Dreams Unlimited Travel Podcast: Visiting Walt Disney World During COVID-19

[JJZMgailey]

In this episode, Dreams Unlimited Travel agents Tracey Heinrichs and Krystin Turner discuss their experiences visiting Walt Disney World during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Very much appreciated this episode and to hear from Tracey and Krystin ... would love to see a followup after their more recent/future trips as anecdotally it feels like Disney is trying to cram more people in (more plexiglass places etc) and I just think I would *feel* less comfortable now than back in the fall due to that ... but perhaps I am mistaken, so would welcome their thoughts

 

[rteetz]

Very much appreciated this episode and to hear from Tracey and Krystin ... would love to see a followup after their more recent/future trips as anecdotally it feels like Disney is trying to cram more people in (more plexiglass places etc) and I just think I would *feel* less comfortable now than back in the fall due to that ... but perhaps I am mistaken, so would welcome their thoughts

I personally think it depends on time of year right now. I went before the holiday rush and then after. Both times I felt completely safe. Of course there are pinch points and areas that do get more crowded. There isn’t a ton Disney can really do about that in many cases. Festival of the arts day 1 was probably the most crowded park I saw during my two “covid” trips.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I personally think it depends on time of year right now. I went before the holiday rush and then after. Both times I felt completely safe. Of course there are pinch points and areas that do get more crowded. There isn’t a ton Disney can really do about that in many cases. Festival of the arts day 1 was probably the most crowded park I saw during my two “covid” trips.

Definitely will depend on time of year/week you go and week day vs weekend (especially for EPCOT)

I think just things like the new plexiglass on the Monorails feel to me like Disney is trying to up capacity and not sure how I feel about that as that plexiglass doesn't seem like it will really do much "real" ....

... though I am sort of not pro-travel now anyway so might be that element coming out

 

[rteetz]

Definitely will depend on time of year/week you go and week day vs weekend (especially for EPCOT)

I think just things like the new plexiglass on the Monorails feel to me like Disney is trying to up capacity and not sure how I feel about that as that plexiglass doesn't seem like it will really do much "real" ....

... though I am sort of not pro-travel now anyway so might be that element coming out

For sure, and I think in some cases you can avoid those things. I did not ride the monorail on either trip. I think having a car is very beneficial right now too.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

For sure, and I think in some cases you can avoid those things. I did not ride the monorail on either trip. I think having a car is very beneficial right now too.

That's a great tip - and might make for a good show: What are things that are good advice for "now" that are different than in "normal times"