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Is anyone just back from The World? (like August trips). Can you provide updates on the hub at MK, and the construction at AK? or room renovations at Beach Club? Any advice about crowds, how they are handling rope drop or any other tips? I have tried to review the Trip Reports forum, but it's difficult to find what is a recent report and what is not.
 
Is anyone just back from The World? (like August trips). Can you provide updates on the hub at MK, and the construction at AK? or room renovations at Beach Club? Any advice about crowds, how they are handling rope drop or any other tips? I have tried to review the Trip Reports forum, but it's difficult to find what is a recent report and what is not.
We stayed at the BC Aug. 16-20. There were a handful of refurbished rooms on the ground floor. All the rest of the ground floor rooms are currently being refurbished and those hallways are all blocked off.
 
We also stayed at BC August 16 thru 22. Had refurb room on 4th floor with lagoon view. Still a lot of refurb there - we can only confirm what we saw around the quiet pool area. Crowds were pretty heavy. Stand by waits seemed very long and it was very hot. Rope drops were about 15 minutes before posted opening times. Reading posts today which state crowds are smaller this week.
 

Just back from BCV this week. Was there 10 days. By last weekend first floor (BC) was open again and rooms were either done or almost done. Wall in front of castle still there but seems almost done. Hub looks good.
 
The HUB is getting (slowly) better. However, as of yesterday (8/26), the walls are still up outside Cinderella Castle, so you can't enter or exit through it. Could see workers in there in the morning and still looks like they're going to be there for atleast another week or two. Not saying it's a good/bad thing, that's just what it looks like at the moment. The new pathway in the HUB area that was opened recently is a big help, and a lot of the building areas surrounding now have grass, plants and trees instead of dirt and diggers.

Crowds were ok today at MK, much better than previous weeks. Just make sure to go in with a good plan (getting to parks no later than 30 mins before opening etc.), although they will continue to drop, especially with all the visitors from the UK that should be leaving by the end of this current week. Even Wishes tonight wasn't that crowded, still a bit of space to in the HUB unlike the crammed way it's been since end of May. EPCOT has only been getting projections of around 24,000-30,000 guests per day this current week which isn't that busy.


As for FP's and ADR's, if you're still looking for something that's currently unavailable, just keep trying and trying. Managed to get a Chef Mickey's breakfast ADR (7:25am) on Tuesday eveing through MDE app (25/8) for yesterday (26/8). Also, managed to A&E FP's for our 2nd additional FP of the day (2 of us in total).

Hope you enjoy your trip! :)
 
.You realize that you are asking for posters to break Dis guide lines? Just Back and Live Reports are not allowed on this Board. We have sticky at top of page explaining why.
 


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