I am. We leave at the end of April and I'm hoping everything works out. I'm just watching and waiting each day and hoping for the best.
Just an update. I looked again and the upgraded bands are now showing as my selections instead of gray. Super weird!
I'm driving from NY (~20 hours) but that was the plan all along. I think it's going to be incredibly helpful to have a car to hop around and avoid crowds. I have a plan that moves us a lot more than i would ever in the past (I've never even hopped) because of the HS crowd issues and the desire to ride ROTR multiple times but no desire to deal with that park for full days.Okay, I'm posting in several different threads and it's getting difficult to remember what I've said where, so if this is a repeat please forgive me!
I'm starting to consider the possibility of driving. I'll be carefully watching in the weeks to come to see what reports we're getting from the situation with flights, but if I start to hear lots of stories of people being denied boarding or getting kicked off the plane because of a cough or a sneeze or something, driving might just have to be it. I'm afraid we'd end up with the "Disney crud" while there and not be allowed to get on the plane to fly home and then, if that's happening to enough people, it might be difficult to get a rental car to start driving, too. We can't really afford to get stuck in Orlando (paying for hotels and eating out and stuff, not to mention vacation time and pet boarding back home). So, I'm watching and waiting. We don't go until the end of April, so I should have a good feel for how things are being handled by then (I hope).
Okay, I'm posting in several different threads and it's getting difficult to remember what I've said where, so if this is a repeat please forgive me!
I'm starting to consider the possibility of driving. I'll be carefully watching in the weeks to come to see what reports we're getting from the situation with flights, but if I start to hear lots of stories of people being denied boarding or getting kicked off the plane because of a cough or a sneeze or something, driving might just have to be it. I'm afraid we'd end up with the "Disney crud" while there and not be allowed to get on the plane to fly home and then, if that's happening to enough people, it might be difficult to get a rental car to start driving, too. We can't really afford to get stuck in Orlando (paying for hotels and eating out and stuff, not to mention vacation time and pet boarding back home). So, I'm watching and waiting. We don't go until the end of April, so I should have a good feel for how things are being handled by then (I hope).
I usually end up with some form of 'Disney crud' too. Unfortunately plane is the only option for me- I live in PA and don't have a driver's license. I think they'd rather have me on a plane...
Our timing to go really works well for us, and I didn't want to go in summer, and currently DAH is only offered through end of May. If we do need to reschedule, soonest is third week in June as we have kids in school and I'm not willing to pull particularly my middle schooler out from school for a week.I've considered that as well, but DH and I have AP's that expire on May 12, so going later isn't a great option for us.
Certainly more worried about the over reaction than Corona. As long as the park doesn't close I'll be there. I hope all the rest of you freak out and stay home(not really but well maybe a little)
Okay fellow Aprilers, help a girl out! We’re going the week after Easter, since that’s when we’re off. We go this week every year, so we know exactly what to expect. For Easter Sunday, my planning rule has always been to avoid the MK and just use fastpasses and take it easy at other parks (we always do hoppers). I just checked the public access version of the crowd calendar on TP, and they have that day overall as a 5 (which I’m side eyeing very skeptically), and they have the MK as the lowest crowd level with a 4! Now I’m second guessing myself, even though MK on Easter still sounds like a terrible idea to me in theory. Am I missing something? What do they know that I don’t know?
I'm trying to push for some strategy as much as possible or find times to carve out when we can stick to our own schedule without being rude. This is also my husband's first time with our daughter and only second time ever, so I don't want to scare him!
We just finished booking our what's-becoming-annual spring break trip for the week after easter (4/15-4/19). Bold considering coronavirus, but hoping the park will still be open and maybe the crowds will just be a tiny bit less. We're going with another family, so it'll be four adults and three girls (7,6, and 4). Staying at All Star Sports (this is a budget trip!) and doing park hopper for two days with a "pool day" in the middle. My daughter (7) and I are aggressive about touring plans but we'll have to tone it down for everyone else.
Right now, I *think* we'll eat a food court dinner at the hotel and hang out on 4/15 (arrive at 4:30 via Spirit Airlines/ME), do Epcot for Frozen as close to RD as possible on 4/16 and head to MK after, then back to Epcot for adult drinks and the new nighttime show, do the no-park day 4/17 (made reservations at 1900 Park Fare for a late breakfast), then do DHS and AK on 4/18. We might RD DHS alone to get to MMRR.
I'm noticing that park hours are changing A LOT along with EMH times, so I'm on the lookout for freed up FPs and other ways of doing things. I guess that'll depend on crowds too.
Anyway, glad to share with the excitement with you all again this April!!!
