Hi all! I looks like our 5th reschdeduled trip for WDW in 2020 may actually happen in a few weeks! So I am trying to figure out a few things for YC - we will be renting a car for the very first time (we have always used Disney transport) so any tips for driving around WDW would be welcome.
Also, for morning coffee, what are my best options at YC these days? I'm not sure what is actually open vs. what I remember doing in years past.
Finally, if we order. groceries from GG will we be able to pick them up on arrival? We don't land at MCO until 10pm so it would be rather late. If not, no big deal, we can pack what we need for the most part I think. I wasn't sure how late we could do that these days.
Things seems so different since our Thanksgiving 2019 trip and I'm just trying to digest it all! Looking forward to a taste of the magic to help recharge my Disney batteries! Thanks for any tips!
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@Ferrentinos - hope all is well and that this trip happens for you. I’ve been a few times since reopening and they have been great trips. Different, but great.
We’ve either been driving of flying/renting a car too. When there, we’ve been using a combo of Disney transport and driving ourselves, depending on the destination, conditions, etc. I’d like to think I know WDW property pretty well, but I still have to put the destination in Waze (or similar mapping app). Signage usually leads the way just fine, but I find with all the twists and turns (especially around the Epcot resorts and with all the newer roadways leading to DHS) I don’t mind having Waze as a guide too.
For morning coffee, I like the Keurigs in the YC rooms. The coffee is Joffrey’s, which to me is decent. I do prefer to make it with bottled water though, the tap water is kind of icky IMO. You can call housekeeping from the room and they’ll bring extras if needed. Otherwise The Market at Ale & Compass opens at 7am and you can get coffee there. They generally want you to mobile order, but if I’m not mistaken I think you can still walk-in as usual (I think, not totally sure).
We’ve been CL to GG converts during this mess. With GG you pick your delivery window, 8-12, 12-4, or 4-9. But you don’t need to be there so it doesn’t really matter. Bell Services will store things until you arrive (and keep refrigerated/frozen items in their coolers as needed). When you arrive, you can either pick them up yourselves or call from your room for delivery.
Caveat, I ‘assume’ (although don’t know for sure) that there will still be some form of Bell Services at that late hour. May be a skeleton crew or you have to ask at the front desk, but I don’t think they just shut down completely. Even these days people are often arriving/departing at all hours. Would love to know what you experience on your trip in case I’m really off here.
Side note, I was over-ambitious with my refrigerated items on our last stay a few months ago. The YC fridges are pretty darn tiny (and of course no freezers) - we could barely fit everything in.
For car rentals at MCO, in case you don’t know - they are only using the Terminal A side at the moment.
Hope that helps and hope you get to go!
. When we went in September we had breakfast there and everyone wants to do that again. The mini dark chocolate waffles were really amazing! We are still talking about them and I’m not even a “sweets” breakfast person. So yum!
. And I think they may have one of the best burgers on property (also available via room service or in the lounge).
