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[Disney0010]

Arrived yesterday. Staying at the Riviera. Beautiful. Went to MK today. Tried to take the bus over. It was a joke. Used Uber. Would really like to know the capacity percentage now as it was very crowded. I have heard 45%. No way that is true. The park was crazy busy today. Mask compliance seems to be very good even though it’s very hot and humid. As far as social distancing in the lines, that’s out of the window. It’s a joke. I think the CM’s have given up.

Also Disney is not being consistent. One one HM ride they were leaving every other buggy open. Later on second time they were filling every buggy. On BTMRR, they announced that all seats were being filled to expedite moving people through. On POTC, they were spacing seats with every other seat empty. TTA People Mover they were leaving empty cars between parties. Stopped in the Emporium on the way out. Wall to wall people. Made a quick exit. Felt nice to get back to our hotel.

 

[auntyjenn]

Mon May 10

The beginning of the day before the crowds hit is the most magical part of the day. I personally think it's worth getting up for. My grandson got a private ride for swirling saucers! Then rode twice more. Everyone basically walked on to MFSR.

I noticed a sign at AoA that was encouraging their guests to take busses instead of the skyliner? I thought the skyliner was so slick! (We left our room at pop at 7:05am and were in the first 50 heading to HS. The transfer wait was not long when we got there. 5-7min?).

It's so hot! I realized we usually go in January. Definitely my plan for next time. MMRR line was the worst! It was only 35min when we rode around 2pm. Jeepers! (PS. I'm from the NW so...)

 

[LSUmiss]

I mean I know they don't really care, but good lord how many more indicators do they need that it's well beyond time to open more/all entertainment...wow is all I can say.

Thx for the report...it's good to know...no matter how crazy of a wait it is

And they should do a virtual queue or something if ppl are waiting that long. Getting ridiculous.

 

[jbrinkm]

And they should do a virtual queue or something if ppl are waiting that long. Getting ridiculous.

I was thinking that too! At least until they get some other shows up & running.

 

[LSUmiss]

Arrived yesterday. Staying at the Riviera. Beautiful. Went to MK today. Tried to take the bus over. It was a joke. Used Uber. Would really like to know the capacity percentage now as it was very crowded. I have heard 45%. No way that is true. The park was crazy busy today. Mask compliance seems to be very good even though it’s very hot and humid. As far as social distancing in the lines, that’s out of the window. It’s a joke. I think the CM’s have given up.

Also Disney is not being consistent. One one HM ride they were leaving every other buggy open. Later on second time they were filling every buggy. On BTMRR, they announced that all seats were being filled to expedite moving people through. On POTC, they were spacing seats with every other seat empty. TTA People Mover they were leaving empty cars between parties. Stopped in the Emporium on the way out. Wall to wall people. Made a quick exit. Felt nice to get back to our hotel.

What time did you try to take the bus? Was it the first thing in the morning?

 

[Disney0010]

What time did you try to take the bus? Was it the first thing in the morning?

No. The park opened at 8:00. We went down around 10:30. It was more of the driver.

 

[EpcotPhoenician]

Here now, staying at OKW... all of my complaints are related to the bus situation.

The bus situation is atrocious. Got in line to park hop at 3pm from Epcot, and stepped into Magic Kingdom at 4:45pm. Mask compliance on the buses and while waiting in line for the bus is awful. Most people just take them off completely. Have yet to see a bus driver reprimand anyone for it.

Specifically at Old Key West, it's a free-for-all regarding who gets on the bus first. I was standing this morning for a Magic Kingdom bus for 30mins, and a party of 9 who showed up right before the bus pulled up tried boarding before me. I had to yell at both the party of 9 and driver for not asking who was there first.

Most busses show up to our resort already full, and I get on at the first stop. I've had to wait 3-4 busses on multiple occasions.

 

[Boopuff]

Anyone have pictures of the current crowd situation?

 

[teach22180]

We will be going the first week in June. Do all the parks open hours before the posted time? What time should we plan on arriving at Epcot, HS, MK and AK if we want to make rope drop? We always like to be there for rope drop, then go back to the room for an afternoon rest, then hit the parks again later for closing.
We are staying at AOA and I'm wondering about taking the skyliner or buses to get to the parks June 2-6 for rope drop. What do you think?

They aren't doing a typical "rope drop" these days. Basically, they are open when people arrive, so no lines or crowds. Disney controls the transportation, so they only start running buses, skyliner, boats or letting in cars when they are ready for the people. The only folks who can "beat" this system are walkers, so they are held in a short line if they arrive earlier. The opening time is usually 45 min or an hour before scheduled opening. That 90 minute before opening is a good guideline of when to line up for transportation.

 

[EpcotPhoenician]

Anyone have pictures of the current crowd situation?

Frontierland about ten minutes ago...

 

[ajgardner]

Anyone have pictures of the current crowd situation?

2 pm last week

 

[igrsod]

2 pm last week View attachment 574426

That is quite a bit busier than I would expect.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Anyone have pictures of the current crowd situation?

As shown very well by the 2 posts prior to this, requesting pictures is not necessarily a good way of determining crowds. Everything depends on where you are at a specific moment. There are open areas and crowded areas.

 

[olive]

2 pm last week View attachment 574426

Such an incredible difference from morning to mid-afternoon! We will definitely be taking those mid-day breaks back at the resort pool.

 

[ajgardner]

As shown very well by the 2 posts prior to this, requesting pictures is not necessarily a good way of determining crowds. Everything depends on where you are at a specific moment. There are open areas and crowded areas.

Such an incredible difference from morning to mid-afternoon! We will definitely be taking those mid-day breaks back at the resort pool.

Scrappinginontario is absolutely correct- it could be crowded in one area and then move somewhere else and not be so bad. The day and time matter also. We are not morning people and never get to a park before 10:30am so I can’t speak for early crowd levels, but by the sounds of it they are lighter. For us, there are days when that 10:30 crowds are the same as the 2:00pm crowds. In the evening in some parks (MK and AK for us) seem light crowds, but then other parks (for us that was HS and EP) crowds were similar all day and pretty steady. You need to go expecting that there will be times and areas that there will be crowds and times and areas that there won’t be. We definitely had days when it felt very much pre-covid walking around.

 

[nerdyone]

I'm super excited/nervous about our trip this week. I've been to Disney many times but this is my first trip without kids and during a pandemic.

In the past we used Mini Vans which would drop you off right at the front of the parks. How is it now with normaly Lyft/Uber?

 

[Sarahslay]

As shown very well by the 2 posts prior to this, requesting pictures is not necessarily a good way of determining crowds. Everything depends on where you are at a specific moment. There are open areas and crowded areas.

Also, perspective is a huge thing, and why I don't like these kinds of pictures. My husband is a foot taller than me, and we could stand in the same spot and take vastly different pictures of the crowd. From my point of view it's a wall of people, from his there is just a family here and a family there with space between them. There are people in his view but it's not wall to wall, while my picture it looks like pre-covid Christmas crowds. So I always take these pictures with a grain of salt.

 

[EpcotPhoenician]

Also, perspective is a huge thing, and why I don't like these kinds of pictures. My husband is a foot taller than me, and we could stand in the same spot and take vastly different pictures of the crowd. From my point of view it's a wall of people, from his there is just a family here and a family there with space between them. There are people in his view but it's not wall to wall, while my picture it looks like pre-covid Christmas crowds. So I always take these pictures with a grain of salt.

You are correct. About an hour after I posted my photo, Frontierland is now packed with people. Please take my photo with a grain of salt!

Thanks for pointing this out.

 

[PrincessV]

I think in the previous six months it was a lot of the die hard fans and visitors We were all willing to do anything and everything to be back in our happy place!

Nailed it.

Anyone have pictures of the current crowd situation?

I can offer this as an example of when things get tight. The stroller parking REALLY reduced the available space to walk through in Adventureland, so in that area, it was close conditions. But Main St. was very spaced out.

 

[PrincessV]

I know this isn't a viable option for some folks, especially with the difficulty getting rental cars lately, but if you have a car, I HIGHLY recommend driving everywhere and skipping the buses. I've been driving to every park throughout the pandemic and it's quick and easy, with no waiting around for a bus to show up. And with reduced park capacity, there's plenty of parking available.