Hurrah for forty days! International Gateway at opening is no bueno -- largely b/c they don't open all the lanes. But generally throughout the afternoon it's not as bad as I feared. I do still speedwalk when I see boats coming. I'm also going to miss the rotunda as an indoor, air-conditioned area to enjoy some snacks and rest -- though it felt a bit "wrong" to be eating/drinking in that environment. Will also miss Restaurant Marrakesh as a rest stop. And World ShowPlace. At least there is still Odyssey and Canada.
32 days now!
This trip is coming up so ridiculously fast, which I really can't complain about!
Yup, really not a fan of the IG at opening these days. I wish they would have more lanes open, and even add some more if possible, I've never had to wait in a 30 minute line ever before to get into any other park before this, so it seems they really need to fix IG somehow to keep the entry smoother and wait shorter. I'm becoming cynical, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't want to pay the money to extend the skyliner to the entrance that could handle the crowds, so just cheaped out and dumped everyone at the IG without a single care for the guests experience entering there.
The rotunda bistro was so awesome last year! You are right though, it did feel a bit wrong to be eating in there, even felt wrong to talk in there, we usually ate in silence!
We totally missed restaurant Marrakesh last year, isn't that the lounge for that health insurance this year? I may be making this up, but I thought you could get passes for free for that this year... (I have no idea where this thought came from!)
It's funny, when I see there are no booths set up in world showplace, my immediate thought/hope is that it means that special events are coming back! So far, I've been wrong. I'm getting good at being wrong