Here Now & Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences Including Park Hopping

[EPCOT-O.G.]

If I’m not mistaken, the previous Disneyland and WDW guidance on masks was that they’re to be on when in queue for an attraction, whether that portion of the queue is indoors or not. Is that the prevailing view as to how this (very vague) guidance is going to be interpreted?

 

[ShadowBoxer]

We were there July 14-21…also April 18th-25th…the one thing I loved in April I wish they would have kept were the 6 ft distance markers. Covid or not they were awesome. I realize with the current length of the lines they’d be a disaster but maybe once they open fp up and get lines under control it’s something they could re-explore.

Yea they should have kept those 6 Ft markers and Fast Pass is definitely needed again with the increased park capacity. I didn't even get to ride Flight of Passage because the wait time was a whopping 140-145 mins.

 

[MomOTwins]

If I’m not mistaken, the previous Disneyland and WDW guidance on masks was that they’re to be on when in queue for an attraction, whether that portion of the queue is indoors or not. Is that the prevailing view as to how this (very vague) guidance is going to be interpreted?

I believe so but we will know more tomorrow. I recall some accounts from June when they temporarily had a similar policy (masks for attractions but not outdoor common areas) that people were told to where masks when entering the queue at the point where you go past the standby queue “gate” (where the standby time is posted, whether or not it is indoor after that point (eg POTC) or outdoor (eg Teacups); however people were not told to wear masks in the extended outdoor queues that stretched out between the formal queue entrance and the CM with an “end of line here” sign, and could drink, snack etc in that extended bit.

Of course, we won’t really know until tomorrow; just sharing my recollection from those weeks in June.

 

[disny_luvr]

If I’m not mistaken, the previous Disneyland and WDW guidance on masks was that they’re to be on when in queue for an attraction, whether that portion of the queue is indoors or not. Is that the prevailing view as to how this (very vague) guidance is going to be interpreted?

I really hope we get some clarification and I think we will tomorrow. So many people from these boards to people on Twitter and FB seem to have a different take on what exactly this new mask policy means. CMs may have different takes, too. Tomorrow is going to be very interesting in Disney.

 

[EPCOT-O.G.]

For what it’s worth, WDW removed outdoor masks the day after we left on our last trip in May. We arrive tomorrow and they’re reimplementing masks. I feel like my comings and goings is a herald of mask policy changes.

 

[kc51570]

Thank you everyone who has taken time to share their recent experience!
We are going mid-August and have ADRs at Beirgarten, Chefs de France, Sanaa and Homecoming.
Can anyone share recent pictures of what in-door dinning looks like (at any restaurant)?
As someone worried about but still planning to go, I’m wondering if we might be better off doing the Food & Wine kiosks.

I don’t have any pictures, but I would say indoor table service dining was one of the best parts of the trip. We were never seated close to any other parties and there were lots of empty tables. Service was really good because they were not at 100% capacity in restaurants and they had enough staff to handle whatever reduced capacity they had set. (other than Oga’s where we had to share a stand up table) I would think at food and wine kiosks or any outdoor quick service locations you will be much closer to people than at indoor table service.

 

[Sugarshock]

For what it’s worth, WDW removed outdoor masks the day after we left on our last trip in May. We arrive tomorrow and they’re reimplementing masks. I feel like my comings and goings is a herald of mask policy changes.

When are you going next after this trip?

 

[aj24]

I don’t have any pictures, but I would say indoor table service dining was one of the best parts of the trip. We were never seated close to any other parties and there were lots of empty tables. Service was really good because they were not at 100% capacity in restaurants and they had enough staff to handle whatever reduced capacity they had set. (other than Oga’s where we had to share a stand up table) I would think at food and wine kiosks or any outdoor quick service locations you will be much closer to people than at indoor table service.

Was this recently? Good to hear.

 

[Kmk2]

Thank you everyone who has taken time to share their recent experience!
We are going mid-August and have ADRs at Beirgarten, Chefs de France, Sanaa and Homecoming.
Can anyone share recent pictures of what in-door dinning looks like (at any restaurant)?
As someone worried about but still planning to go, I’m wondering if we might be better off doing the Food & Wine kiosks.

If you have Instagram you can search by places and sort by recent - it will give you a pretty good idea of crowd levels etc?

edit: do not do this on an empty stomach. I just checked out Homecoming and now I’m starving.

 

[wilkydelts]

I didn't even get to ride Flight of Passage because the wait time was a whopping 140-145 mins.

You do realize that with FP+ those waits were 1.5-2 hours longer for the FOP. So the times who saw are much better than what it was.

 

[SCDisneyfanatic]

Today at MK at 8:45 from the Tomorrowland Bridge into the hub

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Those are some pretty good crowds. Makes you shake your head with that many people mingling together that "Magically" (pun intended) when you go indoors a cloth mask will make one iota of a difference.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Those are some pretty good crowds. Makes you shake your head with that many people mingling together that "Magically" (pun intended) when you go indoors a cloth mask will make one iota of a difference.

Not trying to argue. But will stay it's a big difference with crowds being in open air as oppose to being close together in an indoor space with limited air flow. Additionally, people don't know personal space and a mask is at least some protection from a virus that could potentially be deadly to some.

 

[Makmak]

Please stop discussing masks. This is a very important thread to many of us and it will get shut down.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Sorry won't happen again.

 

[chad_1138]

Current situation for The Land and Soarin… Tomorrow is gonna be a bad day.

 

[Mango7100]

Current situation for The Land and Soarin… Tomorrow is gonna be a bad day.

That is horrific for even pre 2020. I have never seen it like that…

 

[chad_1138]

That is horrific for even pre 2020. I have never seen it like that…

The poor CMs are trying to sort everyone into the lines. I feel so bad for what they are gonna face tomorrow

 

[Mango7100]

The poor CMs are trying to sort everyone into the lines. I feel so bad for what they are gonna face tomorrow

You can’t even tell a separation of lines, it just looks like a mass of humanity

 

[disneyseniors]

Today at MK at 8:45 from the Tomorrowland Bridge into the hub

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Wow, that looks totallly ridiculous! I've been several times and have never, ever seen a crowd like this at the hub. Looks miserable.

 

[chad_1138]

Here you go, right before HEA last Monday night…