My first solo trip, trip report

[kitkat4622]

So I went from May 6-10th for my first solo trip and I am here to post my pro's and cons

PRO'S:'
1. I didn't have to plan around anyone else.
2. I did what I wanted when I wanted.
3. I ate when and where I wanted and at what time.

CON'S'
1. nobody to converse with in line (unless you want to talk to strangers, due to social distancing this was challenging)
2. having a dining companion (I didn't think I would miss this but did)

I did all 4 parks and Epcot twice. Most rides had very short wait times and some were pretty much walk on even though posted wait times said differently.
the longest wait I had was for MMRR which was super cute and worth the wait.
I could not get a boarding pass for ROTR although I tried both at exactly 7am and 1pm on my HS day.

The heat and humidity made me realize I could never live in Florida...LOL

The pop up little parades were cute but I missed the real parades, the fireworks and the shows.

I don't know if I would go solo again and if I did it would definitely be in a cooler time of year.

The busses to the parks from Old Key West were pretty steady except my second Epcot day I did wait about 45 minutes for a return bus and this was around 4:30pm.

I rode the skyliner from HS to Epcot, it was okay, I would not go out of my way to do it again, I would either walk or take the boat

Crowds seemed low and I did see most people complying with the mask and social distancing guidelines. Now the drama at the airport coming home was a whole other story that got my flight delayed 3 hours because of a woman on the flight leaving our gate got into it with someone on that flight, it delayed that flight leaving and police had to be called, it was like something you see on the news. And let me just say thank God I have TSA pre check, I was through security in about 5 minutes in the standard line it would have been hours, the line was INSANELY long.
Overall I had a great trip, a nice break from reality. Would I go solo again? only under a set of perfect conditions and EVERYTHING would have to be back to normal 100%

 

[Candice30]

i would definitely say try solo again. maybe when a few more experiences open up. each time i went solo it got better and better. the first time i was extremely lonely and dying to talk to someone. some people don't need that but i do. i didn't do many table services solo; always felt weird to me too. i know others could care less but it's an insecurity thing for me and i never know where to look and feel like i end up staring at other people eating and then they feel under the microscope. my first few tables services i tried were places like sci fi cause everyone faces forward and there was something to look at. also liked coral reef cause they sat me at the tank glass and i watched the marine life the whole time. i have tried others and at some the cast members spent alot of time talking with me and others i was ignored and didn't care for it. now i prefer counter service cause i can eat an app one place, entree another and then later a dessert somewhere else. i prefer grazing this way. tours are another great way to break a solo trip up. my first solo trip i did the keys to the kingdom tour a few days into the trip and i was dying for conversation at that point. i got paired with a lovely family from Michigan who were intrigued that I was there alone and adopted me for the better part of the day. i'm dying to do the wild africa trek which no one in my family wishes to do so that's on my plan. maybe next time find someone on here to meet up with for a ride or two or meal in the middle of your trip to break up the "alone" time till you get used to it. Thanks for posting.

 

[EpcotPhoenician]

I just returned from OKW as well. I was in building 55, but every morning I walked to the first bus stop to avoid having to wait for a bus with an available seat. It was worth the 5 minute walk.

I don't think I will stay at OKW again. My next trip will likely be at a monorail or skyliner resort.