ORD2KOA
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 25, 2002
tried parking in lime which was closed for some unknown reason
I understood they were closing lots to control the head count.
tried parking in lime which was closed for some unknown reason
Yesterday (a Saturday 7/25) was super busy. We drove and tried parking in lime which was closed for some unknown reason which was causing major backups on the roads. It took about 35 minutes to finally park which to me is unacceptable. Once onsite there was a ton a people that seemed like any average day pre covid imo. There was some cast enforcing mask wearing but we saw plenty of people walking and eating/drinking with no mask. Dinner at terralina was good but we don’t plan on going back to Disney springs anytime soon with plenty of other easier places to eat at the resorts where parking is simple. The whole traffic flow there is a total mess
If Disney is going to do this then they are going to have to go to a reservation type system for parking. They can’t just not let people park without telling guests what their process or rules are. You can reserve parking spots already on different apps in major cities around the country so this wouldn’t be something new. They are understandably working out issues as they come up but just shutting stuff down while people are still flowing onto property who are not aware of this is a mistake.I went Saturday morning because I wanted to talk to guest service and the cast member told me that they stared to scale back the amount of people starting Friday due to crowds. As soon as the parking garage hit a certain level they stopped letting people park. He said they cut entry by about 1/2. I saw a cast members request a person pull up their mask even though they were sitting. I guess they were not ‘actively’ eating or drinking. Most everyone else was in compliance.
Anyone been there in the evening this week? We’re here at WDW now and told the fam we weren’t going due to the mask non-compliance reports recently. Curious if it has been any better in the evenings since the rules have been changing.
We arrived Sat 7/25 around 6:30 for dinner at Paddlefish via Lyft and saw the horrendous traffic to get in. All we did was walk to and from the restaurant and while WAY more crowded than when we were there in June we felt mask compliance was really good. We returned Sunday night for WBG at 7:30, more crowded than I thought it would be but nothing like Saturday! Returned once more Tuesday around 6:30, shopped and went to Jocks and crowds were much lower. Definitely more people than the parks/resorts so more chance you’ll feel uncomfortable but weeknights appear better than weekends.We had a res at Wine Bar George at 7 last night and had the same experience. Parking was a joke and crowds were pretty bad. No mask enforcement. We did get in the virtual queue for the Co Op and TrenD and were called in about 10 minutes. The restaurant was great, but not worth the hassle. Definitely take the bus if you go. I won't be returning anytime soon.