Cruise and Theme Park Operational Updates due to Coronavirus

[Helvetica]

Epcot Food and Wine






Joy



Also, the DVC lounge is open.

 

[Brianstl]

Epcot Food and Wine

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Joy

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Also, the DVC lounge is open.

Did you get any of the mac n’ cheeses?

 

[1GoldenSun]

We're staying at Kidani and going to MK this week (just a short getaway). It sounds like it might be better to wait a bit rather than rope drop. Is that still the case or has it gotten significantly busier over the last week? And would it be better to take the bus or drive?

Also, has anyone had the Chef Mickey's breakfast yet? How was it? There's no bacon, correct?

 

[Helvetica]

Did you get any of the mac n’ cheeses?

I did not. I’m still pretty full from lunch.

 

[MickeyWaffles]

I just really hope that Disney does something about this. A little negative publicity might be what is needed for the situation if they aren't taking action to keep people safer at DS.

They definitely need to do something about this. But national media wouldn’t cover issues at Disney Springs, but they would for something at Magic Kingdom or one of the other parks - places easily recognized by most people. Disney will get slammed much more over crowded theme parks than their outdoor mall mostly occupied by third party vendors.

The covid news cycle right now is really dominated by discussions about reopening schools, so theme parks can fly a little bit under the radar right now.

 

[mcomber7]

Epcot Food and Wine

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Joy

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Also, the DVC lounge is open.

Wait, is it inside? That would be great! Where are these pic from?

 

[Helvetica]

Wait, is it inside? That would be great! Where are these pic from?

Yeah, it’s in the festival center near Canada.

 

[Brianstl]

We're staying at Kidani and going to MK this week (just a short getaway). It sounds like it might be to wait a bit rather than rope drop. Is that still the case or has it gotten significantly busier over the last week? And would it be better to take the bus or drive?

Also, has anyone had the Chef Mickey's breakfast yet? How was it? There's no bacon, correct?

I think the only park that you need to rope drop is DHS and that is only because of the BG for Rise. It appears that the best time to be in the parks from a rides perspective is the last couple hours at each park.

 

[osufeth24]

Did you get any of the mac n’ cheeses?

I know you weren't asking me, but I've had both the gorumet Mac and the Lobster Mac, both are fantastic

 

[midnight star]

We're staying at Kidani and going to MK this week (just a short getaway). It sounds like it might be better to wait a bit rather than rope drop. Is that still the case or has it gotten significantly busier over the last week? And would it be better to take the bus or drive?

Also, has anyone had the Chef Mickey's breakfast yet? How was it? There's no bacon, correct?

I follow Living By Disney (Serena) on Instagram and she arrives a little later on to avoid the initial opening crowd. When she was going into the park there were no lines and everyone was dispersed already.

 

[Brianstl]

I know you weren't asking me, but I've had both the gorumet Mac and the Lobster Mac, both are fantastic

This is the content I’m looking for. This year will be our first festival at Epcot and we are really looking forward to it.

 

[yulilin3]

Wait, is it inside? That would be great! Where are these pic from?

There are a couple of booths inside world showplace, you can see the menus on the app

 

[andyman8]

Weird how the media who supposedly love any disney story isn't covering that though.

I mean most national media (and most people outside of Orlando/the Disney fan community in general) do not know what Disney Springs is nor do they really care. For all intents and purposes, it's a shopping mall with Disney's name on it. I wouldn't expect it to get the coverage that MK or any other of the other "Disney World parks" get.

I think it is pretty well accepted among posters here that Disney Springs has issues. If they don’t correct them before my trip in September, l will be skipping Disney Springs.

It doesn’t get the same coverage as the parks because it is a shopping mall. It’s reopening didn’t get the same coverage as the parks either. Normies care about the parks, they don’t care about Disney’s shopping mall.

I'm right there with you. I really enjoy DS. It's really the only shopping mall I really actually enjoy, but it's not that enjoyable at the moment. I hope they fix this.

We're staying at Kidani and going to MK this week (just a short getaway). It sounds like it might be better to wait a bit rather than rope drop. Is that still the case or has it gotten significantly busier over the last week? And would it be better to take the bus or drive?

Also, has anyone had the Chef Mickey's breakfast yet? How was it? There's no bacon, correct?

With MK, I firmly believe you'll actually get shorter waits in the last three hours of operation than you will in the first three hours. I'd absolutely sleep in a bit, show up an hour or two (or three lol) after parking opening and build up to your favorite attractions. Plus, you'll avoid the headache of dealing with rope drop crowds and transportation. If you're going later, I think bus is totally fine.

I know you didn't ask, but I really am an advocate for a delayed arrival at all four parks unless Rise is super important to you. As someone who's done it and loves it, I'll try (likely unsuccessfully) to get a BG at 1pm and 4pm (if any are still available), but if I don't get one, I'll be fine. I'd much prefer to have those low-wait evening hours for the other attractions there I love, and I just don't see myself able to do 10 full hours in the parks each day, given how hot it is and the face covering requirement.

 

[MickeyBalloons]

A wild Alice appears!

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That's a great shot! thanks for posting, I'm sure it made many here glow!

 

[Randy Miller]

So sorry to annoy you, I thought since they were hard of hearing they were using a mask that was like a gaiter and covered their ears. I was hoping to help them out a little. Not everyone is here to exasperate others.....

 

[Brianstl]

 

[Randy Miller]

Good hearing is a blessing. Sometimes it is hard to understand other people's experiences when you've not walked in their shoes.

Good gosh, I was simply trying to understand if they were wearing a “gaiter” Type mask or a regular mask and was going to try to help them out. Not everyone is out to attack people.

 

[Randy Miller]

Good hearing is a blessing. Sometimes it is hard to understand other people's experiences when you've not walked in their shoes.

And, I have 2 children with cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment, septo optic dysplasia, g tubes for life, chromosomal deletions and are non Mobile and non verbal. I understand blessings and walking hard roads thank you very much. My whole life is counting blessings where they can be very difficult to find, starting with both of them waking up one more day

 

[1GoldenSun]

With MK, I firmly believe you'll actually get shorter waits in the last three hours of operation than you will in the first three hours. I'd absolutely sleep in a bit, show up an hour or two (or three lol) after parking opening and build up to your favorite attractions. Plus, you'll avoid the headache of dealing with rope drop crowds and transportation. If you're going later, I think bus is totally fine.

I know you didn't ask, but I really am an advocate for a delayed arrival at all four parks unless Rise is super important to you. As someone who's done it and loves it, I'll try (likely unsuccessfully) to get a BG at 1pm and 4pm (if any are still available), but if I don't get one, I'll be fine. I'd much prefer to have those low-wait evening hours for the other attractions there I love, and I just don't see myself able to do 10 full hours in the parks each day, given how hot it is and the face covering requirement.

Thanks! We'll be going to the other parks over the next few weeks, too, so I'll want a strategy for all of them. We'll definitely be delaying out arrival to AK, but I'm not sure about HS because we haven't been able to get on Rise yet. We have two HS days planned by the end of August and I'll be disappointed if we can't manage to get a BG for one of those days. One day we'll be driving up from Tampa that morning, but the other we're staying at Pop the night before. I haven't decided yet whether to pass on the 10am chance to get a BG and show up before the 1pm time or if maybe I shouldn't take that chance. Probably when we stay at Pop we'll go at opening, but I don't know whether we're better off driving or taking the skyliner.

 

[Farro]

And, I have 2 children with cerebral palsy, cortical visual impairment, septo optic dysplasia, g tubes for life, chromosomal deletions and are non Mobile and non verbal. I understand blessings and walking hard roads thank you very much. My whole life is counting blessings where they can be very difficult to find, starting with both of them waking up one more day

It's super easy to be misunderstood on these boards, trust me.

Shake it off!