We’re at the YC right now. It’s our last full day. We found crowds to be the same as a normal September (sometimes more crowded in areas & parks). Lots of teens (lots of just graduated hats, etc), more EVC (compared to Feb & Sept ‘20) & large groups are in the parks.
We tried for ROTR Monday morning & got an error message, tried again at 1pm, got one but the number wasn’t called. We tried again this morning & no luck, so we ordered room service & have been lounging in our room.
Mask compliance: in line, a lot wouldn’t put it on til reminded by CM, sometimes multiple times, on rides, lots of noses once the rides take off, in bathrooms, mostly off, in restaurants & stores most people are wearing them, in resorts, noses peaking out when out of sight of CM. As for how many people are wearing masks while walking around parks, I’d say less than 95%.
Social Distancing: basically nonexistent.
Restaurants: Everywhere we’ve eaten the food was good & the service was too. We also noticed a lot of people are shadowing servers because they are training. I think that’s a good sign Disney is gearing to be at full operations soon.
I also want to share I overheard a couple of CM in WS, who were wearing the uniform seen in other locations, telling fellow CM that was their last day in WS. So maybe we’ll be seeing our international CM back soon in WS. Also, I am so disappointed with the lack of authentic merchandise available in the most of the WS stores. Disney used to have multiple items from the country, now it’s mostly Disney themed stuff with exception of the China & Japan pavilion.
All but 2 of all the CM we have come into contact with have been nice & seemed happy. They are all working so hard & some people are making their jobs a lot more difficult than it has to be. I try to go out of my way to be nice.
Buses in the morning are crazy. So we’ve avoided them in the mornings by taking a cab. In the afternoons we’ve taken the bus back to the resort. It hasn’t been bad. I think because people leave at different times & there are bars to make a line, so no stressing who was there first etc. The only sad part was our bus drivers had to, multiple times, tell people to put their masks on properly, sit down, hold your stroller, & eventually get up, go towards the people to get them listen. And this wasn’t just one family on the bus. Even at a red light she had to call out to some families. Sad.
All together we’re having a nice time and I think Disney will be completely back to normal by October.