*** Official August 2021 thread ***

[Mr. X]

Is your reservation linked in MDE? Your resort should say "Disney's Polynesian Village Resort" if you are in a Moana (i.e. hotel side) room, and "Disney's Polynesian Villas and Bungalows" if you are in a DVC studio.

Thank you! Looks like we are in a Moana room then. Here's what my reservation shows.

 

[Mr. X]

This is interesting Touring Plans just changed the crowd calendar a tad. MK goes from a 1 to a 6 and EP goes from a 1 to a 5 overnight!

 

[Gary Stocker]

This is interesting Touring Plans just changed the crowd calendar a tad. MK goes from a 1 to a 6 and EP goes from a 1 to a 5 overnight!View attachment 584072

I think the prior calculations didn't take Food and Wine into consideration. Will check my early August trip. They usually send an email to subscribers providing their rationale for the change.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Boo Bash might also play a part in the new calculations?

 

[Mr. X]

I just checked my days; we'll be in AK on Tuesday. WHEW! Its interesting that its a Monday to a Tuesday...

 

[Gary Stocker]

My trip is mostly 5 and 6 across the board...Epcot being among the lowest I suppose given the size of it.

Hoping this summer if/when new restaurants/attractions/shows are made available that this reduces these numbers.

Either way I am rope drop or bust on my trip. Laying that groundwork with the family already....shorter lines and relatively "cooler".

 

[Palaura]

Morning reservations went well-got everything on the day/time that we wanted except 1 (I'm looking at you Topolino's). It is so weird not having fast passes to schedule around.

 

[MisKaren1]

Our Welcome Home resort only trip just turned into 2 more park days, woohoo!!

8/13-8/15 AKL- Studio Villa
8-15-8/20 AKL- Kidani 2bdrm

We haven't been to WDW since 2013. My DS(22) went in January 2021 and loved it. Here's to having fast fingers for ROTR!!

 

[MomOTwins]

Our Welcome Home resort only trip just turned into 2 more park days, woohoo!!

8/13-8/18 SSR
8-18-8/20 AKL- Jambo

We haven't been to WDW since 2013. My DS(22) went in January 2021 and loved it. Here's to having fast fingers for ROTR!!

Lol I know how that is. August is our welcome home trip, and what started out as a quick last-minute trip for us primarily at the resort with a couple of days in the park to use our expiring 2020 UY points evolved into us upgrading to a one-bedroom preferred view (and borrowing 2021 points to do so), upgrading our ticket so that we are now going to the park every day so that we could see the fireworks at both MK and EP each night, and doing a character meal every day so that we can enjoy one last hurrah before our kids become Disney "adults" for meal pricing purposes.

Every time I've tried to do a quick/simple trip it ends up with me be being like this to Disney:

 

[Marvin1968]

August 7-13. CBR

 

[Marvin1968]

It seems like they may have added more Savi’s workshop times for August. I was able to modify mine to the evening and there were plenty of times open.

 

[Gary Stocker]

Just received an email from TouringPlans that Hollywood Studios now closing at 8p the week i am there...Aug 6 to 14...so hopping might make sense on non pass days

 

[jbrinkm]

Just received an email from TouringPlans that Hollywood Studios now closing at 8p the week i am there...Aug 6 to 14...so hopping might make sense on non pass days

I got that too for the following week! Wonder if more Oga's will be released...

 

[123SA]

I'm bummed that only DHS hours were increased.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I just checked and our DHS hours have increased also but no email from TP yet. Thanks for the heads up!

Updated: Received my TP email about 20 mins after posting this.

 

[disny_luvr]

I got the email from TP, too, about the increase to park hours at DHS. Anyone think MK park hours might increase?

 

[jbrinkm]

@Tomh, are you still updating this thread?

Also, is everyone following the August ADR cancellation thread?

 

[Ecomommy09]

I made dining reservations so it's starting to feel real!!! I am really excited to try Saana and I surely hope all you people haven't psyched me up for nothing I'm also planning a meal at my favorite Skipper's Canteen.

 

[MomOTwins]

I made dining reservations so it's starting to feel real!!! I am really excited to try Saana and I surely hope all you people haven't psyched me up for nothing I'm also planning a meal at my favorite Skipper's Canteen.

Make sure to get the bread service!

 

[hsmamainva]

ADRs accomplished here too! Got everything we wanted including Skippers Canteen which will be a new one for us!