Here Now & Just Back - A Place To Share Your Recent Experiences

[Sugarshock]

Wait times seem really reasonable today so far in the app! Hopefully the summer crowds are starting to go

 

[POOH&PIGLET]

7DMT is a delayed opening?

Yes.
Open now. Think it started a little after 9:30.

 

[Lsdolphin]

and people who bought a park ticket alone are being kicked out early for the Boo Bash and not getting a discount for having to leave early

Actually Boo Bash doesn’t begin until after the park officially closes anyway.

 

[GoofyDad_4427]

Are we anticipating that all Party days will be crowded during the day at MK? I thought it was usually the opposite when the park had a hard-ticketed event and the morning/early afternoon were less packed in years past.

2 reasons it is different now. First, the park is not closing early. In prior years when they had a party, the park would close at like 6:00. Now it is still open until 9:00. Second, the park reservation system has forced people to already book Mk for the day. In prior years not having these two factors, people would see the park closed at 6:00 and with their ticket they could visit any park, so they would choose one of the other 3 parks for this date. Now, with the park closing at regular hours and they already have MK reserved for that day, they are going there so it will be a normal day with crowds.

 

[Son of Gadsden]

Was there over the weekend. EPCOT and DHS were normal. Nothing too crowded, but not empty. 99% of the people I saw were wearing masks indoors, though a solid 25% of those people had them pulled down below their noses. Cast members enforce mask rules at queue entries but didn't hear them saying anything anywhere else.

We had a good enough time to head back again for a long weekend this week. I would go. If you're an adult, you are hopefully vaccinated. My kids aren't. They homeschool because I dont like how the FL school system has handled COVID. We tell them not to touch anything at the parks that they don't have to touch, wash hands every time we pass sanitizer, and they wear masks anywhere questionable. We go to the parks multiple times a month and they haven't gotten COVID. That being said, it's a risk. All you can do is weigh the risks and decide if it's worth it for your family.

 

[scrappinginontario]

MNSSHP days were our favorite days to visit the MK. Yes the park closed early so you missed out on a few hours and no fireworks, but the crowds were so low all day that it was worth it. We used to visit around Columbus Day every year (school fall break) and the non-party days at MK would be a madhouse! Like 40 minute wait for the PeopleMover madhouse. Lol. It was like the difference between night and day in terms of crowds. We also learned our lesson after awhile and now avoid Columbus Day week like the plague. Haha.

We were the same! We normally visited mid-Sept and planned all of our MK days on party days as the crowds were less during the day. It was great!

One evening in 2019 we hopped to MK for fireworks and it was C-R-A-Z-Y!!! Waits were over an hour for everything including it's a small world and People Mover so we left. We were there about 45 mins and left having not ridden anything or even watched the fireworks as the crowd levels were just to intense for us.

 

[puffkin]

If it is anything like last week, you have to be personally comfortable with the risk for your children, because there are virtually no safety measures in place at this point. The only place masking was enforced half heartedly was entering a building and boarding a ride, but nowhere else. We are all vaccinated except my 9 year old DS and while not militant about safety/masking, we do tend to follow them as much as possible and wore masks as much as we could even in the outside lines. It was brutal though and we did take them down often. We always wore them indoors. Even so, and with having a fairly high risk tolerance, I was pretty uncomfortable with my 9 year old. If I knew everyone was vaccinated I would be fine, but there is just too many that aren't and flaunting it there. This is our 4th COVID trip, and I felt comfortable on all the others but not this one for my son (and ironically this is the only one I was fully vaccinated on).

 

[erionm]

Classes just started yesterday (8/10) for most Central FL School Districts.

 

[bookgirl2632]

We were the same! We normally visited mid-Sept and planned all of our MK days on party days as the crowds were less during the day. It was great!

One evening in 2019 we hopped to MK for fireworks and it was C-R-A-Z-Y!!! Waits were over an hour for everything including it's a small world and People Mover so we left. We were there about 45 mins and left having not ridden anything or even watched the fireworks as the crowd levels were just to intense for us.

Yeah, when I hop to MK for fireworks, we don’t plan on doing much else. Maybe we shop or grab an ice cream, but we usually just grab a spot for the fireworks.

 

[SCDisneyfanatic]

Yeah, when I hop to MK for fireworks, we don’t plan on doing much else. Maybe we shop or grab an ice cream, but we usually just grab a spot for the fireworks.

If we were to hop to MK for the fireworks, what's a good time to arrive and a good place to stake a claim that will allow a good view with small ones?

 

[scrappinginontario]

If we were to hop to MK for the fireworks, what's a good time to arrive and a good place to stake a claim that will allow a good view with small ones?

90 mins is often recommended. Getting a good spot with small ones is a challenge because when the fireworks start, everyone stands up. Not good but reality and it happens every night.

My tip is to go early and stake out a spot in the hub directly behind one of the fenced trees. It's not a ton of space between them and the people standing in front of them but at least gives little ones a hope of seeing what's on the castle or in the sky.

 

[SCDisneyfanatic]

90 mins is often recommended. Getting a good spot with small ones is a challenge because when the fireworks start, everyone stands up. Not good but reality and it happens every night.

My tip is to go early and stake out a spot in the hub directly behind one of the fenced trees. It's not a ton of space between them and the people standing in front of them but at least gives little ones a hope of seeing what's on the castle or in the sky.
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Thanks so much! I shall take your advice!

 

[Sarahslay]

and people who bought a park ticket alone are being kicked out early for the Boo Bash and not getting a discount for having to leave early

no one had to leave early, park close was the same time it's been for a good long while, they lost no park time. Anyone who feels they are entitled to more obviously haven't been paying attention, and obviously haven't been to the parks pre-covid during one of these events. You don't want to have to vacate post HEA? Don't go on an event night, it's that simple, it's always been that way.

 

[MissSha]

no one had to leave early, park close was the same time it's been for a good long while, they lost no park time. Anyone who feels they are entitled to more obviously haven't been paying attention, and obviously haven't been to the parks pre-covid during one of these events. You don't want to have to vacate post HEA? Don't go on an event night, it's that simple, it's always been that way.

yes....I clarified my comment about that in an earlier post.

 

[IluvMGM]

Yep. Trip is 9/2-9/5 and I've been getting it every day since I booked it last week.

Haha, I was just telling my boyfriend they send me the same email every single day. It seems to be after I visit the app is when it shows up.

 

[123SA]

Easy day at Epcot. Crowds are not bad still think not having fast pass is fine.
We arrived on skyliner. Held outside for a bit. The held at Canada. Rope drop at 1030. Kids finished in design room at test track at 1107. Then we did Nemo ride, photopass photo, Soarin. Split up for lunch. Some to coral reef at 1. Rest went to countries. We did the festival booths at France Greece Japan and Germany Frozen ride - this was really slow. Posted 35, but so many people with return fast passes arrived it really slowed down the line. And people were wondering if fast pass plus had been reinstated. The fast pass line was past the restaurant entrance We finished in about one hour. Then Mexico for ride and snacks and now back at test track

 

[123SA]

My observations about COVID policies since we arrived Sat 8/7

90% of the people are compliant. I’ve seen very few intentionally non compliant people.
It’s just that people forget. I have walked into buildings without my mask. With the number of people here, This situation happens frequently.
There is no standard …. You just have to look at what other people are doing. Sometimes they want the masks on in outside lines, sometimes they don’t.
We are all vaccinated. No way would I consider bringing an unvaccinated person. I’m too cautious to assume that kind of risk. There is no way to be careful. You can control your own mask wearing but you will not be able to avoid close contact with non mask wearers.

 

[petunia]

Can someone clarify, when would you get a fastpass right now, is it if youre in line for something and the ride breaks down? Or are there other stipulations, like if it breaks down for over x amount of time? Also, is the pass then specifically for that ride that day? Thx!

 

[Ecomommy09]

Can someone clarify, when would you get a fastpass right now, is it if youre in line for something and the ride breaks down? Or are there other stipulations, like if it breaks down for over x amount of time? Also, is the pass then specifically for that ride that day? Thx!

If you are in a ride and it breaks down or if something else unfortunate happens, they may give you a fast pass. My daughter and I waited 90 minutes to get on FOP and when we got to the actual start of the queue, she was too short. I had specifically asked the cast member at the end of the line if I should go to the front and verify she could ride before getting in line. She assured me she would be tall enough AND that the line was only 30 minutes at that point. So, the CM gave me a recovery fast pass and I used it for Navi because the wait was 60 minutes. So, technically we’d already waited and they were just saying I’d waited for Navi instead of FOP, which was very kind. Though, she was sorely disappointed

 

[luv2cheer92]

Can someone clarify, when would you get a fastpass right now, is it if youre in line for something and the ride breaks down? Or are there other stipulations, like if it breaks down for over x amount of time? Also, is the pass then specifically for that ride that day? Thx!

Pretty much as above. Also note that there are many other reasons that someone may be using the FP line, even without having a FP.