Random thoughts from our trip,
January 14-22
Split stay AK Jambo/Bay Lake Tower
AK Jambo - we loved the resort but didn't spend enough time here. Shortly before arrival I considered switching to Kindiani because there were no food options at Jambo. We ended up keeping our original reservation because we figured there would be less guest traffic.
Our room was 5583 and waaaaaay down at the end of the building. It was a long walk after a day at the parks.
There was a grab and go option at Mara from 7:30am-11:30am. Light bakery items and beverages. We did have dinner at Sanaa.
Bay Lake Tower - loved everything about this resort. My husband is now interested in adding points here. I have mixed feelings about the theme park/parking lot view. Next time we will probably book a lake view.
Monorail resort bus line/Gold line. We used this one night after dinner at Kona. Happened upon another couple who was also trying to get back to the Contemporary. They were instructed to take the bus to Disney Springs and then get on a Contemporary bus. Sure enough, the resort bus pulled up and we were all on our way.
Safety procedures - I was pleased with the line markings and hand sanitizer stations. The weakest link in all of this was the user. Some guests didn't know if they should be on, behind, in front of the line. Also I think that the CM should emphasize to split your groups between two lines so not to crowd guests in front/behind you.
Mobile ordering - we had never used this before and are now converts. I did notice that for some orders I was not able to customize or buy a la cart items. I didn't press the issue and ordered as is.
Park to park transportation was not available the first part of our stay and then suddenly appeared.
Masks - on our arrival ME bus another guest was not permitted to board with proper mask. She swore that she was not made aware of the requirement. They gave her a disposable mask. Guest adherence was good and I the few infractions I saw were quickly corrected.
Crowds - what crowds? After Monday the crowds vanished. We experienced short waits, walk on rides and didn't feel rushed.
Bus transportation - gone are the days of packed sardines and surrendering your seat for another.
The only issue we had was at EPCOT Park closing. There was a full que line to get back to BLT. I had just remarked that we had not seen any scooters on a bus. It was at that moment a parade pulled up. There were 6 scooters in a row and took multiple busses to load. The driver would load the
scooter and their guests and then pull from the que line. There were a number of vocal groups in the que line who were not happy with the loading process especially since they had already been in line.
Disney Springs - too crowded for me. We had drinks and left.
Overall it was a good trip, one of the best. We will be returning with our littles for Spring Break.
he used to work at GMR, he loved playing Mugsy
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