Here Now & Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences Including Park Hopping

[Ecomommy09]

Are you looking at the official Disney my experience app or another one?

They mentioned the Lines App from Touring Plans!

 

[Orion Nebula]

I’m doing the same thing. . The WDW app shows much longer waits. This is why I pay for a touring plans subscription.

Does it seam to be more accurate in RL? I am looking at the official app and things aren't looking that great for a last week of Feb Wednesday.

 

[Raven01]

I’m doing the same thing. . The WDW app shows much longer waits. This is why I pay for a touring plans subscription.

Is this the general consensus? We are going soon and I'd like accurate wait times. Is the WDW app accurate, or is the TP plan subscription worth it for that reason?

I figured TP was out when COVID changed everything, but if they have better data for current wait times I will pony up for the subscription.

 

[Ecomommy09]

Does it seam to be more accurate in RL? I am looking at the official app and things aren't looking that great for a last week of Feb Wednesday.

They get actual guests to time their waits. I’m never successful because when I get to the front I forget to stop the timer, but it does seem to be more accurate, especially right now with Socially Distanced lines.

 

[Mr. X]

Are you looking at the official Disney my experience app or another one?

I am using the Lines app. Its worked great for me on all of my trips

 

[Ecomommy09]

I have no dog in the fight, but I feel it’s more accurate. I understood that Disney, at least in part, was using crowding into the queues as part of their wait equation. Now that the lines are so strung out for SD, it doesn’t seem that accurate on their app. Also, I’ve been told they manipulate data to get people to do what they want (the ages old wait times and closing being much longer than they actually were). I like the Lines app and the touring plan. I don’t like to stare at my phone all day in the park, but I do have my plan in there and tweak if we do something different. [Note, it takes my child 45 minutes to eat her cinnamon roll, this is factored in my plan].

 

[CapnJacksGirl]

Its 12:03 on Wednesday 2/24. I just checked wait times and everything in MK is under an hour. Avatar is 35m, Everest 4m, Mine Train 55m, Tower of terror 75m, Smugglers Run 55m per the Lines app

thank you for providing some much needed levity and a different perspective to the discussion. We arrive on Saturday and are going in with the attitude that we are just happy to be there and will do whatever we are comfortable with and leave the rest for next time. That said, it starts to feel like the sky is falling at times here and it’s hard to stay positive. I very much appreciate your post.

 

[mm824]

What were your trip dates and did it seem any better during the week?

Feb 20-23. I'm told all four parks hit capacity on Saturday, explaining the massive crowds. We went to Epcot on Saturday @ 10:30, AK on Sunday right before opening, waited 45 minutes for Nali River (the posted sign and app said 30 btw) and FOP was already at 80 minutes. There were low crowds coming in, but when we left around 11, it was jam packed.

Monday we went to MK, which was also low crowds the first two hours (until about 9:45), and HS on Tuesday.

We took the Skyliner to HS and waited 45 minutes at the transfer station at 7:55AM ...
The evening prior (Monday) we waited almost an hour (posted time was 40 minutes) @ 7pm (park closes at 8) to ride Soarin.
As we were walking out around 8:10, the line for the Skyliner stretched all the way back to the Yacht Club.

It was just massively .... crowded.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Any more reports on being able to mobile order and get into the resorts early in the morning (hoping to do that and walk from the Contemporary to MK)? Also, I've noticed that the People Mover isn't present on the "refurbishments" list, even though it's been closed. Any idea if it will open soon? We're leaving in about a week and a half, and I'm starting to lose hope, haha. No People Mover and no train is sad!

Just wanted to say I hope you have a great trip!

I've followed a lot of your DL trip reports over on that forum.

We haven't done this early morning, but lately we've done a good bit of mobile ordering to resort hop. We just moved to Orlando in January and don't have APs so we've visited the resorts a ton.

Most of the time we'll do dinner. I remember at AOA the security guard wanted us to press the 'we are here' button in front of him. The AKL guard just waved us through without even seeing the phone. The Poly guard also wanted us to press the 'we are here' button but didn't watch us to make sure we did.

 

[mm824]

I have no dog in the fight, but I feel it’s more accurate. I understood that Disney, at least in part, was using crowding into the queues as part of their wait equation. Now that the lines are so strung out for SD, it doesn’t seem that accurate on their app. Also, I’ve been told they manipulate data to get people to do what they want (the ages old wait times and closing being much longer than they actually were). I like the Lines app and the touring plan. I don’t like to stare at my phone all day in the park, but I do have my plan in there and tweak if we do something different. [Note, it takes my child 45 minutes to eat her cinnamon roll, this is factored in my plan].

I'll tell you, not a single ride time was accurate on the app our entire trip - and not for our benefit. The only ride we "walked onto" were the two rides in MK, on a Monday morning because we just happened to show up early to the park ....

 

[DisneyJColeMom]

Is there a certain weekday that people feel is best to visit Magic Kingdom? I booked my park pass for a Tuesday, but curious what people think. Definitely not a Sunday right?

 

[SarahC97]

I'll tell you, not a single ride time was accurate on the app our entire trip - and not for our benefit. The only ride we "walked onto" were the two rides in MK, on a Monday morning because we just happened to show up 42 minutes early to the park ....

Are you talking about the wait time in the TP app or MDE?

 

[mm824]

Are you talking about the wait time in the TP app or MDE?

MDE!

 

[Orion Nebula]

Is there a certain weekday that people feel is best to visit Magic Kingdom? I booked my park pass for a Tuesday, but curious what people think. Definitely not a Sunday right?

I think as expected Tue-Thu are the best park days in general. We made our MK days Tuesday and Thursday via from what others were saying here. But maybe someone else has a different opinion.

 

[Ecomommy09]

I’m. [Note, it takes my child 45 minutes to eat her cinnamon roll, this is factored in my plan].

Cinnamon Roll MK day. Just for levity. She’s awful cute. This was 10/2020

 

[Shellyred8]

We just returned from a trip (for what I thought might be an off time) and there is no way I would go back given current restrictions and crowds. It was uncomfortably crowded and I borderline regret renewing my annual pass. EPCOT reminded me of a Sat during F&W; HS, 30 minutes prior to park opening, the line for Slinky Dog was 75 minutes; and MK was great is you accidentally show up 75 minutes prior to opening and wait in line.

I'm struggling to see how Disney will increase capacity given restrictions, lack of options, "social distancing" and no fast pass.

Were you there the week of Presidents week? That's when we were there and I was surprised at how crowded it was ALL WEEK LONG. I was anticipating that Presidents day weekend and maybe one or two days after would be busier, but it was the entire week. So, we just took the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather and be glad we weren't home in the sub-zero temps!

 

[choirfarm]

CMs remind people when they see it, but from what I have seen, people that don't want to comply just pull their masks down as soon as the CM isn't looking anymore. We have seen it so many times.

The guy we were behind in the 7DMT queue did not wear his mask unless a CM was around, and blew snot rockets at one point without a tissue. We kept our mouths shut.

I would not let it go. Masks are a matter of life and death. I would be yelling to have the CM come back. I will not die because others are careless

 

[debdebdebby13]

I would not let it go. Masks are a matter of life and death. I would be yelling to have the CM come back. I will not die because others are careless

If it's literally life and death you don't belong at Disney World during a pandemic, just saying.

 

[dez1978]

MDE!

Oh thank goodness (that you are talking about MDE not that you had longer waits) bc I was really banking on the TP app

 

[choirfarm]

nm you wont care