That Weird In Between Stage Reopening On The Way But Can't Plan

[BadPinkTink]

Ok I'm writing this on the day I should be halfway across the Atlantic, flying to LAX. My mind is all over the place. For 10 years I have made this journey in June and it feels very odd having no where to go and nothing to do.

I have rescheduled my trip to October and I should be trip planning, sorting transport, checking out new places to see in LA, figuring out which ADR and dining packages to get for Disneyland but I can't.

We are starting with a clean slate for everything. All the experience and knowledge built up over the years, how we plan a day at Disneyland is now outdated and irrelevant.

I have a basic outline of my October trip but theres nothing I can do until Disneyland re opens.

The plans I had for each day of my June trip, I look at them and don't know if any of it will be possible in October.

For the LA part f my trip, I can't plan things to do or places to visit as I don't know if they will be open in October.

There is also the real possibility that due to travel bans, both from US Government and my own Government I might not be even allowed off my island! I could be looking at reschedulling AGAIN!!

And then theres my Disney cruise, a 5 Day European Cruise on Disney Magic, September 2020 cancelled. I have rebooked for September 2021 but thats 15 months away. Cruises don't even have a restart date yet, Disney are still continuing with rolling cancellations into October 2020. I try watching YouTube videos but whats the point right now, its over a year too soon, and when cruises restart, it will be a very different experience. Am I just torturing myself looking at the 2019 cruise videos, thinking oh that would be nice to do, but not knowing if it will exist when cruises return.

I know Disney is working hard behind the scenes and I know the world is in a crazy situation right now. I think it was easier to deal with in April and the start of May, when Covid 19 was really bad and everyone was just in lockdown. Then I knew I couldnt go anywhere and that was that. But now Disney is reopening, and my mind wants to plan, needs to plan to keep me sane in this odd new world.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Big hugs to you! You are not alone in this struggle right now. Even the local passholders are having to accept that the Disneyland routine that we knew for years -- and had down pat! -- is gone, if not forever, then at least for quite some time, and it may never return exactly as we knew it before. I haven't gone through our regular park bags yet, to clear them out and restock them with "COVID supplies," because I just can't face emptying out all the memories and throwing things away right now. If the reopening goes as planned, we're hoping to get back to the parks next month. But like you said, planning things, like getting together with friends or making dining reservations, is not like it was before; and so far, the "new normal" has yet to be established.

 

[B3rlingirl]

I know how you feel...

After our big family trip last thanksgiving was canceled last minute (I was looking forward to it since February or so and still remember hopping through the house with joy...) and I „only“ got to do my first solo DL trip I was so looking forward to do a remake this year... (yes, that solo trip was probably my best DL trip ever but still it wasn’t what I had planned... and it doesn’t help that my mom still feels guilty to have ruined the big trip)
Because of me having to find a job, this years thanksgiving remake trip wasn’t set in stone but something to hope for and the alternative was next years summer. I also had planned for another short trip to DL Paris at some point this year...

But now everything is up in the air...
I still have to find a job (so I have no idea when and how long I could do a vacation...)
We still have a BW hotel reservation for thanksgiving this year though, but no idea if a trip will be „worth it“ under current conditions or I‘ll be able to go if I‘ll find a job or if I am even allowed to go with travel restrictions (looking at the numbers I doubt a trip to the US from Germany will be possible anytime soon)
The alternative trip in summer 2021 is also not anywhere near certain because of everything mentioned above. Also that trip was supposed to be our „traditional“ one week DL and two weeks Maui trip, so quite a lot of money... to much money if there are to many restrictions and also nothing you can book spontaneously.
And thinking how long restrictions might be in place or how things might have to change forever doesn’t brighten my mood. (not that every change is necessarily bad... I really enjoy some space while waiting in queues and some more awareness how you might spread a disease can’t hurt either)

But now with all the restrictions and limitations that might change from one week to the other I couldn’t even plan a day at DL if I lived right across the street...

Yesterday was actually pretty rough. I felt extremely DL-homesick and was thinking about all the delicious treats and food... and because I have no idea when my next visit will be, planning to eat a corn dog and tigger tail each day at DL doesn’t help like it usually did...
I just desperately wanna plan a DL vacation! I really need something to look forward to...