lorileahb
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We are going to mobile order something to go/quick from Contempo café at the contemporary resort and then walk over from there. Hopefully it will be chilly enough for a hot chocolate!
Here Now & Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences Including Park Hopping
tcherjen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
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I’m at Pop right now.
Today was our EPCOT day. I got up early, so I could post what time the lines are starting. MK and AK both had people lining up at 6:45.
We go to MK tomorrow, so I will post back on our experience.
The skyline to HS and EPCOT was empty at that time.
We got in line at 9 and it was long but moved quickly.
We got to the transfer station and were held there for EPCOT till 9:50.
We got into Epcot at 10:05. Walked into WS and headed to Soaring.
Frozen was a crazy line, will attempt to ride it tonight.
They held us at Soaring till 11 am for the ride.
Overall the day was pleasant so far at Epcot
Today was our EPCOT day. I got up early, so I could post what time the lines are starting. MK and AK both had people lining up at 6:45.
We go to MK tomorrow, so I will post back on our experience.
The skyline to HS and EPCOT was empty at that time.
We got in line at 9 and it was long but moved quickly.
We got to the transfer station and were held there for EPCOT till 9:50.
We got into Epcot at 10:05. Walked into WS and headed to Soaring.
Frozen was a crazy line, will attempt to ride it tonight.
They held us at Soaring till 11 am for the ride.
Overall the day was pleasant so far at Epcot
PrincessV
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2006
I posted in the News section thread, but I'll add it here and expand a bit...
I spent 2 nights , 2.5 days at WDW this week. Stayed at the newly reopened CSR, drove to WDW (I'm local-ish) and to the parks.
CSR:
Was... okay. Not stellar. My shower had either a trickle of hot water, or full force cold - no in between. I was only there 2 nights and discovered this while showering before bed night 1, and I didn't want workers coming in, so I just dealt with it and reported it when I checked out.
The lack of dining options was difficult and would have been VERY difficult for a longer stay. I'm allergic to shellfish and don't eat meat, which narrows down menus to start, and I won't eat indoors, narrowing it further, so having the main QS place closed wasn't great. I made a point of eating lunch in the parks each day, bfast from home in my room, and had one dinner at Three Bridges - it was delicious, but a little more people-y than I'd have liked. They weren't seating every table, but the tables immediately next to me were seated, so the empty ones next to them were pretty useless. I was still 4' away and we all kept our masks on when not eating, so I'm not terribly worried... but I don't think I'd do it again. I saw a notice in MDE that Three Bridges will soon start offering to-go orders, which will help.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, EP:
Arrived around 12pm and went straight for F&W food, starting in Canada and going counter-clockwise all the way around WS
No F&W booth line was longer than 3 or 4 people and took minutes to go through. The lines tended to look closer to "normal" weekday lines due to social distancing.
There were pockets of congested walkways, and pockets of nearly empty walkways and no obvious rhyme or reason for either. At any time I could move a bit to give myself 6' from anyone, but in some spots it took more work. Not always easy to find a place to sit and eat, especially in shade, but pretty easy to find standing tables.
Hit FW around 3:30pm: SE, Seas, Journey were all walk on (posted 5mins), Soarin' about 8 minutes (posted10).
Back to WS around 5-6pm: much emptier all around - more open space in general and more open tables. PLENTY of room for everyone.
Visible presence of CMs watching for mask adherence. I never heard any reprimands, but I also never saw any flagrant rule-breaking, only the rare nose out, but far away from other people, or someone taking a mask break outside of designated areas and not actively eating or drinking, but still away from others. I heard the constant reminders over the loudspeakers.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, MK:
Arrived around 10:45am and immediately caught "Boo to You Lite" cavalcade on Main St: plenty of open room to watch - nobody within 10 or more feet of me.
5 min "waits" (really just walking through the queues) for Barnstormer, Dumbo, UTS. None were utilizing all of their dedicated queues, let alone extra. Walkways felt more "crowded" than in late Aug., but nowhere near normal crowded: ample room to spread out.
A little before 12pm mobile ordered from Pinocchio's - hit "I am here" on way to restroom and order was ready by the time I finished washing my hands. Plenty of outdoor tables open and still open when I left about 45 minutes later.
Walked through Fantasyland to Splash - it definitely gets tight between Pan and Small World and no way to remain 6' from every person while going through, but it was truly only close for the few seconds it took to get through. It spread out and opened up again at HM.
Splash around 1:15pm was posted 45 mins, queue was using most of its dedicated outdoor queue - actual wait was about 25 mins, moving almost the entire time. Circled back to Pooh, where the queue ran all the way to Cheshire Cafe and posted wait was 30 mins - actual wait was a little over 15, moving continually. HM next: queue used all of the dedicated outdoor queue, except the graveyard area, plus a big out-and-back on the Riverboat ramps, posted wait was 35 mins: actual wait was just about 35, but only because I hit a cleaning cycle just before entering the building and was stuck there for 10 minutes. Final ride was POTC with posted wait of 45 mins, actual wait around 25, moving the entire time.
I caught 2 more cavalcades in the afternoon, with plenty of room to spread out for both. Overall, between about 2-5pm walkways felt busier than in late Aug, but still had plenty of room to maintain distance - it just took a little more work on my part. Mask compliance was very good - I saw very few issues and lots of CMs watching. Heard the announcements over loudspeakers all day. It was harder this trip to find spots to pull over at least 6' from others to eat a snack or drink water, but not impossible at all - BUT almost every time I did find a good spot, within minutes someone would come and sit/stand right next to me! I'd have 20' of open space on either side, but they'd come up within inches of where I was. Each time, I just moved myself out of the situation, but it was bizarre.
Thursday, Oct. 22, DHS:
Oh my. I get it now. This was my first time back at DHS since pre-COVID and it felt a LOT like Thanksgiving week last year.
Arrived by car at 9am and traffic was backed up, but moved quickly: I was parked and into the park by 9:30am. A LOT of people walking in - it wasn't easy to maintain distance. Upon entering, Hollywood Bl was VERY congested, but I went left into the Echo Lake area and it was nearly empty. I was in GE by 9:45 and found a shaded spot well away from everyone to wait - GE wasn't empty, but it wasn't very populated either: it felt a lot like the end of opening day, when the place had mostly emptied out.
Got a ROTR BG and got in line for MF:SR at 10:15am: queue extended to the far end of the Falcon, posted wait of 35 when I got in and actual wait was 25. ROTR BG called just before 11am and I got in queue at 11: moved continuously and was around 15 mins before the action starts.
Mobile ordered a blue milk and circled back... GE was PACKED. Like, busier than the day we went during Thanksgiving week. Impossible to maintain 6' while walking, and difficult to find any spot to stop 6' from others. I walked back to the entrance path from grand Ave. and had more room there to stop and sip.
Mobile ordered lunch from ABC and it was ready in 5 minutes - 12pm. All outdoor tables were taken, mostly by people using them for a mask break, not actively eating or drinking (no food on the table.) No enforcement over there. I took my tray to a planter and balanced there to eat, but a kind CM saw a table open and held it while waving me over - that was appreciated! Commissary Lane was just busy, busy, busy.
I left the park after lunch because it was time to go home, but would have left because it was too crowded for my comfort, pandemic or otherwise. Had I stayed the night, I'd have tried returning later in the day. I have no idea how things were in other areas of the park, but TP had expected wait times of 60-90 mins for everything at 1pm.
Mask compliance was very good; no major issues in general. But overall I felt like WDW had just kind of given up on DHS. I used several restrooms that had none of the signage saying to wash hands for 20 seconds like in the other parks. I assume the reminders were playing on the loudspeakers, but I never heard them over the din of the crowds. I saw a few CMs in queues watching Guests, but very few out and about, and like I said above, lots of people taking mask breaks not in Relaxation Zones and no CMs saying anything. I do not blame the CMs at all, but management needs to get on it at DHS. CMs seemed surprised that I didn't want to eat indoors. I kept trying to distance myself form other Guests and they just kept getting too close outside of the marked queues - I felt like the lack of enforcement overall led to Guests not bothering to do their part.
In general, everything was more "busy" feeling than in late Aug., as expected, but wait times at MK and EP were no different.
I spent 2 nights , 2.5 days at WDW this week. Stayed at the newly reopened CSR, drove to WDW (I'm local-ish) and to the parks.
CSR:
Was... okay. Not stellar. My shower had either a trickle of hot water, or full force cold - no in between. I was only there 2 nights and discovered this while showering before bed night 1, and I didn't want workers coming in, so I just dealt with it and reported it when I checked out.
The lack of dining options was difficult and would have been VERY difficult for a longer stay. I'm allergic to shellfish and don't eat meat, which narrows down menus to start, and I won't eat indoors, narrowing it further, so having the main QS place closed wasn't great. I made a point of eating lunch in the parks each day, bfast from home in my room, and had one dinner at Three Bridges - it was delicious, but a little more people-y than I'd have liked. They weren't seating every table, but the tables immediately next to me were seated, so the empty ones next to them were pretty useless. I was still 4' away and we all kept our masks on when not eating, so I'm not terribly worried... but I don't think I'd do it again. I saw a notice in MDE that Three Bridges will soon start offering to-go orders, which will help.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, EP:
Arrived around 12pm and went straight for F&W food, starting in Canada and going counter-clockwise all the way around WS
No F&W booth line was longer than 3 or 4 people and took minutes to go through. The lines tended to look closer to "normal" weekday lines due to social distancing.
There were pockets of congested walkways, and pockets of nearly empty walkways and no obvious rhyme or reason for either. At any time I could move a bit to give myself 6' from anyone, but in some spots it took more work. Not always easy to find a place to sit and eat, especially in shade, but pretty easy to find standing tables.
Hit FW around 3:30pm: SE, Seas, Journey were all walk on (posted 5mins), Soarin' about 8 minutes (posted10).
Back to WS around 5-6pm: much emptier all around - more open space in general and more open tables. PLENTY of room for everyone.
Visible presence of CMs watching for mask adherence. I never heard any reprimands, but I also never saw any flagrant rule-breaking, only the rare nose out, but far away from other people, or someone taking a mask break outside of designated areas and not actively eating or drinking, but still away from others. I heard the constant reminders over the loudspeakers.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, MK:
Arrived around 10:45am and immediately caught "Boo to You Lite" cavalcade on Main St: plenty of open room to watch - nobody within 10 or more feet of me.
5 min "waits" (really just walking through the queues) for Barnstormer, Dumbo, UTS. None were utilizing all of their dedicated queues, let alone extra. Walkways felt more "crowded" than in late Aug., but nowhere near normal crowded: ample room to spread out.
A little before 12pm mobile ordered from Pinocchio's - hit "I am here" on way to restroom and order was ready by the time I finished washing my hands. Plenty of outdoor tables open and still open when I left about 45 minutes later.
Walked through Fantasyland to Splash - it definitely gets tight between Pan and Small World and no way to remain 6' from every person while going through, but it was truly only close for the few seconds it took to get through. It spread out and opened up again at HM.
Splash around 1:15pm was posted 45 mins, queue was using most of its dedicated outdoor queue - actual wait was about 25 mins, moving almost the entire time. Circled back to Pooh, where the queue ran all the way to Cheshire Cafe and posted wait was 30 mins - actual wait was a little over 15, moving continually. HM next: queue used all of the dedicated outdoor queue, except the graveyard area, plus a big out-and-back on the Riverboat ramps, posted wait was 35 mins: actual wait was just about 35, but only because I hit a cleaning cycle just before entering the building and was stuck there for 10 minutes. Final ride was POTC with posted wait of 45 mins, actual wait around 25, moving the entire time.
I caught 2 more cavalcades in the afternoon, with plenty of room to spread out for both. Overall, between about 2-5pm walkways felt busier than in late Aug, but still had plenty of room to maintain distance - it just took a little more work on my part. Mask compliance was very good - I saw very few issues and lots of CMs watching. Heard the announcements over loudspeakers all day. It was harder this trip to find spots to pull over at least 6' from others to eat a snack or drink water, but not impossible at all - BUT almost every time I did find a good spot, within minutes someone would come and sit/stand right next to me! I'd have 20' of open space on either side, but they'd come up within inches of where I was. Each time, I just moved myself out of the situation, but it was bizarre.
Thursday, Oct. 22, DHS:
Oh my. I get it now. This was my first time back at DHS since pre-COVID and it felt a LOT like Thanksgiving week last year.
Arrived by car at 9am and traffic was backed up, but moved quickly: I was parked and into the park by 9:30am. A LOT of people walking in - it wasn't easy to maintain distance. Upon entering, Hollywood Bl was VERY congested, but I went left into the Echo Lake area and it was nearly empty. I was in GE by 9:45 and found a shaded spot well away from everyone to wait - GE wasn't empty, but it wasn't very populated either: it felt a lot like the end of opening day, when the place had mostly emptied out.
Got a ROTR BG and got in line for MF:SR at 10:15am: queue extended to the far end of the Falcon, posted wait of 35 when I got in and actual wait was 25. ROTR BG called just before 11am and I got in queue at 11: moved continuously and was around 15 mins before the action starts.
Mobile ordered a blue milk and circled back... GE was PACKED. Like, busier than the day we went during Thanksgiving week. Impossible to maintain 6' while walking, and difficult to find any spot to stop 6' from others. I walked back to the entrance path from grand Ave. and had more room there to stop and sip.
Mobile ordered lunch from ABC and it was ready in 5 minutes - 12pm. All outdoor tables were taken, mostly by people using them for a mask break, not actively eating or drinking (no food on the table.) No enforcement over there. I took my tray to a planter and balanced there to eat, but a kind CM saw a table open and held it while waving me over - that was appreciated! Commissary Lane was just busy, busy, busy.
I left the park after lunch because it was time to go home, but would have left because it was too crowded for my comfort, pandemic or otherwise. Had I stayed the night, I'd have tried returning later in the day. I have no idea how things were in other areas of the park, but TP had expected wait times of 60-90 mins for everything at 1pm.
Mask compliance was very good; no major issues in general. But overall I felt like WDW had just kind of given up on DHS. I used several restrooms that had none of the signage saying to wash hands for 20 seconds like in the other parks. I assume the reminders were playing on the loudspeakers, but I never heard them over the din of the crowds. I saw a few CMs in queues watching Guests, but very few out and about, and like I said above, lots of people taking mask breaks not in Relaxation Zones and no CMs saying anything. I do not blame the CMs at all, but management needs to get on it at DHS. CMs seemed surprised that I didn't want to eat indoors. I kept trying to distance myself form other Guests and they just kept getting too close outside of the marked queues - I felt like the lack of enforcement overall led to Guests not bothering to do their part.
In general, everything was more "busy" feeling than in late Aug., as expected, but wait times at MK and EP were no different.
Befferk
Love your life and count your blessings!
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2004
They let people line up at MK at 6:45am for a 9am opening?
ETA: Or do you mean for the buses?
lorileahb
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2017
I’m at Pop right now.
Today was our EPCOT day. I got up early, so I could post what time the lines are starting. MK and AK both had people lining up at 6:45.
We go to MK tomorrow, so I will post back on our experience.
The skyline to HS and EPCOT was empty at that time.
We got in line at 9 and it was long but moved quickly.
We got to the transfer station and were held there for EPCOT till 9:50.
We got into Epcot at 10:05. Walked into WS and headed to Soaring.
Frozen was a crazy line, will attempt to ride it tonight.
They held us at Soaring till 11 am for the ride.
Overall the day was pleasant so far at Epcot
Thanks. Just a quick question... 645 both MK and AK had people lining up... where was the line... for the buses at Pop? Parking lot? Or, lined up outside the park. Appreciate it!!!!
katyringo
DIS Veteran
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Alright we are on a hotel break which we felt we could do since MK is open until 8pm and we have a BOG reservation at 755pm.
we lined up for busses from pop at 7am and were in the park by 8:06. Offical opening was 9am. We had Starbucks, got the new blue cup, took some pictures and off mine train by 9am. Then we did a few fantasy land rides, and space mountain. Caught some calvacades and characters on Main Street. Had some food at pecco bills and got in an estimated 60 min line for big thunder. It was having technical difficulties and it kept repeating that the wait time may increase. We were off in 60 minutes, but then the whole ride shut down. This is where things started getting rough. All the wait times soared by 130. And wait times for everything. For food, shows, even for the relaxation station. We headed back to Main Street caught another calvacades, took an ice cream break, and shopped a bit. Wait times still very high. Even using touring plans times they are high and the lines are past where they stop placing markers down. So we decided to come back to the hotel. Hoping things calm down a bit for the evening.
That being said... I expected this. Watching the reports leading to our trip I was prepared. We have our priorities and we did them first. I just think it’s important folks know you are no longer going to an empty park. You need to have a plan. You need to set priorities and you need to have realistic expectations.
we lined up for busses from pop at 7am and were in the park by 8:06. Offical opening was 9am. We had Starbucks, got the new blue cup, took some pictures and off mine train by 9am. Then we did a few fantasy land rides, and space mountain. Caught some calvacades and characters on Main Street. Had some food at pecco bills and got in an estimated 60 min line for big thunder. It was having technical difficulties and it kept repeating that the wait time may increase. We were off in 60 minutes, but then the whole ride shut down. This is where things started getting rough. All the wait times soared by 130. And wait times for everything. For food, shows, even for the relaxation station. We headed back to Main Street caught another calvacades, took an ice cream break, and shopped a bit. Wait times still very high. Even using touring plans times they are high and the lines are past where they stop placing markers down. So we decided to come back to the hotel. Hoping things calm down a bit for the evening.
That being said... I expected this. Watching the reports leading to our trip I was prepared. We have our priorities and we did them first. I just think it’s important folks know you are no longer going to an empty park. You need to have a plan. You need to set priorities and you need to have realistic expectations.
kristenbrandt
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2010
Just back from an amazing 10/10 (yes, there were things we missed but given the givens, it was awesome) trip for us. Probably our 17th or 18th trip in 17 years, so we have a lot of favorites, "must do's", nostalgic park preferences, etc. This thread was particularly helpful in educating ourselves as to what to expect on a Disney trip impacted by covid restrictions and making the decision to go (or not) given the new regulations, limitations, procedures, physical distancing, wait times, limited park hours/dining/entertainment options, etc.
I am sure it's a matter of perspective, but masks, physical distancing, cleanliness, capacity limits everywhere (stores, parks, dining), newly implemented routines, non-negotiable guest and employee policies, CM enforcement, and even guest compliance generally met or exceeded our expectations. As many have reported, we felt more risk just getting there. Multiple wonderful meals, pool time, family time, a few Disney "firsts", favorite old standbys, figuring out our new touring preferences in the age of covid, and some priceless memories with the boys, 17 and 15. It's not for everyone but it was awesome for us.
There is certainly a lot "missing" in terms of Disney's full array of offerings, evening entertainment, fireworks, shows, certain dining options, dessert parties, "extras", character meets, Club level, etc...however, on our arrival day and every day after, we never felt we were missing so much that the trip wasn't "worth it" to us. Though worth/value is relative to each person's perspective, our experience did not feel like we were engaging in risky behavior by being there and in fact, we had one of our top two or three WDW trips ever. We enjoyed the fun of figuring out new touring preferences and found a lot of pixie dust along the way.
I am sure it's a matter of perspective, but masks, physical distancing, cleanliness, capacity limits everywhere (stores, parks, dining), newly implemented routines, non-negotiable guest and employee policies, CM enforcement, and even guest compliance generally met or exceeded our expectations. As many have reported, we felt more risk just getting there. Multiple wonderful meals, pool time, family time, a few Disney "firsts", favorite old standbys, figuring out our new touring preferences in the age of covid, and some priceless memories with the boys, 17 and 15. It's not for everyone but it was awesome for us.
- We stayed (new to us) at the Riviera Resort Wednesday-Wednesday. First time not at the Poly and we loved it, not having expected to enjoy any resort as much as the Poly. Have already booked our next (hopeful) trip at the Riviera.
- Having only one weekend within the trip was fine. Weekends are busier in the parks and without FP, you "feel" that slight uptick. DS was not busy on Saturday mid-morning to 1pm and golf was a good choice for the dudes that morning. Nice break from RDing in the middle of the trip.
- We RDed all parks except Epcot (thank you, fellow posters, for the accurate info that helped us make that call) and did not miss it.
- We got RotR BGs 4/4 attempts, three being at 10am, once at 2pm (again, different thread, but helpful posts!). The attraction is amazing. Do not miss.
- RD is pretty important to us so we can enjoy a few attractions/headliners before the parks get too busy to be fun. That Saturday morning tee time (a first for them at Disney - great experience, they'll be back) was a good break, but....they said they'd be too tired to go to a park afterwards and pool/DS would be plenty. Surprise, surprise. After three fantastic park days, they decided a late entry to HS was in order after golf/lunch!
- RD at HS, MK, AK (by bus, on foot, by rental car...no skyliner RD)
- 2pm entry at HS twice (Wednesday and Saturday)
- Shortened park hours did not significantly detract from the experience, though we did feel an hour or two at each would have been better and is a reasonable guest expectation given how efficiently parks were operating overall.
- ADRs are important to us with capacity limits, even if we're not quite what/how we'll feel later. I booked 60 days out and continued checking/modifying throughout the planning process and the trip. We fully realized the value/flexibility of CL breakfasts and evening service to us...we'd never needed so many ADRs. Happily found the balance between free/pool time and quality evening ADRs that were not stressful to attend in terms of timing/travel/location.
- Being flexible and thankful changes everything. After months of lockdown, no flexibility, so many cancellations and disappointments, professional set backs/financial concerns, family health issues, and two cancellations of this trip, it all felt like a bonus. Yes, a bonus we were paying for, but it was amazing. We let go of some "we always..." and embraced all the new, firsts for us and were thankful for every day of the trip.
There is certainly a lot "missing" in terms of Disney's full array of offerings, evening entertainment, fireworks, shows, certain dining options, dessert parties, "extras", character meets, Club level, etc...however, on our arrival day and every day after, we never felt we were missing so much that the trip wasn't "worth it" to us. Though worth/value is relative to each person's perspective, our experience did not feel like we were engaging in risky behavior by being there and in fact, we had one of our top two or three WDW trips ever. We enjoyed the fun of figuring out new touring preferences and found a lot of pixie dust along the way.
MaleficentRN
Orange Bird is my spirit animal.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2011
We got in line about 8:45. Here are some pictures I took shorty after. One is behind us and the other is a third line to the left of the entrance where they were directing people arrive in cars and ride shares.
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kristenbrandt
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2010
Last week we walked from Boardwalk to HS, arriving between 8:05-8:20a three different occasions (Thursday, Sunday, and this past Wednesday). Highly recommend. We were among the first 30-50 people in the first two lines (extending outward from the skyliner area toward the bus depot). Those two lines were eventually moved forward to the white temperature tents around 8:45a, forming multiple lines to the left and right. Never saw people getting off the skyliner before 9am and did not see cars being allowed into the lot until that time as well. Walked through the queue to ride MMRR once, tried SDD once and dipped (don't recommend that for RD), walked on RnR/ToT combo twice with plenty of time to spare for sitting with a snack to try for RotR BGs at 10a.
MaleficentRN
Orange Bird is my spirit animal.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2011
On Sunday, we were dropped off at CR at 8:30. By the time we walked over to the park, they had let people in and the line for 7DMT was snaked all around the corner past Storybook Circus.
MaleficentRN
Orange Bird is my spirit animal.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2011
On Wednesday I saw people getting off Skyliner just before 9. They opened parking gate at 9 on the dot. Line started moving at 9:02
MaleficentRN
Orange Bird is my spirit animal.
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2011
Agreed. I'm a rope drop gal and can get everything I done I want by noon normally. Sunday at MK was a bummer for me. I have never waited more than 30 minutes for any ride before this past week. Took a breather at the hotel and came back and it was still too much for me.
kristenbrandt
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2010
We were turned away at the parking plaza at 7:45am and told not to come back until 8:45. I doubted that was going to work for us, knowing we had been having temps taken at 9am previous days, on and off multiple rides by 9:45. I'm not sure at what point they allow cars to start parking/waiting for gates to open at HS. It was our departure day and we needed to gas up the rental anyway, so we did that, placed a mobile order at Boardwalk Bakery, and parked there. We took Lyft to BW the other two times.
Related - we pulled up to MK parking plaza at 7:55a (last Friday, 9am open) and it was bumper to bumper. Cars started moving at 8am. By the time we parked, walked, and monorailed over, we were well behind friends who Lyfted to CR and walked. They rode Space once and waited at the exit for us to ride, then we hooked up. They also reported line for 7D was lengthy/no go at RD.
Took the first bus from Riviera to AK on Monday and opposite was true - parking plaza was full but had clearly been moving vehicles through already when our bus passed by around 8:35. Parking lot/entrance/security/tapstyles were FULL of people at 8:40.
tcherjen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 6, 2012
They were for buses
tcherjen
DIS Veteran
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Bus
tcherjen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
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Buses at Pop.
wilkydelts
Be Realistic, Be Happy
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2017
I will post more later but I am in Magic Kingdom today and have had very little issues. Longest wait was 40 for pirates. Everything is shorter than posted. I have many opposing feelings to those talking about MK crowds and difficulties today
You can tell more traffic picked up about 3:30 probably more AP people
You can tell more traffic picked up about 3:30 probably more AP people
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Jaina
Actually, my name is Sara. It's a long, VMK story.
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2005
Finishing up a day in Hollywood Studios today (in about an hour). I feel like the crowds have been a little lighter than what I’ve seen or heard the last few weekends. We have been on everything (a couple things twice) except Mickey and Minnie’s (currently in a 60 min line for it) and Millennium Falcon, which we will probably/maybe ride. We walked over from the Speedway early this morning (8:20 ish) and even had to exchange our UT tickets at the booths and only waited 5-10 for Slinky starting out. It has been hot and sticky some (we’re from AZ) but overcast and breezy off and on, which has been great.
I'll say we were there last week and saw lots of ppl eating in the lines...like on some lines it was literally towards 40% ish of the ppl in outside lines (really didn't see it much once we were indoors, but there were tons in the outdoor lines.) Lots of cms were around or passes them and didn't say anything, so I don't think Disney thinks it's not allowed or ok. Lots of ppl eating popcorn, dole whips, ice cream bars, snacks from home...some whole meals (because yes lines were that long)... no one ever said anything.
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