We will be at WDW over Christmas. We won’t be staying at the fort but would like to rent a golf cart and drive around and see all the Christmas displays.  There will be 5 of us.   
Does anyone know if they rent 6 seater golf carts at the fort?  Their website only says 4-seaters. 
And can I reserve one in advance?
Thanks. 

On 6/15/2022 at 12:38 PM, Duane said:

I wonder how long the repositioning cruise would be?  The would be a cool trip...

Cruising at 20knots it would take about 13-14 days to go from Los Angeles to sydney. 
but I would imagine they would stop at few places.   Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand for example 

Really enjoying reading about your trip. 
 

10 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

I will get to the area July 18th and I have a new lens and microphone for my DSLR to work on recording the shows. Looking forward to it. 

I’ll miss you by one day. We fly home on the 17th. 

That’s awesome! I’ve been looking forward to seeing the Epcot Forever show. 
and we will be there this July. 

57 minutes ago, Lou... said:

I'll try requesting again. We won't be back until maybe in Dec so you can have them if I get them.

🙌 

5 hours ago, Lou... said:

It's not just customer service, it's employee service as well. I never got what I was supposed to get such as tickets, discount coupons and vouchers before our spring visit. We went down anyway and when I got to Epcot I went to Guest Services to at least get myself and two guests into the park. I did but it was a mess. The status of my file still has to be straightend out before my next visit. But I never did receive what I had requested over the phone. Turns out the CM on the phone was working from his home and didn't have access to what he needed to help me. I'll try again after things hopfully get back to normal.

Did you see what djsamuel posted?

Those snack coupons expire in September, I know you probably won’t be back to WDW before then. 
but you could mail them to me. I’ll pay for the postage. Lol. 

4 minutes ago, Robin said:

The last ride of the night is going to be Mine Train. We make are way over and wait the 35 min posted time. After this we are done. We make are way out we walk thru the castle. We take are time and really look around. We decide to not leave the park just yet. There is a mob of people walking out and a huge line to get in the shops.  We decide to take a bench down a side street by the glass shop. It is so quite here there is only 2 other people. This is the first time that I heard the singing lessons going on in one of the upstairs windows. After a bit I wander in the glass shop and look around. We sit down here for about a half hour. We then make a stop in the Town Hall I want to fill out a card about the great service I got earlier. There is a small wait I don't mind. After this I can't delay any longer we head out.

  We find the boats and wait. We wait about 15 min when a boat pulls up for us. This time the captain tells us if we are using Disney transportation we need to wear are mask. We find a seat only to be moved 3 times trying to get everyone on. The captain was nice about it and we had a good time teasing him about it. 

 We get back to are site and find out we have new neighbors. The family that was packing up when we left is gone and someone new is in there spot. Ok so when are they closing the loop?

Tomorrow we get to sleep in no park. What will we do? 

 

Pool day is my guess?

7 minutes ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

Cant speak for other days. I just know today was a horrible shit show because of 5 million people needing to call in. 

I will say they had reduced the call center numbers greatly and have been hiring and training in mass to get number back up. 

That would explain the crappy customer service and the extremely long hold times. 

And now that I think about it it’s not just Disney that seems to have fires all of their operators. 
I called American Airlines twice times last week and both times had an 4+ hour wait. 
I called Friday at 7:30pm and left my number to be called back in 4 hours. They finally called back at 3:04am. 

1 minute ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

Just a note on today. It was the worst possible day you could have called. They opened the Boo Bash tickets today a week early for onsite guests but it had to be called in. 

It wasn’t just today. 
it’s happened a lot lately.  
I had trouble getting through while planning our May trip.

I had issues during our May trip and i tried to call with busy signals and 100+ minute wait times. 
 

I tried calling last week and weekend and had to wait for ever. 
 

tried yesterday and couldn’t get through. 

Has anyone else noticed the decline in customer service when you call WDW?

First of all the cast members answering the phones don’t seem to be as knowledgeable, nor are they as friendly as they used to be.

Second of all, have you tried calling Disney World lately?  I’ve had to call them several times and on more than one occasion, including today, I’m getting busy signals. If I don’t get a busy signal there is a 2 to 3 hour holder  time.

Thirdly is anyone else having trouble with the park reservation system? Mainly us annual passholders  

i’ve been having issues with trying to get park reservations. We have two upcoming trips and both of them are split stays.  
meaning we will be staying at bonnet creek and at a Disney property both times. I already have park reservations four the days I will be at Bonnie Creek but when I try to make them for the days will be staying at Pop Century it says I have exceeded my limit. So I have to call Disney explain to them that I’m using three days With my annual pass and staying off property and I’m using for days on property. The park reservation system doesn’t seem to be set up very well.

1 hour ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

FYI. doing some digging while stuck on hold this morning 9 booths it lokos arent opening till October 1. 

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/food-wine-marketplaces/

Thanks for the update. 
that stinks for our July trip. 
they have good ones not opening till October.  
But my DW, DD, and myself will be back in October for F&W and ratatouille

24 minutes ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

Last year was a Taste of Food Abd Wine due to Covid. This year doesn’t mention a taste. That’s about as much guess work as I have until it they release more.  
 

 

your right. I forgot about that key word…”Taste”.  
I hope it will be as it has been in years past. 

2 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

They generally do. 

That’s great to know. It would SMB to arrive at F&W and some of the food booths were closed. 
 

it seemed like last year there were fewer food choices. But maybe it was just me or Covid.   what do y’all think?

5 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

The EPCOT 2021 Food and Wine Festival has been announced.

 

Guests Can Treat Themselves to a Flavorful Journey at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Presented by CORKCICLE®, Beginning July 15

 

This summer, Guests can embark on a tasty tour across six continents at the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival presented by CORKCICLE® at Walt Disney World Resort. This delicious celebration, which kicks off July 15 and runs through Nov. 20, features a full menu of new flavors and sips along with live entertainment, family activities and more. That’s 129 days of fun for the entire family!

 

Global Marketplaces will serve up a host of international flavors, including fan-favorite dishes from Hawai’i, Australia, Germany, Canada and Greece, as well as new spicy, savory and sweet plates to please Guests’ palate. We’ll have more details on specific menu items in an upcoming Foodie Guide, but there are new Global Marketplace concepts coming to Morocco, The American Adventure and throughout the park in July, with even more marketplaces opening in the fall.

 

CORKCICLE is the presenting sponsor for this year’s festival, and Guests can visit Shimmering Sips Global Marketplace and four other locations during the event to discover several sparkling beverage options available for purchase in an exclusive keepsake CORKCICLE premium beverage container.

 

Guests can also commemorate their visit and bring the culinary magic home with other official event merchandise created just for the festival, including apparel, home décor, trading pins and more.

 

Popular entertainment is back too, with performances by Voices of Liberty, Mariachi Cobre and Jammin’ Chefs. The festival will also open with America Gardens Bandstand presented by Florida Blue Medicare, a live-music concert series performed Friday through Monday evenings. Local bands from across Central Florida will take to the America Gardens Theatre stage, playing popular songs of yesterday and today.

 

For families, Remy’s Ratatouille Hide & Squeak will send kids of all ages on a savory scavenger hunt around the festival. Another way for families to have fun together is by participating in Emile’s Fromage Montage. Guests will find new ways to experience cheese when they purchase five participating dishes from select Global Marketplaces, including a passionfruit cheesecake with toasted macadamia nuts. Collect five stamps and scurry over to Shimmering Sips for a prize!

 

The festival is available with valid theme park admission and a park reservation for the same date.

That’s great news for us. We will actually be there July 15. Do you think they’ll have all of the festival boots open on the first day?That’s great news for us. We will actually be there July 15. Do you think they’ll have all of the festival boots open on the first day?

I would love to go to one of these after hours events. But it’s hard to justify the extra expense. Even with an AP discount it would cost us an additional $450-$480 for the 3 of us to go this October. 

I’m in  and thanks for taking the time to write this report  

We must have just missed each other. We arrived at WDW on the 21st and are heading home today. 
 I loved not having to wear a mask outside and being able to walk around with a snack or drink and not being yelled at about my mask down. 
 

2 hours ago, Travisma said:

Someone posted on a FB site with a picture of a round sign with a triangle shaped prong on the bottom stuck in the ground. Has a Mickey Hat/ears design with the letter A below it.  The poster said the entire alphabet is scattered around the Fort.  No one on the site had a clue of what they are.

Interesting!!!

any way to post the pix of the sign?

2 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

This is a belated Happy Armed Forces Day to Dave and Ray and all of the other Fiend vets. 

Thank you for your service.

TCD

Thank you for your support. 

53 minutes ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:

WDW honors WW 2 Vet and CM on Armed Forces Day.

Not mentioned in the article, but he's 93..it was on the local news.

https://people.com/travel/disney-world-cast-member-us-navy-veteran-honored/

Thanks for sharing.  
great story 

12 hours ago, PGHFiend said:

Come on Trails End!!

13 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:

Masks in out door common areas will now be optional. 
 

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/experience-updates/#drawer-card-faceCoverings

One step closet to normalcy!

1 hour ago, keith_h said:

I'm positive the folks in the Disney C suite think so.

Just curious buts what’s the “Disney C suite”?