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[Sue M]

Brief summary up to now:
Arrived 8/1 got to MK 10:00 ish. Long wait at guest service to get to window, then for them to find my Canadian tix to activate. Apparently they aren’t in the system anymore so it takes some time to dig them up.
Long lines so we just did things in Tomorrow land that didn’t have long queues.

8/2 AK. We got there 45 min before park opening and wasn’t enough. Went straight to Pandora to FOP and it was an hour wait. Then did Safari. After headed to Everest. Front row, yay after a 45 min wait. Then…got almost to top where the Arch is and stopped. Ride broke down. Had to Evacuate. While stuck up hill. Not fun. But I did it. They sent 2 CMs to help us off row by row.
more hills and stairs than you realize going back down! Some CMs waited for us back at the station with cold water bottles and scanned our bands giving us 1 fast pass, not good for Flight of Passage . By this time We thought we’d go to Dinosaur. Nope. Not waiting an hour to get on that! And didn’t want to waste a FP on it. Went to lunch at Flametree. We could see from there if Everest was going to run. Still wasn’t so decided to use the pass for another safari.
By this time we were ready to leave. Lines were long. And we were tired.

8/3 Epcot
love the Skyliner! Epcot doesn’t open till 11:00. Went to Future world, Soarin, Living Land, and The Seas. Mission to Mars. Test track queue was too long. And so was Spaceship Earth!!
We were hungry so daughter wanted to go to Regal Eagle for lunch. It was pretty good.
by this point my back/hip was done, so we went back to resort for pool time!

8/4 DHS
another day of yup, long queues. We got to park an hour before opening. Wasn't enough. Decided to do Slinky Dog first. Long wait. The theme of this trip. Did the Toy story rides, all 3 of them. Even Saucers was 45 min wait. Ugh. Then went to Star Tours. That was about all the rides we got on, waits were terrible. So we went to low wait attractions. Muppet vision, Mickey Shorts, and Frozen show. Nothing was under an hour, for rides. So you can expect to do 3 rides in 4 hrs.
First time in WDW not being able to ride Tower of Terror. But I’m finding the long waits standing fatiguing. Our next DHS day will prioritize Mickey’s Runaway Train first.
Dinner at Crews Cup in YC. I highly recommend the short ribs. So yummy.

Tomorrow is Blizzard Beach I hope. Looking forward to that lazy river!

 

[quandrea]

Thanks for the report. It backs up my notion that going to the parks right now is no where near worth the cost of admission—especially when coupled with the testing requirements and risks associated with being in the parks.

 

[KNovacovschi]

Thank you for the update. Hopefully things get better for you, wait time wise.

 

[Kiley]

My god. We have a trip planned for November, and this, plus the rise in cases, does not bode well for us.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Those lines are why I would miss having FP+. I was really good at utilizing that system! Wait until the 50th and Christmas crowds ramp up!

 

[badiggio]

Hope things get better for you;seems like a waste of time and money,especially after the efforts to get there and back home again.Good Luck!

 

[MainStreetMouse]

Thank you for the update.

Can you also report on how your return trip home process went. where you got your COVID test and how you got there, how long it took, using the ArriveCan app, etc.
Enjoy your vacation!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I have been thinking about you and wondering how your trip was going!!! Thanks for the updates!

I hope that you luck out and have a day with shorter lines and crowds. Enjoy your day at Blizzard beach and soak up all the warm Florida sun in the lazy river!!!

The lines might be long and crowds are bursting....BUT you are enjoying DISNEY!!!!!! it's better than sitting at my desk, reading about your trip..,..even if it isn't perfect. No trip is ever perfect

Stay Safe Sue...and I can't wait to hear about more tales when you return!

 

[laura001]

Do you have a plan in place for your testing to come back to Canada? If so, can you share with us - what your plan is- and how it works out for you?

 

[Baldy]

Really appreciate the info. Thanks!
We are leaving in 2 1/2 weeks. At least we know what we’re in for.

 

[petunia]

Brief summary up to now:
Arrived 8/1 got to MK 10:00 ish. Long wait at guest service to get to window, then for them to find my Canadian tix to activate. Apparently they aren’t in the system anymore so it takes some time to dig them up.
Long lines so we just did things in Tomorrow land that didn’t have long queues.

8/2 AK. We got there 45 min before park opening and wasn’t enough. Went straight to Pandora to FOP and it was an hour wait. Then did Safari. After headed to Everest. Front row, yay after a 45 min wait. Then…got almost to top where the Arch is and stopped. Ride broke down. Had to Evacuate. While stuck up hill. Not fun. But I did it. They sent 2 CMs to help us off row by row.
more hills and stairs than you realize going back down! Some CMs waited for us back at the station with cold water bottles and scanned our bands giving us 1 fast pass, not good for Flight of Passage . By this time We thought we’d go to Dinosaur. Nope. Not waiting an hour to get on that! And didn’t want to waste a FP on it. Went to lunch at Flametree. We could see from there if Everest was going to run. Still wasn’t so decided to use the pass for another safari.
By this time we were ready to leave. Lines were long. And we were tired.

8/3 Epcot
love the Skyliner! Epcot doesn’t open till 11:00. Went to Future world, Soarin, Living Land, and The Seas. Mission to Mars. Test track queue was too long. And so was Spaceship Earth!!
We were hungry so daughter wanted to go to Regal Eagle for lunch. It was pretty good.
by this point my back/hip was done, so we went back to resort for pool time!

8/4 DHS
another day of yup, long queues. We got to park an hour before opening. Wasn't enough. Decided to do Slinky Dog first. Long wait. The theme of this trip. Did the Toy story rides, all 3 of them. Even Saucers was 45 min wait. Ugh. Then went to Star Tours. That was about all the rides we got on, waits were terrible. So we went to low wait attractions. Muppet vision, Mickey Shorts, and Frozen show. Nothing was under an hour, for rides. So you can expect to do 3 rides in 4 hrs.
First time in WDW not being able to ride Tower of Terror. But I’m finding the long waits standing fatiguing. Our next DHS day will prioritize Mickey’s Runaway Train first.
Dinner at Crews Cup in YC. I highly recommend the short ribs. So yummy.

Tomorrow is Blizzard Beach I hope. Looking forward to that lazy river!

Hope you're having a magical time!! We hope to be there in a few weeks

 

[DizneyFamof4]

Sorry to here about the very long lines. Unlike another poster, I was sitting in my nice cool office and thinking man I would not be having much fun standing in line all the time with the heat index right around 100 degrees, just to get in 5-6 rides. Sorry, to me, that is not enjoying Disney. I sure hope your waits get shorter and you can get on more rides. The funny part is that you seemed to have enjoyed the skyliner over the parks. LOL

 

[Chickinvic]

Honestly I'd rather be at home than what you are describing. I can't stand long waits. I will not be going back there anytime in the near future (for Covid reasons as well as stupidly long waits).

 

[Bossy22]

Have a great trip. The parks really need to add the entertainment to make the ride lines shorter. With no shows, everyone is on the rides and the lines show it!!!

 

[azrivest]

Don't listen to the naysayers, you're still in Disney World!!! Enjoy your time for the rest of us stuck up here!!!

 

[Chickinvic]

Don't listen to the naysayers, you're still in Disney World!!! Enjoy your time for the rest of us stuck up here!!!

I don't view it as naysayers. Everyone has their own tolerance levels. I gave my honest opinion, as did someone else. For example, some people like going during the week between Christmas and New Years. You couldn't pay me enough to be there for those crowds.

 

[PalmettoPath]

Brief summary up to now:
Arrived 8/1 got to MK 10:00 ish. Long wait at guest service to get to window, then for them to find my Canadian tix to activate. Apparently they aren’t in the system anymore so it takes some time to dig them up.
Long lines so we just did things in Tomorrow land that didn’t have long queues.

8/2 AK. We got there 45 min before park opening and wasn’t enough. Went straight to Pandora to FOP and it was an hour wait. Then did Safari. After headed to Everest. Front row, yay after a 45 min wait. Then…got almost to top where the Arch is and stopped. Ride broke down. Had to Evacuate. While stuck up hill. Not fun. But I did it. They sent 2 CMs to help us off row by row.
more hills and stairs than you realize going back down! Some CMs waited for us back at the station with cold water bottles and scanned our bands giving us 1 fast pass, not good for Flight of Passage . By this time We thought we’d go to Dinosaur. Nope. Not waiting an hour to get on that! And didn’t want to waste a FP on it. Went to lunch at Flametree. We could see from there if Everest was going to run. Still wasn’t so decided to use the pass for another safari.
By this time we were ready to leave. Lines were long. And we were tired.

8/3 Epcot
love the Skyliner! Epcot doesn’t open till 11:00. Went to Future world, Soarin, Living Land, and The Seas. Mission to Mars. Test track queue was too long. And so was Spaceship Earth!!
We were hungry so daughter wanted to go to Regal Eagle for lunch. It was pretty good.
by this point my back/hip was done, so we went back to resort for pool time!

8/4 DHS
another day of yup, long queues. We got to park an hour before opening. Wasn't enough. Decided to do Slinky Dog first. Long wait. The theme of this trip. Did the Toy story rides, all 3 of them. Even Saucers was 45 min wait. Ugh. Then went to Star Tours. That was about all the rides we got on, waits were terrible. So we went to low wait attractions. Muppet vision, Mickey Shorts, and Frozen show. Nothing was under an hour, for rides. So you can expect to do 3 rides in 4 hrs.
First time in WDW not being able to ride Tower of Terror. But I’m finding the long waits standing fatiguing. Our next DHS day will prioritize Mickey’s Runaway Train first.
Dinner at Crews Cup in YC. I highly recommend the short ribs. So yummy.

Tomorrow is Blizzard Beach I hope. Looking forward to that lazy river!

Thank you for the update! Really want to hear what Blizzard Beach is like crowd-wise. I miss Summit Plummet! We arrive Saturday.

 

[Dawg74]

Awesome that you are there ! We are supposed to go September 16, can’t wait

 

[suse66]

I am leaving Saturday morning! Thanks for the heads up on lines and crowds. I am hoping it gets better when a lot of districts go back to school!

 

[Sue M]

Yes, I will report on how testing went on return home, ArriveCAN app etc. My plan is to go through the Walgreens drive thru for the NAAT test. I’m planning on doing it 2 days before travel. I have a friend here that lives in Orlando and it taking me.

As much as I grouse about the queues, Im still glad I’m here.

Today was Blizzard Beach. another odd overcast weather day. Not the usual stinking hot blazing sun. But was surprised no T-storms today. This was my relax day. We got here shortly after 11:00 opening. No problem finding a spot under cover. Id say park was half full if that.

Tomorrow AK