tundra1
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You are absolutely right. I refuse to give up completely and throw in the towel. We have been practicing with face masks on the kids, and except for the 2 year old, they are all doing just fine! I am actually excited about the lower crowd levels, which will give us more time to explore areas outside the parks! Now that they have moved back the cruising dates to October 31st, that only gives us 2 weeks before our cruise, so that part of our plans look a bit bleak, but the rest should be fine.Joining in! First of all don’t listen to those who say give up already; see it through till the end lol! You know from my TR we just went to Disney and it’s about absolutely worth it to go now/this year. I know the outlook for Nov cruises seems bleak, believe me I wish that wasn’t the case and am preparing for further cancellations this yearBut you got next year set and will still have a great time this year in Disney! Awesome on they BLT points too!
I haven’t gotten to this yet in my TR but we always park hop ALOT and that’s the one thing we really did miss this time. From all info we have gotten to this point I do not expect PH to be back in 2020 but it’s still worth going
Thanks for the encouragement!
There is nothing better than a girls trip! Thanks for the encouragement! 
I would rather head back to BLT, have dinner in our villa, and then go outside with the older kids to participate in whatever activity is going on. 
But just like things can be taken away things can be added so maybe that will return by your trip! The pools are open until 9 or 11 depending on the pool so that's an option for later at night too.
Our 75 day mark was August 31st, and we were able to sign up for on board activities and excursions. I had every intention to "do it ourselves", especially in St. Thomas, and may still end up doing that, but in the meantime, I decided to book a couple of Disney excursions just in case Disney follows MSC's lead and only allows cruise ship passengers to leave the ship in port when they are on a cruise line sponsored activity.
Sunday starts with the Disney Jr. Character breakfast, then we plan on watching the Packer Game in the sports bar, and finish the afternoon with a stem to stern wine 
tasting.
at noon plus a Bourbon tasting at 8pm 
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Well.... guess who is going to be there on November 18th!!!!!! Anyway, if they are allowing bus trips to Magen's Bay, hopefully they will also allow tour groups at Coral World. I booked a half day excursion to Coral World for the whole family. If that gets cancelled, we will switch to Magen's Bay. I know Coral World is only a small park, but with an infant, 2 year old, 4 year old, and 7 year old, it should be perfect as a family excursion. Plus, it includes about an hour or so at Coki Beach, so we can get some time in the waves before our northern skin gets too burnt. 
LOL! There just isn't much else for a child under the age of 5 to participate in. If anyone has done the Coral World excursion, please let me know if it is worthwhile, or if it is just a waste of a morning.
That was the number one request of my daughter-in-law, and I am so happy we were able to book this reservation! I am sure the mid-ship detective agency will get a visit from the boys! 
I said, "Oh no! I want to change these tickets to 4 day single park tickets, and I know it will cost an additional $20 per ticket, but that is what we need to do." She replies and says in her sweet little voice, "That's right... you told me that at the beginning of the call. Let me start over." Start Over????? By now, she had been clicking away for at least 15 minutes and I needed to call in to a meeting soon. 
I was debating just telling her never mind and hanging up, but being unsure of the status of my tickets now that she had been clicking around with them, I decided to hang on and keep my fingers crossed. All of a sudden, this sweet CM sings "Oh oh, my computer is acting up. What is your phone number in case we get disconnected? I gave her my number and about 30 seconds later, I hear her saying, "Terri, can you hear me?" I answered Yes, I can hear you, and she responds with "Terri, can you hear me?" This went back and forth a couple of times, and then she says "I don't know what is happening here." and the line goes dead! 
Now what? Will she call me back?
And, the Disney music never came on, and my phone line was disconnected again.
+I thanked her and asked about the charges, since I had not verified my credit card information with her yet, and she said, "Oh honey, you were so patient and sweet, and you didn't yell at me, so I just made the changes for you at no charge!" Shocked, (I am a nurse and patience is something innate in us) I thanked her again, she wished me a Magical Day, and then I emailed Guest Services at WDW to send them a cast compliment for her. It was the least I could do after she saved me $140! I could buy a cute Dooney bag with that! When I checked my MDE app, not only did she get everything entered correctly, but she somehow made the tickets so that I can modify them if needed, and ADD EXTRA DAYS to the tickets in case our cruise gets cancelled! How's that for some pixie dust! 
only to find that the Disney Website was down. I don't understand....I thought their website NEVER had issues! 
It kept kicking me out completely, and every time I tried again, I had to start all over from the log-in page. I am not an early morning person, and eventually gave up and took a nap until 6:15am, and this time it worked a little better... but it was still a struggle.
. There were very few available dining options in the Disney parks for parties of 8, and by the time I was able to book anything, the Garden Grill in the Land pavilion did not have an opening for us. My 2 year old grandson loves Mickey Mouse 
so I wanted to start the trip with a character meal if possible. My DH suggested that I split up the party, and then I was able to book the Garden Grill with 2 tables 5 minutes apart, which will work out great! The family style service will be easier, since we will not have to worry about ordering off menus, and the food choices are perfect for the boys (my son and DH included!) after a long day of travel. Actually, I think my husband was more disappointed in missing out on that meal than I was, so I am glad we could make it work out. The 5:30 reservation should give us time after dinner to walk around the World Showcase at park closing to let the crowds clear out and to see Epcot all lit up at night. I think this will turn out fine.
I REALLY want to snag a boarding group for Rise of the Resistance, so we will get there at park opening. The only reservation I could get for a group of 8 is 50's Prime Time Cafe at 11:05am; but that should give us time to ride Mickey/Minnie RR at park opening, or go see Muppet Vision 3D and Star Tours prior to lunch, or have another miracle happen and get boarding group 1-5 so we can ride RotR before lunch. It will also give us the entire afternoon to enjoy the park, bring the 2 year old and the baby to the Baby Care center for a nap, and also save the majority of Star Wars Land 
and Toy Story land 
for after 2 pm. We will get dinner in Star Wars Land, probably at Ronto Roasters or Docking Bay 7. I think Oga's will have to wait for another visit, unless the little ones go home early and the remaining adults can snag an end of the day reservation. 
We plan on getting there close to park opening. I can already hear the safari calling my name! I was not able to make any reservations for that day. However, the quick service options are great at this park, so I think we will be fine not having a sit down meal here. Since the park closes so early, we hope to make it back to BLT in time to see the castle all aglow with the new Christmas projections. (Especially now that MK will be open until 7pm!)
This will be short and sweet because I am in mourning today. I was up at 0500 to make my back-up plan ADR's (for the four extra days in the parks should the cruise be cancelled) and actually found some decent reservations. However, I never thought I would be using them. 2 hours later my daughter-in-law was texting me saying that the cruise Facebook group was reporting that our cruise had disappeared from the 
I am sad.
I hope you can take advantage of the 125% FCC and you can start looking forward to your next one 
Have a great time at WDW this coming week!
It's tied to your name although you'd most likely need to provide your original booking # to DCL when you rebook - or give that to a TA if you use one.
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I kept watching my cruise app waiting for the cruise to reappear. I couldn't find anything. I started checking other Disney cruise Facebook groups, and I could not find anyone claiming the cruises were definitely going to be cancelled. 
So, I submitted a request to the DVC Store. (I am too wary to book through the DVC Rent/Sell people in the forums.) I also looked up David's DVC Rentals, but was not willing to pay the $133 service fee unless the DVC Store did not have anything for me to rent. I figured that by the end of the week, I would hear back from the DVC store and could decide on David's after that.
I extended our park passes to 7 day single park tickets, and now could go to Epcot twice, AK twice, MK twice. and HS once. Plus, the day we moved resorts, we would take a day off from the parks and just enjoy other areas of WDW. Since that is a Saturday, which seems to be a high volume day at the parks, it is probably a good day not to fight the crowds. 
, I think two trips in the same month will be difficult. The Christmas week cruises are twice the cost of a non-Christmas week cruise, so that is just too much money to spend. I am now thinking about scheduling the cruise for late February of 2022. Thanks to 
