Would you visit Walt Disney World with these health-based operational restrictions in place?

[Hcalvert]

I don't have a choice but comply and go in July--if I don't, I lose the money that I paid for the resort as the DVC owner is refusing to refund my money no matter what and walk away with the money and her points to use in the future. This was a rebook from the Disney-cancelled reservation in March. Trust me, if I could cancel and not lose out financially, I would.

 

[larryz]

These are current quotes for my family, four adults and two children for ten nights in December:

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Thats ten nights with regular tickets. So before people think one is "bragging" or "flaunting wealth" people should possibly consider one is simply paying what is due.

Those look like some pretty suite deals!

 

[VaderTron]

But like... do you NEED 10 days for your Disney trip to be worth it? My trips to Disney are always 4 days or less. Much more reasonable.

Not to mention, is that including Dining Plan? Because you can eat enjoyably for much less than the Dining Plan offers. And what time in December? It's always more expensive at the most busy time of the year. You don't HAVE to go then.

 

[VaderTron]

Easy to spend 10k on a wdw vacation

It's also easy to spend $60,000 at a car dealership. But you don't see me doing that. Self-control people. It's a wonderful thing. You get to enjoy things without the guilt and stress that comes with overpaying for things you don't need and then trying to make that money back.

 

[seascape]

Regardless of the opening of one or more parks, we will be keeping our June 10th reservation at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Disney Springs is open and the weather should be nice. Hopefully some other attractions will be open but just being able to drive around WDW will bring smiles to our faces. We miss WDW and have to do some work on our SW Florida condo a fews days later. The best news for anyone staying at a timeshare during this time is no meetings are allowed so there should be no sales presentations. Bonnet Creek has never been bad but the others specifically Bluegreen and Westgate nust be upset with that restriction.

 

[Surferboy567]

Seeing all these crazy prices people pay routinely for a Disney trip...makes you wonder about the galactic star cruiser. Those prices are nothing compared to dropping 10K (something I could never do also something I would never want to do).

 

[jeanericuser001]

This looks promising in all honesty. I may not have a disney pass but it sort of reminds me of disney during the less busy days in the 80s. You could almost walk on to a large percentage of the attractions. It would certainly make many vacations a lot less stressful. If they can put in all these precautions in place then yeah I will definitely have to consider a visit.

 

[The Mom]

People, please keep the thread on track. Thank you.

 

[CLEtoWDW]

0% chance I’m spending close to $10,000 to have that experience. The masks irk me but what irks me the most is no fireworks or parades. Why not still have the fireworks and parades and leave it up to the guests if they are comfortable attending? To always rule based off of the minority of people who wouldn’t feel comfortable ruins the experience for everyone.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

But like... do you NEED 10 days for your Disney trip to be worth it? My trips to Disney are always 4 days or less. Much more reasonable.

10+...no. But I feel like I just unpacked for 4 says. 6-8 is the sweet spot in my experience.

I voted "No" but not because I am opposed to the restrictions but rather because I will not go to the parks (or ANY large gathering place) until the culling is over. This ignorant thought process of "My freedoms are more important than your life" is too much and these people will NEVER be contained. So I figured I would avoid as much as I can for now, let them get this virus and experience Darwinism and THEN I will go to large public places after this has ravaged the silly and ignorant. Sorry, but you just cannot fight this kind of willful ignorance.


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If there’s “business Darwinism”...survival of the fittest has an easy selection to make here.

Regardless of the opening of one or more parks, we will be keeping our June 10th reservation at Wyndham Bonnet Creek. Disney Springs is open and the weather should be nice. Hopefully some other attractions will be open but just being able to drive around WDW will bring smiles to our faces. We miss WDW and have to do some work on our SW Florida condo a fews days later. The best news for anyone staying at a timeshare during this time is no meetings are allowed so there should be no sales presentations. Bonnet Creek has never been bad but the others specifically Bluegreen and Westgate nust be upset with that restriction.

Have fun...looks like there is almost zero chance parks will be open that soon.

Seeing all these crazy prices people pay routinely for a Disney trip...makes you wonder about the galactic star cruiser. Those prices are nothing compared to dropping 10K (something I could never do also something I would never want to do).

We have no way to gauge this because we don’t know the price or restrictions. To be fair...I don’t think Disney has a clue either.

This looks promising in all honesty. I may not have a disney pass but it sort of reminds me of disney during the less busy days in the 80s. You could almost walk on to a large percentage of the attractions. It would certainly make many vacations a lot less stressful. If they can put in all these precautions in place then yeah I will definitely have to consider a visit.

I see almost no way “walk ons” are in the cards. There are many other factors to eliminate that under the conditions.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

0% chance I’m spending close to $10,000 to have that experience. The masks irk me but what irks me the most is no fireworks or parades. Why not still have the fireworks and parades and leave it up to the guests if they are comfortable attending? To always rule based off of the minority of people who wouldn’t feel comfortable ruins the experience for everyone.

Disney’s surveys seems to give a hint what they’re thinking about masks.

 

[skyphotographer]

Nope, won't be going back until all this mania is gone.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Responding to the original question posed for the thread...

We are currently booked to go to WDW in July with split stay room-only reservations. We're really on the fence about things. My FP day is literally right around the corner and I've opted to hold off on buying tickets until we know more.

I'll be honest...the idea of going to WDW in the middle of July and having to wear a mask isn't sounding all that appealing. We live in a hot and humid part of the US and it's not fun wearing a mask when it's over 90 degrees outside and humid. I'm also iffy about paying full price for a reduced experience. While we rarely do sit down shows and daytime parades aren't a must, missing out on fireworks and potential significant changes to character meals may change my mind. It's still my plan A trip for July if travel is possible, but I now have plan B and plan C, which do not involve WDW. We'd probably push things to February 2021 if we skip this summer. If masks are required in February 2021, at least it's typically a cooler time of year and we should have a better idea of what to expect with the parks, etc.

 

[NoBreyner60]

If Disney World is to open on July 1 then I would go in September, but I already cancelled that plan for the uncertainty. I've been furloughed for seven weeks and return to work tomorrow. My employer used up all of my vacation and sick days to pay while I was out, so I won't get my next allotment until mid November. I'd go in September, but I can't until about Mid November at the earliest, but I may put in two weeks for this coming February.

 

[CLEtoWDW]

Question to those who voted “Yes”:
Have you thought about the other effects that mask policy would have? Such as... no water parks, no resort pools, limited Disney transportation, and limited/no recreational options?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Responding to the original question posed for the thread...

We are currently booked to go to WDW in July with split stay room-only reservations. We're really on the fence about things. My FP day is literally right around the corner and I've opted to hold off on buying tickets until we know more.

I'll be honest...the idea of going to WDW in the middle of July and having to wear a mask isn't sounding all that appealing. We live in a hot and humid part of the US and it's not fun wearing a mask when it's over 90 degrees outside and humid. I'm also iffy about paying full price for a reduced experience. While we rarely do sit down shows and daytime parades aren't a must, missing out on fireworks and potential significant changes to character meals may change my mind. It's still my plan A trip for July if travel is possible, but I now have plan B and plan C, which do not involve WDW. We'd probably push things to February 2021 if we skip this summer. If masks are required in February 2021, at least it's typically a cooler time of year and we should have a better idea of what to expect with the parks, etc.

...sounds like you made your decision already...looking at from the outside.

 

[Jrb1979]

The restrictions don't bother me that much but I wouldn't pay Disney prices for it. I will just stick to Cedar Point and get my roller coaster fix.

Im surprised with the amount of people from the UK that spend that kind of money to come to Disney. There is so many great parks in the UK as well as Europa Park in Germany and Efteling in Holland. It probably costs less and they are almost as good.

 

[Kingoglow]

That's the point. They haven't figured out how to do it safely yet. The video shows that. If you have ideas please share them. Disney clearly could use them.

An additional layer of safety control that I would suggest (beyond what Disney is testing in China) is to use the Fastpass system to control the visitor experience throughout the day. There are no more stand-by line's all attractions are available through the Fastpass system only. You get a Fastpass for all (or most every) attraction that is deemed safe to open.

What I am thinking is removing the current Fastpass system as we know it. In it's place, Disney fully plans each guest's day to control the flow of people moving about the park. I am thinking that Disney assigns guests into packs, let's say 10 packs. Each pack is assigned an itinerary for the day that includes each open attractions, breaks, meals, shopping and a small amount of free time. Attractions are assigned to you in a specific order with tighter windows of time to try to restrict the amount of free movement throughout the park. The order of events is different for each pack.

So let's say pack 2 starts their day in Tomorrowland. Everyone in that pack is assigned either Peoplemover, Buzz or Speedway (assuming Space isn't immediately open). Everyone in the pack is given one of these attractions for their first assignment of the day at a scheduled time. Then, once they check in, they have 20-30 minutes to get through the attraction and move on to their next assigned attraction (one of the other three attractions for that pack). So if I am given Speedway, check in at 8:30 (my given time) and at 9:00 I have to check in at my next specified attraction, Buzz. Then my next assigned attraction is Peoplemover at 9:30. Other people in my pack will be assigned a different experience order in our area (some will start at Buzz and some will start at Peoplemover.

Everyone in the pack gets access via an assigned time in the Fastpass system, to each of these attractions. Once that pack has been given the opportunity to visit each of these attractions, the while pack moves to the next assigned land which is also structured in this manner. Fastpass gives you the itinerary for the entire day.

Control the flow as best as you can, so only one pack is in an area (or two packs is the land is large and spread out, like Fantasy land). Keep the timing tight so people don't wander too far. Allow time for bathroom, some photo ops and snacks.

The aim is to keep packs together as best as you can manage for vector tracing.

Load the back of the park first with the groups first assigned to back of park areas. Guests are given windows to enter and exit the park. This plan controls movement and reduces the number of people crossing your path at a given time. Use the hub/spoke design to your advantage where possible.

Some people will wander, of coarse. Some people will skip attractions. You control as many as possible in the best manner that you have available. It isn't perfect but the technology is already in place. They just need to put thought into breaking up the group into packs and designing as flow of experiences to occupy and entertain.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Not to mention, is that including Dining Plan? Because you can eat enjoyably for much less than the Dining Plan offers.

EXACTLY... My trip in August wouldn't cost NEARLY as much if I didn't get the dining plan. It would have only been like $1,500 instead of $3,500. The price is ridiculous. The only reason I'm doing it is to try out the convenience.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Question to those who voted “Yes”:
Have you thought about the other effects that mask policy would have? Such as... no water parks, no resort pools, limited Disney transportation, and limited/no recreational options?

...I have.

DVC limitations are not resting with me well either.

Those things are a reason I pay to go. And to not have them available reduces the value. Disney is losing money...but Disney is publicly traders stock. That’s doesn’t have a “face” to me whether I own it or not. Stocks have the ability to appreciate for free over time like nearly nothing else in the world really...

But to the individual traveler to Disney parks...they are losing value if they pay full price. Disney will be able to drive travel if they discount as they go. Which they probably know and why they’re mum on it. As it stands now...full price with severe limitations looks like “passing the pain” on to the customers and that’s a bad look. So much money lost in the economy by individuals for that. My opinion.