Just Got Back From Disney World

This was a rescheduled trip of one that was originally planned for last year but was cancelled because of COVID. We had a large group so a visit during hot August was the best we could do with so many schedules.

First and foremost - get the Disney app. It’s critical for up to the minute wait times, ordering food, room key, etc.

The Disney Magical Express shuttle to/from the airport is no longer so magical. You’ll need to recover your own luggage and bring it to the shuttle. No more luggage tags and luggage appearing in your room.

The parks opened earlier than the official times posted every day we went. Sometimes a ride would open at the same time as the main entrance but not always. The wait times were manageable and we rode all of our “must ride” attractions at each park in a single visit. Maybe capacity is still down but no way to know for sure. We bought park hoppers and used them most days.

Masking is enforced to different degrees “indoors.” Indoors could include while waiting in line outside. In general, when you’d pass a cast member, they’d remind you to pull your mask up but then people would lower them and get reminded by the next cast member along the way. You had to wear the masks on rides and attractions.

Mobile dining through the app worked great and we were always able to choose a pickup time that was more or less immediate. We had a couple of big dinners at Be Our Guest and Tusker House that were just okay and not worth the $$$.

Fastpasses were still not being used but all the FP signage was still up. It was supposedly done so that disabled people could still use the FP queue to bypass the Standby line. That didn’t stop a steady stream of people from approaching the cast member to ask.

Getting a Rise of the Resistance boarding pass was not easy. A couple of us tried in the morning and failed and a larger group tried at 1:00pm and we got a pass. The ride was okay but some easy changes would make it much better. I’m not a Star Wars fan but all 3 of the Star Wars rides were good.

I ordered groceries from WalMart the day before our trip so they would be delivered shortly before our arrival time. The Front Desk had the groceries ready to go and the cold items had been refrigerated.

Disney is going to keep making changes in the near future so your experience might be different - just sharing what I saw.