Hi fellow Disney planners! Just got back from a 5-night/6-day trip Monday evening and thought instead of typing out our entire experience in great detail (because, if left to my own devices, I’ll write a 20-page novella) I thought I'd just outline what we did, and if anyone is doing any of these activities for their upcoming trip and has any specific questions (re airports/airplanes, Riviera, pool, Skyliner, buses, Disney Springs, shopping, dining, Food & Wine, all 4 parks, rides, cavalcades, queues, masks, social distancing, timing, etc) feel free to ask & I'll do my best to answer!! Went with my hubby & our 2 kids, 12 & 14. Rescheduled trip from canceled March plans. Also maybe worth mentioning, 1st time staying @ Riviera & 1st time eating @ every single restaurant/bar we visited. We’re DVC BTW.
Wed 9/23: Arrived in Orlando @ 3pm from Chicago/Ohare (United Club B open @ Ohare BTW). Did not rent a car, took Magical Express. Stayed @ Riviera. Took bus to Disney Springs, ate dinner @ Homecomin' & shopped a little. Went back to the Riv & hit the pool & hot tub.
Thurs 9/24: Went to MK via AM bus. Did 12 attractions (not in this order, I don’t remember now, sorry): Small World, Big Thunder, Buzz, Jungle Cruise, Philharmagic, Peter Pan, Pirates, 7 Dwarfs, Space Mt, Splash, Tiki Room, & Haunted Mansion. Lunch @ Skipper Canteen; Happy Hour @ Tony’s; Dinner @ Be Our Guest. Left empty park around 7:45/after close; took bus back to Riv.
Fri 9/25: Went to AK via AM bus. Did 7 attractions (again, not in order): Flight of Passage (twice), Navi River, Kali Rapids, Everest (twice), Safari, Dinosaur, & Tough to be a Bug. Ate lunch @ Yak & Yeti; intended to do a Happy Hour @ Nomad Lounge but decided to go on those 2 rides a 2nd time instead due to shorter wait times. Took bus back to Riv, showered & went to Topolino’s for dinner.
Sat 9/26: Went to HS via AM Skyliner. Did 9 attractions (no order): Tower of Terror, Rockin Rollercoaster, Min/Mick RR, Rise/Resistance, Smuggler’s Run, Slinky, Toy Story, Alien Saucers, & Muppet 3D. Lunch @ Sci Fi; Happy Hour @ Oga’s; cancelled dinner @ Paddlefish @ DS due to lateness & heat exhaustion/vertigo, bleah. Left park via Skyliner around 6pm. Got take-out @ Riviera’s counter service Primo Piatto & took up to room.
Sun 9/27: Went to Epcot via late-AM Skyliner. Did 7 attractions (no order): Frozen, Soarin, Test Track, Grand Fiesta boat, Journey/Imagination/Figment, Mission Space, Epcot Experience. (Wanted to do Living w/ the Land & Spaceship Earth but ran out of time.) Lunch @ Food & Wine; Happy Hour @ Spice Road; Dinner @ Le Cellier. BTW it POURED this night. Bus back to Riv. due to no Skyliner/rain.
Mon 9/28: Brunch @ Topolino’s for character meal. Late check-out @ noon. Did DVC tour of tower studio, 2- & 3-bedroom units @ Riv. Took Uber to airport due to Magical Express snafu. (United Club not open @ airport so waited @ gate.) The End!
LMK if you want any details about any facets of our trip, I am happy to share whatever I can! I will say, at the end of the day, while we had some concerns, worries, reservations, questions, etc before leaving (and, we did miss the fireworks and wearing masks in the heat was rough), overall we had a great & safe time and we are really glad we went.