Basil of Baker Street
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Lots of hate in here.
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News Walt Disney World theme parks increase capacity but see longer waits and less physical distancing
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But a projection show is cheaper to produce than fireworks, a parade or a real show. Mission accomplished.
ElvisMickey
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I'm a local with an annual pass and have been at the Magic Kingdom several times since they've reopened. I've NEVER seen a wait for Tiki Room or a 45 minute wait for Country Bears or a line to get into Presidents or a line 20 people long to get into the Christmas ornament store. And I'm talking even pre pandemic. And I should add, this was on a Tuesday afternoon. You don't have to take my word for it...just sayin' though. You could have a magical time at EPCOT right now but Magic Kingdom or DHS, forget it. However, there's no doubt that the parks were more enjoyable just several weeks ago. But I was surprised at what I saw yesterday. There was literally nothing to do except go to the bathroom unless you wanted to wait in a line first.
I believe you, I saw videos, looked packed!
I don't doubt anyone's experience. My point was more in "general" when discussing these kinds of posts - your post just happened to be the one quoted.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Masks and heat are a non issues to me and if any WDW park can handle the COVID restrictions, it’s EPCOT. F&W looked very nice this year, especially with the addition of the world show place!It wasn't a trip, but I had one of my best/favorite days in September at Epcot. I was an incredible experience for me personally, but I can tolerate heat and masks better than most, apparently
In the case of F&W November 2020 could be could be considered better than November 2019. It was so mobbed in November 2019, we could not get near to a single food booth!!
The COVID version of the Magic Kingdom on the other hand, not good. It’s all true about all the socially distanced queues snaking through the park.
Miss Bella
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We had a great trip in August. It was my best trip since 2010 due to the low crowds. I’m going again in January I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s a birthday getaway and we’ll make the best of it.
Horizons '83
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Yeah, we are going MLK week, and that is one park I am just not ready to visit yet. I am expecting it to be crazy at DHS but it seems to be a tick better than MK right now.
peoplemover
Active Member
This was my experience at Hollywood Studios on Tuesday. I ended up leaving in the middle of the day... I got too used to those July and August crowds.
Miss Bella
Well-Known Member
That is really good advice. There are plenty of people having great trips you just won’t find them here.Read other boards.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
This is the exact thing many people had talked about and feared happening. Without increasing ride capacity and/or bringing back more people eating attractions and shows the lines for rides will get unbearable if they keep increasing park capacity. It’s just basic math. For your situation it may not be as big a deal, you walked around, saw some of the decorations and left, still disappointing but imagine being an out of state tourist who spent thousands to be there for that experience. Disney is in a no win situation right now. If they reduce park capacity to make the experience better they don’t make enough money, but if they increase it the experience suffers and guests (some loyal, repeat visitors) could be permanently turned off to some extent. That’s why it’s not always good news that Disney is expanding capacity or extending hours. For many guests the Juiy-Sept experience was better.
Good thing the independent FDA committee votes in about 30mins on the first vaccine for the US. Couldn’t come sooner.
tanc
Premium Member
When I went in August it was the emptiest I have ever seen the park, and while I had a fun time as I stated before, I think it can be a bit exaggerated.
I really wasn't a fan of how Epcot was handled, it honestly was the worst park experience I had while I was there. So I can't even imagine what it must be like now given that kids have virtual class and all. I was able to ride virtually all of the big rides multiple times within 5 hours of each park.
Hearing how crowded it's getting now is crazy I think though, but Disney has no real winning situation. Japan is a fascinating case since they have brought back so many things though.
I really wasn't a fan of how Epcot was handled, it honestly was the worst park experience I had while I was there. So I can't even imagine what it must be like now given that kids have virtual class and all. I was able to ride virtually all of the big rides multiple times within 5 hours of each park.
Hearing how crowded it's getting now is crazy I think though, but Disney has no real winning situation. Japan is a fascinating case since they have brought back so many things though.
ElvisMickey
Well-Known Member
This is the exact thing many people had talked about and feared happening. Without increasing ride capacity and/or bringing back more people eating attractions and shows the lines for rides will get unbearable if they keep increasing park capacity. It’s just basic math. For your situation it may not be as big a deal, you walked around, saw some of the decorations and left, still disappointing but imagine being an out of state tourist who spent thousands to be there for that experience. Disney is in a no win situation right now. If they reduce park capacity to make the experience better they don’t make enough money, but if they increase it the experience suffers and guests (some loyal, repeat visitors) could be permanently turned off to some extent. That’s why it’s not always good news that Disney is expanding capacity or extending hours. For many guests the Juiy-Sept experience was better.
Good thing the independent FDA committee votes in about 30mins on the first vaccine for the US. Couldn’t come sooner.
Exactly. I'm 30 minutes away and can go anytime so it was really no biggie. I had a great lunch at The Wave before, walked around at the park for a couple of hours and went home. But to travel here out of state right now and pay top dollar for that experience...no way.
Parker in NYC
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You're saying this now? NOW?
DisneyMusician2
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Just came back Dec 3-6 and had a great time and didn't wait more than 40 minutes on anything no matter how long the socially distanced lines looked and saw near 100% mask compliance...not sure what people are talking about but I enjoyed myself quite a bit...
Jrb1979
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As great as that may sound to you. To Disney it isn't as it's still mostly AP holders. Resorts are still ghost towns and those are the guests they want
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Makes sense. If I lived nearby I’d consider stopping in at MK to see the Christmas decorations and walk around a bit. I wouldn’t want to eat a meal there at this point, but if I had an AP and could stay outside I’d probably be OK with doing that.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
It’s interesting to hear different perspectives. As @legwand77 pointed out it seems like the weekends are much more crowded than week days. What park did you do on Saturday? Did it seem more crowded than the weekdays? I’ve been to WDW during Spring Break and over the crowded Thanksgiving week and if you plan a little ahead and get there at rope drop you can usually get a lot of rides in even with large crowds.
networkpro
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- In the Parks
- Yes
Visit any resort during park operating hours and you've pretty much got it to yourselves. Taking the bus back from the parks last week it was uncommon to have more than just your party and the bus driver.