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2 hours ago, ImDownWithDisney said:
we have went to the FL Gulfcoast twice, Wekiwa Springs, the Keys, and Savannah. With trips to Defeated Creek, possibly Hilton Head, and the Smokies planned the appeal of Disney is waning badly. Not to mention these other trips are a fraction of the cost of Disney. Decisions, decisions.
Where did you stay in the Keys?
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For some reason "paid line-jumping" made me think of someone tapping you on the shoulder and whispering "I'll give you a $20 if you let me get in front of you"
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On 7/4/2020 at 7:25 PM, mouseketab.....Carol said:
We are purely, hunt and peck type travelers, and casual do what we feel like type travelers
Same here Carol. Once upon a time I was all spreadsheets and reservations for everything, but now we do minimal planning and lots of park and resort hopping depending on what we're in the mood to do.
We will wait until things are more "normal" and we know we'll be able to enjoy our usual style of touring WDW (or close at least). It's just not worth the trip/expense for us otherwise. Right now for us that most likely means November 2021 will be our next trip.
Cross-country in the spring sounds like it could be awesome!!
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1 hour ago, Travisma said:
I can see all the previously closed bars rushing out to Sams and Costco and purchasing the snack sized bags of chips and buckets of jerky to sell!
"I'm sorry sir we have plenty of toilet paper now, but there's not a single-sized bag of Doritos to be found anywhere in the state"
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19 minutes ago, Travisma said:
It's a shame they didn't allow new limited bookings at the Fort, especially for the 4th weekend.
Lots of posts that most loops are closed, empty or very few campers.
We would've made the long trek from Tampa just so we could've posted to you all what's happening.
I'm surprised they didn't. They didn't have to fill the place, but even if they'd opened it up to 50% capacity it doesn't seem like it would be too tough to manage the # of people.
Around here the state campgrounds are only filling every other site. Some have put their usual activities on hold and have closed their common spaces like arcades, etc. I know of one that's not allowing tenters in so that they don't have to deal with how to keep the bath houses clean throughout the day. It's a family run place without a lot of staff. NH is still only allowing reservations to NH residents and MA is still not allowing visitors.
But speaking of visitors... I wonder how the Fort will handle the non-campers that typically show up this time of year to use the pool? I expect they're being extra strict about not allowing people in without a reservation?
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Keep an eye on this thread from Jason (super sponsor, travel agent and "The Man") - he's been doing a great job keeping us all updated on the latest info re: bookings, tickets, etc. straight from the Mouse's mouth...
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On 6/29/2020 at 11:57 AM, h2odivers...Ray said:
Because I really don’t want to go with all the limitations and restrictions.
no parades, no shows, no park hopping, etc.Totally with you there!
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6 minutes ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:
Establishments that derive over 50% of their income from drinks alone have to close.
I was surprised Hangar Bar fell into that category as they do serve a fair amount food, but I guess they may not sell enough of it.
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This was just posted an hour ago...
QuoteJock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar in Disney World Forced to Close One Day After Reopening Due to Florida’s New Executive Order
By Janelle SheetzIndy fans were lined up yesterday with their bullwhips and fedoras in hand to enjoy a Reggie’s Revenge at their favorite Disney Springs bar yesterday.
That’s because Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar had officially reopened after being shuttered for many months. But it didn’t last for long… .
As you’re probably now aware (especially if you reside in the state of Florida) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has just heavily cracked down on alcohol sales state-wide. On-premise consumption at bars or businesses that “derive more than 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages” is now banned in Florida and the emergency order went into effect immediately.
While Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar DOES offer food, the majority of its sales come from its drinks. Therefore, the Indiana Jones-themed watering hole has had to shut down once more — just a little over 24-hours since it had first reopened.
Guests who were inside when the Executive Order came through were allowed to finish their drinks and after that, Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar was locked up.
We’re currently checking on other bars and other locations that serve both food and drinks — we’ll report back with our findings soon. -
Safe travels and I hope you have a terrific time!
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1 hour ago, Travisma said:
If it's like the previous ban when this mess first started, it's a ban at pure bars only, not restaurants with bars.
Gotcha. So... do restaurants with bars keep their bar areas open?
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Posted a couple of hours ago. Not sure how this is going to effect the bars at Disney Springs - to go cups for everyone?
QuoteBREAKING NEWS: Alcohol Consumption Banned On Premises at Florida Bars
The global health crisis continues to require significant regulation around the United States.
With cases on the rise in Florida, we recently saw a new travel advisory put in place for entering and leaving the state. Now, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has announced a statewide ban of on-premises alcohol consumption at bars.
In a tweet this morning, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation announced the new ban.
At the time of writing, no additional details have been shared. This is a developing situation and we will continue to update this story as we learn more. Stay tuned.
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15 hours ago, Katman1356...Jason said:
I guess turnabout is fair play. If you live in certain stated isolate yourself then you can come to the Tristate area.
Yep. Not surprised.
Maine isn't messing around either. While it's still largely the honor system, if you try and reserve a room or campsite in ME and you're coming from MA, you have to sign a waiver stating you've either quarantined for 14 days or had a negative test within X number of hours (48?).
That was the rule for anyone coming into Maine but the most recent order exempted those of us in VT and NH because where we have far fewer cases than MA and other Northeast states.
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4 hours ago, ThemeParkCommando said:
While I love the current Splash Mountain theming, I am ok with this change. Most kids today have never seen or heard of Uncle Remus and the Brer Rabbit stories, and cannot connect. Like Mr. Toad, Uncle Remus' time has passed. The Princess and the Frog also has great songs, and I'm hoping to be able hear 'Gonna to take you there" with Raymond. I got so attached to that bug.
What you said. 🙂
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Walt Disney World Releases FULL List of Dining Locations Reopening at the Theme Parks
With the Walt Disney World theme parks reopening less than a month away, the official Walt Disney World website has released a list of eateries that will be available within the parks when the phased reopening begins.
This list includes kiosks, quick-service, and table-service locations distributed across all 4 theme parks that will begin reopening on Jully 11th. The locations are…
Magic Kingdom Park — Reopening July 11
- Aloha Isle
- Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies
- Be Our Guest Restaurant
- Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen
- Liberty Square Market
- Liberty Tree Tavern
- Main Street Bakery
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
- Pinocchio Village Haus
- The Plaza Restaurant
- Sleepy Hollow
- Storybook Treats
- Sunshine Tree Terrace
- Tony’s Town Square Restaurant
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park — Reopening July 11
- Anandapur Ice Cream Truck
- Creature Comforts
- Dawa Bar
- Dino-Bite Snacks
- Flame Tree Barbecue
- Harambe Fruit Market
- Isle of Java
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Mr. Kamal’s
- Nomad Lounge
- Pongu Pongu
- Rainforest Cafe® at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
- Restaurantosaurus
- Satu’li Canteen
- Tamu Tamu Refreshments
- Thirsty River Bar & Trek Snacks
- Tiffins Restaurant
- Trilo-Bites
- Yak & Yeti™ Local Food Cafes
- Yak & Yeti™ Restaurant
Disney’s Hollywood Studios — Reopening July 15
- 50’s Prime Time Café
- Anaheim Produce
- Backlot Express
- BaseLine Tap House
- Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
- The Hollywood Brown Derby
- The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano
- Milk Stand
- Oga’s Cantina at the Walt Disney World Resort
- Peevy’s Polar Pipeline
- PizzeRizzo
- Ronto Roasters
- Rosie’s All-American Café
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
- Sunshine Day Bar
- The Trolley Car Café
EPCOT — Reopening July 15
- Biergarten Restaurant
- Choza de Margarita
- Coral Reef Restaurant
- Crepes des Chefs de France
- Fife & Drum Tavern
- Funnel Cake
- Garden Grill Restaurant
- Gelati
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Joy of Tea
- Kabuki Café
- Katsura Grill
- L’Artisan des Glaces
- La Cantina de San Angel
- La Cava de Tequila
- La Hacienda de San Angel
- The Land Cart
- Le Cellier Steakhouse
- Popcorn in Canada
- Refreshment Outpost
- Refreshment Port
- Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue
- Rose & Crown Dining Room
- Rose & Crown Pub
- San Angel Inn Restaurante
- Spice Road Table
- Sunshine Seasons
- Tangierine Café
- Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival kiosks
- Traveler’s Café
- UK Beer Cart
- Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
It is also worth noting that when in-park dining initially becomes available, you’ll need a valid park pass and a reservation for park entry. Additionally, you’ll also need a dining reservation in order to eat at a table-service restaurant though, dining reservations do not guarantee admission to the park.
Disney has also commented that some menu items that are usually on the menu will be changed or omitted upon reopening. Cashless payments will also be encouraged as well as checking-in for your dining reservation on your mobile phone.
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Ray that stinks. Sorry they wasted so much of your time!
2 hours ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:When I called on Tuesday I got through in 5 minutes.....
I wonder if yesterday was especially crazy because of all the info coming out? Might be worth it to wait a few days until things calm down a bit.
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So...does this mean MBs will be going away completely at some point?
QuoteWalt Disney World Discontinuing Complimentary MagicBands For Resort Guests In 2021
Walt Disney World revealed their plans for the new Disney Park Pass System, but there was another big detail announced on Thursday. Beginning in 2021, complimentary MagicBands will no longer be offered to guests with resort reservations.
Walt Disney World has been driving more and more guests toward the My Disney Experience app in recent years. Digital keys have become a normalcy at hotels around the world, and they will soon be used more at WDW.
Disney made this casual announcement earlier today:
As you begin planning your upcoming visits, we’re also exploring engaging ways for guests to use their mobile tech to experience the magic – particularly now as the use of phones and apps continues to evolve. In 2021, we plan to unveil an innovative new offering as part of the My Disney Experience app that will bring features of a MagicBand to your smart devices, building on the app’s existing digital key feature. With this new offering on the horizon, we will be retiring our complimentary MagicBand distribution to Disney Resort hotel guests for new reservations with arrivals beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Disney Resort hotel guests will continue to have the option to purchase new MagicBands at a discount, and we’ll be introducing even more colors and designs featuring favorite Disney characters in the future. Guests who prefer not to purchase a discounted MagicBand will be able to use the My Disney Experience app or a Key to the World card during their visit. We will still offer MagicBands in retail locations and on ShopDisney, and guests will be able to continue using the wearables throughout Walt Disney World Resort.
So, guests will still be able to purchase and use MagicBands around Walt Disney World, but no longer will resort guests receive them complimentary.
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Disney World Just Released Dates for Annual Passholder Previews
Disney World is set to begin a phased reopening of the theme parks on July 11th, but we won’t all have to wait that long.
Magic Kingdom
Between limited capacities and the new theme park reservation system, we’re wondering IF we’ll be able to get into the parks when they open. On the other hand, some Annual Passholders in the Disney World area will be able to get into the parks BEFORE July 11th! Disney just announced the dates for the Annual Passholder previews!
The screenshot below is taken from the Walt Disney World website. Note that while we were aware of the significance of June 22nd and June 26th (you can read more about the theme park reservation that’s mentioned for those dates here, by the way), July 9th and 10th are the dates listed for Annual Passholder Previews at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks!
Walt Disney World website screenshot
Disney also states that: “Weekday Select, Theme Park Select, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus and Premier Passholders will have the opportunity to register for a special preview at Magic Kingdom park or Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on July 9 or 10.” Annual Passholders should be on the lookout for e-mail invitations with registration details SOON.
Reservations will be required and limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis. An eligible activated annual pass is required for Preview registration. Also note that if eligible Passholders would like to bring a guest, the guest must also have a valid Weekday Select, Theme Park Select, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum Plus or Premier annual pass. Additionally, your guest must be included on your Family & Friends list (in your Disney account) and have opted to share “All My Plans” with you.
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That's a LOT of cookie!!
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13 hours ago, Grumpy and Grandma said:
But they may not have felt ill until they went for the test.......How many people have/had it an never feel ill?
Very possible although the article said they worked for 2 weeks "while sick". It could be worded badly of course (again consider the source). There's still no actual news article about it, just the WDWNT article and apparently a bunch of social media posts, but those may all stem from there too.
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From WDWNT...
QuotePHOTOS, VIDEO: First Look Inside NEW Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground; Baby Foal Named “Violet” Born
Newly-appointed Walt Disney World Resort President Jeff Vahle has taken to Instagram to show us inside and around the newly-completed Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. We’d recently gotten an aerial look down at the new ranch as horses had just begun acclimating to the new space, but now let’s take a look around:
Jeff Vahle wrote the following caption for the post on his Instagram:
Met with some incredible Cast Members who are busy getting the NEW barn at Tri-Circle-D Ranch ready to welcome guests on Monday. Always love seeing our Cast take such great care of our horses, including our newest addition—a baby foal named “Violet”—who was born here a couple weeks ago. Nice also to see the horses escort the Dragon Calliope to its new home today. This iconic piece of Disney heritage has a rich history at both @Disneyland and WDW. Know it’s a guest favorite!
As mentioned by Vahle in his post, Tri-Circle-D Ranch is set to reopen next Monday on June 22 along with Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
The redesigned the Tri-Circle-D Ranch will offer a modern stable and updated outdoor spaces and facilities for “The Happiest Horses on Earth.” Here, we see the tiny, yet mighty baby Violet, a foal that was recently born at the ranch. On the Walt Disney Cast and Community Facebook page, a video was shared showing the newborn foal, Violet, bonding with its mother Elsa:
The new ranch will also include a museum-like space, maintaining the history and spirit of the original Tri-Circle-D, welcoming guests to explore exhibits of classic Disney equestrian artifacts, some of which date back to the 1950s!
Here, we see the Dragon Calliope, an authentic circus wagon that was purchased by Walt Disney himself back in the 1950s for use in the short-lived Mickey Mouse Club Circus parade at Disneyland. The Calliope went on to appear at Disneyland parades until the park’s 25th anniversary. It was eventually repainted silver and blue for Walt Disney World’s Tencennial in 1981, and featured in multiple parades and Christmas broadcasts before retiring to the former Tri-Circle-D Ranch location. It has since also been moved to the new ranch!
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2 hours ago, djsamuel said:
You nailed it. Ultimately PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY has to kick in. This person should have taken themselves out of service as soon as they started feeling ill. In addition, all of those knuckleheads who crowded the beaches on Memorial Day, packed into bars and protested with thousands without wearing masks are now wondering what happened. The spikes are matching the two week waiting period for all three events.
So much this. It's one thing to decide you're willing to risk your own health. It's another thing entirely to knowingly put other people's health at risk, especially when they're trusting that the measures they've been told have been put in place are being enforced.
2 hours ago, Beckers said:What’s this you speak of? Pretty sure it’s almost extinct.
(sigh)
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56 minutes ago, djsamuel said:
A neighbor of ours works there and she hasn't been working anywhere near her normal hours because business is so slow. So while that employee may have been back on the books for two weeks, it is very possible they weren't there too many days (hopefully). This is where the temperature checks fall short since only about 60% of those infected have a fever.
I really hope the contact was limited and no one else gets sick.
Temp checks for sure fall short but if someone is actively sick for 2 weeks, someone they work with should have noticed. Then there's the whole thing of anyone who knows they're sick reporting to work anywhere right now, never mind in a restaurant... (argh)
That last bit is exactly why I'm not eager to go anywhere right now. As it is DH has had to work throughout this and just this week they have someone who is out sick awaiting the results of a COVID test. As it happens, she lives with 4 other people that work there, all of whom are not sick at the moment and so have been coming to work this whole time.
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Putting this in the Rumors Board as so far the only info I've seen on this is coming from WDWNT (and well...)
But if it's true, it's pretty disturbing. What happened to health/temperament checks for all employees and not letting people work if they're sick??
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Jessica Figueroa·June 17, 2020·1 min read
Employee at T-Rex Cafe in Disney Springs Reportedly Tests Positive for COVID-19An employee at T-Rex Cafe in Disney Springs has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
The employee reportedly worked at the location for 2 weeks while sick and has since been on leave. Managers at the location have been informing employees on an individual basis to make them aware of the situation.
At this time, there are no official statements from T-Rex Cafe regarding the reported COVID-19 case.
T-Rex reopened at Disney Springs on May 20 to long lines of guests. The only other Landry’s Restaurants location at Disney Springs, Rainforest Cafe, has yet to reopen at the shopping and dining complex.
AP holders have blocked dates on park reservation calendar!!!
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Thanks! I'll add this to our wish list. 🙂