We’re doing AK and BB! Maybe we’ll see you at the bus stop!I might need to switch things up now. I fear I have MK for next Tuesday. Ugh
We’re doing AK and BB! Maybe we’ll see you at the bus stop!I might need to switch things up now. I fear I have MK for next Tuesday. Ugh
That’s good..ours are chase ultimate reward points so I am not sure how it would work..I unfortunately don’t think I can get our points back ..Sorry, I don’t know about credits.
You might...no harm in calling and finding out.That’s good..ours are chase ultimate reward points so I am not sure how it would work..I unfortunately don’t think I can get our points back ..
According to some studies, yes. Others no. It’s so difficult because of the no longer reporting cases by county.So cases should start going down soon?
We have basic seats booked for February. If we have to reschedule dobwe get charged? I couldn't find the fine print on their website. Perhaps I should just call.American Airlines is still allowing cancellations/changes (changes as long as you did not pick basic economy seats) and reinstatement of miles. I know because I cancelled my trip twice in the past 2 weeks.
After agonizing over this decision for the past 10 days (while simultaneously agonizing over my kiddo’s preschool plans, ugh) I am deciding to cancel our early October trip. We are a family of 4, 2 vaxxed adults and 2 kids under 5.
Losing my $700 DVC Rental Store deposit is bad but I really am grieving over the quality time I longed to spend with my kiddos and hubby in a place I love so much, that makes us all so giddy, after a stressful and MONOTONOUS 18 months.
Last night I even cried about it because I just miss GOING PLACES (anywhere but home really) and making memories with my family. Seeing my kids giggle, being together and enjoying each other’s company instead of being cooped up inside.
My son is almost 5 and is the PERFECT age to explore parks with, too. I miss quality time with him and feel like he’s growing up too fast.
the one thing that’s making me feel better is that I am now scheduling a (refundable!!) trip for late winter.
I'm probably straying from the thread rules, but I think your research is very important. I have a good friend who is a Dr of Pharmacy at Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center and I specifically asked her about the news of a high ranking govt official getting that monoclonal antibody treatment despite no symptoms. She said that it's approved as treatment for use in patients with risk (so that's your husband), but it's not going to be readily available to all. It's probably a good thing to learn about, regardless of WDW plans.
We just hastily scheduled a trip for next month (due to some hoppers that expire that we didn't realize had), but I believe we won't be going. A friend with kids heading back to school on Monday reached out today about how she felt like Covid was just "closing in on them" because of how many people are dealing with it that she knows.
As for our hoppers, perhaps I'll call WDW and ask if the expiration can be extended.
I did a covid trip in November 2020 before any of us were vaccinated. I was a little paranoid on the plane (back when they were leaving middle seats open), but once I got to Disney I felt so safe. They were really enforcing masks, they were cleaning regularly, and there was plenty of space in restaurants and queues. I'm sad to see all of those protocols disappearing since my 4 yr old isn't vaccinated. If they still had those in place I would've 100% still gone in September. I just don't have the comfort level in Disney's protocols right now that I had in November. I'm still sad about missing one last opportunity to see HEA.FWIW, We went twice during COVID, in January 2021 and June 2021. In January, the parks were very crowd-controlled and social distancing was strict. Masks were everywhere except when seated at a restaurant and that was well-enforced. We felt WDW was doing an excellent job. In June, numbers had gone down so much that we felt very comfortable, even taking my older parents (everyone is fully vaccinated). We even enjoyed the blissful mask-free window of mid-June, when cases were SO LOW.
I would not go now, and will not until this is all over. In part, I feel WDW has just surrendered and thrown up their hands regarding the virus and is now desperately grabbing for cash: too crowded, masks barely in use, no testing sites (they had one in January on Disney property at an administration building, open to public). (News: cases are higher than ever! WDW: Let's open a buffet!)
This is what we did. Just canceled our trip next week and already had booked week after Thanksgiving for a back up.Did the same- took some of the sting away from cancelling our August trip, by booking for Christmas- my kids (15 & 10) cant wait-
Almost made them forget about August ! (especially after getting "Cirque" tix!)
Their reasoning is we are going at a less crowded time, their kids are fine wearing masks and they'll be as careful as possible to avoid crowds, won't do rope drops, and use sanitizer before/after every ride. Also they say their school has a mask optional policy and more than 1/2 the kids aren't wearing masks so they're just as likely to get Covid from school as they are from WDW.
Given where we live and our past experience at WDW during the pandemic, I think outdoor risk can be managed (there are a lot of tourists in NYC right now), and the indoor restaurants we've booked are all very large with decent air flow. And my kids have been going to masked, mostly indoor summer camps here - but then they sit unmasked for lunch with all the other unvaccinated kids in a smaller room, closer together ... so I don't think its all that different from what they're doing for lunch now.
I can relate. My daughter is turning two and it feels like she's a baby forever because we haven't done any of those "watch her grow" things like let her walk around a petting zoo. We did Sesame Place and that was it for her entire existance. I'm hoping though that she and my 7 year old will both be more excited for our new trip we scheduled for February. Maybe there's more they will want to try. The toddler hates rides for now, so she can only be interested in doing more... and the 7 year old might want to try coasters.After agonizing over this decision for the past 10 days (while simultaneously agonizing over my kiddo’s preschool plans, ugh) I am deciding to cancel our early October trip. We are a family of 4, 2 vaxxed adults and 2 kids under 5.
Losing my $700 DVC Rental Store deposit is bad but I really am grieving over the quality time I longed to spend with my kiddos and hubby in a place I love so much, that makes us all so giddy, after a stressful and MONOTONOUS 18 months.
Last night I even cried about it because I just miss GOING PLACES (anywhere but home really) and making memories with my family. Seeing my kids giggle, being together and enjoying each other’s company instead of being cooped up inside.
My son is almost 5 and is the PERFECT age to explore parks with, too. I miss quality time with him and feel like he’s growing up too fast.
the one thing that’s making me feel better is that I am now scheduling a (refundable!!) trip for late winter.
Last night I even cried about it because I just miss GOING PLACES (anywhere but home really) and making memories with my family. Seeing my kids giggle, being together and enjoying each other’s company instead of being cooped up inside.
My son is almost 5 and is the PERFECT age to explore parks with, too. I miss quality time with him and feel like he’s growing up too fast.
the one thing that’s making me feel better is that I am now scheduling a (refundable!!) trip for late winter.
I can relate. My daughter is turning two and it feels like she's a baby forever because we haven't done any of those "watch her grow" things like let her walk around a petting zoo. We did Sesame Place and that was it for her entire existance. I'm hoping though that she and my 7 year old will both be more excited for our new trip we scheduled for February. Maybe there's more they will want to try. The toddler hates rides for now, so she can only be interested in doing more... and the 7 year old might want to try coasters.