I don't think we will ever know for sure as most sites only have data broken down by age group but not by month.
In some areas even those who jumped on appointments the first day they opened in their area aren't all fully vaxxed yet. Some had to wait a couple of weeks for a slot even with taking any time that was open. Those that had to work around work had an even harder time
ourworldindata.org
It would not be an issue with me since as of last week only 53% of Orange County has been vaccinated. Locations to get the shot are already closing due to lack of participants who want to get vaccinated.
As a local, I’ve dined several times since the’ve reopened. I haven’t been rushed once. But I’ve also never been at peak times, either. I’m typically breakfast or lunch.
We do have lunch today at a place so hopefully it's better.
It’s exactly what we encountered a month ago at WDW. Felt rushed the first 2 dining experience’s. Felt like since they were not filling the dining room full that they would just start rushing people out. We ended up canceling every dining reservation and mobile ordering at every park. Fish and Chips at Epcot along with the food booths. Quick service other parks with the exception of Sanaa which we didn’t feel rushed whatsoever. Maybe because it’s not in the parks?
Ugh. We have a couple expensive dinners coming up at the end of the week. I may have to talk with our group and just axe them. Is what it is and there is a bunch of other foods at epcot I want to try still.
Being honest here, we have slowly been dwindling down our dining reservations year after year except for a few exceptions, Sanaa and Brown Derby mostly. The Derby was one of the places we felt rushed. We have enjoyed ourselves more then ever by doing this. Not only saving tons of money but we are finding that we are splitting things more.. trying more different snacks and food that we never could because we were always to full. Just my opinion but I think that’s the way we will be doing it from now on.
Some of the food at the kiosks were amazing. The pork shank in Japan... I could order 4 of those and make it a dinner and get off cheaper. Win win.Being honest here, we have slowly been dwindling down out dining reservations year after year except for a few exceptions, Sanaa and Brown Derby mostly. The Derby was one of the places we felt rushed. We have enjoyed ourselves more then ever by doing this. Not only saving tons of money but we are finding that we are splitting things more.. trying more different snacks and food that we never could because we were always to full. Just my opinion but I think that’s the way we will be doing it from now on.
Everyone says the kiosks at Epcot are so expensive.. a lot of it is but we also found we tried so much different stuff both days we were there.. and both days came under 50 bucks for both of us. And we were full for the day. That’s less then a sit down meal so in reality, to us, it wasn’t bad at all. But everyone enjoys different things. Just my opinion.
Ok, back to the pandemic.
I totally understand! Hopefully you’ll have better dining experiences for the rest of your trip.
Glad you had a better experience!
Yup!
Oh no! Sorry to hear about your mom. But yes, she will be completely fine…no worries. Report back on your thoughts of the ride!
We were there May 3 - May 14 and had 5 table service dining experiences. We usually try and get an earlier reservation (between 5 and 6) because that is when we would eat if we were home. Don't know if the times made a difference, but we never felt rushed and had what I would considered a great experience. We have probably cut in half our TS to save money, but usually try to eat at Sanaa and then one at each park during our visits. Hopefully your upcoming dining will be more enjoyable.
I think this is where people thinking we are rushing are coming from. I know I am. Agree that it’s a trailing metric, which created two scenarios. We could scale back mitigation on the assumption it’s going to fall because we are far enough along. We could continue mitigation until it does fall, presumably longer than necessary because the fall lags. As a safety measure, I would rather be over cautious and mitigate for to long instead of chance that it’s to short
We were there May 1-8 and dined at STK, The Boathouse, Sanaa, Topolino's Terrace, Hollywood Brown Derby, Tiffins and La Hacienda. We never felt rushed at any of those places. We generally order wine, which seems to slow the pace down a bit for some reason. The servers at Topolino's, Sanaa and Tiffins were engaging and took some time to talk to us (although it was not easy through both mask and shield). There wasn't a single place where we weren't asked about drinks or appetizers; we generally don't get dessert, so I honestly don't remember that part.
