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That’s some BS. And honestly $13 is low for performers to begin with. Ive made close to $15 hourly at the parks doing things that require little skill.
I get that SW is probably really penny pinching right now though, but this is a bad look.
Ummmmm.....
Also, in bad news:
I can deal with FP+ as I actually don't mind the system and it's not mandatory. But if - even after COVID is passed us - the Park Pass is still in place, then that's something that (as a local), will really be of great annoyance.This is from a non-local guest perspective, but the FP+'s are sort of a de facto reservation system unless you're willing to pony up the insane extra cost for park hopper. In general for my trips we've been more willing to either spend all day in a park that we have the FP+ for or take a trip to the Springs/a resort for dinner or entertainment. This is definitely more of an issue for AP's, but even then once capacity limits ease up I think there won't be nearly the problems we're seeing now.
I can deal with FP+ as I actually don't mind the system and it's not mandatory. But if - even after COVID is passed us - the Park Pass is still in place, then that's something that (as a local), will really be of great annoyance.
Only on rides where they can have two empty seats between them, but... still.
Absolutely absurd.I'm pretty late to this but they did try to force me to ride with a family of 3 on Kraken a couple of weeks ago and the staff member assigning rows didn't seem too happy when I refused to ride with them.
I still don’t 100% feel comfortable at Universal or Disney, never mind SeaWorld.Absolutely absurd.
I’ve visited Disney and Universal, but not feeling comfortable enough to go to SeaWorld parks as of yet.
There’s no way they keep the existing park reservation system in tact beyond what is necessary. Doing Flex pass APs in WDW? I can see that. Requiring day ticket holders to reserve a day? No way. No park hopping? No way.
They’ve been working on a new ticketing system for at least two years and it isn’t close to being done. So the duct tape isn’t going anywhere for awhile.I don't hold my breath on Disney Parks tech getting much better unless they do a huge rework. (Situations like these do give an opportunity to be bold, however.)
The reservation system is also a hidden price hike for APs by reducing the number of days you have available as they're only allocating X% to that bucket. I understand the need to focus on more profitable customers, but selling something as access and then creating hoops and hidden quotas to prevent use of said license for access just feels shady.
Also from a customer viewpoint, they should integrate the ticket purchasing system with the reservation system. It makes no sense for someone to have to buy a ticket and specify the days (due to pricing) and then actually book using those days to go the park with non-expiration tickets gone the way of the dodo. Right now it's duct taped together given the circumstances, but longer term that should be ironed out.
Outside the initial PR hit of their opening day, SW hasn’t done bad. Having been to recent weekend days at both, I prefer SW over Universal for a weekend. Midweek there’s no difference as both are empty enough to not really make much of a difference.I’ve visited Disney and Universal, but not feeling comfortable enough to go to SeaWorld parks as of yet.
Not sure if to post it here, but it may help us lead on into the possibility of it--California is going to institute a blueprint for the counties, on economic recovery.
May want to keep an eye on this--especially if certain parks are looking to bounce back open for guests.
"Specific to... amusement park operators, we are working with them," the governor said. "It is a very dynamic conversation, and so we didn't include it in the update today. That is a separate conversation. It's an easier to one to have, frankly, with some of the larger ones. We're trying to accommodate for some of the other amusement activities in the state, and so you'll be getting that as soon as we work through that. One of my afternoon meetings is in this space, and we're actively looking to see where we land on that."
EPCOT does not survive without park hoping.
I have to think this will be addressed. Simply changing the policy to allow park hopping to Epcot only after 4PM would solve the Table Service issue.Anecdotal evidence I’ve heard is they’ve been turning away dozens of guests a day at International Gateway who want to eat dinner after all the other parks closed. Half those restaurants will close otherwise.
Anecdotal evidence I’ve heard is they’ve been turning away dozens of guests a day at International Gateway who want to eat dinner after all the other parks closed. Half those restaurants will close otherwise.