Trip Report Tu in ‘25

Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
Tu in ‘25

These lyrics came to mind when I thought about my trip reporting. (I also thought, Here we go AGAIN but the above sounds much more poignant.) It’s now that time of year when my Disney trips are frequent. And this Disney Senior loves sharing her visits with y’all because your engagement makes it fun!

Yes, there will be stuff that’s the same. Yes, there will be surprises (too soon for the reveals). And yes, there will be sun rises!

Spring break countdown is at 4 days.

Since this intro needs a picture, here are Tu.

 

[93boomer]

I had what I thought would be a fun idea. We could ride the Skyliner from Epcot to DHS and catch the WL bus there, rather than having to walk all the way back through Epcot and then to the new bus gate. The WL gate at DHS is very close to the Skyliner (thus saving our tired feet some steps).

We boarded at twilight for what we assumed would be a picturesque flight.

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And it was pretty - thanks to lightning. Halfway to Riviera there was thunder, but no rain. We were forced to disembark at the Riviera and were told, “buses for ALL stops will be there.” There was no further information from the cast members (such as how to find the bus station) so we followed the crowd.

Having stayed at Riviera, we did know the way to the buses, but what about guests who did not? It truly was a “we don’t care, fend for yourselves” situation. As expected, the bus station was chaos - there were no CMs to assist and folks trying to get to Caribbean Beach, Pop and Art of Animation did not know which line to stand in, since there was not a designated “Skyliner Resorts” spot. Buses to MK and Epcot arrived and both filled quickly, but no DHS bus. We waited…and waited…and I became incredibly frustrated, wondering why the Skyliner hadn’t closed earlier with lightning nearby. We never would have boarded had we known there was a good chance it would shut down!

Woody went into “solve the problem with money” mode. He motioned for me to follow him to the front of the resort and ordered a Lyft.

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It was money well spent. We were back at the Lodge in fifteen minutes.

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Way to go Woody!!

 

[lindawdw]

I adored WOM at Epcot and like you, always wanted to ride multiple times while in the park! It was a sad day when they closed it down. I agree with you on the "cookie" cake! The pool picture looks like it was a perfect time spent enjoying the water and low crowds! Great job on acquiring three great MP LL's at MK!!!