WDW and DL extended closures

[TamiTaylor]

As of now up to May 16th.

[Covergirl82]

Thank you for the update. Still crossing my fingers and toes that WDW is open ahead of our August 1-9 trip.

[Wines Not Whines]

I wonder what it will be like when they reopen. I think they’ll need to change some things and maybe limit the number of guests per day.

[meganew]

I wonder if they would ever limit the guests to only those staying in a Disney hotel and Florida residents. That seems like a quick way to cut way down on the amount of people in the parks.

[TamiTaylor]

Apr 27, 2020 13:52:07 GMT -5 meganew said:

I wonder if they would ever limit the guests to only those staying in a Disney hotel and Florida residents. That seems like a quick way to cut way down on the amount of people in the parks.

I can definitely see that as a rollout for opening back in stages.

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Apr 27, 2020 14:51:10 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

Apr 27, 2020 13:52:07 GMT -5 meganew said:

I wonder if they would ever limit the guests to only those staying in a Disney hotel and Florida residents. That seems like a quick way to cut way down on the amount of people in the parks.

I can definitely see that as a rollout for opening back in stages.

Do you think they could do that at DL given how heavy their local traffic is? Wouldn't that essentially be most of the people in the park on a given day? I say that because last year the worst day of our trip was a random Wednesday and it was later explained to me that it was likely because of how many locals visit during the week. 

[TamiTaylor]

Apr 27, 2020 14:55:07 GMT -5 @princessbubbleyum said:

Apr 27, 2020 14:51:10 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

I can definitely see that as a rollout for opening back in stages.

Do you think they could do that at DL given how heavy their local traffic is? Wouldn't that essentially be most of the people in the park on a given day? I say that because last year the worst day of our trip was a random Wednesday and it was later explained to me that it was likely because of how many locals visit during the week. 

Honestly everything is just me speculating. I would not be surprised if they handle DL and WDW differently.

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Apr 27, 2020 15:01:35 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

Apr 27, 2020 14:55:07 GMT -5 @princessbubbleyum said:

Do you think they could do that at DL given how heavy their local traffic is? Wouldn't that essentially be most of the people in the park on a given day? I say that because last year the worst day of our trip was a random Wednesday and it was later explained to me that it was likely because of how many locals visit during the week. 

Honestly everything is just me speculating. I would not be surprised if they handle DL and WDW differently.

Sorry - knew it was you guessing. I was just curious if we thought it could even work for DL given the nature of the park. 

[TamiTaylor]

Apr 27, 2020 15:03:05 GMT -5 @princessbubbleyum said:

Apr 27, 2020 15:01:35 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

Honestly everything is just me speculating. I would not be surprised if they handle DL and WDW differently.

Sorry - knew it was you guessing. I was just curious if we thought it could even work for DL given the nature of the park. 

Gotcha. I could see doing capacity limits to limit the number of guests in the park per day. I mean it’s a lot to think about. I am glad Bob Iger. stepped back in to help them navigate this whole issue.

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Apr 27, 2020 15:07:15 GMT -5 TamiTaylor said:

Apr 27, 2020 15:03:05 GMT -5 @princessbubbleyum said:

Sorry - knew it was you guessing. I was just curious if we thought it could even work for DL given the nature of the park. 

Gotcha. I could see doing capacity limits to limit the number of guests in the park per day. I mean it’s a lot to think about. I am glad Bob Iger. stepped back in to help them navigate this whole issue.

I am too. Can you also imagine being the new Bob and being on the job for like a month and facing this? I didn't know much about Bob Iger before I listened to his interview with Oprah during his Super Soul podcast, and I was impressed by his approach to management and leadership, and especially his remarks about the Pulse shooter and how he'd intended to attack WDW instead.