GusGusTheMouse
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2017
Just got back from our WDW honeymoon! First, let me say that this has been an incredibly stressful few months for us as we were constantly changing wedding and honeymoon plans so our expectations for this trip were low. We were just happy we could have a small ceremony and a “minimoon” after our Hawaii portion of our honeymoon got scrapped.
We had to come in two days early due to flight changes and Disney put us in a one bedroom suite at Boulder Ridge. As we were not originally expecting to be at WDW those days, we had no park reservations so we stuck around the resort. It was great!
Pros:
As for the parks, I think we were less comfortable than some reporting back here. But let me preface it with that DH and I were supposed to go down to the FL keys after our WDW portion of the trip but DH decided he thought WDW was probably safer because most people are doing their best to abide by the rules. So we ultimately extended our WDW stay 4 more days half way through our trip and cancelled the keys portion (which was great because our keys resort lost our reservation).
PROS
We had to come in two days early due to flight changes and Disney put us in a one bedroom suite at Boulder Ridge. As we were not originally expecting to be at WDW those days, we had no park reservations so we stuck around the resort. It was great!
Pros:
- Minimal guests since WL is closed
- EMPTY leisure pool
- Easy parking
- No wait at Geyser Point
- Geyser Point was a GREAT outdoor dining option. We felt very comfortable there.
- QS was seriously lacking in options and quality
- Feature pool was often crowded after 3pm
- Little to do after dinner
As for the parks, I think we were less comfortable than some reporting back here. But let me preface it with that DH and I were supposed to go down to the FL keys after our WDW portion of the trip but DH decided he thought WDW was probably safer because most people are doing their best to abide by the rules. So we ultimately extended our WDW stay 4 more days half way through our trip and cancelled the keys portion (which was great because our keys resort lost our reservation).
PROS
- Relatively short wait times - I will not say they are great but compared to standard standby times I was pleased.
- Got some Splash merch and was able to ride 6+ times between our 3 MK days.
- If you eat QS at off times, food and seating are easy to come by
- You can get some GREAT photos at the castle with no one else in them first thing and last thing of the day
- AK was EMPTY - FOP was walk on at 1pm...
- Don’t trust the posted wait times - it’s either walk on or a 40 minute wait due to cleaning back up
- Got BG 3 for ROTR
- Riding TSM 8 times in a row with no wait... was easily getting the cat prize every time!
- F&W was underwhelming. The food was just not that great and so few options. Loved the hummus fries though!
- Families bring food and drink (other than water) into lines. You know at that point there will be no masks worn the entire time in line...
- Losing out on ride photos because someone in another party went mask-less
- Mask only photos by WDW photographers... while initially comical they start to get disappointing on the 7th day
- Limited TS options and difficulty and delays in QS during peak hours
- No nighttime park time - We were able to get a BOG reservation 5 minutes before park closing and that was the only night I got to see Main Street lit up.
- Non-disposable masks getting wet don’t do well - bring lots of disposable if you plan on riding Splash
- LONG line on Saturday for MMRR - over an hour
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