Yep. me too I think I caught it as a result of the crowded busses...We didn’t notice many masks at all late August/early September.
We didn’t notice any coughing or sick people either.
We all came home with Covid.
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Yep. me too I think I caught it as a result of the crowded busses...We didn’t notice many masks at all late August/early September.
We didn’t notice any coughing or sick people either.
We all came home with Covid.
No. I went to Epcot Sunday and saw one mask. Heard lots of coughing.
I am noticing more cast members wearing masks but not guests. I flew home from Orlando monday night and maybe 1/4 of the plane had a mask on.
So sorry to hear that. Get well soon.We've been here since the 13th and we leave tomorrow. Since it directly relates to our trip experience, I'll mention it - We all got covid mid-trip and were miserably stuck in our room for the second half of our trip. This is our first time ever getting covid and it beat us up badly including my 4 year old girl. My sense of smell is completely gone which I didn't expect because that's supposed to be really rare nowadays. The positive is we're all feeling better (but not 100% yet) but man, it really messed up our trip.
Thanks. We might need a do-over lol. Losing half of a $10k trip is pretty painful. My goal was to make memories for our little girl, which, technically, I guess we most likely accomplished that.So sorry to hear that. Get well soon.
Does anyone know if they're still giving out the Oswald AP magnets? I know they said "September 20 to October 23, 2023, while supplies last" but I wasn't sure if they kept going if they didn't run out of magnets.
Does anyone know how long the wait is for meeting Figment? I know when he first started greetings, the line was a few hours, thanks!
Does anyone know how long the wait is for meeting Figment? I know when he first started greetings, the line was a few hours, thanks!
Sorry to hear about Covid for you. I hope it is a mild case otherwise. My family was there the last week of Oct. and it seemed like at least half the people on buses or waiting in lines were coughing. I am amazed none of my family came home with Covid or the flu. maybe the difference in coming from the cooler northern climates to the heat and humidity of FL??just got back yesterday from a 6 day trip 10/31-11/5; staying at all star sports. Unfortunately i tested positive for covid this morning; had high fever and coughs. hopefully my daughter hasn't caught it.
some thoughts overall:
- we did a three day Universal before that staying at RP, and while the express pass system overall is superior, Universal is still way far off IMO. really, if it wasn't for the wizarding world, i would not step a foot in that theme park. maybe with epic universe this might be changing, but for now i don't get those people saying "universal is winning". I will not go into details of why i think so, as that is another thread by itself.
- early entry was hit or miss. HS days (opening 9, EE 8:30) , we would drive and be at the plaza at 7:30 - do not try before that, they will turn you away. That was a success (RD rise, TTM, MMRR, ToT). EE at AK was not as successful. we decided to head a little later towards the middle of early entry and we planned to do all the rides that are not FoP. Unfortunately EVERYTHING was down other than FoP. it's pretty bad, like Dino, EE, Navi, Safari, were all down during EE. should have just slept in. Epcot was fine, RD TT (did not need to go very early - right at EE start time got me towards the front of the TT RDs); and MK just RD space since SDMT RD is not pleasant.
- LL sometimes is really not a LL. many times we waited 30-60 mins in LL. Sunday 11/5 was a mad house at MK. mermaid and small world had 60 min waits!
- Guardians was great. I really wish they stop the VQ thing. our BG was called towards the end of EE and they were running mostly empty loads.. just let people RD, or maybe just resort guests during EE.. i understand it gets busy during the day, but if people want to do it more than once they should be able to stand in line and do it. just trying to squeeze more ILL money it seems :-/
- Tron was also great, but too short. still can't believe though that it took 5 years to get this..
- Mobile food order is the best.
- Buses to All star resorts were mostly OK. most we waited was 20 mins, but a lot of times we just drove.
- cast members were great.
Finally, cost wise, it really is getting more expensive. I am at the point of questioning whether it really makes sense to return. It's not like we cannot afford it (thankfully), but just don't know anymore if it's worth it paying more every year with no added - or even less - benefit.. I feel so cheated having to pay for ILL if we want to do Guardians or Tron more than once. every food item is grossly over priced. this is not just Disney, like $9 Butterbeer at Universal isn't great either.. anyway, i say that every year but we keep coming back. this time though it hit differently with the value for what we are paying..
I feel you. A couple years ago we decided to take our money elsewhere. It's a shame when you can leave the country and spend less than at WDW. I'm the Disney fanatic in our house and I'm not willing(maybe I'm unable) to give up on them altogether. We now spend less days at Disney and have ventured to other places. It's a fair compromise because I need my Disney days!!just got back yesterday from a 6 day trip 10/31-11/5; staying at all star sports. Unfortunately i tested positive for covid this morning; had high fever and coughs. hopefully my daughter hasn't caught it.
some thoughts overall:
- we did a three day Universal before that staying at RP, and while the express pass system overall is superior, Universal is still way far off IMO. really, if it wasn't for the wizarding world, i would not step a foot in that theme park. maybe with epic universe this might be changing, but for now i don't get those people saying "universal is winning". I will not go into details of why i think so, as that is another thread by itself.
- early entry was hit or miss. HS days (opening 9, EE 8:30) , we would drive and be at the plaza at 7:30 - do not try before that, they will turn you away. That was a success (RD rise, TTM, MMRR, ToT). EE at AK was not as successful. we decided to head a little later towards the middle of early entry and we planned to do all the rides that are not FoP. Unfortunately EVERYTHING was down other than FoP. it's pretty bad, like Dino, EE, Navi, Safari, were all down during EE. should have just slept in. Epcot was fine, RD TT (did not need to go very early - right at EE start time got me towards the front of the TT RDs); and MK just RD space since SDMT RD is not pleasant.
- LL sometimes is really not a LL. many times we waited 30-60 mins in LL. Sunday 11/5 was a mad house at MK. mermaid and small world had 60 min waits!
- Guardians was great. I really wish they stop the VQ thing. our BG was called towards the end of EE and they were running mostly empty loads.. just let people RD, or maybe just resort guests during EE.. i understand it gets busy during the day, but if people want to do it more than once they should be able to stand in line and do it. just trying to squeeze more ILL money it seems :-/
- Tron was also great, but too short. still can't believe though that it took 5 years to get this..
- Mobile food order is the best.
- Buses to All star resorts were mostly OK. most we waited was 20 mins, but a lot of times we just drove.
- cast members were great.
Finally, cost wise, it really is getting more expensive. I am at the point of questioning whether it really makes sense to return. It's not like we cannot afford it (thankfully), but just don't know anymore if it's worth it paying more every year with no added - or even less - benefit.. I feel so cheated having to pay for ILL if we want to do Guardians or Tron more than once. every food item is grossly over priced. this is not just Disney, like $9 Butterbeer at Universal isn't great either.. anyway, i say that every year but we keep coming back. this time though it hit differently with the value for what we are paying..
We're under 60 days out and it's sad to hear what your saying, but I get it.just got back yesterday from a 6 day trip 10/31-11/5; staying at all star sports. Unfortunately i tested positive for covid this morning; had high fever and coughs. hopefully my daughter hasn't caught it.
some thoughts overall:
- we did a three day Universal before that staying at RP, and while the express pass system overall is superior, Universal is still way far off IMO. really, if it wasn't for the wizarding world, i would not step a foot in that theme park. maybe with epic universe this might be changing, but for now i don't get those people saying "universal is winning". I will not go into details of why i think so, as that is another thread by itself.
- early entry was hit or miss. HS days (opening 9, EE 8:30) , we would drive and be at the plaza at 7:30 - do not try before that, they will turn you away. That was a success (RD rise, TTM, MMRR, ToT). EE at AK was not as successful. we decided to head a little later towards the middle of early entry and we planned to do all the rides that are not FoP. Unfortunately EVERYTHING was down other than FoP. it's pretty bad, like Dino, EE, Navi, Safari, were all down during EE. should have just slept in. Epcot was fine, RD TT (did not need to go very early - right at EE start time got me towards the front of the TT RDs); and MK just RD space since SDMT RD is not pleasant.
- LL sometimes is really not a LL. many times we waited 30-60 mins in LL. Sunday 11/5 was a mad house at MK. mermaid and small world had 60 min waits!
- Guardians was great. I really wish they stop the VQ thing. our BG was called towards the end of EE and they were running mostly empty loads.. just let people RD, or maybe just resort guests during EE.. i understand it gets busy during the day, but if people want to do it more than once they should be able to stand in line and do it. just trying to squeeze more ILL money it seems :-/
- Tron was also great, but too short. still can't believe though that it took 5 years to get this..
- Mobile food order is the best.
- Buses to All star resorts were mostly OK. most we waited was 20 mins, but a lot of times we just drove.
- cast members were great.
Finally, cost wise, it really is getting more expensive. I am at the point of questioning whether it really makes sense to return. It's not like we cannot afford it (thankfully), but just don't know anymore if it's worth it paying more every year with no added - or even less - benefit.. I feel so cheated having to pay for ILL if we want to do Guardians or Tron more than once. every food item is grossly over priced. this is not just Disney, like $9 Butterbeer at Universal isn't great either.. anyway, i say that every year but we keep coming back. this time though it hit differently with the value for what we are paying..