I think the reservations are likely. The rest of the rumor is less likely.

 

[GoofGoof]

I enjoy both Universal and Disney in Florida. If I was told I could only go the 2 Universal parks or the 4 Disney parks I would pick Disney. If I was told I could only attend ONE of the six; (2 Uni, 4 Disney), I would have to think about it.

I guess TWDC is too big to fail. Folks will come back to the theme parks and they can hire cast members for the ones they are losing by staying closed all this time.

It still feels like this extended closure of the Florida parks is more of a PC show than anything else.

It is good to see Universal set the bar instead simply following Disney in the case of the Florida parks.

I like both places. I do think Universal has a much easier to manage situation. Limited hotels (they don’t manage), one central parking lot so no transportation (except for boats from resorts which may or may not run), no DVC, etc. Disney has a lot more logistics to factor in. Not saying they couldn’t open at the same time anyway. I don’t think it’s just PC. There are legit differences.

 

[seascape]

I called the Florida Governor's office ytoday and was told no one fron NJ, NY and CT can go to any themepark in Florida Florida unless the self quarantine for 2 weeks in Florida first. Anyone from these 3 states will be extremely upset getting there to only find out they can't go into a park. Disney should delay any opening until after Florida lifts that order.

 

[TTA94]

I called the Florida Governor's office ytoday and was told no one fron NJ, NY and CT can go to any themepark in Florida Florida unless the self quarantine for 2 weeks in Florida first. Anyone from these 3 states will be extremely upset getting there to only find out they can't go into a park. Disney should delay any opening until after Florida lifts that order.

I can see it being awhile before they lift that order, unless things in those states start improving greatly.

 

[GoofGoof]

I called the Florida Governor's office ytoday and was told no one fron NJ, NY and CT can go to any themepark in Florida Florida unless the self quarantine for 2 weeks in Florida first. Anyone from these 3 states will be extremely upset getting there to only find out they can't go into a park. Disney should delay any opening until after Florida lifts that order.

I’ve been saying that for weeks now. It’s not just people getting upset. If it’s not safe enough to have people from certain states come in yet it’s probably not safe to open at all. Obviously Universal doesn’t care, but it’s a valid way to look at things.

 

[beertiki]

There is much more risk to Disney opening now than Universal. If there is an outbreak that can be traced to the parks, resorts, or employees it will make the news. The difference is, an outbreak at universal is 2nd page news everywhere except Orlando. If it happens at Disney, it's the top story for several days.

We have seen how this virus spreads in nursing homes and prisons, indoors with close contacts. The only time we avoid that at WDW is when we are sleeping. Breakfast at every resort quick service is always packed. Bus, boats, and monorail are too. 6 ft distance at the turnstiles at rope drop will stretch into the parking lots. I can't imagine how seating will work at Pecos Bill or any of the busy QS places. Ride queues like Space, Pirates, RNR, Falcon, Dino, and Test track will stretch out into the street. There will need to be line outside every retail store in the parks. Eventually the streets will be as packed as main st before the fireworks.

Most of us do not really want to get on a cruise ship now, but I doubt I will ever get on a boat owned by Princess. Disney needs to make sure that they don't make the top story on every news show.

 

[Epcotbob]

I called the Florida Governor's office ytoday and was told no one fron NJ, NY and CT can go to any themepark in Florida Florida unless the self quarantine for 2 weeks in Florida first. Anyone from these 3 states will be extremely upset getting there to only find out they can't go into a park. Disney should delay any opening until after Florida lifts that order.

Why?

 

[SoFloMagic]

I’ve been saying that for weeks now. It’s not just people getting upset. If it’s not safe enough to have people from certain states come in yet it’s probably not safe to open at all. Obviously Universal doesn’t care, but it’s a valid way to look at things.

You're absolutely right. This fits with what people have been saying. No way disney opens in June. But they probably love that universal is opening... Lets them learn from an opening without taking on risk.

 

[Seanual757]

Very true but given the close quarters many CMs share (break rooms, locker rooms, etc) - the bigger issue would be a significant outbreak among cast. There would be no way to control that spread to guests.



They're waiting until they feel its safe for their guests from a risk management standpoint. Just the reality of the situation. There's some belief internally Universal moved too soon. Further, they are often the "added day" park in that not a huge amount of people are traveling to Universal from out of state specifically to go there. WDW, for better or worse, is an international destination. How do you safely open that, in good conscious, knowing that you will cater mostly out of state guests, when a CDC guideline is in place advising that no one travel, except for "essential" trips?

Does not hold water when you are opening Disney Springs, on 5/27 the Disney owned stores open and you have opened Shanghai.

 

[Kman101]

I like both places. I do think Universal has a much easier to manage situation. Limited hotels (they don’t manage), one central parking lot so no transportation (except for boats from resorts which may or may not run), no DVC, etc. Disney has a lot more logistics to factor in. Not saying they couldn’t open at the same time anyway. I don’t think it’s just PC. There are legit differences.

Exactly this. Much easier logistically to manage at Universal.

 

[seascape]

Why?

Let's start by looking at where Disney's customers in the US come from. It happens to be those 3 states provide a huge percentageof those customers. COMCAST has not mentioned on any of there news coverage that people from these 3 states are not eligible to enter the parks unless they stay in a hotel for 14 days prior to entry. Do you really think people are willing to do that? If you don't, then tell that in your news coverage. Fortunately,, I still have time to cancel my June 10 trip and am hoping Florida joins Texas in removing this travel restriction. I know I don't have Covid19 and neither does my wife. We have followed all the health recommendations and are safe and waiting for Florida to wake up and do the right thing for their economy.

 

[Epcotbob]

Let's start by looking at where Disney's customers in the US come from. It happens to be those 3 states. COMCAST has not mentioned on any of there news coverage that people from these 3 states are not eligible to enter the parks unless they stay in a hotel for 14 days prior to entry. Do you really think people are willing to do that? If you don't, then tell that in your news coverage. Fortunately,, I still have time to cancel my June 10 trip and am hoping Florida joins Texas in removing this travel restriction. I know I don't have Covid19 and neither does my wife. We have followed all the health recommendations and are safe and waiting for Florida to wake up and do the right thing for their economy.

I mean, I totally agree that Florida should lift that restriction. I'm just not sure why Disney would wait for that, especially if they are doing limited, trial openings anyway.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I like both places. I do think Universal has a much easier to manage situation. Limited hotels (they don’t manage), one central parking lot so no transportation (except for boats from resorts which may or may not run), no DVC, etc. Disney has a lot more logistics to factor in. Not saying they couldn’t open at the same time anyway. I don’t think it’s just PC. There are legit differences.

You are right, Disney does have more logistics, as you say, many more venues to get ready. WDW is testing procedures in DS, and its simply taking longer because there is simply more to do to get all of WDW ready, so not just PC... maybe a little PC? , LOL, probably not, I am so used to Disneyparks doing something first and the other parks follow

If TWDC had a theme park in Alaska , they would be 100 percent open now

 

[Disstevefan1]

BREAKING NEWS - Gov DeSantis just approved Universal Studios Florida to open June 5 , as if we did not know this was going to happen

 

[Rider]

That would be a logistical nightmare.

I can't see reservations here. With hotel guests in the future, maybe. It would work far better.

They aren't going to tell an AP that drove two hours to be there "sorry go home" because you don't have a reservation. But they could. LOL

What do you think happens for Party days? And phase closings?