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[yulilin3]

These aren't actually happening right now are they? We've done these in the past but with no M&G going on I assumed that these too were down for the moment.

They're virtual

 

[francie57]

We were there last Tuesday through Sunday and a had a great time. Mask wearing was great at Epcot, Studios and Animal. At Magic there were a lot of men with their noses out and most could care less when told to pull up their mask.

We were at Boardwalk for our stay. We got to Studios on Wednesday at 8:30. There was probably 20 people already there. We were walked to temp check just about 9. They let us in at 9:10. We went to MMRR and we were on the ride but 9:20. We then were able to do Slinky and a Toy Story before 10. At 7 we got boarding group 24. We got called at 11:40 for boarding. We were able to do Rise and still make our 12:45 Brown Derby.

On Thursday we were in line at the buses at 7:30 to go to MK. We got on the bus well before 8 and were at the park by 8:10 and through temp and bags by 8:20.

On Saturday we were in line for the bus at 6:30 for Animal. The bus came at 6:40 and we were at AK and at the temp check by 7. There were literally 4 of us there. We were let in at 7:05 and were the first ones walked on to FOP. We were able to do Flights twice and Navi River well before the official 8 opening.

We never felt uncomfortable at any of the parks. We did ask the people behind us to please stay on their lines on 2 occasions. We actually loved the spaced out lines much better than being shoulder to shoulder. Wait times were always about half of what the sign said except for the one time we caught a cleaning cycle. All CMs were very friendly while we were there.

Will definitely be going back.

 

[Erica Ladd]

We were there last Tuesday through Sunday and a had a great time. Mask wearing was great at Epcot, Studios and Animal. At Magic there were a lot of men with their noses out and most could care less when told to pull up their mask.

We were at Boardwalk for our stay. We got to Studios on Wednesday at 8:30. There was probably 20 people already there. We were walked to temp check just about 9. They let us in at 9:10. We went to MMRR and we were on the ride but 9:20. We then were able to do Slinky and a Toy Story before 10. At 7 we got boarding group 24. We got called at 11:40 for boarding. We were able to do Rise and still make our 12:45 Brown Derby.

On Thursday we were in line at the buses at 7:30 to go to MK. We got on the bus well before 8 and were at the park by 8:10 and through temp and bags by 8:20.

On Saturday we were in line for the bus at 6:30 for Animal. The bus came at 6:40 and we were at AK and at the temp check by 7. There were literally 4 of us there. We were let in at 7:05 and were the first ones walked on to FOP. We were able to do Flights twice and Navi River well before the official 8 opening.

We never felt uncomfortable at any of the parks. We did ask the people behind us to please stay on their lines on 2 occasions. We actually loved the spaced out lines much better than being shoulder to shoulder. Wait times were always about half of what the sign said except for the one time we caught a cleaning cycle. All CMs were very friendly while we were there.

Will definitely be going back.

Did they have separate lines for each park for the buses at BWI? We haven’t been since last year and waiting for buses was always a big jumble of people

 

[francie57]

Basically everyone waiting the day we went to Magic was waiting for that bus. They have the area marked off with markers that say “please stand here” every 6 feet so every party was on a marker. There were 2 groups for Animal that loaded onto a bus before we did. Basically the bus drivers are telling you where to sit since there are 10 areas marked with numbers and they tell you where to sit. Worked great every time we took a bus.

 

[yulilin3]

Epcot morning/early afternoon. I thought the forecast might keep people away but it's been the most "alive" I've seen Epcot since reopening, although there were crowds at the food booths never waited more than 5 min, FEA and TT queues were long, FEA was going into the gift shop in China

 

[Disneyhappy]

My thoughts after ear visiting MK on Friday and Saturday with adult DS and girlfriend. Stayed at the Poly.We are DVC members and have been visiting WDW multiple times a year for 20 years,
- Get to MK early. Lines are long. Some were slightly less than posted times but our waits were all between 45 and 60 minutes during the day.
-Stay late. After 7 pm, lines were shorter although SM and BTMR still had posted 40 minute wait times. Peter Pan was 25 minutes and Buzz Lightyear at the end of the night was almost walk on.
-Parks appear more crowded because of social distancing required long outside longs. Also, there are no shows and less inside seating for dining.
- Loved, loved, lovedthe pop up mini parades and castle holiday lights,

Between the lines and masks in the hot weather, we decided we will not be returning until masks are gone and FPs return.

 

[DL1WDW2]

I tried to watch the holiday lights when they first started last night and it didn’t seem to do anything except an occasional shimmer or something The design didnt change and I waited but gave up & left. Does it get better? How long does it last?
All the decorations on Main Street & Cavalcades made my heart fill with joy.
I waited over hour for Muppets to decorate windows with light show near Hall of Presidents but Nothing...
So happy I visited for day!

 

[Aimeedyan]

I tried to watch the holiday lights when they first started last night and it didn’t seem to do anything except an occasional shimmer or something The design didnt change and I waited but gave up & left. Does it get better? How long does it last?

There are 4 designs and they change every 15 minutes - so you'd have to stand there an hour to see them all. It does it until park close (or maybe even after?)

I think their intention was to do something that you could see while navigating the park but not draw a big crowd at any one point.

 

[Lizgistix]

We did ask the people behind us to please stay on their lines on 2 occasions.

I did a more passive-aggressive approach where I would look back towards them and look down at where they were standing.

 

[Disneymom1126]

Last part of our HS day. We got back to HS at about 2:30 and went straight to Tower of Terror. Posted wait was 70 minutes and we waited just shy of an hour. We did hit a cleaning cycle. From there went to Rock-N-Roller Coaster. Posted wait was 60 minutes and we waited 45...also hit a cleaning cycle there. We saw that the wait for Smugglers Run was the shortest we had seen it all day so headed there next (35 minutes). We waited the full 35 minutes. After that we were in our window for our mobile order at Docking Bay 7 so we went and ate. Had an hour before droid depot and slinky was posted at an hour so we took the chance and got in line. We waited 45 minutes for Slinky. Headed to droid depot at 6:45 and then when we got out park was closed.

Overall observations - we saw almost 100% mask and distancing compliance again. I didn't feel like HS was overly crowded, just that everybody was in line for the rides with nothing else to do. The areas that weren't being used for ride lines people were super sparse.

Even with our afternoon break we did every ride except for Alien Swirling Saucers and Start Tours. We could have fit Alien Swirling Saucers in right before droid depot - it was a walk on at that time of night. We also could have likely fit Star Tours in at some point during the day if we really wanted to.

One the one hand, we rode everything. On the other hand it felt like a whole lot of standing in lines to ride a 2-3 minute ride and then do it all again without anything else really in between. I also don't think we could have ridden any of our favorites a second time which was something we often could accomplish with FP+. All in all a good day, we had a good time.

 

[disney16]

There are 4 designs and they change every 15 minutes - so you'd have to stand there an hour to see them all. It does it until park close (or maybe even after?)

I think their intention was to do something that you could see while navigating the park but not draw a big crowd at any one point.

Do the castle projections (and ToT in DHS) start as soon as the sunsets?

 

[yulilin3]

I tried to watch the holiday lights when they first started last night and it didn’t seem to do anything except an occasional shimmer or something The design didnt change and I waited but gave up & left. Does it get better? How long does it last?
All the decorations on Main Street & Cavalcades made my heart fill with joy.
I waited over hour for Muppets to decorate windows with light show near Hall of Presidents but Nothing...
So happy I visited for day!

Just a little bit of patience gets you this, i loved the reactions to each change

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Do the castle projections (and ToT in DHS) start as soon as the sunsets?

On Friday they started around 6:10

 

[Leigh L]

I had to laugh on Sunday. All day with all the distance markers, mask signage, CMs ensuring rules were followed, etc. We get to Muppets, everyone masked up and sitting correctly on our socially distanced dots. The automated announcement then tells us to move forward and fill up all available original space

At least with Muppets it sort of fits in...lol.

Edited to change *not original, available

 

[ColoradoMom12]

I did a more passive-aggressive approach where I would look back towards them and look down at where they were standing.

I think my approach probably qualifies as passive aggressive also, lol. I said to the parents of a family crowding very close to us that we wouldn't mind letting them go ahead of us. I was considering asking them if they were planing on joining us, but my daughter said I shouldn't do that.

 

[tussking]

Spent the entire day in HS. I spoke to many cast members they all claimed it was one of the busiest days since they re-opened. A fun day overall but it was packed. I felt like it was pre-pandemic.

 

[bennifer]

I did a more passive-aggressive approach where I would look back towards them and look down at where they were standing.

I was the passive aggressive one, too! Also, when a man in AK pulled down his mask to burp very loudly when we were standing in line, I may or may not have said something about it very passive aggressively.

 

[Lsdolphin]

Is Disney still charging parking fees at the resorts?

 

[TikiTikiFan]

We arrive tomorrow, I am so excited! I just have a few more last minute questions that occurred to me when I was packing this morning. Thank you all for the help- this thread has been a godsend, we're Disneyland pros but new to WDW so it was definitely a learning curve getting this all planned in a hurry.

1. Can you mobile order in advance? For example, can I create my mobile orders at 8AM but pick a later afternoon time and claim it then? I would think that would cut down on any QS crazy right?

2. How early should you call your Uber to arrive at the TTC for Magic Kingdom? We don't feel like walking from one of the nearby hotels so I'm thinking we'll just Uber and go from there. Is the monorail or ferry faster to getting in from that point?

 

[Naomeri]

We arrive tomorrow, I am so excited! I just have a few more last minute questions that occurred to me when I was packing this morning. Thank you all for the help- this thread has been a godsend, we're Disneyland pros but new to WDW so it was definitely a learning curve getting this all planned in a hurry.

1. Can you mobile order in advance? For example, can I create my mobile orders at 8AM but pick a later afternoon time and claim it then? I would think that would cut down on any QS crazy right?

2. How early should you call your Uber to arrive at the TTC for Magic Kingdom? We don't feel like walking from one of the nearby hotels so I'm thinking we'll just Uber and go from there. Is the monorail or ferry faster to getting in from that point?

Can’t answer #2, but you can definitely do #1. I did this for Cosmic Ray’s and Rosie’s Cafe and it worked extremely well, less than 5 minutes wait to get my food after I hit the “I’m Here” button

 

[scrappinginontario]

Is Disney still charging parking fees at the resorts?

Yes