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They are adding a new scene which could mean many changes. There are a lot of literal moving parents to this movie so they will need to change up and test things like the water features, curtains, stage frame moving and more. I can also see them using this time to clean, repair snd refurbish the theatre.
 
scrappinginontario said:
They are adding a new scene which could mean many changes. There are a lot of literal moving parents to this movie so they will need to change up and test things like the water features, curtains, stage frame moving and more. I can also see them using this time to clean, repair snd refurbish the theatre.
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you’re so smart I didnt even think the the effects had to be timed
 


EpcotPhoenician said:
Disney:

"Leave no available space!! Fill in those gaps!"

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Also Disney:

Here's a disinfected remote control for you. Because.. safety.

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I was here back in May, and it feels like so much has changed since then. I understand the risks (hence why I'm here), but it just feels like there's a very odd double standard right now, where Disney wants to do the right thing, but is slowly transitioning out of it.
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People can’t expect to be in a bubble while visiting a theme park packed with thousands of tourists from all across the country. And of course they are transitioning out of social distancing just like schools, restaurants and business everywhere. Companies could never stay in business with such limited capacities forever. And thousands have folded during this time.
Seems like everyone wants to go to WDW themselves but they don’t want anyone else to be there at the same time.
 


Dakota731 said:
People can’t expect to be in a bubble while visiting a theme park packed with thousands of tourists from all across the country. And of course they are transitioning out of social distancing just like schools, restaurants and business everywhere. Companies could never stay in business with such limited capacities forever. And thousands have folded during this time.
Seems like everyone wants to go to WDW themselves but they don’t want anyone else to be there at the same time.
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I think maybe you missed the point?
 
I used this board for months to plan this trip and today was the big day! 18 family members traveling from Omaha to Disney.

Magical Express- The line was huge to check-in, but individual busses to each resort were fast and fun. 50 minutes to get our bags and get to the resort. Our driver slowed down so that we can take pics of the entryway.

We got to All-Star music around 1. We have stayed at All-star music in the past and we were okay with it, but it was always packed and just too hectic for our liking. However, this place was dead there were maybe 5 people in the pool so we decided to do the pool. The cafeteria was empty as well very weird. After the pool, we broke up into two groups. One had reservations at Sanaa while the other at Homecomin.

Homecomin was really good! They sat 9 of us together outside I had the chicken and doughnuts. It was a great family meal and the best part of the trip so far. After dinner, we all met up for some shopping. The other group really enjoyed Sanaa and raved about the bread service and atmosphere. I can't wait to try it on Tuesday.

At this point, the first curveball came. One of the families that are traveling with us asked if there was a way that they could join us at EPCOT tomorrow. This really made me mad because for months I had told them to change their 3-day park pass to a four day so they can go with us and it was always "Nah Epcot is not our thing it looks like its a giant mall and there are no rides" My assumption is that they got intrigued by all our talk about food and wine festival. No big deal off to guest relations.

Guest relations - My sister-in-law and I went to GR so I can help her add the fourth-day ticket. I told the front lady what I was trying to do and she put me on the list (90-minute wait). No biggie we waited, but after two hours we went back because they had not called us and right away escorted us to an employee to help. The employee said that because our tickets were not active and tied to our WL room they could not add it, but All-star music can (I smelt BS), but we took the explanation and left. Everyone got on the bus and headed back to All-star music. We waited in line at the front desk for 30 minutes and explained what we were trying to do. I told the lady the same thing that guest relations told us and the front desk lady made a face as to say (never heard of that). However, after a few minutes, the front desk told us the same thing. We could not change the tickets because they were inactive mode.

Back in the room, I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to cancel their reservation for Animal kingdom and book them Epcot for tomorrow. Once their tickets are active I will go with her to guest relations at WL to add the fourth day. Back at the hotel, my wife started giving me a lecture about how she understands I want to make everyone happy and explained how she was a little PO that I spent 3 hours on this ticket thing and not with her and the girls. She said that they had months to follow my advice and if they missed out because of it it's on them. She just asked me to make sure I'm not making this a habit the rest of the trip.

Random observations:

World of Disney had very little 50th-anniversary stuff and selection overall.
Disney Springs was super packed.
Buses to and from all star were empty
Lots of police presence at Disney Springs.

Tomorrow we all check out and go to WL for the rest of the stay.

Tomorrow is Epcot


If I hear my brother say one more time "This is $5 (as he holds a soda)? back home this cost like $1" I'm going to lose it lol

I barely survived maneuvering everyone through Disney Springs not sure how I'm going to do it tomorrow.
 
Cj2017 said:
I used this board for months to plan this trip and today was the big day! 18 family members traveling from Omaha to Disney.

Magical Express- The line was huge to check-in, but individual busses to each resort were fast and fun. 50 minutes to get our bags and get to the resort. Our driver slowed down so that we can take pics of the entryway.

We got to All-Star music around 1. We have stayed at All-star music in the past and we were okay with it, but it was always packed and just too hectic for our liking. However, this place was dead there were maybe 5 people in the pool so we decided to do the pool. The cafeteria was empty as well very weird. After the pool, we broke up into two groups. One had reservations at Sanaa while the other at Homecomin.

Homecomin was really good! They sat 9 of us together outside I had the chicken and doughnuts. It was a great family meal and the best part of the trip so far. After dinner, we all met up for some shopping. The other group really enjoyed Sanaa and raved about the bread service and atmosphere. I can't wait to try it on Tuesday.

At this point, the first curveball came. One of the families that are traveling with us asked if there was a way that they could join us at EPCOT tomorrow. This really made me mad because for months I had told them to change their 3-day park pass to a four day so they can go with us and it was always "Nah Epcot is not our thing it looks like its a giant mall and there are no rides" My assumption is that they got intrigued by all our talk about food and wine festival. No big deal off to guest relations.

Guest relations - My sister-in-law and I went to GR so I can help her add the fourth-day ticket. I told the front lady what I was trying to do and she put me on the list (90-minute wait). No biggie we waited, but after two hours we went back because they had not called us and right away escorted us to an employee to help. The employee said that because our tickets were not active and tied to our WL room they could not add it, but All-star music can (I smelt BS), but we took the explanation and left. Everyone got on the bus and headed back to All-star music. We waited in line at the front desk for 30 minutes and explained what we were trying to do. I told the lady the same thing that guest relations told us and the front desk lady made a face as to say (never heard of that). However, after a few minutes, the front desk told us the same thing. We could not change the tickets because they were inactive mode.

Back in the room, I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to cancel their reservation for Animal kingdom and book them Epcot for tomorrow. Once their tickets are active I will go with her to guest relations at WL to add the fourth day. Back at the hotel, my wife started giving me a lecture about how she understands I want to make everyone happy and explained how she was a little PO that I spent 3 hours on this ticket thing and not with her and the girls. She said that they had months to follow my advice and if they missed out because of it it's on them. She just asked me to make sure I'm not making this a habit the rest of the trip.

Random observations:

World of Disney had very little 50th-anniversary stuff and selection overall.
Disney Springs was super packed.
Buses to and from all star were empty
Lots of police presence at Disney Springs.

Tomorrow we all check out and go to WL for the rest of the stay.

Tomorrow is Epcot


If I hear my brother say one more time "This is $5 (as he holds a soda)? back home this cost like $1" I'm going to lose it lol

I barely survived maneuvering everyone through Disney Springs not sure how I'm going to do it tomorrow.
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Honestly, trying to please 18 people will be extremely challenging and quite likely affect your trip in a negative way.

If at all possible I recommend breaking into smaller groups snd meeting up once or twice during the day. Those that choose to stay with you, set a path snd let them follow along but asking for consensus and opinions of what to do will take up far too much time.

I’ve gone with a larger group in the past (not nearly as large as 18 though) and these are just some lessons I’ve learned.

Hope you have a great trip!
 
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Cj2017 said:
I used this board for months to plan this trip and today was the big day! 18 family members traveling from Omaha to Disney.

Magical Express- The line was huge to check-in, but individual busses to each resort were fast and fun. 50 minutes to get our bags and get to the resort. Our driver slowed down so that we can take pics of the entryway.

We got to All-Star music around 1. We have stayed at All-star music in the past and we were okay with it, but it was always packed and just too hectic for our liking. However, this place was dead there were maybe 5 people in the pool so we decided to do the pool. The cafeteria was empty as well very weird. After the pool, we broke up into two groups. One had reservations at Sanaa while the other at Homecomin.

Homecomin was really good! They sat 9 of us together outside I had the chicken and doughnuts. It was a great family meal and the best part of the trip so far. After dinner, we all met up for some shopping. The other group really enjoyed Sanaa and raved about the bread service and atmosphere. I can't wait to try it on Tuesday.

At this point, the first curveball came. One of the families that are traveling with us asked if there was a way that they could join us at EPCOT tomorrow. This really made me mad because for months I had told them to change their 3-day park pass to a four day so they can go with us and it was always "Nah Epcot is not our thing it looks like its a giant mall and there are no rides" My assumption is that they got intrigued by all our talk about food and wine festival. No big deal off to guest relations.

Guest relations - My sister-in-law and I went to GR so I can help her add the fourth-day ticket. I told the front lady what I was trying to do and she put me on the list (90-minute wait). No biggie we waited, but after two hours we went back because they had not called us and right away escorted us to an employee to help. The employee said that because our tickets were not active and tied to our WL room they could not add it, but All-star music can (I smelt BS), but we took the explanation and left. Everyone got on the bus and headed back to All-star music. We waited in line at the front desk for 30 minutes and explained what we were trying to do. I told the lady the same thing that guest relations told us and the front desk lady made a face as to say (never heard of that). However, after a few minutes, the front desk told us the same thing. We could not change the tickets because they were inactive mode.

Back in the room, I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to cancel their reservation for Animal kingdom and book them Epcot for tomorrow. Once their tickets are active I will go with her to guest relations at WL to add the fourth day. Back at the hotel, my wife started giving me a lecture about how she understands I want to make everyone happy and explained how she was a little PO that I spent 3 hours on this ticket thing and not with her and the girls. She said that they had months to follow my advice and if they missed out because of it it's on them. She just asked me to make sure I'm not making this a habit the rest of the trip.

Random observations:

World of Disney had very little 50th-anniversary stuff and selection overall.
Disney Springs was super packed.
Buses to and from all star were empty
Lots of police presence at Disney Springs.

Tomorrow we all check out and go to WL for the rest of the stay.

Tomorrow is Epcot


If I hear my brother say one more time "This is $5 (as he holds a soda)? back home this cost like $1" I'm going to lose it lol

I barely survived maneuvering everyone through Disney Springs not sure how I'm going to do it tomorrow.
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Somebody needs to give you a trophy for even attempting to do this trip with 18 people! Or a couple of stiff drinks. We are doing a trip in December with 8 of us with one of us being a Disney travel agent and I'm worried on how we are going to pull it off. I have come to the conclusion that herding cats is so much easier! Good luck and hope you have a great rest of your trip.
 
Cj2017 said:
I used this board for months to plan this trip and today was the big day! 18 family members traveling from Omaha to Disney.

Magical Express- The line was huge to check-in, but individual busses to each resort were fast and fun. 50 minutes to get our bags and get to the resort. Our driver slowed down so that we can take pics of the entryway.

We got to All-Star music around 1. We have stayed at All-star music in the past and we were okay with it, but it was always packed and just too hectic for our liking. However, this place was dead there were maybe 5 people in the pool so we decided to do the pool. The cafeteria was empty as well very weird. After the pool, we broke up into two groups. One had reservations at Sanaa while the other at Homecomin.

Homecomin was really good! They sat 9 of us together outside I had the chicken and doughnuts. It was a great family meal and the best part of the trip so far. After dinner, we all met up for some shopping. The other group really enjoyed Sanaa and raved about the bread service and atmosphere. I can't wait to try it on Tuesday.

At this point, the first curveball came. One of the families that are traveling with us asked if there was a way that they could join us at EPCOT tomorrow. This really made me mad because for months I had told them to change their 3-day park pass to a four day so they can go with us and it was always "Nah Epcot is not our thing it looks like its a giant mall and there are no rides" My assumption is that they got intrigued by all our talk about food and wine festival. No big deal off to guest relations.

Guest relations - My sister-in-law and I went to GR so I can help her add the fourth-day ticket. I told the front lady what I was trying to do and she put me on the list (90-minute wait). No biggie we waited, but after two hours we went back because they had not called us and right away escorted us to an employee to help. The employee said that because our tickets were not active and tied to our WL room they could not add it, but All-star music can (I smelt BS), but we took the explanation and left. Everyone got on the bus and headed back to All-star music. We waited in line at the front desk for 30 minutes and explained what we were trying to do. I told the lady the same thing that guest relations told us and the front desk lady made a face as to say (never heard of that). However, after a few minutes, the front desk told us the same thing. We could not change the tickets because they were inactive mode.

Back in the room, I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to cancel their reservation for Animal kingdom and book them Epcot for tomorrow. Once their tickets are active I will go with her to guest relations at WL to add the fourth day. Back at the hotel, my wife started giving me a lecture about how she understands I want to make everyone happy and explained how she was a little PO that I spent 3 hours on this ticket thing and not with her and the girls. She said that they had months to follow my advice and if they missed out because of it it's on them. She just asked me to make sure I'm not making this a habit the rest of the trip.

Random observations:

World of Disney had very little 50th-anniversary stuff and selection overall.
Disney Springs was super packed.
Buses to and from all star were empty
Lots of police presence at Disney Springs.

Tomorrow we all check out and go to WL for the rest of the stay.

Tomorrow is Epcot


If I hear my brother say one more time "This is $5 (as he holds a soda)? back home this cost like $1" I'm going to lose it lol

I barely survived maneuvering everyone through Disney Springs not sure how I'm going to do it tomorrow.
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The joys of traveling with family. :) We learned a long time ago that there are family and friends that we will travel with and those we won't. Mixing the 2 rarely goes well.
Good luck with the rest of the trip.
 
scrappinginontario said:
Honestly, trying to please 18 people will beextremely challenging and quite likely affect your trip in a negative way.

If at all possible I recommend breaking into smaller groups snd meeting up once or twice during the day. Those that choose to stay with you, set a path snd let them follow along but asking for consensus and opinions of what to do will take up far too much time.

I’ve gone with a larger group in the past (not nearly as large as 18 though) and these are just some lessons I’ve learned.

Hope you have a great trip!
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Similar experience.
Some years back, we traveled with a group of 12.
We had everyone at the same park each day. We had times set for meals, but outside of that, each group could do what they wanted. that worked we..
 
Cj2017 said:
Random observations:

World of Disney had very little 50th-anniversary stuff and selection overall.
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Interesting. Wonder if they sold a bunch of stuff over the past week or so and are waiting for new shipments. We were there 9/24-9/28 and WOD had a ton of 50th stuff. The whole middle section and the back of the store was all dedicated to 50th. Plus they had other stuff placed around the store.
 
After breakfast at Pongu we walked onto Safari a little before 8:15. Great action from the lions and giraffes this morning. After Safari we went to Everest and were done a little after 9:00. Maybe a 5 minute wait. Those were our only goals for today so now we are enjoying the trails and shopping and waiting for Nomad Lounge to open.
 
srauseo said:
After breakfast at Pongu we walked onto Safari a little before 8:15. Great action from the lions and giraffes this morning. After Safari we went to Everest and were done a little after 9:00. Maybe a 5 minute wait. Those were our only goals for today so now we are enjoying the trails and shopping and waiting for Nomad Lounge to open.
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sounds like a great morning.
 
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