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In a nutshell, I had requested high floor, northwest (I think, whichever is towards MK); which I completely understand is a request, not a guarantee for my lakeview room. My room was on the 4th floor, facing the marina, with the lake to the left, and on the right, a full and direct view of the...

We had a wonderful trip, we really did, and made tons of wonderful memories. And the kids weren't worried the way I was, so I think they had a better time than I did. But I felt constantly on edge, always worried logistically about keeping the kids out of harm's way. At the end of it, I mentally...

I know this is an uncomfortable topic for some, but I read these boards religiously prior to my trip looking for tips to stay healthy, and something worked. So I wanted to return the favor by summarizing all the precautions we took in the hope that it helps someone else in a similar situation...

My husband had nothing on him except an umbrella yesterday, which he was holding in his hand, and he got pulled aside. The security person said that he needs to hold it straight out in front of him while walking through, not holding it down (as one normally would hold a closed umbrella while...

I was able to get one at 7am this morning, despite a glitch of it picking up someone without a HS park pass that took me a second to correct. I thought I was done after that, but got BG93. They seem to be very slow loading today, or there have been quite a few breakdowns because my expected...

I take out my hard shell glasses case and metal water bottle and hold them out (glasses case wide open so security can see there's nothing inside) as I walk through. It seems to be objects that could potentially conceal another object that get you pulled aside. My mom has metal clips on her...

I'm with you, it's too hot to worry about how other people are handling COVID, so long as I am able to keep 6 feet of distance between my family and the unmasked. But my 9-year-old, who has a lot of anxiety about COVID, is horrified by the number of kids running around indoors without masks. His...

They removed the touchscreen soda dispensers from Beach Club Marketplace (we haven't visited since pre-pandemic so I don't know how long ago they did this); but we walked over to the Yacht Club Market and found them there. Kids were a little disgruntled that "the Yacht Club stole our good soda...

I have 3 boys, ages 8, 9, and 13; and Stormalong Bay at Yacht/Beach has consistently been their favorite part of our Disney vacations since they were old enough to talk. The little ones can play in the sandy area all day long, but the pirate ship slide is cool enough to entertain my oldest, and...

No mask requirement on Slinky or Alien Saucers last night. I'd say about 50% of guests were wearing masks on those lines/rides.

Thank you for this! Yes, we are BCV so we go to the Beach Club marketplace; but the kids would gladly walk over to YC if it meant they can use those touchscreen soda machines. Their little faces dropped when they saw the machines were replaced at BeachClub Marketplace.

I'm at BCV now with two children too young to be vaccinated. Overall, the crowds are low enough and Disney has taken enough precautions that I feel relatively safe. Last night we got behind two men on the Smuggler's Run queue who kept pulling their masks down and then back up whenever they saw a...

My experience Wednesday and Thursday this week at Epcot and HS has been that the actual wait times are between the official and Touring Plans times. As someone mentioned before, I've had several incidents of moving towards a ride because the wait time is low, only to have a swarm of people go in...

I was just at the Marketplace this morning and can confirm that they have the hot cocoa machines, right next to the coffee station. Iced tea dispensers as well. Sweet and unsweetened. Unfortunately, they swapped out the touch screen soda dispensers with traditional soda dispensers. No more...

I was scheduled to stay at Portofino Bay at Universal 8/14-8/18; followed by a Disney stay. I just cancelled the Universal portion of the trip, sadly. With two of my children too young to be vaccinated, and Universal allowing guests to not mask indoors, I felt the risk was just too high. We are...

Thank you so much, that info really tipped the scales for me. Not judging anyone, everyone has their own comfort levels, but I cancelled our Universal reservations. We have Disney scheduled for directly after Universal and then have to fly back to NY, so I want to hedge my bets on staying as...

Thank you for the detailed report and glad you had such a nice trip! We have a very similar trip planned - Aug 14-18 at Portofino for my family of 5; but I've been really worried about the COVID numbers in Orlando and we're thinking about cancelling. My two youngest are too young to be...

They are discount codes for rooms. Go to www.mousesavers.com and look under Resorts. Sometimes Disney special offers (and often AP rates) are better deals, but do the math and you may save some money.

LAWalz23 - I checked the 10-day Forecast for Orlando on weather.com this morning and it said thunderstorms, 60% chance of rain. I checked it again 5 minutes ago and it says partly cloudly, 30% chance of rain. So I'm not going to worry until I'm at WDW! By the way, the weather looks great so far...